In an article published in the journal Nature Microbiology, researchers from the University of Texas, the University of North Carolina and Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh describe the genetic pathways of certain species of bacteria that were observed feeding on oil samples from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill. The article details the conditions in which the bacteria thrive, what hydrocarbons they consume and how they work in concert during an oil spill.
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