Publications by authors named "Manuel A Moreira"
Sci Total Environ
October 2020
Article Synopsis
- - The Campos Basin in southeastern Brazil is an area with active oil and gas activities, yet there is limited knowledge about its hydrocarbon content and microbial life in deep-sea sediments.
- - Researchers collected sediment samples from different locations around a seabed fissure to analyze taxonomic diversity and biogeochemical properties, discovering high levels of hydrocarbons and specific bacteria that can break down oil.
- - The study highlights the potential of using certain bacteria as biosensors to monitor sediment contamination and suggests that the impact of oil leakage on surrounding areas might be less significant than expected.
