Changes in the Bacterioplankton Community Structure from Southern Gulf of Mexico During a Simulated Crude Oil Spill at Mesocosm Scale

• Published in: Microorganisms (Basel) Vol. 7; no. 10; p. 441
• Main Authors: Valencia-Agami, Sonia S., Cerqueda-García, Daniel, Putzeys, Sébastien, Uribe-Flores, María Magdalena, García-Cruz, Norberto Ulises, Pech, Daniel, Herrera-Silveira, Jorge, Aguirre-Macedo, M. Leopoldina, García-Maldonado, José Q.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 11.10.2019; MDPI
• Subjects: 16s rrna; Abundance; AlkB gene; Bacterioplankton; Biodegradation; Carbon; Chromatography; Community structure; Copy number; Crude oil; Cyanobacteria; Environmental impact; Experiments; Gene sequencing; Hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria; Hydrocarbons; light crude oil; mesocosm experiment; Mesocosms; Microorganisms; Molecular weight; Nutrients; Oil spills; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Relative abundance; rRNA 16S; Salinity; Seawater; Sequence analysis; southern gulf of mexico; United States > US; Mexico; Gulf of Mexico

The southern Gulf of Mexico (sGoM) is highly susceptible to receiving environmental impacts due to the recent increase in oil-related activities. In this study, we assessed the changes in the bacterioplankton community structure caused by a simulated oil spill at mesocosms scale. The 16S rRNA gene s...