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CORRECTION article

Front. Microbiol., 24 October 2017
Sec. Extreme Microbiology
Volume 8 - 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02141

Corrigendum: Modified Lipid Extraction Methods for Deep Subsurface Shale

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  1. Modified Lipid Extraction Methods for Deep Subsurface Shale

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\r\nRawlings N. Akondi*Rawlings N. Akondi1*Ryan V. TrexlerRyan V. Trexler2Susan M. PfiffnerSusan M. Pfiffner3Paula J. MouserPaula J. Mouser2Shikha SharmaShikha Sharma1
  • 1Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
  • 2Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
  • 3Center for Environmental Biotechnology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States

A corrigendum on
Modified Lipid Extraction Methods for Deep Subsurface Shale

by Akondi, R. N., Trexler, R. V., Pfiffner, S. M., Mouser, P. J., and Sharma, S. (2017). Front. Microbiol. 8:1408. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01408

In the original article, we neglected to include the funder Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE-NETL), DE# FE0024297 to SS and PJM. The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way.

Funding

This research was financed by grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF-DEB #1342732/1342701 to SS/PM) and Early Career instrumentation grant NSF EAR #1205596 to SS. We thank the Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE-NETL) grant DE# FE0024297 for funding part of this research.

Conflict of Interest Statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

Keywords: PLFA, DGFA, microbial biomass, deep subsurface, shale ecosystem

Citation: Akondi RN, Trexler RV, Pfiffner SM, Mouser PJ and Sharma S (2017) Corrigendum: Modified Lipid Extraction Methods for Deep Subsurface Shale. Front. Microbiol. 8:2141. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02141

Received: 18 October 2017; Accepted: 19 October 2017;
Published: 24 October 2017.

Edited and reviewed by: Martin G. Klotz, Washington State University Tri-Cities, United States

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*Correspondence: Rawlings N. Akondi, raakondinkerh@mix.wvu.edu

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