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-## A Curated Database of Anaerobic Hydrocarbon Degradation Genes (AnHyDeg)
+## A Curated Database of **An**aerobic **Hy**drocarbon **Deg**radation Genes (AnHyDeg)
 
 ### _Amy V. Callaghan<sup>*</sup> and Boris Wawrik_
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