Metabolic potential of uncultured bacteria and archaea associated with petroleum seepage in deep-sea sediments
The lack of microbial genomes and isolates from the deep seabed means that very little is
known about the ecology of this vast habitat. Here, we investigate energy and carbon …
known about the ecology of this vast habitat. Here, we investigate energy and carbon …
Authigenic carbonates from methane seeps of the northern Congo fan: microbial formation mechanism
Authigenic carbonates were collected from methane seeps at Hydrate Hole at 3113m water
depth and Diapir Field at 2417m water depth on the northern Congo deep-sea fan during …
depth and Diapir Field at 2417m water depth on the northern Congo deep-sea fan during …
Coral Communities as Indicators of Ecosystem-Level Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Spill
The Macondo oil spill released massive quantities of oil and gas from a depth of 1500
meters. Although a buoyant plume carried released hydrocarbons to the sea surface, as …
meters. Although a buoyant plume carried released hydrocarbons to the sea surface, as …
Spatial Structure and Activity of Sedimentary Microbial Communities Underlying a Beggiatoa spp. Mat in a Gulf of Mexico Hydrocarbon Seep
Background Subsurface fluids from deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps undergo methane-and
sulfur-cycling microbial transformations near the sediment surface. Hydrocarbon seep …
sulfur-cycling microbial transformations near the sediment surface. Hydrocarbon seep …
Biogeochemical signatures and microbial activity of different cold-seep habitats along the Gulf of Mexico deep slope
Microorganisms and the processes they mediate serve as the metabolic foundation of cold
seeps. We characterized a suite of biogeochemical constituents and quantified rates of two …
seeps. We characterized a suite of biogeochemical constituents and quantified rates of two …
Time series video analysis of bubble release processes at natural hydrocarbon seeps in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
C Johansen, AC Todd, IR MacDonald - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2017 - Elsevier
This research quantifies the rate and volume of oil and gas released from two natural seep
sites in the Gulf of Mexico: lease blocks GC600 (1200 m depth) and MC118 (850 m depth) …
sites in the Gulf of Mexico: lease blocks GC600 (1200 m depth) and MC118 (850 m depth) …
Quantitative PCR methods for RNA and DNA in marine sediments: maximizing yield while overcoming inhibition
For accurate quantification of DNA and RNA from environmental samples, yield loss during
nucleic acid purification has to be minimized. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) and reverse …
nucleic acid purification has to be minimized. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) and reverse …
Time integrated variation of sources of fluids and seepage dynamics archived in authigenic carbonates from Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Seafloor Observatory
Authigenic carbonate rocks recovered from the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Seafloor
Observatory in Mississippi Canyon block 118 (MC118) at approximately 900 m water depth …
Observatory in Mississippi Canyon block 118 (MC118) at approximately 900 m water depth …
Lipid biomarker patterns of authigenic carbonates reveal fluid composition and seepage intensity at Haima cold seeps, South China Sea
Authigenic carbonates retrieved from sites ROV1 and ROV2 of the Haima hydrocarbon
seeps of the South China Sea at approximately 1390 m water depth were studied using lipid …
seeps of the South China Sea at approximately 1390 m water depth were studied using lipid …
Heat-flow regimes and the hydrate stability zone of a transient, thermogenic, fault-controlled hydrate system (Woolsey Mound northern Gulf of Mexico)
This study aims to constrain the base of the hydrates stability field in structurally
complexsites using the case of Woolsey Mound, a fault-controlled, transient, thermogenic …
complexsites using the case of Woolsey Mound, a fault-controlled, transient, thermogenic …