A microbe that uses crude oil to make methane

Guillaume Borrel ()

Nature, 2022, vol. 601, issue 7892, 196-197

Abstract: A microorganism that dwells in an underground oil reservoir has been found to degrade various petroleum compounds and use them to produce methane through a previously unreported biochemical pathway.

Keywords: Biogeochemistry; Microbiology; Metabolism; Biochemistry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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