All communities are dominated by a few species that account for most of the biomass and
carbon cycling. On the other hand, a large number of species are represented by only a few …

The marine environment is highly susceptible to pollution by petroleum, and so it is
important to understand how microorganisms degrade hydrocarbons, and thereby mitigate …

Bacteria play key roles in the ecology of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems; however,
little is known about their diversity and biogeography, especially in the rare microbial …

Microbial communities present in the Gulf of Mexico rapidly responded to the Deepwater
Horizon oil spill. In deep water plumes, these communities were initially dominated by …

The massive influx of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon (DWH)
disaster triggered dramatic microbial community shifts in surface oil slick and deep plume …

Background The planktonic bacterial community associated with spring phytoplankton
blooms in the North Sea is responsible for a large amount of carbon turnover in an …

Background, aim, and scope Although highly diverse and specialized prokaryotic and
eukaryotic microbial communities in soil degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) …

Bacteria play an important role in the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
from polluted environments. In marine environments, Cycloclasticus is one of the most …

Halomonas species are recognized for producing exopolysaccharides (EPS) exhibiting
amphiphilic properties that allow these macromolecules to interface with hydrophobic …

Offshore waters have a high incidence of oil pollution, which poses an elevated risk of
ecological damage. The microbial community composition and metabolic mechanisms …