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Ni S, Lv W, Ji Z, Wang K, Mei Y, Li Y. Progress of Crude Oil Gasification Technology Assisted by Microorganisms in Reservoirs. Microorganisms 2024; 12:702. [PMID: 38674646 PMCID: PMC11051786 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12040702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 03/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Crude oil gasification bacteria, including fermenting bacteria, hydrocarbon-oxidizing bacteria, reducing bacteria, and methanogenic bacteria, participate in multi-step reactions involving initial activation, intermediate metabolism, and the methanogenesis of crude oil hydrocarbons. These bacteria degrade crude oil into smaller molecules such as hydrogen, carbon dioxide, acetic acid, and formic acid. Ultimately, they convert it into methane, which can be utilized or stored as a strategic resource. However, the current challenges in crude oil gasification include long production cycles and low efficiency. This paper provides a summary of the microbial flora involved in crude oil gasification, the gasification metabolism pathways within reservoirs, and other relevant information. It specifically focuses on analyzing the factors that affect the efficiency of crude oil gasification metabolism and proposes suggestions for improving this efficiency. These studies deepen our understanding of the potential of reservoir ecosystems and provide valuable insights for future reservoir development and management.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shumin Ni
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; (S.N.); (K.W.); (Y.M.); (Y.L.)
- Institute of Porous Flow & Fluid Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Langfang 065007, China;
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- Institute of Porous Flow & Fluid Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Langfang 065007, China;
- State Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, CNPC, Beijing 100083, China
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- Institute of Porous Flow & Fluid Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Langfang 065007, China;
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; (S.N.); (K.W.); (Y.M.); (Y.L.)
- Institute of Porous Flow & Fluid Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Langfang 065007, China;
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; (S.N.); (K.W.); (Y.M.); (Y.L.)
- Institute of Porous Flow & Fluid Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Langfang 065007, China;
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; (S.N.); (K.W.); (Y.M.); (Y.L.)
- Institute of Porous Flow & Fluid Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Langfang 065007, China;
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Hu P, Sharaby Y, Gu J, Radian A, Lang‐Yona N. Environmental processes and health implications potentially mediated by dust-borne bacteria. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2024; 16:e13222. [PMID: 38151778 PMCID: PMC10866058 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.13222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Understanding microbial migration and survival mechanisms in dust events (DEs) can elucidate genetic and metabolic exchange between environments and help predict the atmospheric pathways of ecological and health-related microbial stressors. Dust-borne microbial communities have been previously characterized, but the impact and interactions between potentially active bacteria within transported communities remain limited. Here, we analysed samples collected during DEs in Israel, using amplicon sequencing of the 16S rRNA genes and transcripts. Different air trajectories and wind speeds were associated not only with the genomic microbial community composition variations but also with specific 16S rRNA bacterial transcripts. Potentially active dust-borne bacteria exhibited positive interactions, including carbon and nitrogen cycling, biotransformation of heavy metals, degradation of organic compounds, biofilm formation, and the presence of pathogenic taxa. This study provides insights into the potential interactive relationships and survival strategies of microorganisms within the extreme dust environment.
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- Pengfei Hu
- Civil and Environmental EngineeringTechnion—Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifaIsrael
- Environmental Science and Engineering Research GroupGuangdong Technion—Israel Institute of TechnologyShantouGuangdongChina
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- Civil and Environmental EngineeringTechnion—Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifaIsrael
- Present address:
Department of Biology and EnvironmentUniversity of HaifaOranimTivonIsrael
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- Environmental Science and Engineering Research GroupGuangdong Technion—Israel Institute of TechnologyShantouGuangdongChina
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Technologies for Energy ConversionGuangdong Technion—Israel Institute of TechnologyShantouGuangdongChina
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- Civil and Environmental EngineeringTechnion—Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifaIsrael
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- Civil and Environmental EngineeringTechnion—Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifaIsrael
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Gwak JH, Rhee SK, Park JW. Bacteria involved in the sulfur cycle in tarballs collected from the Alabama Gulf Coast. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2024; 371:fnae003. [PMID: 38228401 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnae003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024] Open
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Tarballs are formed from released or discharged crude oil containing sulfur compounds. A considerable amount and variety of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria (SOB) were identified in tarballs collected from the intertidal and supratidal zones of Alabama's Gulf beaches. Amplicon sequencing of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene showed that SRB were more abundantly distributed in the core than on the surface of tarballs, while no significant differences were observed in the distribution of SOB. To our best knowledge, this is the first report on the spatial distribution of diverse SRB and SOB in tarballs.
