Ines Krohn, Lutgardis Bergmann, Minyue Qi, Daniela Indenbirken, Yuchen Han, Pablo Perez-Garcia, Elena Katzowitsch, Birgit Hägele, Tim Lübcke, Christian Siry, Ralf Riemann, Malik Alawi, Wolfgang R Streit
Microbial contamination of fuels, associated with a wide variety of bacteria and fungi, leads to decreased product quality and can compromise equipment performance by biofouling or microbiologically influenced corrosion. Detection and quantification of microorganisms are critical in monitoring fuel systems for an early detection of microbial contaminations. To address these challenges, we have analyzed six metagenomes, one transcriptome, and more than 1,200 fluid and swab samples taken from fuel tanks or kerosene...
2021: Frontiers in Microbiology