Sulfur-oxidizing bacteria (SOB) and sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) in oil reservoir and biological control of SRB: a review

P Gao, K Fan - Archives of Microbiology, 2023 - Springer
Sulfur-oxidizing bacteria (SOB) and sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) inhabit oilfield
production systems. Sulfur oxidation driven by SOB and dissimilatory sulfate reduction …

Candidatus Alkanophaga archaea from Guaymas Basin hydrothermal vent sediment oxidize petroleum alkanes

H Zehnle, R Laso-Pérez, J Lipp, D Riedel… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Methanogenic and methanotrophic archaea produce and consume the greenhouse gas
methane, respectively, using the reversible enzyme methyl-coenzyme M reductase (Mcr) …

Effect of terminal electron acceptors on the anaerobic biodegradation of PAHs in marine sediments

J Mu, Y Chen, Z Song, M Liu, B Zhu, H Tao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The existing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in marine sediment has become a
critical threat to biological security. Terminal electron acceptor (TEA) amendment has been …

Regulated synthesis and metabolism of Monascus pigments in a unique environment

T Li, W Zhao, C Wang, K Shi, G Chen - World Journal of Microbiology and …, 2023 - Springer
Microbial fermentation in extreme environments is the focus of research, which provides new
insights for the production and application of Monascus pigments. In this paper, the …

Potential for the anaerobic oxidation of benzene and naphthalene in thermophilic microorganisms from the Guaymas Basin

H Zehnle, C Otersen, D Benito Merino… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbons (UAHs) are recalcitrant molecules abundant in crude
oil, which is accumulated in subsurface reservoirs and occasionally enters the marine …

Nitrate and oxygen significantly changed the abundance rather than structure of sulphate‐reducing and sulphur‐oxidising bacteria in water retrieved from petroleum …

H Tian, P Gao, C Qi, G Li, T Ma - Environmental Microbiology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sulphate‐reducing bacteria (SRB) are the main culprits of microbiologically influenced
corrosion in water‐flooding petroleum reservoirs, but some sulphur‐oxidising bacteria (SOB) …

Comparative evaluation of bioinformatic tools for virus-host prediction and their application to a highly diverse community in the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin, Mexico

AM Cisneros-Martínez, UE Rodriguez-Cruz… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Due to the enormous diversity of non-culturable viruses, new viruses must be characterized
using culture-independent techniques. The associated host is an important phenotypic …

Recent advances in petroleum microbiology

BZ Mu, TN Nazina - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Petroleum reservoirs are unique deep-subsurface ecosystems that are generally
characterized by such extreme conditions as high temperature, high pressure, high salinity …

Progress of Crude Oil Gasification Technology Assisted by Microorganisms in Reservoirs

S Ni, W Lv, Z Ji, K Wang, Y Mei, Y Li - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Crude oil gasification bacteria, including fermenting bacteria, hydrocarbon-oxidizing
bacteria, reducing bacteria, and methanogenic bacteria, participate in multi-step reactions …

Shifts in bacterial and archaeal community composition in low-permeability oil reservoirs by a nutrient stimulation for enhancing oil recovery

K Liang, M Liu, Q Liang, H Yang, J Li, Z Yao, S Li… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Indigenous microbial enhanced oil recovery technology by selective nutrient injection is a
potential alternative that leads to oil production improvement in low-permeability oil …