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Bioenergy Production via Microbial Conversion of Residual Oil to Natural Gas by Gieg, Lisa M, Duncan, Kathleen E, Suflita, Joseph M

“…World requirements for fossil energy are expected to grow by more than 50% within the next 25 years, despite advances in alternative technologies. Since…”
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Biocorrosive Thermophilic Microbial Communities in Alaskan North Slope Oil Facilities by Duncan, Kathleen E, Gieg, Lisa M, Parisi, Victoria A, Tanner, Ralph S, Tringe, Susannah Green, Bristow, Jim, Suflita, Joseph M

“…Corrosion of metallic oilfield pipelines by microorganisms is a costly but poorly understood phenomenon, with standard treatment methods targeting mesophilic…”
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Methanogenesis, sulfate reduction and crude oil biodegradation in hot Alaskan oilfields by Gieg, Lisa M, Davidova, Irene A, Duncan, Kathleen E, Suflita, Joseph M

“…Petrochemical and geological evidence suggest that petroleum in most reservoirs is anaerobically biodegraded to some extent. However, the conditions for this…”
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Microbial transformation of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill-past, present, and future perspectives by Kimes, Nikole E, Callaghan, Amy V, Suflita, Joseph M, Morris, Pamela J

“…The Deepwater Horizon blowout, which occurred on April 20, 2010, resulted in an unprecedented oil spill. Despite a complex effort to cap the well, oil and gas…”
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Metagenomic analysis and metabolite profiling of deep-sea sediments from the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill by Kimes, Nikole E, Callaghan, Amy V, Aktas, Deniz F, Smith, Whitney L, Sunner, Jan, Golding, Bernardt, Drozdowska, Marta, Hazen, Terry C, Suflita, Joseph M, Morris, Pamela J

“…Marine subsurface environments such as deep-sea sediments, house abundant and diverse microbial communities that are believed to influence large-scale…”
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Metabolic Capability of a Predominant Halanaerobium sp. in Hydraulically Fractured Gas Wells and Its Implication in Pipeline Corrosion by Liang, Renxing, Davidova, Irene A, Marks, Christopher R, Stamps, Blake W, Harriman, Brian H, Stevenson, Bradley S, Duncan, Kathleen E, Suflita, Joseph M

“…Microbial activity associated with produced water from hydraulic fracturing operations can lead to gas souring and corrosion of carbon-steel equipment. We…”
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Diversity of Benzyl- and Alkylsuccinate Synthase Genes in Hydrocarbon-Impacted Environments and Enrichment Cultures by Callaghan, Amy V., Davidova, Irene A., Savage-Ashlock, Kristen, Parisi, Victoria A., Gieg, Lisa M., Suflita, Joseph M., Kukor, Jerome J., Wawrik, Boris

“…Hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms play an important role in the natural attenuation of spilled petroleum in a variety of anoxic environments. The role of…”
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Anaerobic Biodegradation of Alternative Fuels and Associated Biocorrosion of Carbon Steel in Marine Environments by Liang, Renxing, Aktas, Deniz F, Aydin, Egemen, Bonifay, Vincent, Sunner, Jan, Suflita, Joseph M

“…Fuels that biodegrade too easily can exacerbate through-wall pitting corrosion of pipelines and tanks and result in unintentional environmental releases. We…”
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Community succession in an anaerobic long-chain paraffin-degrading consortium and impact on chemical and electrical microbially influenced iron corrosion by Liang, Renxing, Davidova, Irene, Hirano, Shin-ichi, Duncan, Kathleen E, Suflita, Joseph M

“…ABSTRACT Community compositional changes and the corrosion of carbon steel in the presence of different electron donor and acceptor combinations were examined…”
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Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Harbor Distinct Microbiomes by Stamps, Blake W, Lyles, Christopher N, Suflita, Joseph M, Masoner, Jason R, Cozzarelli, Isabelle M, Kolpin, Dana W, Stevenson, Bradley S

“…Landfills are the final repository for most of the discarded material from human society and its "built environments." Microorganisms subsequently degrade this…”
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Field and laboratory studies on the bioconversion of coal to methane in the San Juan Basin by Wawrik, Boris, Mendivelso, Margarita, Parisi, Victoria A., Suflita, Joseph M., Davidova, Irene A., Marks, Christopher R., Van Nostrand, Joy D., Liang, Yuting, Zhou, Jizhong, Huizinga, Brad J., Strąpoć, Dariusz, Callaghan, Amy V.

