Genome-resolved metagenomic analysis reveals roles for candidate phyla and other microbial community members in biogeochemical transformations in oil reservoirs

mBio

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Hu, Ping ^a   Tom, Lauren ^a   Singh, Andrea ^b   Thomas, Brian C ^b   Baker, Brett J ^c   Piceno, Yvette M ^a   Andersen, Gary L ^a   Banfield, Jillian F ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; RNA 16S; SULFATE;

ACETOTHERMIA; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ATRIBACTERIA; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOME ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MARINIMICROBIA; METAGENOMICS; METHANOGEN; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEON; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROGENOMATES; NONHUMAN; NONMETHANOGENIC ARCHAEA; OIL FIELD; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PARCUBACTERIA; PHYLUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; UNITED STATES; WATER SAMPLING; ALASKA; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARCHAEON; BIOTA; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CLASSIFICATION; FERMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METAGENOME; MICROBIOLOGY; OIL AND GAS FIELD; TEMPERATURE;

ALASKA; ANAEROBIOSIS; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIOTA; BIOTRANSFORMATION; FERMENTATION; HYDROCARBONS; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84960156335     PISSN: 21612129     EISSN: 21507511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.01669-15     Document Type: Article

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