"Petroleum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Naturally occurring complex liquid hydrocarbons which, after distillation, yield combustible fuels, petrochemicals, and lubricants.
| Descriptor ID |
D010578
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.345.630 N06.230.132.258.630
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| Concept/Terms |
Petroleum- Petroleum
- Petroleums
- Crude Oil
- Crude Oils
- Oil, Crude
- Oils, Crude
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Petroleum" by people in Profiles.
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Harriman BH, Zito P, Podgorski DC, Tarr MA, Suflita JM. Impact of Photooxidation and Biodegradation on the Fate of Oil Spilled During the Deepwater Horizon Incident: Advanced Stages of Weathering. Environ Sci Technol. 2017 Jul 05; 51(13):7412-7421.
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Duncan KE, Davidova IA, Nunn HS, Stamps BW, Stevenson BS, Souquet PJ, Suflita JM. Design features of offshore oil production platforms influence their susceptibility to biocorrosion. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2017 Aug; 101(16):6517-6529.
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Wan S, Waters C, Stevens A, Gumidyala A, Jentoft R, Lobban L, Resasco D, Mallinson R, Crossley S. Decoupling HZSM-5 catalyst activity from deactivation during upgrading of pyrolysis oil vapors. ChemSusChem. 2015 Feb; 8(3):552-9.
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Murray KE. State-scale perspective on water use and production associated with oil and gas operations, Oklahoma, U.S. Environ Sci Technol. 2013 May 07; 47(9):4918-25.
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Davidova IA, Duncan KE, Perez-Ibarra BM, Suflita JM. Involvement of thermophilic archaea in the biocorrosion of oil pipelines. Environ Microbiol. 2012 Jul; 14(7):1762-71.
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Maune MW, Tanner RS. Description of Anaerobaculum hydrogeniformans sp. nov., an anaerobe that produces hydrogen from glucose, and emended description of the genus Anaerobaculum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2012 Apr; 62(Pt 4):832-838.
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Stevenson BS, Drilling HS, Lawson PA, Duncan KE, Parisi VA, Suflita JM. Microbial communities in bulk fluids and biofilms of an oil facility have similar composition but different structure. Environ Microbiol. 2011 Apr; 13(4):1078-90.
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Gieg LM, Davidova IA, Duncan KE, Suflita JM. Methanogenesis, sulfate reduction and crude oil biodegradation in hot Alaskan oilfields. Environ Microbiol. 2010 Nov; 12(11):3074-86.
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Parisi VA, Brubaker GR, Zenker MJ, Prince RC, Gieg LM, Da Silva ML, Alvarez PJ, Suflita JM. Field metabolomics and laboratory assessments of anaerobic intrinsic bioremediation of hydrocarbons at a petroleum-contaminated site. Microb Biotechnol. 2009 Mar; 2(2):202-12.
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Youssef N, Elshahed MS, McInerney MJ. Microbial processes in oil fields: culprits, problems, and opportunities. Adv Appl Microbiol. 2009; 66:141-251.