| microbial diversity in production waters of a low-temperature biodegraded oil reservoir. | microbial communities in two production waters of a low-temperature and low-salinity petroleum reservoir in canada were examined using cultural and molecular approaches. the predominant cultivated microorganisms were homoacetogens but sulfate-reducers, acetoclastic methanogens and denitrifiers also gave significant counts. the dominant members of the culturable population were affiliated with the firmicutes, the "deltaproteobacteria", the "epsilonproteobacteria", the spirochaetes and the euryarc ... | 2005 | 16332340 |