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Keshri J, Mankazana BBJ, Kachieng'a L, Momba MNB. Indigenous metal-tolerant mine water bacterial populations under varying metal stresses. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 948:174830. [PMID: 39025154 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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The present study investigated the indigenous metal-tolerant bacterial populations in the mine-water microbiome. Our intention was to assess the effects of the metal concentrations in mine water on the bacterial community of mine waters. The bacterial communities in Vanadium and Gold mine-water samples were exposed to different heavy-metal Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium, Nickel, Mercury and Vanadium at two different concentrations (5 and 25 mM). The 16S rRNA amplicon from mine waters were sequenced using the Illumina's NGS MiSeq platform. Data analysis revealed a high diversity in the bacterial populations associated with the different heavy metals at different concentrations. The taxonomic profiles obtained after the exposure were different in different salts, but mostly dominated by Alphaproteobacteria, Betaproteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria and Firmicutes at variable relative abundance. Principal Component Analysis (PCoA) predicts the clear community shift after exposure with heavy metals salts and emergence of tolerant community depending upon the specific community present in the original mine water.
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- J Keshri
- Department of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Tshwane University of Technology, Arcadia Campus, P/Bag X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
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- Department of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Tshwane University of Technology, Arcadia Campus, P/Bag X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
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- Department of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Tshwane University of Technology, Arcadia Campus, P/Bag X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
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- Department of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Tshwane University of Technology, Arcadia Campus, P/Bag X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
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Wei X, Chen H, Zhu F, Li J. Microbial community structure in an uranium-rich acid mine drainage site: implication for the biogeochemical release of uranium. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1412599. [PMID: 38993490 PMCID: PMC11238263 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1412599] [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: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024] Open
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The generation of acid mine drainage (AMD) characterized by high acidity and elevated levels of toxic metals primarily results from the oxidation and dissolution of sulfide minerals facilitated by microbial catalysis. Although there has been significant research on microbial diversity and community composition in AMD, as well as the relationship between microbes and heavy metals, there remains a gap in understanding the microbial community structure in uranium-enriched AMD sites. In this paper, water samples with varying levels of uranium pollution were collected from an abandoned stone coal mine in Jiangxi Province, China during summer and winter, respectively. Geochemical and high-throughput sequencing analyses were conducted to characterize spatiotemporal variations in bacterial diversity and community composition along pollution groups. The results indicated that uranium was predominantly concentrated in the AMD of new pits with strong acid production capacity, reaching a peak concentration of 9,370 μg/L. This was accompanied by elevated acidity and concentrations of iron and total phosphorus, which were identified as significant drivers shaping the composition of bacterial communities, rather than fluctuations in seasonal conditions. In an extremely polluted environment (pH < 3), bacterial diversity was lowest, with a predominant presence of acidophilic iron-oxidizing bacteria (such as Ferrovum), and a portion of acidophilic heterotrophic bacteria synergistically coexisting. As pollution levels decreased, the microbial community gradually evolved to cohabitation of various pH-neutral heterotrophic species, ultimately reverting back to background level. The pH was the dominant factor determining biogeochemical release of uranium in AMD. Acidophilic and uranium-tolerant bacteria, including Ferrovum, Leptospirillum, Acidiphilium, and Metallibacterium, were identified as playing key roles in this process through mechanisms such as enhancing acid production rate and facilitating organic matter biodegradation.
