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Frates ES, Spietz RL, Silverstein MR, Girguis P, Hatzenpichler R, Marlow JJ. Natural and anthropogenic carbon input affect microbial activity in salt marsh sediment. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1235906. [PMID: 37744927 PMCID: PMC10512730 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1235906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Salt marshes are dynamic, highly productive ecosystems positioned at the interface between terrestrial and marine systems. They are exposed to large quantities of both natural and anthropogenic carbon input, and their diverse sediment-hosted microbial communities play key roles in carbon cycling and remineralization. To better understand the effects of natural and anthropogenic carbon on sediment microbial ecology, several sediment cores were collected from Little Sippewissett Salt Marsh (LSSM) on Cape Cod, MA, USA and incubated with either Spartina alterniflora cordgrass or diesel fuel. Resulting shifts in microbial diversity and activity were assessed via bioorthogonal non-canonical amino acid tagging (BONCAT) combined with fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. Both Spartina and diesel amendments resulted in initial decreases of microbial diversity as well as clear, community-wide shifts in metabolic activity. Multi-stage degradative frameworks shaped by fermentation were inferred based on anabolically active lineages. In particular, the metabolically versatile Marinifilaceae were prominent under both treatments, as were the sulfate-reducing Desulfovibrionaceae, which may be attributable to their ability to utilize diverse forms of carbon under nutrient limited conditions. By identifying lineages most directly involved in the early stages of carbon processing, we offer potential targets for indicator species to assess ecosystem health and highlight key players for selective promotion of bioremediation or carbon sequestration pathways.
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- Erin S. Frates
- Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
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- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
- Thermal Biology Institute, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
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Diaz-Mateus MA, Salgar-Chaparro SJ, Machuca LL, Farhat H. Effect of deposit chemistry on microbial community structure and activity: Implications for under-deposit microbial corrosion. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1089649. [PMID: 36846765 PMCID: PMC9947782 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1089649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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Introduction The deposition of solid particles carried by production fluids from oil and gas companies in horizontal surfaces of different assets has shown to cause severe localised corrosion. Sand, one of the most common deposits in the energy sector pipelines, is frequently mixed with crude, oil, asphaltenes, corrosion inhibitors, and other organic compounds. For this reason, they might favour the metabolic activity of native microbial communities. This study aimed to determine the impact of sand-deposit chemical composition on the microbial community structure and functional attributes of a multispecies consortium recovered from an oilfield and the resulting risk of under-deposit microbial corrosion of carbon steel. Methods Sand deposits recovered from an oil pipeline were used in their raw form and compared against the same deposits exposed to heat treatment to remove organic compounds. A four-week immersion test in a bioreactor filled with synthetic produced water and a two-centimeter layer of sand was set up to assess corrosion and microbial community changes. Results The raw untreated deposit from the field containing hydrocarbons and treatment chemicals resulted in a more diverse microbial community than its treated counterpart. Moreover, biofilms developed in the raw sand deposit exhibited higher metabolic rates, with functional profile analysis indicating a predominance of genes associated with xenobiotics degradation. Uniform and localized corrosion were more severe in the raw sand deposit compared to the treated sand. Discussion The complex chemical composition of the untreated sand might have represented an additional source of energy and nutrients to the microbial consortium, favoring the development of different microbial genera and species. The higher corrosion rate obtained under the untreated sand suggests that MIC occurred due to syntrophic relationships between sulphate reducers or thiosulphate reducers and fermenters identified in the consortium.
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- Maria A. Diaz-Mateus
- Curtin Corrosion Centre, WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy, and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia
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- Curtin Corrosion Centre, WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy, and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia,*Correspondence: Silvia J. Salgar-Chaparro, ✉
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- WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy, and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia
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- Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Doha, Qatar
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Wikström J, Bonaglia S, Rämö R, Renman G, Walve J, Hedberg J, Gunnarsson JS. Sediment Remediation with New Composite Sorbent Amendments to Sequester Phosphorus, Organic Contaminants, and Metals. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:11937-11947. [PMID: 34435488 PMCID: PMC8427744 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c02308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This study tested two sediment amendments with active sorbents: injection of aluminum (Al) into sediments and thin-layer capping with Polonite (calcium-silicate), with and without the addition of activated carbon (AC), for their simultaneous sequestration of sediment phosphorus (P), hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs), and metals. Sediment cores were collected from a eutrophic and polluted brackish water bay in Sweden and incubated in the laboratory to measure sediment-to-water contaminant release and effects on biogeochemical processes. We used diffusive gradients in thin-film passive samplers for metals and semi-permeable membrane devices for the HOC polychlorinated biphenyls and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Al injection into anoxic sediments completely stopped the release of P and reduced the release of cadmium (Cd, -97%) and zinc (Zn, -95%) but increased the sediment fluxes of PAH (+49%), compared to the untreated sediment. Polonite mixed with AC reduced the release of P (-70%), Cd (-67%), and Zn (-89%) but increased methane (CH4) release. Adding AC to the Al or Polonite reduced the release of HOCs by 40% in both treatments. These results not only demonstrate the potential of innovative remediation techniques using composite sorbent amendments but also highlight the need to assess possible ecological side effects on, for example, sedimentary microbial processes.
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- Johan Wikström
- Department
of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP), Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department
of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP), Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department
of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP), Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department
of Sustainable Development, Environmental Sciences and Technology,
Division of Water and Environmental Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department
of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP), Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department
of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP), Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department
of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP), Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Wang J, Zhang S, He C, She Z, Pan X, Li Y, Shao R, Shi Q, Yue Z. Source identification and component characterization of dissolved organic matter in an acid mine drainage reservoir. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 739:139732. [PMID: 32544673 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the most serious environmental problems and extreme environments on the earth, with high concentrations of sulphate and dissolved metals. A comprehensive description of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in these reservoirs is lacking, and it can play an important role in AMD pollution treatment and ecosystem. Thus, the source, composition and property of DOM in an AMD reservoir in Ma'an shan, China were studied using Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry and three-dimension excitation emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy. The results suggested that the autochthonous algal metabolites significantly contributed to the DOM pool in the AMD reservoir. Bioavailable substances with lower oxidation, unsaturation and aromaticity such as lipids and carbohydrates were lacking in the AMD reservoir especially in the deeper layers. In addition, the proportion of sulfur compounds was significantly higher than that in other waters, suggesting the potential formation of organic matter with sulfur atom in a sulfur-rich environment. These findings underscore that the investigation of DOM in AMD reservoirs may offer references for the AMD treatment with addition of organic matter and broaden the understanding of special carbon cycling in the extreme environment of AMD.
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- Jin Wang
- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China; Key Laboratory of Nanominerals and Pollution Control of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China; Key Laboratory of Nanominerals and Pollution Control of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Changping District, Beijing 102249, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China; Key Laboratory of Nanominerals and Pollution Control of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China; Key Laboratory of Nanominerals and Pollution Control of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Changping District, Beijing 102249, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Changping District, Beijing 102249, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China; Key Laboratory of Nanominerals and Pollution Control of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China.
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Cruz MC, Woo Y, Flemming HC, Wuertz S. Nitrifying niche differentiation in biofilms from full-scale chloraminated drinking water distribution system. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 176:115738. [PMID: 32259683 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Tropical conditions favour the auto-decomposition of monochloramine (MCA) leading to disinfectant decay and free ammonia in drinking water distribution systems (DWDS); thus, they promote the growth of nitrifiers and the development of biofilms on the inner-pipe surface. Biofilms can adversely impact the provision of safe and biologically stable water. Moreover, there is a general lack of understanding of the role of microbial communities in DWDS in regions with warm temperatures and no distinct seasons. Here, we report a survey on biofilms from full-scale monochloraminated DWDS in a highly urbanised metropolis using next generation sequencing tools. The monitoring campaign consisted of sampling biofilms and bulk waters from 21 in-service pipes. We characterized the microbial community with emphasis on nitrifying bacteria and archaea using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and potential nitrification activity. Samples grouped into two clusters, characterized by their low (Cluster LD) and high (Cluster HD) α-diversity. Both clusters harbour microorganisms related to nitrification: i) Nitrosomonas (24.9-68.8%), an ammonia oxidising bacterium (AOB) that dominated Cluster LD, and ii) a co-aggregation of genus Nitrospira (9.8-32.5%), a nitrite oxidising bacterium (NOB), and Thaumarchaeota (1.4-10.9%), chemolithotrophic ammonia oxidising (AOA) archaea that were among the most abundant OTUs in Cluster HD. Activity tests performed with fresh biofilm samples confirmed that these two clusters represent distinctive biofilm niches performing different stages of the nitrification process. Cluster LD correlated with a high concentration of MCA, which caused dysbiosis and resulted in high unevenness of the cluster. In cluster HD, with more biomass, chemical reactions involving nitrite increased the MCA demand, releasing ammonia and allowing more nitrifiers to grow, like AOA and NOB. From this study, we conclude that an MCA residual gradient along the DWDS drives and shapes the microbial community assembly and should be considered when designing effective disinfection strategies.
