Proliferation of hydrocarbon-degrading microbes at the bottom of the Mariana Trench

2019202 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Jiwen Liu · Ocean University of China

Yanfen Zheng · Ocean University of China

Heyu Lin · Ocean University of China

Xuchen Wang

Meng Li · Shenzhen University

Yang Liu · Shenzhen University

Yu Meng · Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology

Abstract

These results reveal that hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms are present in great abundance in the deepest seawater on Earth and shed a new light on potential biological processes in this extreme environment.

Topics & Keywords

Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Microbiome

Volume 7, Issue 1, pp. 47-47

DOI: 10.1186/s40168-019-0652-3

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