More than 2500 years of oil exposure shape sediment microbiomes with the potential for syntrophic degradation of hydrocarbons linked to methanogenesis

More than 2500 years of oil exposure shape sediment microbiomes with the potential for syntrophic degradation of hydrocarbons linked to methanogenesis

Abstract Background Natural oil seeps offer the opportunity to study the adaptation of ecosystems and the associated microbiota to long-term oil exposure. In the current study, we investigated a land-to-sea transition ecosystem called “Keri Lake” in Zakynthos Island, Greece. This ecosystem is unique...

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Main Authors: Antonios Michas, Gisle Vestergaard, Kathleen Trautwein, Pavlos Avramidis, Dimitris G. Hatzinikolaou, Constantinos E. Vorgias, Heinz Wilkes, Ralf Rabus, Michael Schloter, Anne Schöler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Keri Lake
Asphalt oil
Long-term exposure
Anaerobic degradation of hydrocarbons
Methanogenesis
Syntrophic interactions
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-017-0337-8

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