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- Mercedes Cecilia Cruz
- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), 60 Nanyang Drive, Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), 60 Nanyang Drive, Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), 60 Nanyang Drive, Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), 60 Nanyang Drive, Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 50 Nanyang Ave, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore.
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Propionate Converting Anaerobic Microbial Communities Enriched from Distinct Biogeochemical Zones of Aarhus Bay, Denmark under Sulfidogenic and Methanogenic Conditions. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8030394. [PMID: 32168975 PMCID: PMC7143418 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8030394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The relationship between predominant physiological types of prokaryotes in marine sediments and propionate degradation through sulfate reduction, fermentation, and methanogenesis was studied in marine sediments. Propionate conversion was assessed in slurries containing sediment from three different biogeochemical zones of Aarhus Bay, Denmark. Sediment slurries were amended with 0, 3, or 20 mM sulfate and incubated at 25 °C and 10 °C for 514-571 days. Methanogenesis in the sulfate zone and sulfate reduction in the methane zone slurries was observed. Both processes occurred simultaneously in enrichments originating from samples along the whole sediment. Bacterial community analysis revealed the dominance of Desulfobacteraceae and Desulfobulbaceae members in sulfate-amended slurries incubated at 25°C and 10°C. Cryptanaerobacter belonging to the Peptococcaceae family dominated sulfate-free methanogenic slurries at 25°C, whereas bacteria related to Desulfobacteraceae were dominant at 10°C. Archaeal community analysis revealed the prevalence of different genera belonging to Methanomicrobiales in slurries incubated at different temperatures and amended with different sulfate concentrations. Methanosarcinaceae were only detected in the absence of sulfate. In summary, Aarhus Bay sediment zones contain sulfate reducers, syntrophs, and methanogens interacting with each other in the conversion of propionate. Our results indicate that in Aarhus Bay sediments, Cryptanaerobacter degraded propionate in syntrophic association with methanogens.
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Bachochin MJ, Venegas JC, Singh G, Zhang L, Barber RD. Characterization of a butyrate kinase from Desulfovibrio vulgaris str. Hildenborough. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2020; 367:5804727. [PMID: 32166312 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnaa047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Short and branched chain fatty acid kinases participate in both bacterial anabolic and catabolic processes, including fermentation, through the reversible, ATP-dependent synthesis of acyl phosphates. This study reports biochemical properties of a predicted butyrate kinase from Desulfovibrio vulgaris str. Hildenborough (DvBuk) expressed heterologously and purified from Escherichia coli. Gel filtration chromatography indicates purified DvBuk is active as a dimer. The optimum temperature and pH for DvBuk activity is 44°C and 7.5, respectively. The enzyme displays enhanced thermal stability in the presence of substrates as observed for similar enzymes. Measurement of kcat and KM for various substrates reveals DvBuk exhibits the highest catalytic efficiencies for butyrate, valerate and isobutyrate. In particular, these measurements reveal this enzyme's apparent high affinity for C4 fatty acids relative to other butyrate kinases. These results have implications on structure and function relationships within the ASKHA superfamily of phosphotransferases, particularly regarding the acyl binding pocket, as well as potential physiological roles for this enzyme in Desulfovibrio vulgaris str. Hildenborough.
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- Maxwell J Bachochin
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Room 355 Greenquist Hall; 900 Wood Rd., Kenosha, WI 53141-2000, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Room 355 Greenquist Hall; 900 Wood Rd., Kenosha, WI 53141-2000, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Room 355 Greenquist Hall; 900 Wood Rd., Kenosha, WI 53141-2000, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Room 355 Greenquist Hall; 900 Wood Rd., Kenosha, WI 53141-2000, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Room 355 Greenquist Hall; 900 Wood Rd., Kenosha, WI 53141-2000, USA
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Wang R, Xu S, Jiang C, Zhang Y, Bai N, Zhuang G, Bai Z, Zhuang X. Impacts of Human Activities on the Composition and Abundance of Sulfate-Reducing and Sulfur-Oxidizing Microorganisms in Polluted River Sediments. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:231. [PMID: 30809217 PMCID: PMC6379298 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Water system degradation has a severe impact on daily life, especially in developing countries. However, microbial changes associated with this degradation, especially changes in microbes related to sulfur (S) cycling, are poorly understood. In this study, the abundance, structure, and diversity of sulfate-reducing microorganisms (SRM) and sulfur-oxidizing microorganisms (SOM) in the sediments from the Ziya River Basin, which is polluted by various human interventions (urban and agricultural activities), were investigated. Quantitative real-time PCR showed that the S cycling-related (SCR) genes (dsrB and soxB) were significantly elevated, reaching 2.60 × 107 and 1.81 × 108 copies per gram of dry sediment, respectively, in the region polluted by human urban activities (RU), and the ratio of dsrB to soxB abundance was significantly elevated in the region polluted by human agricultural activities (RA) compared with those in the protected wildlife reserve (RP), indicating that the mechanisms underlying water system degradation differ between RU and RA. Based on a 16S rRNA gene analysis, human interventions had substantial effects on microbial communities, particularly for microbes involved in S cycling. Some SCR genera (i.e., Desulfatiglans and Geothermobacter) were enriched in the sediments from both RA and RU, while others (i.e., Desulfofustis and Desulfonatronobacter) were only enriched in the sediments from RA. A redundancy analysis indicated that NH4+-N and total organic carbon significantly influenced the abundance of SRM and SOM, and sulfate significantly influenced only the abundance of SRM. A network analysis showed high correlation between SCR microorganisms and other microbial groups for both RU and RA, including those involved in carbon and metal cycling. These findings indicated the different effects of different human interventions on the microbial community composition and water quality degradation.
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- Rui Wang
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,School of Safety and Environmental Engineering, Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Fukui M, Takii S. Microdistribution of sulfate-reducing bacteria in sediments of a hypertrophic lake and their response to the addition of organic matter. Ecol Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02347783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Manabu Fukui
- National Institute for Resources and Environment; AIST, MITI; Onogawa 16-3 Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 Japan
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- ; Department of Biology, Faculty of Science; Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-Ohsawa; Hachiohji, Tokyo 192-03 Japan
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Qiao JT, Li XM, Hu M, Li FB, Young LY, Sun WM, Huang W, Cui JH. Transcriptional Activity of Arsenic-Reducing Bacteria and Genes Regulated by Lactate and Biochar during Arsenic Transformation in Flooded Paddy Soil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:61-70. [PMID: 29188998 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b03771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Organic substrates and biochar are important in controlling arsenic release from sediments and soils; however, little is known about their impact on arsenic-reducing bacteria and genes during arsenic transformation in flooded paddy soils. In this study, microcosm experiments were established to profile transcriptional activity of As(V)-respiring gene (arrA) and arsenic resistance gene (arsC) as well as the associated bacteria regulated by lactate and/or biochar in anaerobic arsenic-contaminated paddy soils. Chemical analyses revealed that lactate as the organic substrate stimulated microbial reduction of As(V) and Fe(III), which was simultaneously promoted by lactate+biochar, due to biochar's electron shuttle function that facilitates electron transfer from bacteria to As(V)/Fe(III). Sequencing and phylogenetic analyses demonstrated that both arrA closely associated with Geobacter (>60%, number of identical sequences/number of the total sequences) and arsC related to Enterobacteriaceae (>99%) were selected by lactate and lactate+biochar. Compared with the lactate microcosms, transcriptions of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene, Geobacter spp., and Geobacter arrA and arsC genes were increased in the lactate+biochar microcosms, where transcript abundances of Geobacter and Geobacter arrA closely tracked with dissolved As(V) concentrations. Our findings indicated that lactate and biochar in flooded paddy soils can stimulate the active As(V)-respiring bacteria Geobacter species for arsenic reduction and release, which probably increases arsenic bioavailability to rice plants.
