Hydrocarbon Degradation in Caspian Sea Sediment Cores Subjected to Simulated Petroleum Seepage in a Newly Designed Sediment-Oil-Flow-Through System

Hydrocarbon Degradation in Caspian Sea Sediment Cores Subjected to Simulated Petroleum Seepage in a Newly Designed Sediment-Oil-Flow-Through System

The microbial community response to petroleum seepage was investigated in a whole round sediment core (16 cm length) collected nearby natural hydrocarbon seepage structures in the Caspian Sea, using a newly developed Sediment-Oil-Flow-Through (SOFT) system. Distinct redox zones established and migra...

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Main Authors: Tina Treude, Sonakshi Mishra, Peggy Wefers, Mark Schmidt, Katrin Knittel, Martin Krüger, Marion H. Stagars
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
crude oil
sulfate reduction
methanogenesis
oxygen consumption
n-alkanes
sulfide
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00763/full

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