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- Xinxiang Wei
- School of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
- Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Jiangxi Water Resource Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- School of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- College of Nursing Health Sciences, Yunnan Open University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
- Teachers’ College, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Yang J, Ouyang L, Chen S, Zhang C, Zheng J, He S. Amendments affect the community assembly and co-occurrence network of microorganisms in Cd and Pb tailings of the Eucalyptus camaldulensis rhizosphere. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 930:172365. [PMID: 38641118 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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Mining tailings containing large amounts of Pb and Cd cause severe regional ecosystem pollution. Soil microorganisms play a regulatory role in the restoration of degraded ecosystems. The remediation of heavy metal-contaminated tailings with amendments and economically valuable Eucalyptus camaldulensis is a research hotspot due to its cost-effectiveness and sustainability. However, the succession and co-occurrence patterns of these microbial communities in this context remain unclear. Tailing samples of five kinds of Cd and Pb were collected in E. camaldulensis restoration models. Physicochemical properties, the proportions of different Cd and Pb forms, microbial community structure, and the co-occurrence network of rhizosphere tailings during different restoration process (organic bacterial manure, organic manure, inorganic fertilizer, bacterial agent) were considered. Organic and organic bacterial manures significantly increased pH, cation exchange capacity, and the proportion of residual Pb. Still, there was a significant decrease in the proportion of reducible Pb. The changes in microbial communities were related to physicochemical properties and the types of amendments. Organic and organic bacterium manures decreased the relative abundance of oligotrophic groups and increased the relative abundance of syntrophic groups. Inorganic fertilizers and bacterial agents decreased the relative abundance of saprophytic fungi. B. subtilis would play a better role in the environment improved by organic manure, increasing the relative abundance of beneficial microorganism and reducing the relative abundance of pathogenic microorganism. pH, cation exchange capacity, and the proportion of different forms of Pb were the main factors affecting the bacterial and fungi variation. All four amendments transformed the main critical groups of the microbial network structure from acidophilus and pathogenic microorganisms to beneficial microorganisms. Heavy metal-resistant microorganisms, stress-resistant microorganisms, beneficial microorganisms that promote nutrient cycling, and copiotrophic groups have become critical to building stable rhizosphere microbial communities. The topological properties and stability of the rhizosphere co-occurrence network were also enhanced. Adding organic and organic bacterium manures combined with E. camaldulensis to repair Cd and Pb tailings improved (1) pH and cation exchange capacity, (2) reduced the biological toxicity of Pb, (3) enhanced the stability of microbial networks, and (4) improved ecological network relationships. These positive changes are conducive to the restoration of the ecological functions of tailings.
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- Jiaqi Yang
- Research Institute of Fast-growing Trees, Chinese Academy of Forestry, State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Zhanjiang 524022, China
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- Research Institute of Fast-growing Trees, Chinese Academy of Forestry, State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Zhanjiang 524022, China.
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- Research Institute of Fast-growing Trees, Chinese Academy of Forestry, State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Zhanjiang 524022, China
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- Experimental Forest Farm of Qingyuan County,Qingyuan 323800, China
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- Research Institute of Fast-growing Trees, Chinese Academy of Forestry, State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Zhanjiang 524022, China
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- Research Institute of Fast-growing Trees, Chinese Academy of Forestry, State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Zhanjiang 524022, China
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Pan X, Yue Z, She Z, He X, Wang S, Chuai X, Wang J. Eukaryotic Community Structure and Interspecific Interactions in a Stratified Acidic Pit Lake Water in Anhui Province. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11040979. [PMID: 37110402 PMCID: PMC10142529 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11040979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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The stratified acidic pit lake formed by the confluence of acid mine drainage has a unique ecological niche and is a model system for extreme microbial studies. Eukaryotes are a component of the AMD community, with the main members including microalgae, fungi, and a small number of protozoa. In this study, we analyzed the structural traits and interactions of eukaryotes (primarily fungi and microalgae) in acidic pit lakes subjected to environmental gradients. Based on the findings, microalgae and fungi were found to dominate different water layers. Specifically, Chlorophyta showed dominance in the well-lit aerobic surface layer, whereas Basidiomycota was more abundant in the dark anoxic lower layer. Co-occurrence network analysis showed that reciprocal relationships between fungi and microalgae were prevalent in extremely acidic environments. Highly connected taxa within this network were Chlamydomonadaceae, Sporidiobolaceae, Filobasidiaceae, and unclassified Eukaryotes. Redundancy analysis (RDA) and random forest models revealed that Chlorophyta and Basidiomycota responded strongly to environmental gradients. Further analysis indicated that eukaryotic community structure was mainly determined by nutrient and metal concentrations. This study investigates the potential symbiosis between fungi and microalgae in the acidic pit lake, providing valuable insights for future eukaryotic biodiversity studies on AMD remediation.
