Microbial Functional Responses in Marine Biofilms Exposed to Deepwater Horizon Spill Contaminants

Microbial Functional Responses in Marine Biofilms Exposed to Deepwater Horizon Spill Contaminants

Marine biofilms are essential biological components that transform built structures into artificial reefs. Anthropogenic contaminants released into the marine environment, such as crude oil and chemical dispersant from an oil spill, may disrupt the diversity and function of these foundational biofil...

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Main Authors: Rachel L. Mugge, Jennifer L. Salerno, Leila J. Hamdan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
biofilm
metagenome
microcosm
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
functional redundancy
microbiome
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.636054/full

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