Microbially enhanced Oil Recovery Reviving natural resources, naturally

摘要

Tiny and invisible, bacteria are often maligned as 'bugs' that cause diseases in humans and animals. Little do we know of how wonderfully they help sustain life on earth. As the base of the food chain in many environments, they do the most inane and tedious of jobs-from breaking down dead, organic matter and recycling natural resources to putting that tang in yogurt, and that sour taste in dough bread. And now, scientists at TERI have developed ways of utilizing these bacteria to extract oil from 'sick' or less productive oil wells and putting them back in business.