Metabolic capability and in situ activity of microorganisms in an oil reservoir

Metabolic capability and in situ activity of microorganisms in an oil reservoir

Abstract Background Microorganisms have long been associated with oxic and anoxic degradation of hydrocarbons in oil reservoirs and oil production facilities. While we can readily determine the abundance of microorganisms in the reservoir and study their activity in the laboratory, it has been chall...

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Main Authors: Yi-Fan Liu, Daniela Domingos Galzerani, Serge Maurice Mbadinga, Livia S. Zaramela, Ji-Dong Gu, Bo-Zhong Mu, Karsten Zengler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Auxotrophy
Hydrocarbon degradation
Metagenomics and metatranscriptomics
Microbial community
Oil reservoir
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-017-0392-1

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