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

Kathryn Howe, Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, FL, United States, Cayla Dean, NOAA/NOS/CO-OPS, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States, John Kluge, Nova Southeastern University, Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, Dania Beach, United States, Alexander Soloviev, Nova Southeastern Univ, Dania Beach, United States, Aurelien Tartar, Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, United States, Mahmood Shivji, London, United Kingdom, Susanne Lehner, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Remote Sensing Technology Institute, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, William Allan Perrie, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, Canada and Brian K Haus, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, Miami, FL, United States