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- Xin Pan
- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
- Anhui Engineering Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
- Anhui Engineering Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
- Anhui Engineering Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
- Nanshan Mining Company Ltd., Anhui Maanshan Iron and Steel Mining Resources Group, Maanshan 243000, China
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- Nanshan Mining Company Ltd., Anhui Maanshan Iron and Steel Mining Resources Group, Maanshan 243000, China
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- Nanshan Mining Company Ltd., Anhui Maanshan Iron and Steel Mining Resources Group, Maanshan 243000, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
- Anhui Engineering Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery, Hefei 230009, China
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Bonilla JO, Callegari EA, Paez MD, Gil RA, Villegas LB. Bivalent copper ions presence triggers removal and homeostatic mechanisms in the metal-resistant microorganism Apiotrichum loubieri M12. Res Microbiol 2023; 174:104013. [PMID: 36494018 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2022.104013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Microorganisms, especially those habiting mining environments, are of great importance for the retention of toxic metals in the environment. This work aimed to isolate a copper removing-microorganism from sediments of an Acid Mine Drainage-affected environment and to study the cellular responses trigger by metal presence. Apiotrichum loubieri M12 was able to tolerate and remove Cu(II) from liquid culture media, reaching a 30-35% removal capacity when it was exposed to 40 μg mL-1 Cu(II) after 48 h. Analysis of the biomass exposed to the metal through SEM-EDS showed copper presence on the cell surface and variations in the proportion of other biomass constituent elements. Proteomics revealed that the presence of Cu(II) induces differential expression of intracellular proteins involved in a wide variety of metabolic processes. Interestingly, a specific response to the metal was detected in cell-free supernatants, in which copper binding proteins were identified. A large number of proteins with metal ion binding sites were detected both at intra and extracellular levels. The microorganism responds not only by adjusting intracellular protein expression, but also by adjusting expression of proteins in the extracellular space.
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- José Oscar Bonilla
- Instituto de Química San Luis (INQUISAL), CONICET, Chacabuco 917, 5700 San Luis, Argentina; Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Chacabuco 917, 5700 San Luis, Argentina.
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- Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, USA.
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- Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, USA.
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- Instituto de Química San Luis (INQUISAL), CONICET, Chacabuco 917, 5700 San Luis, Argentina; Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Chacabuco 917, 5700 San Luis, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Química San Luis (INQUISAL), CONICET, Chacabuco 917, 5700 San Luis, Argentina; Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Chacabuco 917, 5700 San Luis, Argentina.
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Brito EMS, Guyoneaud R, Caretta CA, Joseph M, Goñi-Urriza M, Ollivier B, Hirschler-Réa A. Bacterial diversity of an acid mine drainage beside the Xichú River (Mexico) accessed by culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches. Extremophiles 2023; 27:5. [PMID: 36800123 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-023-01291-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Xichú River is a Mexican river located in an environmental preservation area called Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve. Around it, there are tons of abandoned mine residues that represent a serious environmental issue. Sediment samples of Xichú River, visibly contaminated by flows of an acid mine drainage, were collected to study their prokaryotic diversity. The study was based on both cultural and non-cultural approaches. The analysis of total 16S rRNA gene by MiSEQ sequencing allowed to identify 182 Operational Taxonomic Units. The community was dominated by Pseudomonadota, Bacteroidota, "Desulfobacterota" and Acidobacteriota (27, 21, 19 and 16%, respectively). Different culture conditions were used focusing on the isolation of anaerobic bacteria, including sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and arsenate-reducing bacteria (ARB). Finally, 16 strains were isolated. Among them, 12 were phylogenetically identified, with two strains being SRB, belonging to the genus Solidesulfovibrio ("Desulfobacterota"), while ten are ARB belonging to the genera Azospira (Pseudomonadota), Peribacillus (Bacillota), Raineyella and Propionicimonas (Actinomycetota). The isolate representative of Raineyella genus probably corresponds to a new species, which, besides arsenate, also reduces nitrate, nitrite, and fumarate.
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- Elcia Margareth Souza Brito
- Environmental Engineering Department, Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Applied Molecular Biology, DI-CGT, Universidad de Guanajuato, CP 36000, Guanajuato (Gto.), Mexico
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- UMR 5254, Environmental Microbiology Group, E2S-UPPA CNRS, IPREM, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Pau, France
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- Astronomy Department, Universidad de Guanajuato, DCNE-CGT, CP 36023, Guanajuato (Gto.), Mexico.
