The metabolic pathways and environmental controls of hydrocarbon biodegradation in marine ecosystems

• Main Author: Andreas P. Teske (auth)
• Other Authors: Samantha B. Joye (auth), Joel E. Kostka (auth), Ian Head (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Biodegradation; Metagenomics; oil spill; metatran; bacterioplankton; Bacteria; Gulf of Mexico; microbial communities; hydrocarbon; Deepwater Horizon
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Biodegradation mediated by indigenous microbial communities is the ultimate fate of the majority of oil hydrocarbon that enters the marine environment. The aim of this Research Topic is to highlight recent advances in our knowledge of the pathways and controls of microbially-catalyzed hydrocarbon de...