Oil degradation potential of microbial communities in water and sediment of Baltic Sea coastal area.

Two long-term potentially oil exposed Baltic Sea coastal sites near old oil refineries and harbours were compared to nearby less exposed sites in terms of bacterial, archaeal and fungal microbiomes and oil degradation potential. The bacterial, archaeal and fungal diversities were similar in oil expo...

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Main Authors: Hanna Miettinen, Malin Bomberg, Mari Nyyssönen, Anna Reunamo, Kirsten S Jørgensen, Minna Vikman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218834