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- UM 110, CNRS, IRD, Aix Marseille Université, Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie (MIO), Marseille, France
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- UMR 5254, Environmental Microbiology Group, E2S-UPPA CNRS, IPREM, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Pau, France
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- UM 110, CNRS, IRD, Aix Marseille Université, Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie (MIO), Marseille, France
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- UM 110, CNRS, IRD, Aix Marseille Université, Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie (MIO), Marseille, France
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She Z, Pan X, Yue Z, Shi X, Gao Y, Wang S, Chuai X, Wang J. Contrasting prokaryotic and eukaryotic community assembly and species coexistence in acid mine drainage-polluted waters. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 856:158954. [PMID: 36179830 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Acid mine drainage (AMD) is characterized by high acidity and high-concentration metals and sulfate, representing an extreme environment to life as well as environmental challenge worldwide. Microorganisms thriving in AMD habitats have evolved with distinct mechanisms in response to multiple stresses. Compared with microbial prokaryotes, our understanding regarding eukaryotic occurrence and role in AMD habitats remain limited. Here we examined microbial diversity and co-occurrence pattern within all domains of life in five lakes with varying degrees of AMD contamination ranging from extremely acidic to neutral. We demonstrated that AMD pollution reduced both eukaryotic and prokaryotic diversity in the lakes. In lakes with serious AMD pollution, chemoautotrophs including Ferrovum, Acidithiobacillus, and Leptospirillum showed significantly higher abundance, whereas with the macroscopic growths of photosynthetic microalgae (e.g., Coccomyxa and Chlamydomonas), heterotrophic or mixotrophic prokaryotes (e.g., Acidiphilium, Thiomonas, and Alicyclobacillus) increased in less polluted lakes. In the further improved ecosystems, Ochromonas, Rotifer, Ciliophora and other microeukaryotes appeared. Combined with a public dataset focusing on the microbes along an AMD-contaminated stream, we further demonstrated that acidity-dominated environmental selection served as the primary driver of both eukaryotic and prokaryotic community assemblies, and to a greater extent for eukaryotes. Furthermore, specific prokaryotic and eukaryotic taxa (e.g., Proteobacteria and Chlorophyta) exhibited wide taxonomic and functional associations in these AMD-polluted waters. These findings expand our knowledge on the eukaryotic diversity in AMD habitats, and provide insights into the ecological processes underlying microbial communities in response to AMD contamination.
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- Zhixiang She
- Key Laboratory of Nanominerals and Pollution Control of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- 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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- 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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- Nanshan Mining Company Ltd, Anhui Maanshan Iron and Steel Mining Resources Group, Maanshan, Anhui 243000, China
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- Nanshan Mining Company Ltd, Anhui Maanshan Iron and Steel Mining Resources Group, Maanshan, Anhui 243000, China
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- Nanshan Mining Company Ltd, Anhui Maanshan Iron and Steel Mining Resources Group, Maanshan, Anhui 243000, 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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Munyai R, Ogola HJO, Modise DM. Microbial Community Diversity Dynamics in Acid Mine Drainage and Acid Mine Drainage-Polluted Soils: Implication on Mining Water Irrigation Agricultural Sustainability. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.701870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Environmental degradation related to mining-generated acid mine drainage (AMD) is a major global concern, contaminating surface and groundwater sources, including agricultural land. In the last two decades, many developing countries are expanding agricultural productivity in mine-impacted soils to meet food demand for their rapidly growing population. Further, the practice of AMD water (treated or untreated) irrigated agriculture is on the increase, particularly in water-stressed nations around the world. For sustainable agricultural production systems, optimal microbial diversity, and functioning is critical for soil health and plant productivity. Thus, this review presents up-to-date knowledge on the microbial structure and functional dynamics of AMD habitats and AMD-impacted agricultural soils. The long-term effects of AMD water such as soil acidification, heavy metals (HM), iron and sulfate pollution, greatly reduces microbial biomass, richness, and diversity, impairing soil health plant growth and productivity, and impacts food safety negatively. Despite these drawbacks, AMD-impacted habitats are unique ecological niches for novel acidophilic, HM, and sulfate-adapted microbial phylotypes that might be beneficial to optimal plant growth and productivity and bioremediation of polluted agricultural soils. This review has also highlighted the impact active and passive treatment technologies on AMD microbial diversity, further extending the discussion on the interrelated microbial diversity, and beneficial functions such as metal bioremediation, acidity neutralization, symbiotic rhizomicrobiome assembly, and plant growth promotion, sulfates/iron reduction, and biogeochemical N and C recycling under AMD-impacted environment. The significance of sulfur-reducing bacteria (SRB), iron-oxidizing bacteria (FeOB), and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) as key players in many passive and active systems dedicated to bioremediation and microbe-assisted phytoremediation is also elucidated and discussed. Finally, new perspectives on the need for future studies, integrating meta-omics and process engineering on AMD-impacted microbiomes, key to designing and optimizing of robust active and passive bioremediation of AMD-water before application to agricultural production is proposed.
