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Xu G, Li X, Liu X, Han J, Shao K, Yang H, Fan F, Zhang X, Dou J. Bibliometric insights into the evolution of uranium contamination reduction research topics: Focus on microbial reduction of uranium. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 917:170397. [PMID: 38307284 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170397] [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: 11/25/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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Confronting the threat of environment uranium pollution, decades of research have yielded advanced and significant findings in uranium bioremediation, resulting in the accumulation of tremendous amount of high-quality literature. In this study, we analyzed over 10,000 uranium reduction-related papers published from 1990 to the present in the Web of Science based on bibliometrics, and revealed some critical information on knowledge structure, thematic evolution and additional attention. Methods including contribution comparison, co-occurrence and temporal evolution analysis are applied. The results of the distribution and impact analysis of authors, sources, and journals indicated that the United States is a leader in this field of research and China is on the rise. The top keywords remained stable, primarily focused on chemicals (uranium, iron, plutonium, nitrat, carbon), characters (divers, surfac, speciat), and microbiology (microbial commun, cytochrome, extracellular polymeric subst). Keywords related to new strains, reduction mechanisms and product characteristics demonstrated the strongest uptrend, while some keywords related to mechanism and performance were clearly emerging in the past 5 years. Furthermore, the evolution of the thematic progression can be categorized into three stages, commencing with the discovery of the enzymatic reduction of hexavalent uranium to tetravalent uranium, developing in the groundwater remediation process at uranium-contaminated sites, and delving into the research on microbial reduction mechanisms of uranium. For future research, enhancing the understanding of mechanisms, improving uranium removal performance, and exploring practical applications can be considered. This study provides unique insights into microbial uranium reduction research, providing valuable references for related studies in this field.
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- Guangming Xu
- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education on Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education on Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education on Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education on Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education on Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education on Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China
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- Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai, Zhuhai 519087, PR China.
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- Analytical and Testing Center of BNU, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education on Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China.
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Kim HS, Park K, Jo HY, Kwon MJ. Weathering extents and anthropogenic influences shape the soil bacterial community along a subsurface zonation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 876:162570. [PMID: 36889395 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162570] [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: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Subsurface environments are composed of various active soil layers with dynamic biogeochemical interactions. We investigated soil bacterial community composition and geochemical properties along a vertical soil profile, which was categorized into surface, unsaturated, groundwater fluctuated, and saturated zones, in a testbed site formerly used as farmland for several decades. We hypothesized that weathering extent and anthropogenic inputs influence changes in the community structure and assembly processes and have distinct contributions along the subsurface zonation. Elemental distribution in each zone was strongly affected by the extent of chemical weathering. A 16S rRNA gene analysis indicated that bacterial richness (alpha diversity) was highest in the surface zone, and also higher in the fluctuated zone, than in unsaturated and saturated zones due to the effects of high organic matter, high nutrient levels, and/or aerobic conditions. Redundancy analysis showed that major elements (P, Na), a trace element (Pb), NO3, and the weathering extent were key driving forces shaping bacterial community composition along the subsurface zonation. Assembly processes were governed by specific ecological niches, such as homogeneous selection, in the unsaturated, fluctuated, and saturated zones, while in the surface zone, they were dominated by dispersal limitation. These findings together suggest that the vertical variation in soil bacterial community assembly is zone-specific and shaped by the relative influences of deterministic vs. stochastic processes. Our results provide novel insights into the relationships between bacterial communities, environmental factors, and anthropogenic influences (e.g., fertilization, groundwater, soil contamination), and into the roles of specific ecological niches and subsurface biogeochemical processes in these relationships.
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- Han-Suk Kim
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea.
