Hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria in deep-water subarctic sediments (Faroe-Shetland Channel)

We would like to thank Premier Oil Ltd for providing sediment samples from FSC135. We would also like to thank the chief scientist Dr George Slesser, the FRV Scotia captain and crew, and Marine Scotland scientific staff for their assistance in sediment sampling from stations FSC500 and FSC1000. This...

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Published in:Journal of Applied Microbiology
Main Authors: Gontikaki, E., Potts, L.D., Anderson, J.A., Witte, U.
Other Authors: University of Aberdeen.Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen.Centre for Energy Transition, University of Aberdeen.Environment and Food Security, University of Aberdeen.Engineering, University of Aberdeen.The North, University of Aberdeen.Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS), University of Aberdeen.Energy
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2018
Subjects:
SDG 14 - Life Below Water
hydrocarbon degradation
marine bacteria
sediment
oil spill
Oleispira
Faroe-Shetland Channel
isolates
clone libraries
QH301 Biology
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
NE/L00819X/1
Scottish Funding Council
HR09011
QH301
Subarctic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2164/10804
https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.14030
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Summary:We would like to thank Premier Oil Ltd for providing sediment samples from FSC135. We would also like to thank the chief scientist Dr George Slesser, the FRV Scotia captain and crew, and Marine Scotland scientific staff for their assistance in sediment sampling from stations FSC500 and FSC1000. This research was funded by the NERC award NE/L00819X/1. E.G. was funded by the MASTS pooling initiative (The Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland), and their support is gratefully acknowledged. MASTS is funded by the Scottish Funding Council (grant reference HR09011) and contributing institutions. Peer reviewed

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