Microbial diversity in degraded and non-degraded petroleum samples and comparison across oil reservoirs at local and global scales

Extremophiles

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 211-229

  Sierra Garcia, Isabel Natalia ^a,c   Dellagnezze, Bruna M ^a   Santos, Viviane P ^a   Chaves B, Michel R ^a   Capilla, Ramsés ^b   Santos Neto, Eugenio V ^b   Gray, Neil ^c   Oliveira, Valeria M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degradation; Microbial diversity; Oil; Petroleum reservoirs

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM; RNA 16S;

ARCHAEON; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MARINOBACTER; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; OIL AND GAS FIELD; PHYLOGENY;

ARCHAEA; MARINOBACTER; MICROBIOTA; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; PETROLEUM; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 85000978465     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-016-0897-8     Document Type: Article

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