Community structure in methanogenic enrichments provides insight into syntrophic interactions in hydrocarbon-impacted environments

The methanogenic biodegradation of crude oil involves the conversion of hydrocarbons to methanogenic substrates by syntrophic bacteria and subsequent methane production by methanogens. Assessing the metabolic roles played by various microbial species in syntrophic communities remains a challenge, b...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors:	S. Jane eFowler, Courtney R.A. Toth, Lisa eGieg
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-01
Subjects:	methanogenesis syntrophy microbial community composition hydrocarbon biodegradation co-occurrence network analysis
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00562/full