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Living in Oil: the Microorganisms that Ruin our Fuel

August 29, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Oil might not seem like it could be home to anything. However, researchers have discovered tiny organisms do indeed make their home there, and they are an essential part of the reason oil degrades over time. According to Rainer Meckenstock from the Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU), the microorganisms are not living in the oil itself, […]

Filed Under: Environment, Innovation, News Tagged With: fuel, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Helmholtz Zentrum München, microbiology, oil, Rainer Meckenstock, research

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