Dynamic autoinoculation and the microbial ecology of a deep water hydrocarbon irruption

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 109, Issue 50, 2012, Pages 20286-20291

  Valentine, David L ^a   Mezić, Igor ^b   Maćešić, Senka ^c   Črnjarić Žic, Nelida ^c   Ivić, Stefan ^c   Hogan, Patrick J ^d   Fonoberov, Vladimir A ^e   Loire, Sophie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c University of Rijeka   (Croatia)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e Aimdyn Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrusion layers; Oil spill; Well blowout

Indexed keywords

BUTANE; HYDROCARBON; OXYGEN; PENTANE;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGY; GULF OF MEXICO; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; OSCILLATION; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ECOSYSTEM; GULF OF MEXICO; HYDROCARBONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84859619918     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1108820109     Document Type: Review

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