organism: hydrocarbon metagenome
description: Methanogenic consortium that biodegrades 2,6-dimethyl naphthalene enriched from a gas condensate-contaminated aquifer near Ft. Lupton, Colorado.  Aquifer sediments from the site were added to an anaerobic mineral salts medium without electron acceptors and amended with 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene.  Multiple transfers yielded a sediment-free enrichment culture that is maintained by transfers every 2 to 4 months.