311
Hazen TC, Dubinsky EA, DeSantis TZ et al (2010) Deep sea oil plume enriches indigenous oil
degrading bacteria. Science 330(6001):204–208. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1195979
Hu C, Weisberg RH, Liu Y, Zheng L, Daly KL, English DC, Zhao J, Vargo GA (2011) Did the
northeastern Gulf of Mexico become greener after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? Geophys
Res Lett 38(9):L09601
Kessler JD, Valentine DL, Redmond MC, Du M, Chan EW, Mendes SD, Quiroz EW, Villanueva
CJ, Shusta SS, Werra LM, Yvon-Lewis SA, Weber TC (2011) A persistent oxygen anomaly
reveals the fate of spilled methane in the deep Gulf of Mexico. Science 331:312–315
Kujawinski EB, Kido Soule MC, Valentine DL, Boysen AK, Longnecker K, Redmond MC (2011)
Fate of dispersants associated with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Environ Sci Technol
45(4):1298–1306. https://doi.org/10.1021/es103838
Lessard RR, DeMarco G (2000) The significance of oil spill dispersants. Spill Sci Technol Bull
6:59–68
Lindstrom JE, Braddock JF (2002) Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons at low temperature
in the presence of the dispersant Corexit 9500. Mar Pollut Bull 44(8):739–747. https://doi.
org/10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00050-4
O'Connor B (2013) Impacts of the anomalous Mississippi river discharge and diversions on
Phytoplankton Blooming in Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. MSc, University of South Florida
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 7:035301
Passow U, De La Rocha CL, Fairfield C, Schmidt K (2014) Aggregation as a function of and
mineral particles. Limnol Oceanogr 59(2):532–547. https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.2014.59.2.0532
Prince RC (2015) Oil spill dispersants: boon or bane? Environ Sci Technol 49(11):6376–6384.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b00961
Rahsepar S, Smit MPJ, Murk AJ, Rijnaarts HHM, Langenhoff AAM (2016) Biodegradation of
chemically dispersed crude and weathered oil. Mar Pollut Bull 108:113–119
Rahsepar S, Langenhoff AAM, Smit MPJ, Van Eenennaam J, Murk A, Rijnaarts HHM (2017)
Oil biodegradation: interactions of artificial marine snow, clay particles, oil and Corexit. Mar
Pollut Bull 125(1–2):186–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.08.021
Schwing PT, Hollander DJ, Brooks GR, Larson RA, Hastings DW, Chanton JP, Lincoln SA,
Radović JR, Langenhoff AL (2020) The sedimentary record of MOSSFA events in the Gulf of
Mexico: a comparison of the Deepwater Horizon (2010) and Ixtoc 1 (1979) oil spills (Chap.
13). In: Murawski SA, Ainsworth C, Gilbert S, Hollander D, Paris CB, Schlüter M, Wetzel D
(eds) Deep oil spills – facts, fate and effects. Springer, Cham
Sohm JA, Edwards BR, Wilson BG, Webb EA (2011) Constitutive Extracellular Polysaccharide
(EPS) production by specific isolates of Crocosphaera watsonii. Front. Microbiol. 2:229.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00229
Techtmann SM, Zhuang M, Campo P, Holder E, Elk M, Hazen TC, Conmy R, Santo Domingo
JW (2017) Corexit 9500 enhances oil biodegradation and changes active bacterial community
structure of oil-enriched microcosms. Appl Environ Microbiol 83(10):e03462–e03416. https://
doi.org/10.1128/AEM.03462-16
Tremblay J, Yergeau E, Fortin N, Cobanli S, Elias M, King TL, Lee K, Greer CW (2017) Chemical
dispersants enhance the activity of oil- and gas condensate-degrading marine bacteria. ISME
J 11(12):2793–2808. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2017.129
Van Eenennaam JS, Wei Y, Grolle KCF, Foekema EM, Murk AJ (2016) Oil spill dispersants induce
formation of marine snow by phytoplankton-associated bacteria. Mar Pollut Bull 104:294–302
Vonk SM, Hollander DJ, Murk AJ (2015) Was the extreme and wide-spread marine oil-snow sedimentation and flocculent accumulation (MOSSFA) event during the Deepwater Horizon blowout unique? Mar Pollut Bull 100:5–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.08.023.