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Putt AD, Rafie SAA, Hazen TC. Large-Data Omics Approaches in Modern Remediation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2022; 148. [DOI: 10.1061/(asce)ee.1943-7870.0002042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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- Andrew D. Putt
- Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996. ORCID:
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- Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996
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- Governor’s Chair Professor, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996; Dept. of Civil and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996; Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831; Dept. of Microbiology, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996; Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 (corresponding author). ORCID:
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Lui LM, Majumder ELW, Smith HJ, Carlson HK, von Netzer F, Fields MW, Stahl DA, Zhou J, Hazen TC, Baliga NS, Adams PD, Arkin AP. Mechanism Across Scales: A Holistic Modeling Framework Integrating Laboratory and Field Studies for Microbial Ecology. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:642422. [PMID: 33841364 PMCID: PMC8024649 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.642422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Over the last century, leaps in technology for imaging, sampling, detection, high-throughput sequencing, and -omics analyses have revolutionized microbial ecology to enable rapid acquisition of extensive datasets for microbial communities across the ever-increasing temporal and spatial scales. The present challenge is capitalizing on our enhanced abilities of observation and integrating diverse data types from different scales, resolutions, and disciplines to reach a causal and mechanistic understanding of how microbial communities transform and respond to perturbations in the environment. This type of causal and mechanistic understanding will make predictions of microbial community behavior more robust and actionable in addressing microbially mediated global problems. To discern drivers of microbial community assembly and function, we recognize the need for a conceptual, quantitative framework that connects measurements of genomic potential, the environment, and ecological and physical forces to rates of microbial growth at specific locations. We describe the Framework for Integrated, Conceptual, and Systematic Microbial Ecology (FICSME), an experimental design framework for conducting process-focused microbial ecology studies that incorporates biological, chemical, and physical drivers of a microbial system into a conceptual model. Through iterative cycles that advance our understanding of the coupling across scales and processes, we can reliably predict how perturbations to microbial systems impact ecosystem-scale processes or vice versa. We describe an approach and potential applications for using the FICSME to elucidate the mechanisms of globally important ecological and physical processes, toward attaining the goal of predicting the structure and function of microbial communities in chemically complex natural environments.
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- Lauren M. Lui
- Division of Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
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- Division of Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology & Plant Biology, School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, United States
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- Division of Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Division of Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
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In-field bioreactors demonstrate dynamic shifts in microbial communities in response to geochemical perturbations. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0232437. [PMID: 32986713 PMCID: PMC7521895 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Subsurface microbial communities mediate the transformation and fate of redox sensitive materials including organic matter, metals and radionuclides. Few studies have explored how changing geochemical conditions influence the composition of groundwater microbial communities over time. We temporally monitored alterations in abiotic forces on microbial community structure using 1L in-field bioreactors receiving background and contaminated groundwater at the Oak Ridge Reservation, TN. Planktonic and biofilm microbial communities were initialized with background water for 4 days to establish communities in triplicate control reactors and triplicate test reactors and then fed filtered water for 14 days. On day 18, three reactors were switched to receive filtered groundwater from a contaminated well, enriched in total dissolved solids relative to the background site, particularly chloride, nitrate, uranium, and sulfate. Biological and geochemical data were collected throughout the experiment, including planktonic and biofilm DNA for 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing, cell counts, total protein, anions, cations, trace metals, organic acids, bicarbonate, pH, Eh, DO, and conductivity. We observed significant shifts in both planktonic and biofilm microbial communities receiving contaminated water. This included a loss of rare taxa, especially amongst members of the Bacteroidetes, Acidobacteria, Chloroflexi, and Betaproteobacteria, but enrichment in the Fe- and nitrate- reducing Ferribacterium and parasitic Bdellovibrio. These shifted communities were more similar to the contaminated well community, suggesting that geochemical forces substantially influence microbial community diversity and structure. These influences can only be captured through such comprehensive temporal studies, which also enable more robust and accurate predictive models to be developed.