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- Jiang-Tao Qiao
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental Science & Technology , Guangzhou 510650, P. R. China
- Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Guangzhou 510640, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental Science & Technology , Guangzhou 510650, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental Science & Technology , Guangzhou 510650, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental Science & Technology , Guangzhou 510650, P. R. China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University , New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental Science & Technology , Guangzhou 510650, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental Science & Technology , Guangzhou 510650, P. R. China
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University , New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental Science & Technology , Guangzhou 510650, P. R. China
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Gentès S, Taupiac J, Colin Y, André JM, Guyoneaud R. Bacterial periphytic communities related to mercury methylation within aquatic plant roots from a temperate freshwater lake (South-Western France). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:19223-19233. [PMID: 28664497 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9597-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Macrophyte floating roots are considered as hotspots for methylmercury (MeHg) production in aquatic ecosystems through microbial activity. Nevertheless, very little is known about periphyton bacterial communities and mercury (Hg) methylators in such ecological niches. The ability to methylate inorganic Hg is broadly distributed among prokaryotes; however, sulfate-reducers have been reported to be the most important MeHg producers in macrophyte floating roots. In the present work, the periphyton bacterial communities colonizing Ludwigia sp. floating roots were investigated through molecular methods. Among the 244 clones investigated, anaerobic microorganisms associated with the sulfur biogeochemical cycle were identified. Notably, members of the sulfur-oxidizing prokaryotes and the anoxygenic, purple non-sulfur bacteria (Rhodobacteraceae, Comamonadaceae, Rhodocyclaceae, Hyphomicrobiaceae) and the sulfate reducers (Desulfobacteraceae, Syntrophobacteraceae, and Desulfobulbaceae) were detected. In addition, 15 sulfate-reducing strains related to the Desulfovibrionaceae family were isolated and their Hg-methylation capacity was tested using a biosensor. The overall results confirmed that Hg methylation is a strain-specific process since the four strains identified as new Hg-methylators were closely related to non-methylating isolates. This study highlights the potential involvement of periphytic bacteria in Hg methylation when favorable environmental conditions are present in such ecological micro-niches.
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- Sophie Gentès
- Equipe Environnement et Microbiologie, UMR IPREM5254 Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Bâtiment IBEAS, BP1153, 64013, Pau Cedex, France.
- Université de Bordeaux, EPOC, UMR CNRS 5805, 33120, Arcachon, France.
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- Equipe Environnement et Microbiologie, UMR IPREM5254 Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Bâtiment IBEAS, BP1153, 64013, Pau Cedex, France
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- Equipe Environnement et Microbiologie, UMR IPREM5254 Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Bâtiment IBEAS, BP1153, 64013, Pau Cedex, France
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- Equipe CIH, IMS UMR 5218, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Cognitique, 109 Avenue Roul, 33400, Talence, France
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- Equipe Environnement et Microbiologie, UMR IPREM5254 Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Bâtiment IBEAS, BP1153, 64013, Pau Cedex, France
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Nixon SL, Walker L, Streets MDT, Eden B, Boothman C, Taylor KG, Lloyd JR. Guar Gum Stimulates Biogenic Sulfide Production at Elevated Pressures: Implications for Shale Gas Extraction. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:679. [PMID: 28469616 PMCID: PMC5395621 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Biogenic sulfide production is a common problem in the oil industry, and can lead to costly hydrocarbon processing and corrosion of extraction infrastructure. The same phenomenon has recently been identified in shale gas extraction by hydraulic fracturing, and organic additives in fracturing fluid have been hypothesized to stimulate this process. Constraining the relative effects of the numerous organic additives on microbial metabolism in situ is, however, extremely challenging. Using a bespoke bioreactor system we sought to assess the potential for guar gum, the most commonly used gelling agent in fracturing fluids, to stimulate biogenic sulfide production by sulfate-reducing microorganisms at elevated pressure. Two pressurized bioreactors were fed with either sulfate-amended freshwater medium, or low-sulfate natural surface water, in addition to guar gum (0.05 w/v%) and an inoculum of sulfate-reducing bacteria for a period of 77 days. Sulfide production was observed in both bioreactors, even when the sulfate concentration was low. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences indicate that heterotrophic bacteria closely associated with the genera Brevundimonas and Acinetobacter became enriched early in the bioreactor experiments, followed by an increase in relative abundance of 16S rRNA genes associated with sulfate-reducing bacteria (Desulfosporosinus and Desulfobacteraceae) at later time points. Results demonstrate that guar gum can stimulate acid- and sulfide-producing microorganisms at elevated pressure, and may have implications for the potential role in microbially induced corrosion during hydraulic fracturing operations. Key differences between experimental and in situ conditions are discussed, as well as additional sources of carbon and energy for biogenic sulfide production during shale gas extraction. Our laboratory approach can be tailored to better simulate deep subsurface conditions in order to probe the role of other fracturing fluid additives and downhole parameters on microbial metabolisms observed in these systems. Such baseline studies will prove essential for effective future development of shale gas worldwide.
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- Sophie L Nixon
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of ManchesterManchester, UK
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- Rawwater Engineering Company LimitedCulcheth, UK
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of ManchesterManchester, UK
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of ManchesterManchester, UK
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of ManchesterManchester, UK
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Balk M, Keuskamp JA, Laanbroek HJ. Potential for Sulfate Reduction in Mangrove Forest Soils: Comparison between Two Dominant Species of the Americas. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1855. [PMID: 27917167 PMCID: PMC5114281 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Avicennia and Rhizophora are globally occurring mangrove genera with different traits that place them in different parts of the intertidal zone. It is generally accepted that the oxidizing capacity of Avicennia roots is larger than that of Rhizophora roots, which initiates more reduced conditions in the soil below the latter genus. We hypothesize that the more reduced conditions beneath Rhizophora stands lead to more active sulfate-reducing microbial communities compared to Avicennia stands. To test this hypothesis, we measured sulfate reduction traits in soil samples collected from neighboring Avicennia germinans and Rhizophora mangle stands at three different locations in southern Florida. The traits measured were sulfate reduction rates (SRR) in flow-through reactors containing undisturbed soil layers in the absence and presence of easily degradable carbon compounds, copy numbers of the dsrB gene, which is specific for sulfate-reducing microorganisms, and numbers of sulfate-reducing cells that are able to grow in liquid medium on a mixture of acetate, propionate and lactate as electron donors. At the tidal locations Port of the Islands and South Hutchinson Islands, steady state SRR, dsrB gene copy numbers and numbers of culturable cells were higher at the A. germinans than at the R. mangle stands, although not significantly for the numbers at Port of the Islands. At the non-tidal location North Hutchinson Island, results are mixed with respect to these sulfate reduction traits. At all locations, the fraction of culturable cells were significantly higher at the R. mangle than at the A. germinans stands. The dynamics of the initial SRR implied a more in situ active sulfate-reducing community at the intertidal R. mangle stands. It was concluded that in agreement with our hypothesis R. mangle stands accommodate a more active sulfate-reducing community than A. germinans stands, but only at the tidal locations. The differences between R. mangle and A. germinans stands were absent at the non-tidal, impounded location.
