Table 1 Summary of datasets used in the study. (For additional details, refer to Supplementary Data TableĀ S1).

From: Bioinformatic Approaches Including Predictive Metagenomic Profiling Reveal Characteristics of Bacterial Response to Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination in Diverse Environments

Biome Type

ID

Sequencing Platform

Location

Depth of sample collection (cm below surface)

Source material for sequencing

Predominant contaminant/hydrocarbon

Reference

Urban

I1-I4

454 GS Junior

Assam, India

0–10 and 20–30

In situ soil

Crude oil

This study

Arctic

A1-A12

Ion Torrent PGM

USA, Canada, Norway, Russia, and Greenland

0–15

Treated microcosm sediment

Diesel oil

Bell et al.84

Urban

C1-C9

Illumina Miseq

Changqing and Daqing, China

2–10

In situ soil

Crude oil

Sun et al.85

Mangrove

M1-M3

454 GS FLX

Restinga da Marambaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

0–20

Treated microcosm sediment

Crude oil

dos Santos et al.53

Marine sediment

DWH1-DWH7

Illumina

Gulf of Mexico

0–1#

In situ soil

Crude oil

Mason et al.54

Taiga

Tu1-Tu4

454 GS FLX

Walagan, Walagan North, Taiyuan, and Jiagedaqi, China

20–30

Treated microcosm sediment

Crude oil

Yang et al.13

Taiga

Tb1-Tb4

454 GS FLX

Walagan, Walagan North, Taiyuan, and Jiagedaqi, China

70–80

Treated microcosm sediment

Crude oil

Yang et al.13

Taiga

Tp1-Tp4

454 GS FLX

Walagan, Walagan North, Taiyuan, and Jiagedaqi, China

140–150

Treated microcosm sediment

Crude oil

Yang et al.13

Arctic

OSC1, OSC3-5, OSC7, OSC9, OSC12

454 GS FLX

Alberta, Canada

2,985–2,990

In situ soil

Oil sands bitumen

An et al.12

Arctic

OSTPu1-OSTPu4

454 GS FLX

Alberta, Canada

100–240

In situ soil

Bitumen and various other hydrocarbons

An et al.12

Arctic

OSTPm2, OSTPm4, OSTPm6

454 GS FLX

Alberta, Canada

610–750

In situ soil

Bitumen and various other hydrocarbons

An et al.12

Arctic

OSTPd1-OSTPd4

454 GS FLX

Alberta, Canada

1220–1370

In situ soil

Bitumen and various other hydrocarbons

An et al.12

  1. #All samples collected at an average of ~1500 metres below sea level, depth given is from theĀ surface of theĀ ocean floor.