A Survey of Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Oil-Degrading Bacteria from the Eastern Oyster Biome and its Surrounding Environment

A Survey of Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Oil-Degrading Bacteria from the Eastern Oyster Biome and its Surrounding Environment

The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) accident led to the release of an estimated 794,936,474 liters of crude oil into the northern Gulf of Mexico over an 85 day period in 2010, resulting in the contamination of the Gulf of Mexico waters, sediments, permeable beach sands, coastal wetlands and marine life. Thi...

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Main Authors: Jesse eThomas, Denis eWafula, Ashvini eChauhan, Stefan J Green, Richard eGragg, Charles eJagoe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Bacteria
Biodegradation
hydrocarbon
oyster
Deepwater Horizon Oil spill
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00149/full

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