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- Melike Balk
- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology-Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesWageningen, Netherlands; Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht UniversityUtrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology-Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesWageningen, Netherlands; Ecology and Biodiversity Group, Department of Biology, Utrecht UniversityUtrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology-Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesWageningen, Netherlands; Ecology and Biodiversity Group, Department of Biology, Utrecht UniversityUtrecht, Netherlands
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Kwon MJ, O’Loughlin EJ, Boyanov MI, Brulc JM, Johnston ER, Kemner KM, Antonopoulos DA. Impact of Organic Carbon Electron Donors on Microbial Community Development under Iron- and Sulfate-Reducing Conditions. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0146689. [PMID: 26800443 PMCID: PMC4723079 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Although iron- and sulfate-reducing bacteria in subsurface environments have crucial roles in biogeochemical cycling of C, Fe, and S, how specific electron donors impact the compositional structure and activity of native iron- and/or sulfate-reducing communities is largely unknown. To understand this better, we created bicarbonate-buffered batch systems in duplicate with three different electron donors (acetate, lactate, or glucose) paired with ferrihydrite and sulfate as the electron acceptors and inoculated them with subsurface sediment as the microbial inoculum. Sulfate and ferrihydrite reduction occurred simultaneously and were faster with lactate than with acetate. 16S rRNA-based sequence analysis of the communities over time revealed that Desulfotomaculum was the major driver for sulfate reduction coupled with propionate oxidation in lactate-amended incubations. The reduction of sulfate resulted in sulfide production and subsequent abiotic reduction of ferrihydrite. In contrast, glucose promoted faster reduction of ferrihydrite, but without reduction of sulfate. Interestingly, the glucose-amended incubations led to two different biogeochemical trajectories among replicate bottles that resulted in distinct coloration (white and brown). The two outcomes in geochemical evolution might be due to the stochastic evolution of the microbial communities or subtle differences in the initial composition of the fermenting microbial community and its development via the use of different glucose fermentation pathways available within the community. Synchrotron-based x-ray analysis indicated that siderite and amorphous Fe(II) were formed in the replicate bottles with glucose, while ferrous sulfide and vivianite were formed with lactate or acetate. These data sets reveal that use of different C utilization pathways projects significant changes in microbial community composition over time that uniquely impact both the geochemistry and mineralogy of subsurface environments.
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- Man Jae Kwon
- Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, United States of America
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) – Gangneung Institute, Gangneung, 210–340, S. Korea
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- Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, United States of America
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- Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, United States of America
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- Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, United States of America
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- Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, United States of America
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- Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, United States of America
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- Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, United States of America
- Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, United States of America
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Balk M, Keuskamp JA, Laanbroek HJ. Potential Activity, Size, and Structure of Sulfate-Reducing Microbial Communities in an Exposed, Grazed and a Sheltered, Non-Grazed Mangrove Stand at the Red Sea Coast. Front Microbiol 2016; 6:1478. [PMID: 26733999 PMCID: PMC4686736 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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After oxygen, sulfate is the most important oxidant for the oxidation of organic matter in mangrove forest soils. As sulfate reducers are poor competitors for common electron donors, their relative success depends mostly on the surplus of carbon that is left by aerobic organisms due to oxygen depletion. We therefore hypothesized that sulfate-cycling in mangrove soils is influenced by the size of net primary production, and hence negatively affected by mangrove degradation and exploitation, as well as by carbon-exporting waves. To test this, we compared quantitative and qualitative traits of sulfate-reducing communities in two Saudi-Arabian mangrove stands near Jeddah, where co-occurring differences in camel-grazing pressure and tidal exposure led to a markedly different stand height and hence primary production. Potential sulfate reduction rates measured in anoxic flow-through reactors in the absence and presence of additional carbon sources were significantly higher in the samples from the non-grazed site. Near the surface (0–2 cm depth), numbers of dsrB gene copies and culturable cells also tended to be higher in the non-grazed sites, while these differences were not detected in the sub-surface (4–6 cm depth). It was concluded that sulfate-reducing microbes at the surface were indeed repressed at the low-productive site as could be expected from our hypothesis. At both sites, sulfate reduction rates as well as numbers of the dsrB gene copies and viable cells increased with depth suggesting repression of sulfate reduction near the surface in both irrespective of production level. Additionally, sequence analysis of DNA bands obtained from DGGE gels based on the dsrB gene, showed a clear difference in dominance of sulfate-reducing genera belonging to the Deltaproteobacteria and the Firmicutes between sampling sites and depths.
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- Melike Balk
- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of EcologyWageningen, Netherlands; Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht UniversityUtrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of EcologyWageningen, Netherlands; Ecology and Biodiversity, Department of Biology, Utrecht UniversityUtrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of EcologyWageningen, Netherlands; Ecology and Biodiversity, Department of Biology, Utrecht UniversityUtrecht, Netherlands
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Microbial carbon metabolism associated with electrogenic sulphur oxidation in coastal sediments. ISME JOURNAL 2015; 9:1966-78. [PMID: 25679534 PMCID: PMC4542026 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2015.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2014] [Revised: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Recently, a novel electrogenic type of sulphur oxidation was documented in marine sediments, whereby filamentous cable bacteria (Desulfobulbaceae) are mediating electron transport over cm-scale distances. These cable bacteria are capable of developing an extensive network within days, implying a highly efficient carbon acquisition strategy. Presently, the carbon metabolism of cable bacteria is unknown, and hence we adopted a multidisciplinary approach to study the carbon substrate utilization of both cable bacteria and associated microbial community in sediment incubations. Fluorescence in situ hybridization showed rapid downward growth of cable bacteria, concomitant with high rates of electrogenic sulphur oxidation, as quantified by microelectrode profiling. We studied heterotrophy and autotrophy by following 13C-propionate and -bicarbonate incorporation into bacterial fatty acids. This biomarker analysis showed that propionate uptake was limited to fatty acid signatures typical for the genus Desulfobulbus. The nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry analysis confirmed heterotrophic rather than autotrophic growth of cable bacteria. Still, high bicarbonate uptake was observed in concert with the development of cable bacteria. Clone libraries of 16S complementary DNA showed numerous sequences associated to chemoautotrophic sulphur-oxidizing Epsilon- and Gammaproteobacteria, whereas 13C-bicarbonate biomarker labelling suggested that these sulphur-oxidizing bacteria were active far below the oxygen penetration. A targeted manipulation experiment demonstrated that chemoautotrophic carbon fixation was tightly linked to the heterotrophic activity of the cable bacteria down to cm depth. Overall, the results suggest that electrogenic sulphur oxidation is performed by a microbial consortium, consisting of chemoorganotrophic cable bacteria and chemolithoautotrophic Epsilon- and Gammaproteobacteria. The metabolic linkage between these two groups is presently unknown and needs further study.
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Mohammed RN, Arab S, Xiwu L. Achieving partial nitrification in a novel six basins alternately operating activated sludge process treating domestic wastewater. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-013-0163-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Koizumi Y, Takii S, Nishino M, Nakajima T. Vertical distributions of sulfate-reducing bacteria and methane-producing archaea quantified by oligonucleotide probe hybridization in the profundal sediment of a mesotrophic lake. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2012; 44:101-8. [PMID: 19719655 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-6496(02)00463-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Abstract Vertical distributions of sulfate-reducing bacteria and methane-producing archaea were investigated in the profundal sediment of a freshwater lake using membrane-immobilized small subunit rRNA hybridization with group- and genus-specific oligonucleotide probes. The annual average of the relative abundance of small subunit rRNA hybridized with all probes for sulfate-reducing bacteria to total small subunit rRNA was 2.3% at 0-2 cm and increased with depth up to 22.9% at 8-14 cm where sulfate concentration was less than 10 nmol ml(-1) in interstitial water, suggesting that these bacteria may survive on alternative metabolisms. The signal of probe Dsv687 (the family Desulfovibrionaceae and some Geobacteraceae) was the main factor in this increase. The relative abundance of methane-producing archaea to total small subunit rRNA was highest (7.8%) at 8-14 cm, dominated by the order Methanosarcinales. The metabolic rates measured in the sediments demonstrated that the peaks of sulfate reduction and methane production were separated vertically, and were not linked to their small subunit rRNA distributions. Our data indicate that sulfate-reducing bacteria can coexist with methane-producing archaea from 0 to 20 cm in the freshwater lake sediment.
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- Yoshikazu Koizumi
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Ohsawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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Colin Y, Goñi-Urriza M, Caumette P, Guyoneaud R. Combination of high throughput cultivation and dsrA sequencing for assessment of sulfate-reducing bacteria diversity in sediments. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2012; 83:26-37. [PMID: 22809466 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01452.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2012] [Revised: 07/03/2012] [Accepted: 07/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Improving the knowledge on sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) diversity and ecophysiology will permit a better understanding on their key roles in aquatic ecosystems. Therefore, their diversity was evaluated in estuarine sediments by a polyphasic approach including dsrA gene cloning and sequencing (156 clones) and high-throughput isolations in 384-well microplates (177 strains). Using the related thresholds of 95% (DsrA amino acid sequences) and 97% (16S rRNA gene sequences) for sequence similarity, SRB were grouped into 60 and 22 operational taxonomic units, respectively. Both approaches poorly overlapped and rather complemented each other. The clone library was dominated by sequences related to the Desulfobacteraceae, while only one isolate belonged to this family. Most of the strains were affiliated to the genera Desulfopila and Desulfotalea within the Desulfobulbaceae. Desulfopila-related strains exhibited a high phylogenetic microdiversity and represented numerically significant populations. In contrast, Desulfovibrio isolates were less abundant but displayed a high phylogenetic diversity. Three hundred and eighty-four-well microplate isolations enhanced significantly the number of isolates handled. As a consequence, 15 new taxa sharing less than 98% sequence similarity (16S rRNA gene) with their closest relatives were obtained. This polyphasic approach allowed to obtain a high phylogenetic diversity and thus a better view of sulfate-reducing communities in intertidal sediments.