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Zelaya AJ, Parker AE, Bailey KL, Zhang P, Van Nostrand J, Ning D, Elias DA, Zhou J, Hazen TC, Arkin AP, Fields MW. High spatiotemporal variability of bacterial diversity over short time scales with unique hydrochemical associations within a shallow aquifer. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 164:114917. [PMID: 31387058 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.114917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Understanding microbial community structure and function within the subsurface is critical to assessing overall quality and maintenance of groundwater; however, the factors that determine microbial community assembly, structure, and function in groundwater systems and their impact on water quality remains poorly understood. In this study, three shallow wells (FW301, FW303, FW305) in a non-contaminated shallow aquifer in the ENIGMA-Oak Ridge Field Research Center (Oak Ridge, TN) were sampled approximately 3 times a week over a period of three months to measure changes in groundwater geochemistry and microbial diversity. It was expected that the sampled microbial diversity from two historic field wells (FW301, FW303) would be relatively stable, while diversity from a newer well (FW305) would be less stable over time. The wells displayed some degree of hydrochemical variability over time unique to each well, with FW303 being overall the most stable well and FW301 being the most dynamic based upon dissolved oxygen, conductivity, and nitrate. Community analysis via ss-rRNA paired-end sequencing and distribution-based clustering revealed higher OTU richness, diversity, and variability in groundwater communities of FW301 than the other two wells for diversity binned over all time points. Microbial community composition of a given well was on average > 50% dissimilar to any other well at a given time (days), yet, functional gene diversity as measured with GeoChip remained relatively constant. Similarities in community structure across wells were observed with respect to the presence of 20 shared bacterial groups in all samples in all wells, although at varying levels over the tested time period. Similarity percentage (SIMPER) analysis revealed that variability in FW301 was largely attributed to low abundance, highly-transient populations, while variability in the most hydrochemically stable well (FW303) was due to fluctuations in more highly abundant and frequently present taxa. Additionally, the youngest well FW305 showed a dramatic shift in community composition towards the end of the sampling period that was not observed in the other wells, suggesting possible succession events over time. Time-series analysis using vector auto-regressive models and Granger causality showed unique relationships between richness and geochemistry over time in each well. These results indicate temporally dynamic microbial communities over short time scales, with day-to-day population shifts in local community structure influenced by available source community diversity and local groundwater hydrochemistry.
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- Anna J Zelaya
- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA; Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA; Department of Mathematical Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- Division of Environmental Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
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- Division of Environmental Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennesee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA; Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA.
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Li PS, Wu WM, Phillips DH, Watson DB, Kelly S, Li B, Mehlhorn T, Lowe K, Earles J, Tao HC, Zhang T, Criddle CS. Uranium sequestration in sediment at an iron-rich contaminated site at Oak Ridge, Tennessee via. bioreduction followed by reoxidation. J Environ Sci (China) 2019; 85:156-167. [PMID: 31471022 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2019.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study evaluated uranium sequestration performance in iron-rich (30 g/kg) sediment via bioreduction followed by reoxidation. Field tests (1383 days) at Oak Ridge, Tennessee demonstrated that uranium contents in sediments increased after bioreduced sediments were re-exposed to nitrate and oxygen in contaminated groundwater. Bioreduction of contaminated sediments (1200 mg/kg U) with ethanol in microcosm reduced aqueous U from 0.37 to 0.023 mg/L. Aliquots of the bioreduced sediment were reoxidized with O2, H2O2, and NaNO3, respectively, over 285 days, resulting in aqueous U of 0.024, 1.58 and 14.4 mg/L at pH 6.30, 6.63 and 7.62, respectively. The source- and the three reoxidized sediments showed different desorption and adsorption behaviors of U, but all fit a Freundlich model. The adsorption capacities increased sharply at pH 4.5 to 5.5, plateaued at pH 5.5 to 7.0, then decreased sharply as pH increased from 7.0 to 8.0. The O2-reoxidized sediment retained a lower desorption efficiency at pH over 6.0. The NO3--reoxidized sediment exhibited higher adsorption capacity at pH 5.5 to 6.0. The pH-dependent adsorption onto Fe(III) oxides and formation of U coated particles and precipitates resulted in U sequestration, and bioreduction followed by reoxidation can enhance the U sequestration in sediment.
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- Peng-Song Li
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, William & Cloy Codiga Resource Recovery Center, Center for Sustainable Development & Global Competitiveness, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-4020, USA; Key Laboratory for Heavy Metal Pollution Control and Reutilization, School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China; Institute of New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, William & Cloy Codiga Resource Recovery Center, Center for Sustainable Development & Global Competitiveness, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-4020, USA.
