title: Washing methanogenic cells with the liquid fraction from a Mars soil simulant and water mixture.
abstract: Certain methanogens have been shown to grow on a Mars soil simulant following a washing procedure using a carbonate buffer. In experiments where liquid fractions from the soil simulant and water mixtures were used in place of the buffer, two out of three of the species demonstrated significantly greater methane production compared to the buffer.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Seattle 98125, USA.
authors.forename: David Ryan
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Ormond
authors.forename: Timothy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Kral
mesh_terms: D019605:Euryarchaeota / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D018535:Mars; D008697:Methane / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D017013:Methanobacteriaceae / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D017014:Methanobacterium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D017021:Methanosarcina barkeri / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D008697:Methane