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![Oil-water interfaces, such as those formed by marine oil spills or natural ocean oil seeps, are teeming with bacterial activity. Some bacterial species in those interfaces form biofilms that help […]](https://gulfresearchinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/DROPPS_Scholar_Deng1_slider-125x125.jpg "Grad Student Deng Investigates How Marine Microbes Move When Oil is Present")
Grad Student Deng Investigates How Marine Microbes Move When Oil is Present
Posted on September 19, 2019Oil-water interfaces, such as those formed by marine oil spills or natural ocean oil seeps, are teeming with bacterial activity. Some bacterial species in those interfaces form biofilms that help […] -
Study Quantifies Limitations in Using Marker Genes to Predict Microbial Capabilities
Posted on September 17, 2019Scientists conducted the largest comparison to-date of publicly available sequenced bacterial genomes to provide the first in-depth look at using high-throughput marker genes to profile a microbial community’s functional capability. -
How Grad Student Bodner Uses Theoretical Math to Add Turbulence to Transport Predictions
Posted on September 10, 2019Predicting where oil will go can be one of the most challenging aspects of marine oil spill response. -
Study IDs Oil-Degrading and Mucus-Producing Microbes Linked to Marine Oil Snow Formation
Posted on September 5, 2019Scientists isolated bacteria from Gulf of Mexico surface waters and used them in microcosm experiments to identify those that simultaneously degrade oil and produce mucus-like materials (exopolymeric substances or EPS). -
Grad Student Sevigny Improves Meiofauna Genomic Analysis to Inform Oil Spill Recovery
Posted on September 3, 2019Meiofauna are microscopic marine organisms that live between grains of sand in ocean, coastal, river, and stream sediments and provide important services such as recycling organic material in the sediment that contribute to healthy marine ecosystems. -
Microbial Genomic Synthesis Session at GOMOSES
Posted on August 29, 2019The leaders of the GoMRI Core Area 6 synthesis effort are pleased to announce Session 22, entitled Microbial Genomics to Improve Predictive Understanding of Disturbance in the Global Ocean System, at the 2020 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. -
Eight-Year Study Quantifies How Oiling is a Continuing Stressor on the Marsh Ecosystem
Posted on August 29, 2019Scientists measured changes in oil quantity and quality in 1,200+ samples collected over eight years at locations that Deepwater Horizon affected – the Gulf of Mexico continental shelf, estuarine waters, and marsh sediments. -
Science Synthesis Produces Books on Deepwater Horizon Findings and Oil Spill Scenarios
Posted on August 27, 2019The synthesis of information is highly sought after, as evident in increased popularity of on-line articles like “Top Takeaways From….” -
Study Explains How Oil Spills Can Initiate Harmful Algal Blooms
Posted on August 20, 2019Scientists conducted field and laboratory experiments using oil and Corexit dispersant to uncover the reasons harmful algal blooms, also known as Red Tides, can occur after an oil spill. -
Study Tests STARRS Imaging of Short-Lived Small-Scale Dispersion on Ocean’s Surface
Posted on August 15, 2019Researchers described field methods and observations using the Ship-Tethered Aerostat Remote Sensing System (STARSS) to better understand how buoyant material moves and disperses on the ocean’s surface.
