Driving mechanisms for the adaptation and degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons by native microbiota from seas prone to oil spills

Y Zhou, Y Wang, S Yao, X Zhao, Q Kong, L Cui… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Offshore waters have a high incidence of oil pollution, which poses an elevated risk of
ecological damage. The microbial community composition and metabolic mechanisms …

Genome-resolved analyses show an extensive diversification in key aerobic hydrocarbon-degrading enzymes across bacteria and archaea

MR Somee, MA Amoozegar, SMM Dastgheib… - Bmc Genomics, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Hydrocarbons (HCs) are organic compounds composed solely of
carbon and hydrogen that are mainly accumulated in oil reservoirs. As the introduction of all …

Molecular identification of methane-consuming bacteria in the Persian Gulf: a study for microbial gas exploration

M Harirforoush, M Shavandi, MA Amoozegar… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The seepage of gaseous compounds from underground reservoirs towards the surface
causes abnormalities in the population of microbial communities that consume light …