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An underappreciated DIET for anaerobic petroleum hydrocarbon-degrading microbial communities |
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| Authors: | Federico Aulenta Matteo Tucci Carolina Cruz Viggi Jan Dolfing Ian M Head Amelia-Elena Rotaru |
| Institution: | 1. Water Research Institute (IRSA), National Research Council (CNR), Monterotondo, RM, Italy;2. School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK;3. School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK;4. Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark |
| Abstract: | Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) via electrically conductive minerals can play a role in the anaerobic oxidation of petroleum hydrocarbons in contaminated sites and can be exploited for the development of new, more effective bioremediation approaches. |
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