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- School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, P.O. Box 2008, TN 37831, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, William & Cloy Codiga Resource Recovery Center, Center for Sustainable Development & Global Competitiveness, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-4020, USA; Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, P.O. Box 2008, TN 37831, USA; Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, P.O. Box 2008, TN 37831, USA
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- Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, P.O. Box 2008, TN 37831, USA
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- Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, P.O. Box 2008, TN 37831, USA
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- Key Laboratory for Heavy Metal Pollution Control and Reutilization, School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, William & Cloy Codiga Resource Recovery Center, Center for Sustainable Development & Global Competitiveness, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-4020, USA.
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Dublet G, Worms I, Frutschi M, Brown A, Zünd GC, Bartova B, Slaveykova VI, Bernier-Latmani R. Colloidal Size and Redox State of Uranium Species in the Porewater of a Pristine Mountain Wetland. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:9361-9369. [PMID: 31356746 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b01417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Uranium (U) speciation was investigated in anoxically preserved porewater samples of a natural mountain wetland in Gola di Lago, Ticino, Switzerland. U porewater concentrations ranged from less than 1 μg/L to tens of μg/L, challenging the available analytical approaches for U speciation in natural samples. Asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation coupled with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry allowed the characterization of colloid populations and the determination of the size distribution of U species in the porewater. Most of the U was associated with three fractions: <0.3 kDa, likely including dissolved U and very small U colloids; a 1-3 kDa fraction containing humic-like organic compounds, dispersed Fe, and, to a small extent, Fe nanoparticles; and a third fraction (5-50 nm), containing a higher amount of Fe and a lower amount of organic matter and U relative to the 1-3 kDa fraction. The proportion of U associated with the 1-3 kDa colloids varied spatially and seasonally. Using anion exchange resins, we also found that a significant proportion of U occurs in its reduced form, U(IV). Tetravalent U was interpreted as occurring within the colloidal pool of U. This study suggests that U(IV) can occur as small (1-3 kDa), organic-rich, and thus potentially mobile colloidal species in naturally reducing wetland environments.
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- Gabrielle Dublet
- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (EML) , Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) , EPFL-ENAC-IIE-EML, Station 6 , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
- Department of Chemistry , University of Oslo , P.O. Box 1033, NO-0315 Oslo , Norway
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- Environmental Biogeochemistry and Ecotoxicology, Department F.-A. Forel for Environmental and Aquatic Sciences, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences , University of Geneva , Uni Carl Vogt, Bvd Carl-Vogt 66 , CH-1211 Geneva 4 , Switzerland
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- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (EML) , Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) , EPFL-ENAC-IIE-EML, Station 6 , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (EML) , Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) , EPFL-ENAC-IIE-EML, Station 6 , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (EML) , Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) , EPFL-ENAC-IIE-EML, Station 6 , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (EML) , Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) , EPFL-ENAC-IIE-EML, Station 6 , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Environmental Biogeochemistry and Ecotoxicology, Department F.-A. Forel for Environmental and Aquatic Sciences, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences , University of Geneva , Uni Carl Vogt, Bvd Carl-Vogt 66 , CH-1211 Geneva 4 , Switzerland
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- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (EML) , Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) , EPFL-ENAC-IIE-EML, Station 6 , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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Christensen GA, Gionfriddo CM, King AJ, Moberly JG, Miller CL, Somenahally AC, Callister SJ, Brewer H, Podar M, Brown SD, Palumbo AV, Brandt CC, Wymore AM, Brooks SC, Hwang C, Fields MW, Wall JD, Gilmour CC, Elias DA. Determining the Reliability of Measuring Mercury Cycling Gene Abundance with Correlations with Mercury and Methylmercury Concentrations. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:8649-8663. [PMID: 31260289 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Methylmercury (MeHg) is a bioaccumulative toxic contaminant in many ecosystems, but factors governing its production are poorly understood. Recent work has shown that the anaerobic microbial conversion of mercury (Hg) to MeHg requires the Hg-methylation genes hgcAB and that these genes can be used as biomarkers in PCR-based estimators of Hg-methylator abundance. In an effort to determine reliable methods for assessing hgcA abundance and diversity and linking them to MeHg concentrations, multiple approaches were compared including metagenomic shotgun sequencing, 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing and cloning/sequencing hgcAB gene products. Hg-methylator abundance was also determined by quantitative hgcA qPCR amplification and metaproteomics for comparison to the above measurements. Samples from eight sites were examined covering a range of total Hg (HgT; 0.03-14 mg kg-1 dry wt. soil) and MeHg (0.05-27 μg kg-1 dry wt. soil) concentrations. In the metagenome and amplicon sequencing of hgcAB diversity, the Deltaproteobacteria were the dominant Hg-methylators while Firmicutes and methanogenic Archaea were typically ∼50% less abundant. This was consistent with metaproteomics estimates where the Deltaproteobacteria were steadily higher. The 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing did not have sufficient resolution to identify hgcAB+ species. Metagenomic and hgcAB results were similar for Hg-methylator diversity and clade-specific qPCR-based approaches for hgcA are only appropriate when comparing the abundance of a particular clade across various samples. Weak correlations between Hg-methylating bacteria and soil Hg concentrations were observed for similar environmental samples, but overall total Hg and MeHg concentrations poorly correlated with Hg-cycling genes.