Ziervogel K, McKay L, Rhodes B, Osburn CL, Dickson-Brown J, Arnosti C, Teske A (2012)
Microbial activities and dissolved organic matter dynamics in oil-contaminated surface seawater from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site. PLoS One 7:e34816
Ziervogel K, Joye SB, Arnosti C (2016) Microbial enzymatic activity and secondary production in
sediments affected by the sedimentation pulse following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Deep
Sea Res II Trop Stud Oceanogr 129:241–248
18 Effect of Marine Snow on Microbial Oil Degradation
Hazen TC, Dubinsky EA, DeSantis TZ et al (2010) Deep sea oil plume enriches indigenous oil
degrading bacteria. Science 330(6001):204–208. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1195979
Hu C, Weisberg RH, Liu Y, Zheng L, Daly KL, English DC, Zhao J, Vargo GA (2011) Did the
northeastern Gulf of Mexico become greener after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? Geophys
Res Lett 38(9):L09601
Kessler JD, Valentine DL, Redmond MC, Du M, Chan EW, Mendes SD, Quiroz EW, Villanueva
CJ, Shusta SS, Werra LM, Yvon-Lewis SA, Weber TC (2011) A persistent oxygen anomaly
reveals the fate of spilled methane in the deep Gulf of Mexico. Science 331:312–315
Kujawinski EB, Kido Soule MC, Valentine DL, Boysen AK, Longnecker K, Redmond MC (2011)
Fate of dispersants associated with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Environ Sci Technol
45(4):1298–1306. https://doi.org/10.1021/es103838
Lessard RR, DeMarco G (2000) The significance of oil spill dispersants. Spill Sci Technol Bull
6:59–68
Lindstrom JE, Braddock JF (2002) Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons at low temperature
in the presence of the dispersant Corexit 9500. Mar Pollut Bull 44(8):739–747. https://doi.
org/10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00050-4
O'Connor B (2013) Impacts of the anomalous Mississippi river discharge and diversions on
Phytoplankton Blooming in Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. MSc, University of South Florida
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 7:035301
Passow U, De La Rocha CL, Fairfield C, Schmidt K (2014) Aggregation as a function of and
mineral particles. Limnol Oceanogr 59(2):532–547. https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.2014.59.2.0532
Prince RC (2015) Oil spill dispersants: boon or bane? Environ Sci Technol 49(11):6376–6384.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b00961
Rahsepar S, Smit MPJ, Murk AJ, Rijnaarts HHM, Langenhoff AAM (2016) Biodegradation of
chemically dispersed crude and weathered oil. Mar Pollut Bull 108:113–119
Rahsepar S, Langenhoff AAM, Smit MPJ, Van Eenennaam J, Murk A, Rijnaarts HHM (2017)
Oil biodegradation: interactions of artificial marine snow, clay particles, oil and Corexit. Mar
Pollut Bull 125(1–2):186–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.08.021
Schwing PT, Hollander DJ, Brooks GR, Larson RA, Hastings DW, Chanton JP, Lincoln SA,
Radović JR, Langenhoff AL (2020) The sedimentary record of MOSSFA events in the Gulf of
Mexico: a comparison of the Deepwater Horizon (2010) and Ixtoc 1 (1979) oil spills (Chap.
13). In: Murawski SA, Ainsworth C, Gilbert S, Hollander D, Paris CB, Schlüter M, Wetzel D
(eds) Deep oil spills – facts, fate and effects. Springer, Cham
Sohm JA, Edwards BR, Wilson BG, Webb EA (2011) Constitutive Extracellular Polysaccharide
(EPS) production by specific isolates of Crocosphaera watsonii. Front. Microbiol. 2:229.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00229
Techtmann SM, Zhuang M, Campo P, Holder E, Elk M, Hazen TC, Conmy R, Santo Domingo
JW (2017) Corexit 9500 enhances oil biodegradation and changes active bacterial community
structure of oil-enriched microcosms. Appl Environ Microbiol 83(10):e03462–e03416. https://
doi.org/10.1128/AEM.03462-16
Tremblay J, Yergeau E, Fortin N, Cobanli S, Elias M, King TL, Lee K, Greer CW (2017) Chemical
dispersants enhance the activity of oil- and gas condensate-degrading marine bacteria. ISME
J 11(12):2793–2808. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2017.129
Van Eenennaam JS, Wei Y, Grolle KCF, Foekema EM, Murk AJ (2016) Oil spill dispersants induce
formation of marine snow by phytoplankton-associated bacteria. Mar Pollut Bull 104:294–302
Vonk SM, Hollander DJ, Murk AJ (2015) Was the extreme and wide-spread marine oil-snow sedimentation and flocculent accumulation (MOSSFA) event during the Deepwater Horizon blowout unique? Mar Pollut Bull 100:5–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.08.023.
Ziervogel K, McKay L, Rhodes B, Osburn CL, Dickson-Brown J, Arnosti C, Teske A (2012)
Microbial activities and dissolved organic matter dynamics in oil-contaminated surface seawater from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site. PLoS One 7:e34816
Ziervogel K, Joye SB, Arnosti C (2016) Microbial enzymatic activity and secondary production in
sediments affected by the sedimentation pulse following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Deep
Sea Res II Trop Stud Oceanogr 129:241–248
18 Effect of Marine Snow on Microbial Oil Degradation