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- Yannick Colin
- Equipe Environnement et Microbiologie, IPREM UMR CNRS 5254, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, IBEAS, Pau Cedex, France
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Cao J, Zhang G, Mao ZS, Li Y, Fang Z, Yang C. Influence of electron donors on the growth and activity of sulfate-reducing bacteria. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2012.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Development of mass blooms of photosynthetic bacteria on sheltered beaches in Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1017/s0269727000004139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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SynopsisMass blooms of purple sulphur bacteria belonging to the generaThiocapsaandChromatium(> 108viable cells/g dry wt sediment) develop in localised areas at the sand/air interface on a number of sheltered beaches in Scapa Flow each summer. These anaerobic bacteria grow phototrophically using H2S as e−donor and develop in association with other groups of phototrophic and heterotrophic bacteria. Oxygen consumption by the heterotrophs is greater than O2production by the algae and diffusion from the surface and this rapidly leads to anaerobic conditions in the sub-surface sediments (0–10 mm depth). Under these conditions, significant populations of sulphate reducing bacteria develop (circa 105viable cells/g dry wt sediment) and reduce SO2−/4 to S2−during the anaerobic oxidation of low molecular weight organic substrates. Sulphide generated in this process is used as the e−donor in photosynthesis by the purple sulphur bacteria and in turn is re-oxidised to SO2−/4. Sulphate reduction is dependent upon the availability of oxidisable low molecular organic substrates which are produced, as metabolic end-products, during the microbial decomposition of algal detritus. Blooms ofThiocapsaandChromatiumspp. were most pronounced on beaches such as Scapa, Waulkmill and Swanbister, which in localised areas, have high total organic carbon contents (5–12% w/w). The factors regulating the development of these localised mass developments of anaerobic phototrophic bacteria in apparently aerobic environments are discussed.
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Pagani I, Lapidus A, Nolan M, Lucas S, Hammon N, Deshpande S, Cheng JF, Chertkov O, Davenport K, Tapia R, Han C, Goodwin L, Pitluck S, Liolios K, Mavromatis K, Ivanova N, Mikhailova N, Pati A, Chen A, Palaniappan K, Land M, Hauser L, Chang YJ, Jeffries CD, Detter JC, Brambilla E, Kannan KP, Djao ODN, Rohde M, Pukall R, Spring S, Göker M, Sikorski J, Woyke T, Bristow J, Eisen JA, Markowitz V, Hugenholtz P, Kyrpides NC, Klenk HP. Complete genome sequence of Desulfobulbus propionicus type strain (1pr3). Stand Genomic Sci 2011; 4:100-10. [PMID: 21475592 PMCID: PMC3072085 DOI: 10.4056/sigs.1613929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Desulfobulbus propionicus Widdel 1981 is the type species of the genus Desulfobulbus, which belongs to the family Desulfobulbaceae. The species is of interest because of its great implication in the sulfur cycle in aquatic sediments, its large substrate spectrum and a broad versatility in using various fermentation pathways. The species was the first example of a pure culture known to disproportionate elemental sulfur to sulfate and sulfide. This is the first completed genome sequence of a member of the genus Desulfobulbus and the third published genome sequence from a member of the family Desulfobulbaceae. The 3,851,869 bp long genome with its 3,351 protein-coding and 57 RNA genes is a part of the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea project.
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Visscher PT, Prins RA, Gemerden H. Rates of sulfate reduction and thiosulfate consumption in a marine microbial mat. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.1992.tb01763.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Both GJ, Gerards S, Laanbroek HJ. Most Probable Numbers of chemolitho-autotrophic nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in well drained grassland soils: stimulation by high nitrite concentrations. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.1990.tb01695.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Ouattara AS, Jacq VA. Characterization of sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from Senegal ricefields. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.1992.tb01658.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Lovley DR, Klug MJ. Sulfate reducers can outcompete methanogens at freshwater sulfate concentrations. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 45:187-92. [PMID: 16346164 PMCID: PMC242251 DOI: 10.1128/aem.45.1.187-192.1983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Acetate and hydrogen metabolism by sulfate reducers and methanogens in the profundal sediments of an oligotrophic lake were examined. Inhibition of sulfate reduction with molybdate stimulated methane production from both hydrogen and acetate. Molybdate did not stimulate methane production in sediments that were preincubated to deplete the sulfate pool. Sulfate reduction accounted for 30 to 81% of the total of terminal metabolism proceeding through sulfate reduction and methane production in Eckman grab samples of surface sediments. The ability of sulfate reducers to effectively compete with methanogens for acetate was related to the sulfate reducers' lower half-saturation constant for acetate metabolism at in situ sulfate concentrations. Processes other than sulfate reduction and methanogenesis consumed hydrogen at elevated hydrogen partial pressures and prevented a kinetic analysis of hydrogen uptake by sulfate reducers and methanogens. The demonstration that sulfate reducers can successfully compete with methanogens for hydrogen and acetate in sediments at in situ sulfate concentrations of 60 to 105 muM extends the known range of sediment habitats in which sulfate reduction can be a dominant terminal process.
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- D R Lovley
- Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, Michigan 49060, and Department of Microbiology and Public Health, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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Jørgensen BB, Bak F. Pathways and microbiology of thiosulfate transformations and sulfate reduction in a marine sediment (kattegat, denmark). Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 57:847-56. [PMID: 16348450 PMCID: PMC182805 DOI: 10.1128/aem.57.3.847-856.1991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Reductive and oxidative pathways of the sulfur cycle were studied in a marine sediment by parallel radiotracer experiments with SO(4), H(2)S, and S(2)O(3) injected into undisturbed sediment cores. The distributions of viable populations of sulfate- and thiosulfate-reducing bacteria and of thiosulfate-disproportionating bacteria were concurrently determined. Sulfate reduction occurred both in the reducing sediment layers and in oxidized and even oxic surface layers. The population density of sulfate-reducing bacteria was >10 cm in the oxic layer, high enough that it could possibly account for the measured rates of sulfate reduction. The bacterial numbers counted in the reducing sediment layers were 100-fold lower. The dominant sulfate reducers growing on acetate or H(2) were gas-vacuolated motile rods which were previously undescribed. The products of sulfide oxidation, which took place in both oxidized and reduced sediment layers, were 65 to 85% S(2)O(3) and 35 to 15% SO(4). Thiosulfate was concurrently oxidized to sulfate, reduced to sulfide, and disproportionated to sulfate and sulfide. There was a gradual shift from predominance of oxidation toward predominance of reduction with depth in the sediment. Disproportionation was the most important pathway overall. Thiosulfate disproportionation occurred only as cometabolism in the marine acetate-utilizing sulfate-reducing bacteria, which could not conserve energy for growth from this process alone. Oxidative and reductive cycling of sulfur thus occurred in all sediment layers with an intermediate "thiosulfate shunt" as an important mechanism regulating the electron flow.
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- B B Jørgensen
- Department of Ecology and Genetics, University of Aarhus, Ny Munkegade, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Oremland RS, Polcin S. Methanogenesis and sulfate reduction: competitive and noncompetitive substrates in estuarine sediments. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 44:1270-6. [PMID: 16346144 PMCID: PMC242184 DOI: 10.1128/aem.44.6.1270-1276.1982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 279] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Sulfate ions did not inhibit methanogenesis in estuarine sediments supplemented with methanol, trimethylamine, or methionine. However, sulfate greatly retarded methanogenesis when hydrogen or acetate was the substrate. Sulfate reduction was stimulated by acetate, hydrogen, and acetate plus hydrogen, but not by methanol or trimethylamine. These results indicate that sulfate-reducing bacteria will outcompete methanogens for hydrogen, acetate, or both, but will not compete with methanogens for compounds like methanol, trimethylamine, or methionine, thereby allowing methanogenesis and sulfate reduction to operate simultaneously within anoxic, sulfate-containing sediments.