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Shakya M, Silvester E, Rees G, Stitz L, Holland A. Spatial variation in the amino acid profile of four macroinvertebrate taxa along a highly polluted river. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 284:117536. [PMID: 34261228 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the major environmental problems impacting aquatic ecosystems globally. We studied changes in the community composition of macroinvertebrates and amino acid (AA) profiles of dominant taxa along an AMD contamination gradient within the Dee River, Queensland, Australia to understand how AMD can affect the biomolecular composition of macroinvertebrates. Taxa richness and community composition of macroinvertebrates changed widely along the AMD gradient with significantly lower taxa richness recorded at the polluted sites compared to upstream and downstream sites. The Dipteran families: Chironomidae and Ceratopogonidae, the Odonata family Gomphidae, and the Coleoptera family Dytiscidae were the only families found at all sampling sites and were used here for AA analysis. There were significant variations in the AA profiles among the studied taxa. The AA profile of each taxon also varied among upstream, polluted and downstream sites suggesting that contamination of a river system with acid mine drainage not only alters the overall macroinvertebrate community composition but also significantly influences the AA profile of organisms that are tolerant to AMD. This study highlights the potential of using AA profiling to study the response of aquatic organisms to contamination gradients such as those associated with AMD.
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- Manisha Shakya
- La Trobe University, School of Life Sciences, Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems, Albury/Wodonga Campus, VIC, 3690, Australia.
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- La Trobe University, School of Life Sciences, Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems, Albury/Wodonga Campus, VIC, 3690, Australia
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- CSIRO Land and Water, and Institute of Land Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Thurgoona, NSW, 2640, Australia
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- Fitzroy Partnership for River Health, Rockhampton, Australia
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- La Trobe University, School of Life Sciences, Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems, Albury/Wodonga Campus, VIC, 3690, Australia
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Bonilla JO, Callegari EA, Paez MD, Gil RA, Villegas LB. Characterization of copper stress response in Fusarium tricinctum M6: A metal-resistant microorganism isolated from an acid mine drainage-affected environment. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 412:125216. [PMID: 33951861 PMCID: PMC8108702 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Acid mine drainage-affected environments are interesting microbial niches for the isolation of metal-resistant microorganisms. In this sense, the aim of the present work is to isolate and characterize metal-resistant microorganisms from sediments of an abandoned gold mine located in San Luis (Argentina). For these purposes, the metal removal capacity and the microelemental composition of the biomass exposed to metals were evaluated. Likewise, proteomic techniques were applied to understand the removal and resistance mechanisms. Fusarium tricinctum M6 was isolated and identified as tolerant to Cu(II), Fe(II) and Cr(VI). When faced with 40 µg mL-1 Cu(II), the growth was affected by 60% and the removal capacity was 30-35%. Copper was found uniformly distributed in the biomass (5.23% w/w) and variations in the proportion of other biomass constituent elements were detected. When exposed to Cu(II), F. tricinctum M6 showed differential expression of intra and extracellular proteins involved in different metabolic processes. A large number of proteins with metal ion binding sites were detected both at intra and extracellular levels. The results obtained in the present work indicated bioadsorption of the metal on the cell surface and an important readjustment of the protein expression to counteract the stress produced by Cu(II).
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- José Oscar Bonilla
- Instituto de Química San Luis (INQUISAL), CONICET, Chacabuco 917, 5700 San Luis, Argentina; Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Chacabuco 917, 5700 San Luis, Argentina
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- Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, USA
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- Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, USA
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- Instituto de Química San Luis (INQUISAL), CONICET, Chacabuco 917, 5700 San Luis, Argentina; Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Chacabuco 917, 5700 San Luis, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química San Luis (INQUISAL), CONICET, Chacabuco 917, 5700 San Luis, Argentina; Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Chacabuco 917, 5700 San Luis, Argentina.
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Giddings LA, Chlipala G, Kunstman K, Green S, Morillo K, Bhave K, Peterson H, Driscoll H, Maienschein-Cline M. Characterization of an acid rock drainage microbiome and transcriptome at the Ely Copper Mine Superfund site. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0237599. [PMID: 32785287 PMCID: PMC7423320 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The microbial oxidation of metal sulfides plays a major role in the formation of acid rock drainage (ARD). We aimed to broadly characterize the ARD at Ely Brook, which drains the Ely Copper Mine Superfund site in Vermont, USA, using metagenomics and metatranscriptomics to assess the metabolic potential and seasonal ecological roles of microorganisms in water and sediment. Using Centrifuge against the NCBI "nt" database, ~25% of reads in sediment and water samples were classified as acid-tolerant Proteobacteria (61 ± 4%) belonging to the genera Pseudomonas (2.6-3.3%), Bradyrhizobium (1.7-4.1%), and Streptomyces (2.9-5.0%). Numerous genes (12%) were differentially expressed between seasons and played significant roles in iron, sulfur, carbon, and nitrogen cycling. The most abundant RNA transcript encoded the multidrug resistance protein Stp, and most expressed KEGG-annotated transcripts were involved in amino acid metabolism. Biosynthetic gene clusters involved in secondary metabolism (BGCs, 449) as well as metal- (133) and antibiotic-resistance (8501) genes were identified across the entire dataset. Several antibiotic and metal resistance genes were colocalized and coexpressed with putative BGCs, providing insight into the protective roles of the molecules BGCs produce. Our study shows that ecological stimuli, such as metal concentrations and seasonal variations, can drive ARD taxa to produce novel bioactive metabolites.
