ANME-2D Archaea Catalyze Methane Oxidation in Deep Subsurface Sediments Independent of Nitrate Reduction

Alex Whitmore Hernsdorf1, Yuki Amano2, Yohey Suzuki3, Kotaro Ise2, Brian F Thomas4 and Jillian F Banfield5, (1)University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States, (2)JAEA Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Toki, Japan, (3)University of Tokyo, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Tokyo, Japan, (4)University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, (5)University of California, Berkeley, Earth and Planetary Science, Berkeley, United States