Oil-Eating Bacteria Discovered at the Mariana Trench

  • Scientists from the University of East Anglia have discovered a unique oil eating bacteria in the deepest part of the Earth’s oceans,the Mariana Trench.

Research Findings

  • Until now, scientists knew more about Mars than the deepest part of the ocean. But an expedition to collect samples of the microbial population at the deepest part of the Mariana Trench (some 11,000 meters down) has revealed a new ‘oil-eating’ bacteria.
  • The team studied the samples that were brought back and identified a new group of hydrocarbon degrading bacteria.
  • Hydrocarbons are organic compounds that are made of only hydrogen and carbon atoms, and they are ....
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