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Tim McElwain

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The damage from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill would have been worse if not for strains of propane-munching bacteria, scientists believe. Studies suggest that propane and natural gas released during the spill sparked a bacterial population boom as the bacteria feasted on the gushing gases. Once the propane and NGLs were depleted, researchers believe, the organisms turned their attention to hydrocarbons such as oil, helping to mitigate the damage done by the disaster. <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/ymnsdojnmkdcmHzgfDadccfCbNhL?format=standard">[u][color=#0000ff]Los Angeles Times[/color][/u]</a><span style="color:#666666"> (9/16) </span><img src="http://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/sm_share.gif" width="34" height="14" alt="Right-click here to download pictures. To help protect your privacy, Outlook prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet." /><img src="http://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width="4" height="4" alt="Right-click here to download pictures. To help protect your privacy, Outlook prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet." /><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/ymnsdojnmkdcmKcofDadccfCgsvJ"><img src="http://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/linkedin.gif" width="14" height="14" alt="Right-click here to download pictures. To help protect your privacy, Outlook prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet.

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