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Introduction to Petroleum, Hydrocarbon, and Lipid Analysis

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In nature, petroleum, hydrocarbons, and lipids typically occur as complex mixtures of structurally diverse compounds with different physical and chemical properties. Notably, the occurrence of hydrocarbons and petroleum can be regarded as one of the factors that shape the natural habitats of microorganisms. Therefore, analytical tools are required that allow the characterization of such mixtures of organic compounds in environmental samples but also for assessing processes studied in laboratory experiments. Application of the analytical techniques in the protocols detailed below allows for a comprehensive evaluation of the occurrence and abundance of petroleum, hydrocarbons, and lipids in a broad range of natural sample matrices. The protocols range from robust standard techniques towards emerging tools in environmental characterization of petroleum, hydrocarbons and lipids. Special attention is paid to methods and approaches that a useful in characterizing the diverse interactions between microbial communities and complex assemblages of petroleum-derived hydrocarbons and associated non-hydrocarbons.

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  1. Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Carl von Ossietzky University, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 9-11, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany

    Heinz Wilkes

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  1. School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom

    Terry J. McGenity

  2. Institute of Microbiology, Technical University Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

    Kenneth N. Timmis

  3. Department of Biology, University of the Balearic Islands and Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA, UIB-CSIC), Palma de Mallorca, Spain

    Balbina Nogales

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Wilkes, H. (2016). Introduction to Petroleum, Hydrocarbon, and Lipid Analysis. In: McGenity, T., Timmis, K., Nogales, B. (eds) Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Protocols. Springer Protocols Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/8623_2016_217

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