SAMN01999933
External Id
Altogen Labs
INSDC center name
2013-04-25T12:01:21.840Z
INSDC first public
2014-06-09T18:11:42.523Z
INSDC last update
live
INSDC status
MIGS/MIMS/MIMARKS.microbial
NCBI submission model
MIMS.me
NCBI submission model
MIMS.me.microbial.5.0
NCBI submission package
coastal sands
biome
2010
collection date
surface
depth
Bioremediation employs the metabolism of microorganisms for degradation of environmental pollutants. Petroleum (or crude oil) is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons, which are the most widespread contaminants in the environment. Various techniques have been attempted in the pursuit to detoxify petroleum contaminated sites, including in situ bioaugmentation, ex situ bioreactors, and chemical dispersants. The major problem with these techniques has historically been efficacy, expense, and collateral environmental hazard, respectively. Here we show a high efficacy, relatively inexpensive, low environmental impact, hybrid in situ/ex situ technique showcasing two newly characterized bacteria. Altogen Labs developed a microorganism isolation and selection process that includes a novel “positive-negative selection method” based on the selection of the most potent oil-degrading bacteria strain, as well as selection within-population for the most effective microorganisms that are specific for a particular soil environment. The technology is safe and based on an accelerating bioremediation process by re-introducing natural bacteria to the contamination site. Two synergistic bacteria were isolated in Texas along the Gulf of Mexico using this technique and whole-genome sequencing analysis revealed a genetic basis for the phenotypes seen in the lab. Our results demonstrate the effectiveness of this technique. We anticipate applying this to other soil sites to demonstrate its versatility and to show that the most effective bacteria for bioremediation depend on the unique in situ environment conditions.
description
sea level
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_15377
elev
MIGS/MIMS/MIMARKS.microbial
env package
sea shore
feature
texas gulf coast
geo loc name
metagenome
investigation type
Morganella
label
texas gulf coast
lat lon
soil
material
Morganella
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_581
organism
Morganella
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0007874
project name
Environmental/Metagenome sample for Morganella
title