Identification of hot environments using biomarkers from cold-shock proteins of thermophilic and hyperthermophilic microorganisms
US11649478B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 9, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2570/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for identifying in situ presence of a hydrocarbon reservoir or of a pipeline leakage is disclosed. The method can include obtaining a sample from an area of interest, such as a sediment sample or water column sample near a hydrocarbon seep or near an offshore pipeline; analyzing the sample to detect nucleic acid, protein or metabolite signatures that are indicative of cold-shock response; identifying the relative abundance of the cold-shock signatures present in the sample in comparison to the surrounding environment.
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