Bacteria-Oil Microaggregates Are an Important Mechanism for Hydrocarbon Degradation in the Marine Water Column

Amanda M. Achberger; Shawn M. Doyle; Makeda I. Mills; Charles P. Holmes; Antonietta Quigg; Jason B. Sylvan

doi:10.1128/mSystems.01105-21

mSystems (Oct 2021)

Bacteria-Oil Microaggregates Are an Important Mechanism for Hydrocarbon Degradation in the Marine Water Column

Amanda M. Achberger,
Shawn M. Doyle,
Makeda I. Mills,
Charles P. Holmes,
Antonietta Quigg,
Jason B. Sylvan

Affiliations

Amanda M. Achberger: ORCiD; Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Shawn M. Doyle: ORCiD; Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Makeda I. Mills: Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Charles P. Holmes: Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Antonietta Quigg: ORCiD; Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Jason B. Sylvan: ORCiD; Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.01105-21
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 5

Abstract

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Vast quantities of oil-associated marine snow (MOS) formed in the water column as part of the natural biological response to the Deepwater Horizon drilling accident. Despite the scale of the event, uncertainty remains about the mechanisms controlling MOS formation and its impact on the environment.

Published in mSystems

ISSN: 2379-5077 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/msystems

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