Marine microorganisms make a meal of oil

By Ian M. Head, D. M. Jones, W. Röling. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2006

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Microbial Degradation of Alkanes (2012, background): “They play a key role in the removal of hydrocarbons from the polluted environments (Head et al. 2006; Yakimov et al. 2007).”
Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria and the Bacterial Community Response in Gulf of Mexico Beach Sands Impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (2011, background): “The consensus of studies conducted in oil-contaminated marine environments points to a succession of bacterial populations associated with the early stages of contamination reflecting the initial utilization of various highly degradable hydrocarbon compound classes (aliphatics, aromatics, and polyar”
Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon by a halotolerant bacterial consortium isolated from marine environment (2010, background): “Head et al. (2006) described the importance of additional nutrients in the bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons.”
Obligate oil-degrading marine bacteria. (2007, background): “Potential biotechnological applications The capacity of marine hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms to efficiently degrade hydrocarbons and their potential use for the mitigation of oil spills has been discussed elsewhere [2 ,18].”
Alkane hydroxylases involved in microbial alkane degradation (2007, background): “In marine environments, natural and human-made oil spills provide a constant source of alkanes (Head et al. 2006).”