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- Joo-Han Gwak
- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Chungbuk National University, Seowon-Gu, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Chungbuk National University, Seowon-Gu, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Troy University, Troy, AL 36082, United States
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Zhang L, Zhou X, Hu C, Yao S, Shi L, Niu T, Li X, Tong L, Zhang J, Ma T, Xia W. CO 2 improves the anaerobic biodegradation intensity and selectivity of heterocyclic hydrocarbons in heavy oil. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 224:115541. [PMID: 36828250 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Heterocyclic hydrocarbons pollution generated by oil spills and oilfield wastewater discharges threatens the ecological environment and human health. Here we described a strategy that combines the greenhouse gas CO2 reduction with microbial remediation. In the presence of nitrate, CO2 can improve the biodegradation efficiency of the resins and asphaltenes in heavy oil, particularly the biodegradation selectivity of the polar heterocyclic compounds by the newly isolated Klebsiella michiganensis. This strain encoded 80 genes for the xenobiotic biodegradation and metabolism, and can efficiently utilize CO2 when degrading heavy oil. The total abundance of resins and asphaltenes decreased significantly with CO2, from 40.816% to 26.909%, to 28.873% with O2, and to 36.985% with N2. The transcripts per million (TPM) value of accA gene was 57.81 under CO2 condition, while respectively 8.86 and 21.23 under O2 and N2 conditions. Under CO2 condition, the total relative percentage of N1-type heterocyclic compounds was selectively decreased from 32.25% to 22.78%, resulting in the heavy oil viscosity decreased by 46.29%. These results demonstrated a novel anaerobic degradation mechanism that CO2 can promote the anaerobic biodegradation of heterocyclic hydrocarbons in heavy oil, which provides a promising biotreatment technology for the oil-contaminated water.
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- Lu Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China
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- Xinjiang Xinyitong Petroleum Technology Co.,Ltd, Karamay, 834000, PR China
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- School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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- Xinli Oil Production Plant, Jilin Oilfield, PetroChina, Songyuan, 138001, PR China
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- Oil & Gas Survey, China Geological Survey, Beijing, 100083, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Unconventional Petroleum Geology, China Geological Survey, Beijing, 100083, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China.
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Chunyan X, Qaria MA, Qi X, Daochen Z. The role of microorganisms in petroleum degradation: Current development and prospects. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 865:161112. [PMID: 36586680 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Petroleum hydrocarbon compounds are persistent organic pollutants, which can cause permanent damage to ecosystems due to their biomagnification. Bioremediation of oil is currently the main solution for the remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants in ecosystems. Despite several lab studies on oil microbial biodegradation efficiency, still there are various challenges for microorganisms to perform efficiently in outside environments. Herewith, investigating efficient biodegradation technologies through discovering new microorganisms, biodegradation pathways modification, and new bioremediations technologies are in great demand. The degradation of petroleum pollutants by microorganisms and the remediation of contaminated soils are achieved through their key enzymes and metabolic pathways. Although, several challenges hinder the effective biodegradation processes such as the toxic environment, long chains and versatility of petroleum hydrocarbons and the existence of the full metabolism pathways in a single microorganism. There are several developed oil biodegradation strategies by microorganisms such as synthetic biology, biofilm, recombinant technology and microbial consortia. Herewith, the application of multi-omics technology to discover oil-contaminated environments microbial communities, synthetic biology, microbial consortia, and other technologies would help improve the efficiency of microbial remediation.
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- Xu Chunyan
- Biofuels Institute, School of Emergency Management, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- Biofuels Institute, School of Emergency Management, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- Biofuels Institute, School of Emergency Management, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- Biofuels Institute, School of Emergency Management, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China.
