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> Extremophile microorganisms from Mexican oil reservoirs for MEOR. > Coreflood assays at reservoir conditions for recovery of heavy oil. > Metabolites production under extreme environment. > Evaluation of the mechanisms involved in MEOR process for heavy oils. > Bioconversion of heavy hydrocarbon fractions to lighter fractions in MEOR process.

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