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025
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Winfrey MR, Ward DM. Substrates for sulfate reduction and methane production in intertidal sediments. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 45:193-9. [PMID: 16346165 PMCID: PMC242252 DOI: 10.1128/aem.45.1.193-199.1983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The activity of and potential substrates for methane-producing bacteria and sulfate-reducing bacteria were examined in marsh, estuary, and beach intertidal sediments. Slow rates of methane production were detected in all sediments, although rates of sulfate reduction were 100- to 1,000-fold higher. After sulfate was depleted in sediments, the rates of methane production sharply increased. The addition of methylamine stimulated methanogenesis in the presence of sulfate, and [C]methylamine was rapidly converted to CH(4) and CO(2) in freshly collected marsh sediment. Acetate, hydrogen, or methionine additions did not stimulate methanogenesis. [methyl-C]methionine and [2-C]acetate were converted to CO(2) and not to CH(4) in fresh sediment. No reduction of CO(2) to CH(4) occurred in fresh sediment. Molybdate, an inhibitor of sulfate reduction, inhibited [2-C]acetate metabolism by 98.5%. Fluoracetate, an inhibitor of acetate metabolism, inhibited sulfate reduction by 61%. These results suggest that acetate is a major electron donor for sulfate reduction in marine sediments. In the presence of high concentrations of sulfate, methane may be derived from novel substrates such as methylamine.
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- M R Winfrey
- Department of Microbiology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717
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Isa Z, Grusenmeyer S, Verstraete W. Sulfate reduction relative to methane production in high-rate anaerobic digestion: technical aspects. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 51:572-9. [PMID: 16347018 PMCID: PMC238921 DOI: 10.1128/aem.51.3.572-579.1986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The effect of different substrates and different levels of sulfate and sulfide on methane production relative to sulfate reduction in high-rate anaerobic digestion was evaluated. Reactors could be acclimated so that sulfate up to a concentration of 5 g of sulfate S per liter did not significantly affect methanogenesis. Higher levels gave inhibition because of salt toxicity. Sulfate reduction was optimal at a relatively low level of sulfate, i.e., 0.5 g of sulfate S per liter, but was also not significantly affected by higher levels. Both acetoclastic and hydrogenotrophic methane-producing bacteria adapted to much higher levels of free H(2)S than the values reported in the literature (50% inhibition occurred only at free H(2)S levels of more than 1,000 mg/liter). High levels of free H(2)S affected the sulfate-reducing bacteria only slightly. Formate and acetate supported the sulfate-reducing bacteria very poorly. In the high-rate reactors studied, intensive H(2)S formation occurred only when H(2) gas or an H(2) precursor such as ethanol was supplied.
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- Z Isa
- Laboratory of Microbial Ecology, State University of Ghent, Coupure L 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Smith RL, Klug MJ. Electron donors utilized by sulfate-reducing bacteria in eutrophic lake sediments. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 42:116-21. [PMID: 16345804 PMCID: PMC243972 DOI: 10.1128/aem.42.1.116-121.1981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mineralization rates of C-labeled substrates were determined in the presence and absence of Na(2)MoO(4), an inhibitor of sulfate reduction, in the profundal sediments of a shallow eutrophic lake. Sulfate reduction was inhibited by Na(2)MoO(4) at all concentrations tested (0.2 to 200 mM), whereas methane production was inhibited at Na(2)MoO(4) concentrations greater than 20 mM. Initial mineralization rates of glucose were unaffected by Na(2)MoO(4); however, Na(2)MoO(4) decreased the mineralization rates of lactate (58%), propionate (52%), an amino acid mixture (85%), and acetate (14%). These decreases in the rates of mineralization were attributed to inhibition of sulfate reduction. Hydrogen stimulated the reduction of SO(4) 2.5- to 2.8-fold, demonstrating potential hydrogen oxidation by sulfate-reducing bacteria. These results indicate that sulfate reducers utilize an array of substrates as electron donors and are of potential significance to the in situ mineralization of lactate, propionate, and free amino acids in these sediments.
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- R L Smith
- W. K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, Michigan 49060
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Sowers KR, Baron SF, Ferry JG. Methanosarcina acetivorans sp. nov., an Acetotrophic Methane-Producing Bacterium Isolated from Marine Sediments. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 47:971-8. [PMID: 16346552 PMCID: PMC240030 DOI: 10.1128/aem.47.5.971-978.1984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A new acetotrophic marine methane-producing bacterium that was isolated from the methane-evolving sediments of a marine canyon is described. Exponential phase cultures grown with sodium acetate contained irregularly shaped cocci that aggregated in the early stationary phase and finally differentiated into communal cysts that released individual cocci when ruptured or transferred to fresh medium. The irregularly shaped cocci (1.9 +/- 0.2 mm in diameter) were gram negative and occurred singly or in pairs. Cells were nonmotile, but possessed a single fimbria-like structure. Micrographs of thin sections showed a monolayered cell wall approximately 10 nm thick that consisted of protein subunits. The cells in aggregates were separated by visible septation. The communal cysts contained several single cocci encased in a common envelope. An amorphous form of the communal cyst that had incomplete septation and internal membrane-like vesicles was also present in late exponential phase cultures. Sodium acetate, methanol, methylamine, dimethylamine, and trimethylamine were substrates for growth and methanogenesis; H(2)-CO(2) (80:20) and sodium formate were not. The optimal growth temperature was 35 to 40 degrees C. The optimal pH range was 6.5 to 7.0. Both NaCl and Mg were required for growth, with maximum growth rates at 0.2 M NaCl and 0.05 M MgSO(4). The DNA base composition was 41 +/- 1% guanine plus cytosine. Methanosarcina acetivorans is the proposed species. C2A is the type strain (DSM 2834, ATCC 35395).
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- K R Sowers
- Department of Anaerobic Microbiology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
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Laanbroek HJ, Geerligs HJ, Sijtsma L, Veldkamp H. Competition for sulfate and ethanol among desulfobacter, desulfobulbus, and desulfovibrio species isolated from intertidal sediments. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 47:329-34. [PMID: 16346474 PMCID: PMC239669 DOI: 10.1128/aem.47.2.329-334.1984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Competition for sulfate and ethanol among Desulfobacter, Desulfobulbus, and Desulfovibrio species isolated from estuarine sediments was studied in energy-limited chemostats. Desulfovibrio baculatus was the most successful competitor for limiting amounts of sulfate and ethanol, followed by Desulfobulbus propionicus. The success of Desulfovibrio baculatus was dependent on the availability of sufficient iron. Of the three species studied, Desulfobacter postgatei was the least successful competitor for limiting amounts of sulfate. Although stimulating the growth of Desulfobacter postgatei, addition of Ca-saturated illite particles to culture media did not affect the outcome of competition for sulfate. Thus, under sulfate limitation acetate accumulated. This phenomenon was briefly discussed in relation to the flow of electrons during anaerobic mineralization in marine and estuarine sulfate-limited sediments.
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- H J Laanbroek
- Laboratory of Microbiology, University of Groningen, 9751 NN Haren, The Netherlands
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Sowers KR, Ferry JG. Isolation and Characterization of a Methylotrophic Marine Methanogen, Methanococcoides methylutens gen. nov., sp. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 45:684-90. [PMID: 16346215 PMCID: PMC242344 DOI: 10.1128/aem.45.2.684-690.1983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A new genus of marine methanogenic bacteria is described that utilizes trimethylamine, diethylamine, monomethylamine, and methanol as substrates for growth and methanogenesis. Methane was not produced from H(2)-CO(2), sodium formate, or sodium acetate. Growth on trimethylamine was stimulated by yeast extract, Trypticase (BBL Microbiology Systems, Cockeysville, Md.), rumen fluid, or B vitamins. The optimal growth temperature was 30 to 35 degrees C. The maximum growth rate was between pH 7.0 and 7.5. Na (0.4 M) and MgSO(4) (0.05 M) were required for maximum growth. Colonies of the type strain, TMA-10, were yellow, circular, and convex with entire edges. Cells were nonmotile, nonsporeforming, irregular cocci 1 mum in diameter which stained gram negative and occurred singly or in pairs. Micrographs of thin sections revealed a monolayered cell wall approximately 10-nm thick which consisted of protein. Cells were lysed in 0.01% sodium dodecyl sulfate or 0.001% Triton X-100. The DNA base composition was 42 mol% guanine plus cytosine. Methanococcoides is the proposed genus and Methanococcoides methylutens is the type species. TMA-10 is the type strain (ATCC 33938).