“…Abstract The bioconversion of coal to methane in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico, was investigated. Production waters were analyzed via enrichment studies,…”
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Microbial activities in hydrocarbon-laden wastewaters: Impact on diesel fuel stability and the biocorrosion of carbon steel by Liang, Renxing, Duncan, Kathleen E., Le Borgne, Sylvie, Davidova, Irene, Yakimov, Michail M., Suflita, Joseph M.

“…•The chemistry and microbial community of shipboard oily wastewater exposed to petroleum hydrocarbons was characterized.•The role of the indigenous microflora…”
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Anaerobic hydrocarbon biodegradation and biocorrosion of carbon steel in marine environments: The impact of different ultra low sulfur diesels and bioaugmentation by Aktas, Deniz F., Sorrell, Kathryn R., Duncan, Kathleen E., Wawrik, Boris, Callaghan, Amy V., Suflita, Joseph M.

“…The anaerobic biodegradation of ultra low sulfur diesels (ULSDs) by marine microbial communities was examined, along with the relationship of this metabolism…”
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Anaerobic Metabolism of Biodiesel and Its Impact on Metal Corrosion by Aktas, Deniz F, Lee, Jason S, Little, Brenda J, Ray, Richard I, Davidova, Irene A, Lyles, Christopher N, Suflita, Joseph M

“…Biodiesels have gained widespread acceptance because they are domestically produced carbon-neutral fuels that ultimately decrease greenhouse gas emissions and…”
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GeoChip-Based Analysis of Microbial Functional Gene Diversity in a Landfill Leachate-Contaminated Aquifer by Lu, Zhenmei, He, Zhili, Parisi, Victoria A, Kang, Sanghoon, Deng, Ye, Van Nostrand, Joy D, Masoner, Jason R, Cozzarelli, Isabelle M, Suflita, Joseph M, Zhou, Jizhong

“…The functional gene diversity and structure of microbial communities in a shallow landfill leachate-contaminated aquifer were assessed using a comprehensive…”
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Microbial communities in bulk fluids and biofilms of an oil facility have similar composition but different structure by Stevenson, Bradley S., Drilling, Heather S., Lawson, Paul A., Duncan, Kathleen E., Parisi, Victoria A., Suflita, Joseph M.

“…Summary The oil–water–gas environments of oil production facilities harbour abundant and diverse microbial communities that can participate in deleterious…”
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Microbial Communities in Model Seawater-Compensated Fuel Ballast Tanks: Biodegradation and Biocorrosion Stimulated by Marine Sediments by Duncan, Kathleen E., Dominici, Lina E., Nanny, Mark A., Davidova, Irene A., Harriman, Brian H., Suflita, Joseph M.

“…Some naval vessels add seawater to carbon steel fuel ballast tanks to maintain stability during fuel consumption. Marine sediments often contaminate ballast…”
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Microbial Communities Associated with Alternative Fuels in Model Seawater-Compensated Fuel Ballast Tanks by Dominici, Lina, Duncan, Kathleen, Nanny, Mark, Davidova, Irene, Harriman, Brian, Suflita, Joseph

“…The biocorrosion of carbon steel poses a risk for ships combining seawater and fuel in metal ballast tanks. Ballast tanks were simulated by duplicate reactors…”
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Biodegradation of low-molecular-weight alkanes under mesophilic, sulfate-reducing conditions: metabolic intermediates and community patterns by Savage, Kristen N, Krumholz, Lee R, Gieg, Lisa M, Parisi, Victoria A, Suflita, Joseph M, Allen, Jon, Philp, R. Paul, Elshahed, Mostafa S

“…We evaluated the ability of the native microbiota in a low-temperature, sulfidic natural hydrocarbon seep (Zodletone) to metabolize short-chain hydrocarbons…”
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Composition and Corrosivity of Extracellular Polymeric Substances from the Hydrocarbon-Degrading Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium Desulfoglaeba alkanexedens ALDC by Davidova, Irene A., Lenhart, Tiffany R., Nanny, Mark A., Suflita, Joseph M.

“…Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) often exist as cell aggregates and in biofilms surrounded by a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs). The…”
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