New microbiological insights from the Bowland shale highlight heterogeneity of the hydraulically fractured shale microbiome.

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Background

Hydraulically fractured shales offer a window into the deep biosphere, where hydraulic fracturing creates new microbial ecosystems kilometers beneath the surface of the Earth. Studying the microbial communities from flowback fluids that are assumed to inhabit these environments provides insights into their ecophysiology, and in particular their ability to survive in these extreme environments as well as their influence on site operation e.g. via problematic biofouling processes and/or biocorrosion. Over the past decade, research on fractured shale microbiology has focused on wells in North America, with a few additional reported studies conducted in China. To extend the knowledge in this area, we characterized the geochemistry and microbial ecology of two exploratory sha

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Becerra N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9972762 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature