Rapid Formation of Microbe-Oil Aggregates and Changes in Community Composition in Coastal Surface Water Following Exposure to Oil and the Dispersant Corexit

Rapid Formation of Microbe-Oil Aggregates and Changes in Community Composition in Coastal Surface Water Following Exposure to Oil and the Dispersant Corexit

During the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill, massive quantities of oil were deposited on the seafloor via a large-scale marine oil-snow sedimentation and flocculent accumulation (MOSSFA) event. The role of chemical dispersants (e.g., Corexit) applied during the DWH oil spill clean-up in helping or...

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Main Authors: Shawn M. Doyle, Emily A. Whitaker, Veronica De Pascuale, Terry L. Wade, Anthony H. Knap, Peter H. Santschi, Antonietta Quigg, Jason B. Sylvan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
deepwater horizon
oil and corexit®
micro-aggregate
marine oil-snow
MOSSFA
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00689/full

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