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Liu S, Sun R, Cai M, Kong Y, Gao Y, Zhang T, Xiao X, Qiao Y, Xue J, Huang G. Petroleum spill bioremediation by an indigenous constructed bacterial consortium in marine environments. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 241:113769. [PMID: 35738097 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In the process of marine oil spill remediation, adding highly efficient oil degrading microorganisms can effectively promote oil degradation. However, in practice, the effect is far less than expected due to the inadaptability of microorganisms to the environment and their disadvantage in the competition with indigenous bacteria for nutrients. In this article, four strains of oil degrading bacteria were isolated from seawater in Jiaozhou Bay, China, where a crude oil pipeline explosion occurred seven years ago. Results of high-throughput sequencing, diesel degradation tests and surface activity tests indicated that Peseudomonas aeruginosa ZS1 was a highly efficient petroleum degrading bacterium with the ability to produce surface active substances. A diesel oil-degrading bacterial consortium (named SA) was constructed by ZS1 and another oil degrading bacteria by diesel degradation test. Degradation products analysis indicated that SA has a good ability to degrade short chain alkanes, especially n-alkanes (C10-C18). Community structure analysis showed that OTUs of Alcanivorax, Peseudomona, Ruegeria, Pseudophaeobacter, Hyphomonas and Thalassospira on genus level increased after the oil spill and remained stable throughout the recovery period. Most of these enriched microorganisms were related to known alkane and hydrocarbon degraders by the previous study. However, it is the first time to report that Pseudophaeobacter was enriched by using diesel as the sole carbon source. The results also indicated that ZS1 may have a dominant position in competition with indigenous bacteria. Oil pollution has an obvious selective effect on marine microorganisms. Although the oil degradation was promoted after SA injection, the recovery of microbial community structure took a longer time.
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- Suxiang Liu
- College of Safety and Environment Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266510, China
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- College of Safety and Environment Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266510, China
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- College of Safety and Environment Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266510, China
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- College of Safety and Environment Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266510, China
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- College of Safety and Environment Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266510, China; Institute of Yellow River Delta Earth Surface Processes and Ecological Integrity, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266510, China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266510, China
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- College of Safety and Environment Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266510, China; Institute of Yellow River Delta Earth Surface Processes and Ecological Integrity, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266510, China
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- College of Safety and Environment Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266510, China; Institute of Yellow River Delta Earth Surface Processes and Ecological Integrity, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266510, China
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- College of Safety and Environment Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266510, China; Institute of Yellow River Delta Earth Surface Processes and Ecological Integrity, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266510, China
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- Shandong Peninsula Engineering Research Center of Comprehensive Brine Utilization, Weifang University of Science and Technology, Shouguang, Shandong 262700, China
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Zhao C, Xu T, He M, Shah KJ, You Z, Zhang T, Zubair M. Exploring the toxicity of the aged styrene-butadiene rubber microplastics to petroleum hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria under compound pollution system. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 227:112903. [PMID: 34673417 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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As a new pollutant, microplastics have increasingly drawn public attention to its toxic behavior in the environment. The aim was to investigate the effect of styrene-butadiene-rubber microplastics (mSBR) with different degrees of aging on petroleum hydrocarbon (PHC) degrading bacteria in an environment with simultaneously existing pollutants. A series of experiments were carried out to investigate the changes in the physical and chemical properties of mSBR with aging and to examine the influence of these changes on the inhibition of PHC-degrading bacteria by mSBR in the vicinity of coexisting pollutants. The results showed that in the early stage of ultraviolet aging (10d), the particle surface shows wrinkles, but the structure is intact. After reaching the late stage of aging (20d), nano-scale fragments were generated on the surface of mSBR, the average particle size decreased from 3.074 µm to 2.297 µm, and the zeta potential increased from - 25.1 mV to - 33.1 mV. The inhibitory effect of bacteria is greater. At the same time, these changes in the physicochemical properties increase the adsorption effect of Cd by 20%, and also improve the stability of mSBR in solution, whereby bacterial growth is inhibited by inhibiting the LPO activity and protein concentration of PHC degrading bacteria.
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- Changrong Zhao
- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China.
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China.
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China.
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China.
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China.
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China.
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
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