123
Mason OU, Scott NM, Gonzalez A, Robbins-Pianka A, Bælum J, Kimbrel J, Bouskill NJ, Prestat
E, Borglin S, Joyner DC, Fortney JL, Jurelevicius D, Stringfellow WT, Alvarez-Cohen L,
Hazen TC, Knight R, Gilbert JA, Jansson JK (2014) Metagenomics reveals sediment microbial
community response to Deepwater Horizon oil spill. ISME J 8(7):1464–1475
McNutt MK, Camilli R, Crone TJ, Guthrie GD, Hsieh PA, Ryerson TB, Savas O, Shaffer F (2012)
Review of flow rate estimates of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
109:20260–20267
Meckenstock RU, Boll M, Mouttaki H, Koelschbach JS, Cunha Tarouco P, Weyrauch P, Dong X,
Himmelberg AM (2016) Anaerobic degradation of benzene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol 26:92–118. https://doi.org/10.1159/000441358
Nguyen UT, Lincoln SA, Juárez AGV, Schedler M, Macalady JL, Müller R, Freeman KH (2018)
The influence of pressure on crude oil biodegradation in shallow and deep Gulf of Mexico sediments. PloS one 13(7):e0199784
Norton CG, Suedmeyer J, Oderkerk B, Fieback TM (2014) High pressure and temperature optical flow cell for Near-Infra-Red spectroscopic analysis of gas mixtures. Rev Sci Instrum
85(5):053101. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4873195
Nunoura T, Soffientino B, Blazejak A, Kakuta J, Oida H, Schippers A, Takai K (2009) Subseafloor
microbial communities associated with rapid turbidite deposition in the Gulf of Mexico continental slope (IODP Expedition 308). FEMS Microbiol Ecol 69:410–424
Orcutt BN, Joye SB, Kleindienst S, Knittel K, Ramette A, Reitz A, Samarkin V, Treude T, Boetius
A (2010) Impact of natural oil and higher hydrocarbons on microbial diversity, distribution,
and activity in Gulf of Mexico cold-seep sediments. Deep-Sea Res II 57:2008–2021
Overholt W (2018) The response of marine benthic microbial populations to the Deepwater
Horizon oil spill, Ph.D. Dissertation, Georgia Institute of Technology, pp 248
Passow U, Ziervogel K, Asper V, Diercks A (2012) Marine snow formation in the aftermath of the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Environ Res Lett 7(3):035301
Prince RC, Nash GW, Hill SJ (2016) The biodegradation of crude oil in the deep ocean. Mar Pollut
Bull 111(1):354–357
Prince RC, Butler JD, Redman AD (2017) The rate of crude oil biodegradation in the sea. Environ
Sci Technol 51(3):1278–1284
Quigg A, Passow U, Daly KL, Burd A, Hollander DJ, Schwing PT, Lee K (2020) Marine Oil Snow
Sedimentation and Flocculent Accumulation (MOSSFA) events: learning from the past to predict the future (Chap. 12). In: Murawski SA, Ainsworth C, Gilbert S, Hollander D, Paris CB,
Schlüter M, Wetzel D (eds) Deep oil spills: facts, fate, effects. Springer, Cham
Rahsepar S, Smit MPJ, Murk AJ, Rijnaarts HHM, Langenhoff AAM (2016) Chemical dispersants:
oil biodegradation friend or foe? Mar Pollut Bull 108(1):113–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
marpolbul.2016.04.044
Rodriguez-r LM, Overholt WA, Hagan C, Huettel M, Kostka JE, Konstantinidis KT (2015)
Microbial community successional patterns in beach sands impacted by the Deepwater Horizon
oil spill. ISME J
Romero IC, Toro-Farmer G, Diercks A-R, Schwing P, Muller-Karger F, Murawski S, Hollander DJ
(2017) Large-scale deposition of weathered oil in the Gulf of Mexico following a deep-water
oil spill. Environ Pollut 228:179–189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.05.019
Schedler M, Hiessl R, Valladares Juarez A, Gust G, Muller R (2014) Effect of high pressure on
hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria. AMB Express 4(1):77
Schwarz JR, Walker JD, Colwell RR (1974) Deep-sea bacteria: growth and utilization of hydrocarbons at ambient and in situ pressure. Appl Microbiol 28(6):982–986
Schwarz JR, Walker JD, Colwell RR (1975) Deep-sea bacteria: growth and utilization of
n- hexadecane at in situ temperature and pressure. Can J Microbiol 21(5):682–687
Scoma A, Barbato M, Hernandez-Sanabria E, Mapelli F, Daffonchio D, Borin S, Boon N (2016a)
Microbial oil-degradation under mild hydrostatic pressure (10 MPa): which pathways are
impacted in piezosensitive hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria? Sci Rep 6:23526
Scoma A, Barbato M, Borin S, Daffonchio D, Boon N (2016b) An impaired metabolic response
to hydrostatic pressure explains Alcanivorax borkumensis recorded distribution in the deep
marine water column. Sci Rep 6:31316. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep31316
7 Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Deep Sea
