Fossilization and degradation of archaeal intact polar tetraether lipids in deeply buried marine sediments (Peru Margin)

Glycerol dibiphytanyl glycerol tetraether (GDGT) lipids are part of the cellular membranes of Thaumarchaeota, an archaeal phylum composed of aerobic ammonia oxidizers, and are used in the paleotemperature proxy TEX86. GDGTs in live cells possess polar head groups and are called intact polar lipids (...

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Main Authors: Lengger, Sabine, Hopmans, E., Sinninghe Damste, J., Schouten, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17385