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The microbial alteration of organic matter. Petroleum can undergo aerobic or anaerobic (e.g., sulfate-reducing or methanogenic) biodegradation during migration or while in the reservoir, or at surface seeps, typically at temeraptures approximately less than 80°C.<ref name=Petersetal_2012>Peters, Kenneth E., David J. Curry, and Marek Kacewicz, 2012, [http://archives.datapages.com/data/specpubs/hedberg4/INTRODUCTION/INTRODUCTION.HTM An overview of basin and petroleum system modeling: Definitions and concepts], ''in'' Peters, Kenneth E., David J. Curry, and Marek Kacewicz, eds., Basin modeling: New horizons in research and applications: [http://store.aapg.org/detail.aspx?id=1106 AAPG Hedberg Series no. 4], p. 1-16.</ref>
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