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ArticlemicroLife2025

Metagenomic analysis of pristine oil sheds new light on the global distribution of microbial genetic repertoire in hydrocarbon-associated ecosystems.

Julia Plewka, Armando Alibrandi, Till L V Bornemann, Sarah P Esser, Tom L Stach, Katharina Sures, Jannis Becker, Cristina Moraru, André Soares, Rolando di Primio and 2 more

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Article in microLife, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Julia PlewkaEnvironmental Metagenomics, Research Center One Health Ruhr of the University Alliance Ruhr, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6858-9523
Armando AlibrandiGFZ German Research Centre for Geoscience, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany.
Till L V BornemannEnvironmental Metagenomics, Research Center One Health Ruhr of the University Alliance Ruhr, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany.
Sarah P EsserEnvironmental Metagenomics, Research Center One Health Ruhr of the University Alliance Ruhr, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany.
Tom L StachEnvironmental Metagenomics, Research Center One Health Ruhr of the University Alliance Ruhr, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany.
Katharina SuresEnvironmental Metagenomics, Research Center One Health Ruhr of the University Alliance Ruhr, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0206-5794
Jannis BeckerEnvironmental Metagenomics, Research Center One Health Ruhr of the University Alliance Ruhr, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany.
Cristina MoraruEnvironmental Metagenomics, Research Center One Health Ruhr of the University Alliance Ruhr, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany.
André SoaresEnvironmental Metagenomics, Research Center One Health Ruhr of the University Alliance Ruhr, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany.
Rolando di PrimioAker BP, NO-1324 Lysaker  Norway.
Jens KallmeyerGFZ German Research Centre for Geoscience, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany.
Alexander J ProbstEnvironmental Metagenomics, Research Center One Health Ruhr of the University Alliance Ruhr, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9392-6544

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oil reservoirs are society's primary source of hydrocarbons. While microbial communities in industrially exploited oil reservoirs have been investigated in the past, pristine microbial communities in untapped oil reservoirs are little explored, as are distribution patterns of respective genetic signatures. Here, we show that a pristine oil sample contains a complex community consisting of bacteria and fungi for the degradation of hydrocarbons. We identified microorganisms and their pathways for the degradation of methane,

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PMID39877152
PMCPMC11774207

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