"A newly discovered type of oil-eating microbe is suddenly flourishing in the Gulf of Mexico. In a new report released on Tuesday scientists say they discovered the microbe while studying the underwater dispersion of millions of gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf."
Randolph E. Schmid reports for the Associated Press August 24, 2010.
SEE ALSO:
"Scientists Find Oil-Eating Bacteria Plentiful in Deep Gulf Waters" (Green/NYTimes)
"Oil-Eating Bacteria Have Started To Clean the Deepwater Horizon Spill" (Discover)
"Undersea Plume Vanishes, Degraded by Previously Unknown Bug" (Greenwire - Subscription only)
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