Hydrocarbons are abundant in anoxic environments and pose biochemical challenges to
their anaerobic degradation by microorganisms. Within the framework of the Priority …

Oil and fuel spills occur regularly in terrestrial and aquatic environments and substances
such as crude oil can contain many compounds that are highly resistant to degradation …

The anaerobic formation and oxidation of methane involve unique enzymatic mechanisms
and cofactors, all of which are believed to be specific for C1-compounds. Here we show that …

Microbial anaerobic alkane degradation is a key process in subsurface oil reservoirs and
anoxic environments contaminated with petroleum, with a major impact on global carbon …

The accumulation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the environment substantially endangers
terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Many microbial strains have been recognized to utilize …

Glycyl radical enzymes (GREs) are important biological catalysts in both strict and facultative
anaerobes, playing key roles both in the human microbiota and in the environment. GREs …

Highlights•Several enzymatic hydrocarbon activation mechanisms can be identified by ME-
CSIA.•Anaerobic activation reactions are generally linked to high hydrogen …

Iron-sulfur clusters serve as indispensable cofactors within proteins across all three domains
of life. Fe/S clusters emerged early during the evolution of life on our planet and the …

This study investigates the potential of an indigenous estuarine microbial consortium to
degrade two polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), naphthalene and fluoranthene …

Due to the industrial emissions and accidental spills, the critical material for modern
industrial society petroleum pollution causes severe ecological damage. The prosperous oil …