Metagenome Assembly and Metagenome-Assembled Genome Sequences from a Historical Oil Field Located in Wietze, Germany
Michael O. Eze, Stephan A. Lütgert, Hannes Neubauer, Angeliki Balouri, Alina A. Kraft, Anja Sieven, Rolf Daniel, Bernd Wemheuer
Abstract
Crude oil-polluted sites are a global threat, raising the demand for remediation worldwide. Here, we investigated a crude oil metagenome from a former borehole in Wietze, Germany, and reconstructed 42 metagenome-assembled genomes, many of which contained genes involved in crude oil degradation with a high potential for bioremediation purposes.
Topics & Concepts
MetagenomicsBioremediationGenomeCrude oilOil fieldComputational biologyBiologyPetroleum engineeringGeologyContaminationGeneGeneticsEcologyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMicrobial bioremediation and biosurfactantsMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology