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Heinz Wilkes
Researcher at University of Oldenburg
Publications - 150
Citations - 7200
Heinz Wilkes is an academic researcher from University of Oldenburg. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sulfate-reducing bacteria & Maturity (geology). The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 143 publications receiving 6445 citations. Previous affiliations of Heinz Wilkes include Forschungszentrum Jülich & Max Planck Society.
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Anaerobic oxidation of hydrocarbons in crude oil by new types of sulphate-reducing bacteria
P. Rueter,Ralf Rabus,Heinz Wilkes,F. Aeckersberg,Fred A. Rainey,Holger W. Jannasch,Friedrich Widdel +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a mesophilic sulphate-reducing enrichment culture is shown to oxidize alkylbenzenes in oil. But the authors did not identify the actual electron donors and carbon sources.
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Anaerobic oxidation of short-chain hydrocarbons by marine sulphate-reducing bacteria
Olaf Kniemeyer,Florin Musat,Stefan M. Sievert,Katrin Knittel,Heinz Wilkes,Martin Blumenberg,Walter Michaelis,Arno Classen,Carsten Bolm,Samantha B. Joye,Friedrich Widdel +10 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that diverse SRB are able to thrive in seep areas and gas reservoirs on propane and butane, thus altering the gas composition and contributing to sulphide production.
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Anaerobic Microbial Degradation of Hydrocarbons : from Enzymatic Reactions to the Environment
Ralf Rabus,Matthias Boll,Johann Heider,Rainer U. Meckenstock,Wolfgang Buckel,Oliver Einsle,Ulrich Ermler,Bernard T. Golding,Robert P. Gunsalus,Peter M. H. Kroneck,Martin Krüger,Tillmann Lueders,Berta M. Martins,Florin Musat,Hans H. Richnow,Bernhard Schink,Jana Seifert,Maciej Szaleniec,Tina Treude,G. Matthias Ullmann,Carsten Vogt,Martin von Bergen,Heinz Wilkes +22 more
TL;DR: Investigations funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft on the anaerobic microbial degradation of hydrocarbons ranged from isolation and enrichment of hitherto unknown hydrocarbon-degrading anaerobe microorganisms, discovery of novel reactions, detailed studies of enzyme mechanisms and structures to process-oriented in situ studies.
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Metabolism of dibenzo-p-dioxin by Sphingomonas sp. strain RW1.
TL;DR: Results obtained from determinations of enzyme activities and oxygen consumption suggest meta cleavage of the trihydroxy compounds in dibenzo-p-dioxin-utilizing bacteria.
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Anaerobic Initial Reaction of n-Alkanes in a Denitrifying Bacterium: Evidence for (1-Methylpentyl)succinate as Initial Product and for Involvement of an Organic Radical in n-Hexane Metabolism
Ralf Rabus,Heinz Wilkes,Astrid Behrends,Antje Armstroff,Thomas Fischer,Antonio J. Pierik,Friedrich Widdel +6 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that n-hexane is activated at its second carbon atom by a radical reaction and presumably added to fumarate as a cosubstrate, yielding MPS as the first stable product.