Natural oil slicks fuel surface water microbial activities in the northern Gulf of Mexico

We conducted a series of roller tank incubations with surface seawater from the Green Canyon oil reservoir, northern Gulf of Mexico, amended with either a natural oil slick (GCS-oil) or pristine oil. The goal was to test whether bacterial activities of natural surface water communities facilitate th...

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Main Authors: Ziervogel, Kai, D'souza, Nigel, Sweet, Julia, Yan, Beizhan, Passow, Uta
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4021148/