The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) blowout resulted in oil transport, including polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to the Gulf of Mexico shoreline. The microbial communities of …

One of the major environmental concerns of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of
Mexico was the ecological impact of the oil that reached shorelines of the Gulf Coast. Here …

We investigated the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on microbial communities in
wetland sediment and seawater samples collected from sites along the Gulf shore. Based on …

ABSTRACT A significant portion of oil from the recent Deepwater Horizon (DH) oil spill in the
Gulf of Mexico was transported to the shoreline, where it may have severe ecological and …

Although petroleum hydrocarbons discharged from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) blowout
were shown to have a pronounced impact on indigenous microbial communities in the Gulf …

Sandy beaches support a wide variety of underappreciated biodiversity that is critical to
coastal ecosystems. Prior to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the diversity and function …

Abstract The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is the deepest and largest
offshore spill in the United State history and its impacts on marine ecosystems are largely …

The release of 700 million liters of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over a few months in 2010
produced dramatic changes in the microbial ecology of the water and sediment. Here, we …

In the present study, microbial community responses to exposure to unweathered Macondo
Well crude oil and conventional diesel in a sandy beach environment were determined …

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill led to the severe contamination of coastal environments in
the Gulf of Mexico. A previous study detailed coastal saltmarsh erosion and recovery in a …