Petroleum pollution is a severe environmental issue. Comprehensively revealing the genetic
backgrounds of hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms contributes to developing effective …

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 …

Marine subsurface environments such as deep-sea sediments, house abundant and diverse
microbial communities that are believed to influence large-scale geochemical processes …

The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) accident released an estimated 4.1 million barrels of oil and
1010 mol of natural gas into the Gulf of Mexico, forming deep-sea plumes of dispersed oil …

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill produced large subsurface plumes of dispersed oil and gas
in the Gulf of Mexico that stimulated growth of psychrophilic, hydrocarbon degrading …

The hydrocarbonoclastic bacterium Acinetobacter venetianus RAG-1 has attracted
substantial attention due to its powerful oil-degrading capabilities and its potential to play an …

Alkanes are ubiquitous in marine ecosystems and originate from diverse sources ranging
from natural oil seeps to anthropogenic inputs and biogenic production by cyanobacteria …

A laboratory experiment was conducted to identify key hydrocarbon degraders from a
marine oil spill sample (Prestige fuel oil), to ascertain their role in the degradation of different …

Bioremediation offers a viable alternative for the reduction of contaminants from the
environment, particularly petroleum and its recalcitrant derivatives. In this study, the ability of …

The biological effects and expected fate of the vast amount of oil in the Gulf of Mexico from
the Deepwater Horizon blowout are unknown owing to the depth and magnitude of this …