Oil composition determines microbial preference for carbon source between hydrocarbons and Necromass in water droplets within crude shale oil.

Qiao-Hui Wang, Yi-Fan Liu, Biao Wang, Qin Xiao, Lei Zhou, Shi-Zhong Yang, Ji-Dong Gu, Bo-Zhong Mu

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Qiao-Hui WangState Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P.R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4762-5517

Yi-Fan LiuState Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P.R. China.

Biao WangState Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P.R. China.

Qin XiaoState Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P.R. China.

Lei ZhouState Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P.R. China.

Shi-Zhong YangState Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P.R. China.

Ji-Dong GuDepartment of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 241 Daxue Road, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, P.R. China.

Bo-Zhong MuState Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P.R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9564-4970

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Abstract

Water droplets entrapped in crude oil have recently been recognized as unexpected but metabolically active microbial habitats in shale oil reservoirs. However, the key environmental drivers that shape the community composition and metabolic profiles of these droplet microorganisms remain poorly understood. Here, we investigated three shale oil samples from Jiangsu oilfield, all of which contained abundant water droplets (>10

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PMID42741332

DOI10.1093/ismeco/ycag242

PMCPMC13573599

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