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- K R Sowers
- Department of Anaerobic Microbiology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
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Miletto M, Loeb R, Antheunisse AM, Bodelier PLE, Laanbroek HJ. Response of the sulfate-reducing community to the re-establishment of estuarine conditions in two contrasting soils: a mesocosm approach. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2010; 59:109-120. [PMID: 19953240 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-009-9614-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2009] [Accepted: 10/25/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We studied the response of the sulfate-reducing prokaryote (SRP) communities to the experimental variation of salinity and tide in an outdoor mesocosm setup. Intact soil monoliths were collected at two areas of the Haringvliet lagoon (The Netherlands): one sampling location consisted of agricultural grassland, drained and fertilized for at least the last century; the other of a freshwater marshland with more recent sea influence. Two factors, i.e., "salinity" (freshwater/oligohaline) and "tide" (nontidal/tidal), were tested in a full-factorial design. Soil samples were collected after 5 months (June-October). Dissimilatory (bi)sulfite reductase beta subunit-based denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (dsrB-DGGE) analysis revealed that the SRP community composition in the agricultural grassland and in the freshwater marshland was represented mainly by microorganisms related to the Desulfobulbaceae and the Desulfobacteraceae, respectively. Desulfovibrio-related dsrB were detected only in the tidal treatments; Desulfomonile-related dsrB occurrence was related to the presence of oligohaline conditions. Treatments did have an effect on the overall SRP community composition of both soils, but not on the sulfate depletion rates in sulfate-amended anoxic slurry incubations. However, initiation of sulfate reduction upon sulfate addition was clearly different between the two soils.
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- Marzia Miletto
- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), AC Nieuwesluis, The Netherlands.
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Zhao YG, Wang AJ, Ren NQ. Effect of sulfate absence and nitrate addition on bacterial community in a sulfidogenic bioreactor. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2009; 172:1491-1497. [PMID: 19735978 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2009] [Revised: 07/31/2009] [Accepted: 08/05/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The characteristics and behavior of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), methane-producing bacteria (MPB) and denitrifying bacteria (DB) were investigated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based methods under the transitory sulfate absence or nitrate addition conditions in a sulfidogenic continuously stirred tank reactor. The bioreactor started-up feeding with 4000 mg l(-1) COD (lactate) and 2000 mg l(-1) sulfate (SO(4)(2-)). The sulfate removal efficiency reached 3.84 g l(-1)d(-1) when the activated sludge formed a stable bacterial community comprising of some members of genera Desulfobulbus, Desulfovibrio, Clostridium and Pseudomonas after 20 days' operation. And about 79% of reduced sulfate captured electrons from the oxidization of propionate. Sulfate absence influenced little on quantity and population structure of SRB and DB, while much on MPB and metabolic typing. And the acetate (up to 86% (w/w) of total end-products) in end-product profiles was replaced by the propionate (75% (w/w)). The addition of nitrate to sulfidogenic system suppressed the sulfidogenesis mainly by capturing the electron flow. These results suggested that sulfate absence or nitrate addition would not inhibit SRB permanently in a stable sulfidogenic community.
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- Yang-Guo Zhao
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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Copeland A, Spring S, Göker M, Schneider S, Lapidus A, Del Rio TG, Tice H, Cheng JF, Chen F, Nolan M, Bruce D, Goodwin L, Pitluck S, Ivanova N, Mavrommatis K, Ovchinnikova G, Pati A, Chen A, Palaniappan K, Land M, Hauser L, Chang YJ, Jeffries CC, Meincke L, Sims D, Brettin T, Detter JC, Han C, Chain P, Bristow J, Eisen JA, Markowitz V, Hugenholtz P, Kyrpides NC, Klenk HP, Lucas S. Complete genome sequence of Desulfomicrobium baculatum type strain (X). Stand Genomic Sci 2009; 1:29-37. [PMID: 21304634 PMCID: PMC3035215 DOI: 10.4056/sigs.13134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Desulfomicrobium baculatum is the type species of the genus Desulfomicrobium, which is the type genus of the family Desulfomicrobiaceae. It is of phylogenetic interest because of the isolated location of the family Desulfomicrobiaceae within the order Desulfovibrionales. D. baculatum strain X(T) is a Gram-negative, motile, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from water-saturated manganese carbonate ore. It is strictly anaerobic and does not require NaCl for growth, although NaCl concentrations up to 6% (w/v) are tolerated. The metabolism is respiratory or fermentative. In the presence of sulfate, pyruvate and lactate are incompletely oxidized to acetate and CO(2). Here we describe the features of this organism, together with the complete genome sequence and annotation. This is the first completed genome sequence of a member of the deltaproteobacterial family Desulfomicrobiaceae, and this 3,942,657 bp long single replicon genome with its 3494 protein-coding and 72 RNA genes is part of the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea project.
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Zhao Y, Ren N, Wang A. Contributions of fermentative acidogenic bacteria and sulfate-reducing bacteria to lactate degradation and sulfate reduction. CHEMOSPHERE 2008; 72:233-242. [PMID: 18331751 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.01.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2007] [Revised: 01/20/2008] [Accepted: 01/22/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The roles of fermentative acidogenic bacteria and sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) in lactate degradation and sulfate reduction in a sulfidogenic bioreactor were investigated by traditional chemical monitoring and culture-independent methods. A continuously stirred tank reactor fed with synthetic wastewater containing lactate and SO(2-)(4) at 35 degrees C, 10h of hydraulic retention time was used. The results showed that sulfate removal efficiency reached 99%, and sulfide and acetate were the main end products after 20 d of operation. 16S rRNA gene based clone libraries and single-strand conformation polymorphism profiles demonstrated that the proportion of SRB increased from 16% to 95%, and that Desulfobulbus spp., Desulfovibrio spp., Pseudomonas spp. and Clostridium spp. formed a stable, dominant community structure. The decreasing COD/SO(2-)(4) ratio had little effect on the community pattern except that Pseudomonas spp. and Desulfobulbus spp. increased slightly. The addition of molybdate to the influent significantly changed the microbial community, sulfate removal efficiency and the pattern of end products. Clostridium spp., Bacteroides spp. and Ruminococcus spp. became the dominant community members. The main end products switched from acetate to ethanol and then to propionate with the oxidation-reduction potentials increasing from -420 to -290 mV. A lactate degradation pathway was deduced: lactate served as the electronic donor for Desulfovibrio spp., or was fermented by Clostridium spp. and Bacteroides spp. to produce propionate or ethanol, which were subsequently utilized by Desulfobulbus spp. and Desulfovibrio spp. The acidotrophic SRB oxidized part of the acetate finally.
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- Yangguo Zhao
- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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Hawkins RJ, Purdy KJ. Genotypic distribution of an indigenous model microorganism along an estuarine gradient. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2007; 62:187-94. [PMID: 17850329 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00376.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Using the genus Desulfobulbus as an indigenous model, microbial distribution along an estuarine gradient was investigated. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis indicated a sequential change in Desulfobulbus genotypes along the estuary with marine, brackish and freshwater genotypes detected. This differential distribution was significantly correlated with porewater concentrations of chloride, sulphate and nitrate. Temporal analysis indicated that there was a shift in the whole Desulfobulbus community towards to marine end of the estuary by the end of the winter compared with the late summer. This distribution pattern is similar to those seen with other estuarine organisms and, given the correlation with chloride and sulphate, is indicative of classic niche separation within this genus driven by gross environmental factors such as salinity. These results will help in developing a truly ecological description of microbial biodiversity.
