Genomic insights into cryptic cycles of microbial hydrocarbon production and degradation in contiguous freshwater and marine microbiomes

• Published in: Microbiome
• Main Authors: Vigneron, Adrien, Cruaud, Perrine, Lovejoy, Connie, Vincent, Warwick F.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2023
• Subjects: Alkanes; Hydrocarbons; Short hydrocarbon cycle; Biogeochemical cycles; Lakes; Sea; Hydrocarbures; Alcanes; Cycle du carbone (Biogéochimie); Enzymes microbiennes; Lacs; Arctic; Arctic Lake; Arctique*; Phytoplankton
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/129503; https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-01537-7

Background: Cyanobacteria and eukaryotic phytoplankton produce long-chain alkanes and generate around 100 times greater quantities of hydrocarbons in the ocean compared to natural seeps and anthropogenic sources. Yet, these compounds do not accumulate in the water column, suggesting rapid biodegrada...