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ArticleMicroorganisms2017

MALDI-TOF MS for the Identification of Cultivable Organic-Degrading Bacteria in Contaminated Groundwater near Unconventional Natural Gas Extraction Sites.

Inês C Santos, Misty S Martin, Doug D Carlton, Catarina L Amorim, Paula M L Castro, Zacariah L Hildenbrand, Kevin A Schug

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Article in Microorganisms, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Inês C SantosDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0065, USA. ines.santos@uta.edu.
Misty S MartinDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0065, USA. mistysmartin@mavs.uta.edu.
Doug D CarltonDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0065, USA. doug.carlton@uta.edu.
Catarina L AmorimCBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina-Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, Apartado 2511, 4202-401 Porto, Portugal. camorim@porto.ucp.pt.
Paula M L CastroCBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina-Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, Apartado 2511, 4202-401 Porto, Portugal. plcastro@porto.ucp.pt.
Zacariah L HildenbrandAffiliate of the Collaborative Laboratories for Environmental Analysis and Remediation, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0065, USA. kschug@uta.edu.
Kevin A SchugDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0065, USA. zac@informenv.com.
The University of Texas at Arlington · USUniversidade Católica Portuguesa · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Groundwater quality and quantity is of extreme importance as it is a source of drinking water in the United States. One major concern has emerged due to the possible contamination of groundwater from unconventional oil and natural gas extraction activities. Recent studies have been performed to understand if these activities are causing groundwater contamination, particularly with respect to exogenous hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds. The impact of contaminants on microbial ecology is an area to be explored as alternatives for water treatment are necessary. In this work, we identified cultivable organic-degrading bacteria in groundwater in close proximity to unconventional natural gas extraction.

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bioremediationchloroformgroundwaterhydraulic fracturingmass spectrometrymicroorganism identificationtoluene

Identifiers

PMID28796186
PMCPMC5620638
OpenAlexW2744175109

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