Mason OU, Scott NM, Gonzalez A, Robbins-Pianka A, Bælum J, Kimbrel J, Bouskill NJ, Prestat
E, Borglin S, Joyner DC, Fortney JL, Jurelevicius D, Stringfellow WT, Alvarez-Cohen L,
Hazen TC, Knight R, Gilbert JA, Jansson JK (2014) Metagenomics reveals sediment microbial
community response to Deepwater Horizon oil spill. ISME J 8(7):1464–1475
McNutt MK, Camilli R, Crone TJ, Guthrie GD, Hsieh PA, Ryerson TB, Savas O, Shaffer F (2012)
Review of flow rate estimates of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
109:20260–20267
Meckenstock RU, Boll M, Mouttaki H, Koelschbach JS, Cunha Tarouco P, Weyrauch P, Dong X,
Himmelberg AM (2016) Anaerobic degradation of benzene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol 26:92–118. https://doi.org/10.1159/000441358
Nguyen UT, Lincoln SA, Juárez AGV, Schedler M, Macalady JL, Müller R, Freeman KH (2018)
The influence of pressure on crude oil biodegradation in shallow and deep Gulf of Mexico sediments. PloS one 13(7):e0199784
Norton CG, Suedmeyer J, Oderkerk B, Fieback TM (2014) High pressure and temperature optical flow cell for Near-Infra-Red spectroscopic analysis of gas mixtures. Rev Sci Instrum
85(5):053101. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4873195
Nunoura T, Soffientino B, Blazejak A, Kakuta J, Oida H, Schippers A, Takai K (2009) Subseafloor
microbial communities associated with rapid turbidite deposition in the Gulf of Mexico continental slope (IODP Expedition 308). FEMS Microbiol Ecol 69:410–424
Orcutt BN, Joye SB, Kleindienst S, Knittel K, Ramette A, Reitz A, Samarkin V, Treude T, Boetius
A (2010) Impact of natural oil and higher hydrocarbons on microbial diversity, distribution,
and activity in Gulf of Mexico cold-seep sediments. Deep-Sea Res II 57:2008–2021
Overholt W (2018) The response of marine benthic microbial populations to the Deepwater
Horizon oil spill, Ph.D. Dissertation, Georgia Institute of Technology, pp 248
Passow U, Ziervogel K, Asper V, Diercks A (2012) Marine snow formation in the aftermath of the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Environ Res Lett 7(3):035301
Prince RC, Nash GW, Hill SJ (2016) The biodegradation of crude oil in the deep ocean. Mar Pollut
Bull 111(1):354–357
Prince RC, Butler JD, Redman AD (2017) The rate of crude oil biodegradation in the sea. Environ
Sci Technol 51(3):1278–1284
Quigg A, Passow U, Daly KL, Burd A, Hollander DJ, Schwing PT, Lee K (2020) Marine Oil Snow
Sedimentation and Flocculent Accumulation (MOSSFA) events: learning from the past to predict the future (Chap. 12). In: Murawski SA, Ainsworth C, Gilbert S, Hollander D, Paris CB,
Schlüter M, Wetzel D (eds) Deep oil spills: facts, fate, effects. Springer, Cham
Rahsepar S, Smit MPJ, Murk AJ, Rijnaarts HHM, Langenhoff AAM (2016) Chemical dispersants:
oil biodegradation friend or foe? Mar Pollut Bull 108(1):113–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
marpolbul.2016.04.044
Rodriguez-r LM, Overholt WA, Hagan C, Huettel M, Kostka JE, Konstantinidis KT (2015)
Microbial community successional patterns in beach sands impacted by the Deepwater Horizon
oil spill. ISME J
Romero IC, Toro-Farmer G, Diercks A-R, Schwing P, Muller-Karger F, Murawski S, Hollander DJ
(2017) Large-scale deposition of weathered oil in the Gulf of Mexico following a deep-water
oil spill. Environ Pollut 228:179–189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.05.019
Schedler M, Hiessl R, Valladares Juarez A, Gust G, Muller R (2014) Effect of high pressure on
hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria. AMB Express 4(1):77
Schwarz JR, Walker JD, Colwell RR (1974) Deep-sea bacteria: growth and utilization of hydrocarbons at ambient and in situ pressure. Appl Microbiol 28(6):982–986
Schwarz JR, Walker JD, Colwell RR (1975) Deep-sea bacteria: growth and utilization of
n- hexadecane at in situ temperature and pressure. Can J Microbiol 21(5):682–687
Scoma A, Barbato M, Hernandez-Sanabria E, Mapelli F, Daffonchio D, Borin S, Boon N (2016a)
Microbial oil-degradation under mild hydrostatic pressure (10 MPa): which pathways are
impacted in piezosensitive hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria? Sci Rep 6:23526
Scoma A, Barbato M, Borin S, Daffonchio D, Boon N (2016b) An impaired metabolic response
to hydrostatic pressure explains Alcanivorax borkumensis recorded distribution in the deep
marine water column. Sci Rep 6:31316. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep31316
7 Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Deep Sea