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  • Title: Bacteria from hydrocarbon seep areas growing on short-chain alkanes.
    Author: Muyzer G, van der Kraan GM.
    Journal: Trends Microbiol; 2008 Apr; 16(4):138-41. PubMed ID: 18328711.
    Abstract:
    Marine hydrocarbon seeps introduce large amounts of organic carbon into the environment. Different microorganisms inhabit these unusual environments using the hydrocarbons as an energy source. A recent paper by Kniemeyer et al. shows, for the first time, that sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from hydrocarbon seeps can oxidize short-chain hydrocarbons anaerobically. This finding is an important contribution to our understanding of the role of microbes in the recycling of chemically inactive carbon compounds.
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