@article{fdi:010066671,
  title = {{P}reservation of ancestral {C}retaceous microflora recovered from a hypersaline oil reservoir},
  author = {{G}ales, {G}. and {T}sesmetzis, {N}. and {N}eria, {I}. and {A}lazard, {D}idier and {C}oulon, {S}. and {L}omans, {B}. {P}. and {M}orin, {D}. and {O}llivier, {B}ernard and {B}orgomano, {J}. and {J}oulian, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}icrobiology of a hypersaline oil reservoir located in {C}entral {A}frica was investigated with molecular and culture methods applied to preserved core samples. {H}ere we show that the community structure was partially acquired during sedimentation, as many prokaryotic 16{S} r{RNA} gene sequences retrieved from the extracted {DNA} are phylogenetically related to actual {A}rchaea inhabiting surface evaporitic environments, similar to the {C}retaceous sediment paleoenvironment. {R}esults are discussed in term of microorganisms and/or {DNA} preservation in such hypersaline and {M}g-rich solutions. {H}igh salt concentrations together with anaerobic conditions could have preserved microbial/molecular diversity originating from the ancient sediment basin wherein organic matter was deposited.},
  keywords = {{AFRIQUE} {CENTRALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports - {N}ature},
  volume = {6},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 22960 [10 p.]},
  ISSN = {2045-2322},
  year = {2016},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066671},
}