ArticleScientific reports2017
Periodically spilled-oil input as a trigger to stimulate the development of hydrocarbon-degrading consortia in a beach ecosystem.
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- Salinity-driven microbial adaptation of hydrocarbon-degrading communities in coastal sediments.mSphere · 2026Article
- Succession of microbial populations and nitrogen-fixation associated with the biodegradation of sediment-oil-agglomerates buried in a Florida sandy beach.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Oil-Spill Triggered Shift in Indigenous Microbial Structure and Functional Dynamics in Different Marine Environmental Matrices.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
In this study, time-series samples were taken from a gravel beach to ascertain whether a periodic oil input induced by tidal action at the early stage of an oil spill can be a trigger to stimulate the development of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria under natural in situ attenuation. High-throughput sequencing shows that the microbial community in beach sediments is characterized by the enrichment of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria, including Alcanivorax, Dietzia, and Marinobacter. Accompanying the periodic floating-oil input, dynamic successions of microbial communities and corresponding fluctuations in functional genes (alkB and RDH) are clearly indicated in a time sequence, which keeps pace with the ongoing biodegradation of the spilled oil. The microbial succession that accompanies tidal action could benefit from the enhanced exchange of oxygen and nutrients; however, regular inputs of floating oil can be a trigger to stimulate an in situ "seed bank" of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria. This leads to the continued blooming of hydrocarbon-degrading consortia in beach ecosystems. The results provide new insights into the beach microbial community structure and function in response to oil spills.
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