Anoxia Evidence for Eukaryote Survival and Paleontological Strategies / edited by Alexander Altenbach, Joan M. Bernhard, Joseph Seckbach.

ANOXIA defines the lack of free molecular oxygen in an environment. In the presence of organic matter, the metabolism of anaerobic prokaryotes soon produces compounds such as free radicals, hydrogen sulfide, or methane that are typically toxic to aerobes. The concomitance of suppressed respiration a...

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Other Authors: Altenbach, Alexander (Editor), Bernhard, Joan M. (Editor), Seckbach, Joseph (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Series:Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, 21
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