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- Geoff A Christensen
- Biosciences Division , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831-6342 , United States
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- Biosciences Division , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831-6342 , United States
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- Biosciences Division , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831-6342 , United States
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- College of Engineering , University of Idaho , Moscow , Idaho 83844 , United States
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- School of Theoretical and Applied Science , Ramapo College of New Jersey , Mahwah , New Jersey 07430 , United States
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences , Texas A&M University , Overton , Texas 77843-2474 , United States
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- Biological Sciences Division , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99352 , United States
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- Biological Sciences Division , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99352 , United States
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- Biosciences Division , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831-6342 , United States
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- Biosciences Division , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831-6342 , United States
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- Biosciences Division , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831-6342 , United States
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- Biosciences Division , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831-6342 , United States
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- Biosciences Division , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831-6342 , United States
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- Environmental Sciences Division , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37830 , United States
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- Center for Biofilm Engineering , Montana State University , Bozeman , Montana 59717 , United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology , Montana State University , Bozeman , Montana 59717 , United States
- Center for Biofilm Engineering , Montana State University , Bozeman , Montana 59717 , United States
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- Department of Biochemistry , University of Missouri , Columbia , Missouri 65211 , United States
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- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center , Edgewater , Maryland 21037 , United States
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- Biosciences Division , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831-6342 , United States
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Bacterial and Archaeal Assemblages from Two Size Fractions in Submarine Groundwater Near an Industrial Zone. WATER 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/w11061261] [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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Nutrients and organic pollutants transported by submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) play a significant role in controlling water quality, and can lead to the concerned deleterious effects on marine ecosystems. Subterranean estuaries are complicated habitats of diverse microbial communities that mediate different biogeochemical processes. However, there is less information on how microorganisms mediate biogeochemical cycles in the submarine groundwater system. In this study, we investigated the changes in bacterial and archaeal assemblages from two size fractions (0.2–0.45 μm and >0.45 μm) in the submarine groundwater of Qinzhou Bay, China. Phylogenetic analysis showed that Bathyarchaeota was dominant in archaeal communities in the >0.45 μm size fraction, but was seldom in the 0.2–0.45 μm fraction. The co-occurrence of sequences belonging to Bathyarchaeota and Methanosaeta was found in the >0.45 μm size fraction. Since a gene encoding acetate kinase of Bathyarchaeota is involved in acetate production, and acetate is also a necessary growth factor for Methanosaeta, the acetate produced by Bathyarchaeota can provide food or energy sources for Methanosaeta in this very >0.45 μm size fraction. The most abundant bacterial sequences in the >0.45 μm size fraction was closely related to biomineral iron-oxidizing Gallionella spp., whereas the dominant bacterial sequences in the 0.2–0.45 μm fraction were affiliated with Limnohabitans spp., which can utilize dissolved organic matter as an important source of growth substrates. Notably, approximately 10% of the bacterial sequences in both of the two size fractions belonged to Novosphingobium spp., which plays an important role in the degradation of pollutants, especially aromatic compounds. Furthermore, the predictive functional profiling also revealed that the pathways involved in the degradation of aromatic compounds by both bacteria and archaea were identified. The presence of nutrients or pollutants in our study site provides different substrates for the growth of the specific microbial groups; in turn, these microbes may help to deplete pollutants to the ocean through submarine groundwater. We suggest that these specific microbial groups could be potential candidates for effective in situ bioremediation of groundwater ecosystems.
