DNA analysis of surfactant-associated bacteria in the natural slicks observed in the Gulf of Mexico in SAR satellite imagery

Kathryn Howe1, Cayla Dean2, John Kluge1, Alexander Soloviev3, Aurelien Tartar1, Mahmood Shivji4, Susanne Lehner5, William Perrie6 and Brian K Haus7, (1)Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, FL, United States, (2)NOAA/NOS/CO-OPS, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States, (3)Nova Southeastern Univ, Dania Beach, FL, United States, (4)London, United Kingdom, (5)German Aerospace Center (DLR), Remote Sensing Technology Institute, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, (6)Bedford Institute of Oceanography, NS, Canada, (7)University of Miami, RSMAS, Miami, FL, United States