Bacteria Found In Tar Pits Live On Substances Contained In Asphalt
Geplaatst: vr 11 mei 2007, 14:00
Environmental scientists have discovered that tar pits in downtown Los Angeles, California, house hundreds of new species of bacteria with unusual properties, allowing the bacteria to survive and grow in heavy oil and natural asphalt. Trapped in soil that was mixed with heavy oil nearly 28,000 years ago, the bacteria contain three previously undiscovered classes of enzymes that can naturally break down petroleum products.
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