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  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Soil Science
  • Bioremediation

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  • Oil contamination presents significant environmental challenges, especially in hyper-arid desert ecosystems.
  • Microbial responses and biostimulation effectiveness in desert soils under oil pollution are not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate microbial community dynamics and hydrocarbon degradation potential in desert soils with varying oil contamination histories (1975 and 2014).
  • To evaluate the impact of laboratory-based biostimulation treatments (water, nutrients, biosurfactants) on these soils over 1.5 years.

Main Methods:

  • Collected desert soil samples from southern Israel with historical oil pollution.
  • Conducted laboratory biostimulation experiments with controlled addition of water, nutrients, and biosurfactants.
  • Analyzed microbial community structure (16S rRNA sequencing), hydrocarbon degradation potential (nahAc gene), soil hydrophobicity, and total petroleum hydrocarbons.

Main Results:

  • Biostimulation reduced microbial diversity but enriched hydrocarbon-degrading populations, primarily Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria.
  • The relative abundance of Chloroflexi increased significantly (41%–227%) in biostimulated soils.
  • Distinct hydrocarbon-degrading taxa were identified in untreated versus biostimulated soils, with a positive correlation between soil hydrophobicity, total petroleum hydrocarbons, and the nahAc gene.

Conclusions:

  • Targeted biostimulation effectively accelerates oil biodegradation in hyper-arid desert soils.
  • Biostimulation selectively reshapes microbial communities towards taxa capable of hydrocarbon degradation.
  • This study highlights potential strategies for managing and remediating oil-contaminated desert environments.