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Methane Formation

Methane Formation is a biogeochemical process within the broader category of anaerobic metabolism, distinguished by the microbial synthesis of methane through either archaeal methanogenesis in rumen fermentation or abiotic reduction of carbon compounds in hydrothermal vent chemistry.

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Carbon and hydrogen isotope systematics of bacterial formation and oxidation of methane

Michael J. Whiticar · Chemical Geology · 1999 · 3.2K citations

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Biogenic methane formation in marine and freshwater environments: CO2 reduction vs. acetate fermentation—Isotope evidence

Michael J. Whiticar, Eckhard Faber, Martin Schoell · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · 1986 · 1.9K citations

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Enrichment, Isolation and Some Properties of Methane-utilizing Bacteria

R. Whittenbury, K. C. Phillips, J. F. Wilkinson · Journal of General Microbiology · 1970 · 1.5K citations

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Formation of Methane by Bacterial Extracts

E. A. Wolin, M. J. Wolin, R. S. Wolfe · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1963 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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Methane production by ruminants:its contribution to global warming

Angela R. Moss, Jean-Pierre Jouany, J.R. Newbold · Annales de Zootechnie · 2000 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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    Rudolf K. Thauer

    Philipps University of Marburg, Germany

    31 publications · 2.3K citations

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  2. RC
    Ralf Conrad

    Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany

    30 publications · 4.4K citations

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  3. RS
    R. S. Wolfe

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    22 publications · 2.9K citations

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  4. JG
    J. G. Zeikus

    Michigan State University, United States

    15 publications · 1.5K citations

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  5. BN
    Bing‐Jie Ni

    University of Technology Sydney, Australia

    14 publications · 1.1K citations

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  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    57 h-index

    667 publications

    41.8K citations

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    46 h-index

    220 publications

    12.6K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    45 h-index

    219 publications

    23.1K citations

  4. Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology

    Marburg, Germany

    43 h-index

    142 publications

    14.3K citations

  5. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    30 h-index

    80 publications

    19.1K citations

  6. Tongji University

    Shanghai, China

    30 h-index

    136 publications

    9.6K citations

  7. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    29 h-index

    111 publications

    10.7K citations

  8. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    29 h-index

    106 publications

    9.9K citations

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  1. Bioresource Technology

    276 publications · 21.8K citations

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  2. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

    200 publications · 13.4K citations

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  3. Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    AEM · 92 publications · 9.2K citations

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  4. Journal of Catalysis

    61 publications · 7.3K citations

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  5. Fuel

    99 publications · 5.1K citations

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