Cryptic microbial hydrocarbon cycling

Terry J. McGenity; Boyd A. McKew; David J. Lea-Smith

doi:10.1038/s41564-021-00881-4

Cryptic microbial hydrocarbon cycling

Terry J. McGenity, Boyd A. McKew, David J. Lea-Smith

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Abstract

Cyanobacteria, which produce ~25% of global oxygen, also release around 100 times more hydrocarbons into the ocean than all petroleum sources. A cryptic microbial cycle explains why these hydrocarbons do not accumulate in the sea.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	419-420
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Microbiology
Volume	6
Issue number	4
Early online date	29 Mar 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-021-00881-4
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2021

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