Magot M. auteur aut IRD Ollivier Bernard auteur aut IRD Patel B.K.C. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access Although the importance of bacterial activities in oil reservoirs was recognized a long time ago, our knowledge of the nature and diversity of bacteria growing in these ecosystems is still poor, and their metabolic activities in situ largely ignored. This paper reviews our current knowledge about these bacteria and emphasises the importance of the petrochemical and geochemical characteristics in understanding their presence in such environments. (Résumé d'auteur) specialized PETROLE RESERVOIR PROPRIETE PHYSICOCHIMIQUE MICROBIOLOGIE PHYLOGENIE TAXONOMIE ANAEROBIOSE BACTERIE MESOPHILE BACTERIE THERMOPHILE FERMENTATION SULFATOREDUCTION METHANOGENESE 084FERMEN02 77 103-116 2000 0003-6072 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010021584 10.1023/A:1002434330514 0003-6072 [F B010021584] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010021584 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/pleins_textes_7/b_fdi_55-56/010021584.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2000-06-01 2018-07-10 fdi:010021584 fre