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- Robert J Hawkins
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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Kerin EJ, Gilmour CC, Roden E, Suzuki MT, Coates JD, Mason RP. Mercury methylation by dissimilatory iron-reducing bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:7919-21. [PMID: 17056699 PMCID: PMC1694241 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01602-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 270] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Hg-methylating ability of dissimilatory iron-reducing bacteria in the genera Geobacter, Desulfuromonas, and Shewanella was examined. All of the Geobacter and Desulfuromonas strains tested methylated mercury while reducing Fe(III), nitrate, or fumarate. In contrast, none of the Shewanella strains produced methylmercury at higher levels than abiotic controls under similar culture conditions. Geobacter and Desulfuromonas are closely related to known Hg-methylating sulfate-reducing bacteria within the Deltaproteobacteria.
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- E J Kerin
- University of Maryland, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, MD, USA
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Gößner AS, Küsel K, Schulz D, Trenz S, Acker G, Lovell CR, Drake HL. Trophic interaction of the aerotolerant anaerobe Clostridium intestinale and the acetogen Sporomusa rhizae sp. nov. isolated from roots of the black needlerush Juncus roemerianus. Microbiology (Reading) 2006; 152:1209-1219. [PMID: 16549683 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.28725-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Acetogens were enumerated from root homogenates of the black needlerushJuncus roemerianusobtained from a nearly pristine salt marsh. An isolated colony, ST1, yielded acetogenic activity and was initially thought to be a pure culture; however, ST1 was subsequently found to be composed of an aerotolerant fermentative anaerobe (RC) and an acetogen (RST) (Tindicates type strain). The two spore-forming mesophiles were separated by selective cultivation under conditions favouring the growth of either RC or RST. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of RC was 99 % similar to that ofClostridium intestinale, indicating that RC was a new isolate of this clostridial species. The rRNA gene sequence most similar to that of RSTwas only 96 % similar to that of RSTand was from a species of the acetogenic genusSporomusa, indicating that RSTwas a new sporomusal species; the nameSporomusa rhizaesp. nov. is proposed. RC grew at the expense of saccharides. H2-forming butyrate fermentation was the primary catabolism utilized by RC under anoxic conditions, while homolactate fermentation was the primary catabolism under oxic conditions. RC consumed O2and tolerated 20 % O2in the headspace of shaken broth cultures. In contrast, RSTwas acetogenic, utilized H2, lactate and formate, did not utilize saccharides, and could not tolerate high concentrations of O2. RSTgrew by trophic interaction with RC on saccharides via the uptake of H2, and, to a lesser extent, lactate and formate produced by RC. Co-cultures of the two organisms yielded high amounts of acetate. These results indicate that (i) previously uncharacterized species ofSporomusaare associated withJuncusroots and (ii) trophic links to O2-consuming aerotolerant anaerobes might contribute to thein situactivities and survival strategies of acetogens in salt marsh rhizospheres, a habitat subject to gradients of plant-derived O2.
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MESH Headings
- Acetic Acid/metabolism
- Butyrates/metabolism
- Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Clostridium/classification
- Clostridium/isolation & purification
- Clostridium/metabolism
- DNA, Bacterial/chemistry
- DNA, Bacterial/genetics
- DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry
- DNA, Ribosomal/genetics
- Fermentation
- Formates/metabolism
- Hydrogen/metabolism
- Lactic Acid/metabolism
- Magnoliopsida/microbiology
- Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Oxygen Consumption
- Phylogeny
- Plant Roots/microbiology
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
- Veillonellaceae/classification
- Veillonellaceae/isolation & purification
- Veillonellaceae/metabolism
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- Anita S Gößner
- Department of Ecological Microbiology, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Ecological Microbiology, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Ecological Microbiology, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Ecological Microbiology, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbus, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Ecological Microbiology, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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Visscher PT, Prins RA, Gemerden H. Rates of sulfate reduction and thiosulfate consumption in a marine microbial mat. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb04820.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Sass H, Cypionka H, Babenzien HD. Vertical distribution of sulfate-reducing bacteria at the oxic-anoxic interface in sediments of the oligotrophic Lake Stechlin. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.1997.tb00377.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Trimmer M, Purdy KJ, Nedwell DB. Process measurement and phylogenetic analysis of the sulfate reducing bacterial communities of two contrasting benthic sites in the upper estuary of the Great Ouse, Norfolk, UK. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.1997.tb00450.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Lovell CR, Leaphart AB. Community-level analysis: key genes of CO2-reductive acetogenesis. Methods Enzymol 2005; 397:454-69. [PMID: 16260309 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(05)97028-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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CO2-reductive acetogenic bacteria are ubiquitous in anaerobic habitats and are physiologically and phylogenetically diverse. The latter characteristics have rendered their diversity in natural environments, their distributions, and their ecological function(s) difficult to assess. Recently introduced polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers for specific amplification of the structural gene encoding formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase (FTHFS, EC 6.3.4.3), a key enzyme in the acetyl-CoA pathway of acetogenesis, have facilitated studies of acetogen diversity and ecology. These primers amplify an approximately 1100-bp segment of the FTHFS gene. FTHFS sequences have been recovered from authentic acetogens, from sulfate reducing bacteria, and from a variety of other nonacetogenic bacteria. Phylogenetic analyses segregated these sequences into distinct clusters, only one of which contained sequences from known acetogens. This chapter describes the PCR primers, defines conditions for successful amplification of FTHFS sequences, and details the phylogenetic analysis of the FTHFS sequences. Information on the types of sequences that have been recovered from natural acetogen habitats and how they have been interpreted is also included.
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- Charles R Lovell
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
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Lovell CR. Belowground interactions among salt marsh plants and microorganisms. COASTAL AND ESTUARINE STUDIES 2005. [DOI: 10.1029/ce060p0061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Lipponen MTT, Martikainen PJ, Vasara RE, Servomaa K, Zacheus O, Kontro MH. Occurrence of nitrifiers and diversity of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in developing drinking water biofilms. WATER RESEARCH 2004; 38:4424-4434. [PMID: 15556217 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2003] [Revised: 06/23/2004] [Accepted: 08/11/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We studied the population dynamics of nitrifying bacteria during the development of biofilms up to 233 or 280 days on polyvinylchloride pipes connected to two full-scale drinking water distribution networks supplying processed and chloraminated surface water. The numbers of nitrifiers in biofilms were enumerated at intervals of 10-64 days by the most probable number (MPN) method at waterworks and at several study sites in distribution network areas. The numbers of nitrifiers increased towards the distal sites. The highest detected MPN counts of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) for study areas 1 and 7 were 500 MPN cm(-2) and 1.0 x 10(6) MPN cm(-2), and those of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB) 96 MPN cm(-2) and 2.2 x 10(3) MPN cm(-2), respectively. The diversity of AOB was determined by PCR amplifying, cloning and sequencing the partial ammonia monooxygenase (amoA) gene of selected biofilm samples presenting different biofilm ages. The PCR primers used, A189 and A682, also amplified a fragment of particulate methane monooxygenase (pmoA) gene of methane-oxidizing bacteria. The majority of biofilm clones (24 out of 30 studied) contained Nitrosomonas amoA-like sequences. There were only two pmoA-like sequences of Type I methanotrophs, and four sequences positioned in amoA/pmoA sequence groups of uncultured bacteria. From both study area very similar or even completely identical Nitrosomonas amoA-like sequences were obtained despite of high difference in AOB numbers. The results show that the conditions in newly formed biofilms in drinking water distribution systems favor the growth of Nitrosomonas-type AOB.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mari T T Lipponen
- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, National Public Health Institute, P.O. Box 95, FIN-70701 Kuopio, Finland.
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Leaphart AB, Friez MJ, Lovell CR. Formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase sequences from salt marsh plant roots reveal a diversity of acetogenic bacteria and other bacterial functional groups. Appl Environ Microbiol 2003; 69:693-6. [PMID: 12514064 PMCID: PMC152474 DOI: 10.1128/aem.69.1.693-696.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Sixty-two partial formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase (FTHFS) structural gene sequences were recovered from roots of salt marsh plants, including Spartina alterniflora, Salicornia virginica, and Juncus roemerianus. Only S. alterniflora roots yielded sequences grouping with FTHFS sequences from known acetogens. Most other FTHFS or FTHFS-like sequences grouped with those from sulfate-reducing bacteria. Several sequences that grouped with Sphingomonas paucimobilis ligH were also recovered.
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- A B Leaphart
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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