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- Lesley-Ann Giddings
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, United States of America
- Department of Chemistry, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Research Resources Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Research Resources Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Research Resources Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, United States of America
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- Department of Geology, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Vermont Genetics Network, Department of Biology, Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont, United States of America
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- Research Resources Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Tailings microbial community profile and prediction of its functionality in basins of tungsten mine. Sci Rep 2019; 9:19596. [PMID: 31862994 PMCID: PMC6925229 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55706-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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In a circular economy concept, where more than 300 million tons of mining and quarrying wastes are produced annually, those are valuable resources, supplying metals that are extracted today by other processes, if innovative methods and processes for efficient extraction of these elements are applied. This work aims to assess microbiological and chemical spatial distribution within two tailing basins from a tungsten mine, using a MiSeq approach targeting the 16S rRNA gene, to relate microbial composition and function with chemical variability, thus, providing information to enhance the efficiency of the exploitation of these secondary sources. The tailings sediments core microbiome comprised members of family Anaerolineacea and genera Acinetobacter, Bacillus, Cellulomonas, Pseudomonas, Streptococcus and Rothia, despite marked differences in tailings physicochemical properties. The higher contents of Al and K shaped the community of Basin 1, while As-S-Fe contents were correlated with the microbiome composition of Basin 2. The predicted metabolic functions of the microbiome were rich in genes related to metabolism pathways and environmental information processing pathways. An in-depth understanding of the tailings microbiome and its metabolic capabilities can provide a direction for the management of tailings disposal sites and maximize their potential as secondary resources.
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Microbial Community in Hyperalkaline Steel Slag-Fill Emulates Serpentinizing Springs. DIVERSITY 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/d11070103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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To date, a majority of studies of microbial life in hyperalkaline settings focus on environments that are also highly saline (haloalkaline). Haloalkaline conditions offer microbes abundant workarounds to maintain pH homeostasis, as salt ions can be exchanged for protons by dedicated antiporter proteins. Yet hyperalkaline freshwater systems also occur both naturally and anthropogenically, such as the slag fill aquifers around former Lake Calumet (Chicago, IL, USA). In this study, 16S rRNA gene sequences and metagenomic sequence libraries were collected to assess the taxonomic composition and functional potential of microbes present in these slag-polluted waterways. Relative 16S rRNA gene abundances in Calumet sediment and water samples describe community compositions not significantly divergent from those in nearby circumneutral conditions. Major differences in composition are mainly driven by Proteobacteria, primarily one sequence cluster closely related to Hydrogenophaga, which comprises up to 85% of 16S rRNA gene abundance in hyperalkaline surface sediments. Sequence identity indicates this novel species belongs to the recently established genus Serpentinomonas, a bacterial lineage associated with natural freshwater hyperalkaline serpentinizing springs.
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Wang Y, Chen X, Zhou H. Disentangling effects of temperature on microbial community and copper extraction in column bioleaching of low grade copper sulfide. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 268:480-487. [PMID: 30114667 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Revised: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The lack of knowledge about responses of microbial community to temperature in copper sulfide bioleaching, and subsequent effects on copper extraction hampered understanding of how to improve bioleaching efficiency. This study presents first detailed quantitative data on microbial diversity and dynamics during bioleaching of low grade copper sulfide at different temperatures. The results demonstrate that temperature had significant effects on microbial community and copper extraction. The microbial structures on the ore surfaces were independent of communities in the leachates. Different species dominated the communities at different temperatures and portions of laboratory scale heap column. Moderate thermophiles rather than extreme thermophiles dominated the communities at 65 °C. The height of ore bed was sufficient to affect microbial communities at 30 °C and 65 °C. Sulfur-oxidizers were very important to improve copper extraction. High microbial diversity also were beneficial to enhance copper extraction within a certain temperature range in the final stage.
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- Yuguang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China.
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