Application of microbial ecology for industrial purposes
Chiachi Hwang and Matthew W. Fields, Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

Presence of high-value microbes and microbial enzymes in the deep biosphere of the former Homestake gold mine, South Dakota
Rajesh Sani, Aditya Bhalla, Amoldeep Kainth and Mohit Bibra, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD

Microbial Composition Analysis in Environments Associated With Energy Production
Bei Yin, The Dow Chemical Company, Buffalo Grove, IL

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Bacterial communities associated with drilling, hydraulic fracturing, and early production stages in thermogenic natural gas wells of the Barnett shale
Mostafa S. Elshahed, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

The biodegradation of hydrocarbons and biocorrosion of metal surfaces from a microbial ecology perspective
Bradley S. Stevenson, Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK