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Anaerobic biodegradation of aromatic hydrocarbons: pathways and prospects by Foght, Julia

“…Aromatic hydrocarbons contaminate many environments worldwide, and their removal often relies on microbial bioremediation. Whereas aerobic biodegradation has…”
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Anaerobic Biodegradation of Longer-Chain n-Alkanes Coupled to Methane Production in Oil Sands Tailings by Siddique, Tariq, Penner, Tara, Semple, Kathleen, Foght, Julia M

“…Extraction of bitumen from mined oil sands ores produces enormous volumes of tailings that are stored in settling basins (current inventory ≥840 million m3)…”
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Biological souring and mitigation in oil reservoirs by Gieg, Lisa M., Jack, Tom R., Foght, Julia M.

“…Souring in oilfield systems is most commonly due to the action of sulfate-reducing prokaryotes, a diverse group of anaerobic microorganisms that respire…”
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The microbiology of oil sands tailings: past, present, future by Foght, Julia M, Gieg, Lisa M, Siddique, Tariq

“…Surface mining of enormous oil sands deposits in northeastern Alberta, Canada since 1967 has contributed greatly to Canada's economy but has also received…”
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Influence of adhesion on aerobic biodegradation and bioremediation of liquid hydrocarbons by Abbasnezhad, Hassan, Gray, Murray, Foght, Julia M.

“…Biodegradation of poorly water-soluble liquid hydrocarbons is often limited by low availability of the substrate to microbes. Adhesion of microorganisms to an…”
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Aerobic biodegradation of cycloalkanes in non-aqueous extracted oil sands tailings by Gjini, Luke, Kuznetsova, Alsu, Okpala, Gloria, Foght, Julia M., Ulrich, Ania, Siddique, Tariq

“…Management of growing volumes of fluid fine tailings (FFT) is a significant challenge for oil sands industry. A potential alternative non-aqueous solvent…”
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Methanogenic biodegradation of iso-alkanes and cycloalkanes during long-term incubation with oil sands tailings by Siddique, Tariq, Semple, Kathleen, Li, Carmen, Foght, Julia M.

“…Microbes indigenous to oil sands tailings ponds methanogenically biodegrade certain hydrocarbons, including n-alkanes and monoaromatics, whereas other…”
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Preferential methanogenic biodegradation of short-chain n-alkanes by microbial communities from two different oil sands tailings ponds by Mohamad Shahimin, Mohd Faidz, Foght, Julia M., Siddique, Tariq

“…Oil sands tailings ponds harbor diverse anaerobic microbial communities capable of methanogenic biodegradation of solvent hydrocarbons entrained in the…”
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Microbial Communities Involved in Methane Production from Hydrocarbons in Oil Sands Tailings by Siddique, Tariq, Penner, Tara, Klassen, Jonathan, Nesbø, Camilla, Foght, Julia M

“…Microbial metabolism of residual hydrocarbons, primarily short-chain n-alkanes and certain monoaromatic hydrocarbons, in oil sands tailings ponds produces…”
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Re-analysis of omics data indicates Smithella may degrade alkanes by addition to fumarate under methanogenic conditions by Tan, Boonfei, Nesbø, Camilla, Foght, Julia

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Microbial diversity of western Canadian subsurface coal beds and methanogenic coal enrichment cultures by Penner, Tara J., Foght, Julia M., Budwill, Karen

“…Coalbed methane is an unconventional fuel source associated with certain coal seams. Biogenic methane can comprise a significant portion of the gas found in…”
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An alternative physiological role for the EmhABC efflux pump in Pseudomonas fluorescens cLP6a by Adebusuyi, Abigail A, Foght, Julia M

“…Efflux pumps belonging to the resistance-nodulation-division (RND) superfamily in bacteria are involved in antibiotic resistance and solvent tolerance but have…”
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Microbial metagenomics of oil sands tailings ponds: small bugs, big data by Foght, Julia M

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Bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated polar soils by AISLABIE, Jackie, SAUL, David J, FOGHT, Julia M

“…Bioremediation is increasingly viewed as an appropriate remediation technology for hydrocarbon-contaminated polar soils. As for all soils, the successful…”
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Biodegradation of Short-Chain n-Alkanes in Oil Sands Tailings under Methanogenic Conditions by Siddique, Tariq, Fedorak, Phillip M, Foght, Julia M

“…The biodegradation of a mixture of low molecular weight n-alkanes (C6, C7, C8, and C10) was assessed under methanogenic conditions using mature fine tailings…”
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Trace metal mobilization from oil sands froth treatment thickened tailings exhibiting acid rock drainage by Kuznetsova, Alsu, Kuznetsov, Petr, Foght, Julia M., Siddique, Tariq

“…Froth treatment thickened tailings (TT) are a waste product of bitumen extraction from surface-mined oil sands ores. When incubated in a laboratory under…”
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Characterization of Hymenobacter isolates from Victoria Upper Glacier, Antarctica reveals five new species and substantial non-vertical evolution within this genus by Klassen, Jonathan L, Foght, Julia M

“…We isolated several Hymenobacter-like strains from Victoria Upper Glacier, Antarctica, basal ice that diverged substantially from currently defined…”
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Metagenomic analysis of an anaerobic alkane-degrading microbial culture: potential hydrocarbon-activating pathways and inferred roles of community members by Tan, Boonfei, Dong, Xiaoli, Sensen, Christoph W, Foght, Julia

“…A microbial community (short-chain alkane-degrading culture, SCADC) enriched from an oil sands tailings pond was shown to degrade C6-C10 alkanes under…”
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Analysis of Force Interactions between AFM Tips and Hydrophobic Bacteria Using DLVO Theory by Dorobantu, Loredana S, Bhattacharjee, Subir, Foght, Julia M, Gray, Murray R

“…Microbial adhesion to surfaces and interfaces is strongly influenced by their structure and physicochemical properties. We used atomic force microscopy (AFM)…”
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Mature fine tailings from oil sands processing harbour diverse methanogenic communities by Penner, Tara J, Foght, Julia M

“…Processing oil sands to extract bitumen produces large volumes of a tailings slurry comprising water, silt, clays, unrecovered bitumen, and residual solvent…”
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