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Sun G, Du Y, Yin J, Jiang Y, Zhang D, Jiang B, Li G, Wang H, Kong F, Su L, Hu J. Response of microbial communities to different organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) contamination levels in contaminated soils. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 215:461-469. [PMID: 30336323 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.09.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Understanding microbial community structure and diversity in contaminated soils helps optimize the bioremediation strategies and performance. This study investigated the roles of environmental variables and contamination levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in shaping microbial community structure at an abandoned aged insecticide plant site. In total, 28 bacterial phyla were identified across soils with different physiochemical properties and OCPs levels. Proteobacteria, Bacterioidetes and Firmicutes represented the dominant lineages, and accounted for 60.2%-69.2%, 5.6%-9.7% and 6.7%-9.4% of the total population, respectively. The overall microbial diversities, in terms of phylogenetic diversity and phylotype richness, were correlated with the contents of hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs) in soils, as well as other soil properties including total nitrogen, dissolved organic carbon, pH and vegetation. The multivariate regression tree (MRT) analysis revealed that the soil microbial diversity was significantly impacted by vegetation, which explained 31.8% of the total variation, followed by OCPs level (28.3%), total nitrogen (12.4%), dissolved organic carbon (6.3%) and pH (2.4%). Our findings provide new insights and implications into the impacts on soil microbial community by OCPs contamination and other environmental variables, and offer potential strategic bioremediation for the management of OCPs contaminated sites.
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- Guangdong Sun
- China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, 100019, China
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- School of Environmental Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, 100019, China
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- China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, 100019, China
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- School of Environmental Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- University of Science and Technology Beijing, 102231, China
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- School of Environmental Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, 100019, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Beijing Key Laboratory of Oil & Gas Pollution Control, China; University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102249, China
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- China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, 100019, China
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- China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, 100019, China
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Smith HJ, Zelaya AJ, De León KB, Chakraborty R, Elias DA, Hazen TC, Arkin AP, Cunningham AB, Fields MW. Impact of hydrologic boundaries on microbial planktonic and biofilm communities in shallow terrestrial subsurface environments. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2018; 94:5107865. [PMID: 30265315 PMCID: PMC6192502 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiy191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Subsurface environments contain a large proportion of planetary microbial biomass and harbor diverse communities responsible for mediating biogeochemical cycles important to groundwater used by human society for consumption, irrigation, agriculture and industry. Within the saturated zone, capillary fringe and vadose zones, microorganisms can reside in two distinct phases (planktonic or biofilm), and significant differences in community composition, structure and activity between free-living and attached communities are commonly accepted. However, largely due to sampling constraints and the challenges of working with solid substrata, the contribution of each phase to subsurface processes is largely unresolved. Here, we synthesize current information on the diversity and activity of shallow freshwater subsurface habitats, discuss the challenges associated with sampling planktonic and biofilm communities across spatial, temporal and geological gradients, and discuss how biofilms may be constrained within shallow terrestrial subsurface aquifers. We suggest that merging traditional activity measurements and sequencing/-omics technologies with hydrological parameters important to sediment biofilm assembly and stability will help delineate key system parameters. Ultimately, integration will enhance our understanding of shallow subsurface ecophysiology in terms of bulk-flow through porous media and distinguish the respective activities of sessile microbial communities from more transient planktonic communities to ecosystem service and maintenance.
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- H J Smith
- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
- ENIGMA (www.enigma.lbl.gov) Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Biosciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS:977, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
- ENIGMA (www.enigma.lbl.gov) Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Biosciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS:977, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
- ENIGMA (www.enigma.lbl.gov) Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Biosciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS:977, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Climate and Ecosystems Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
- ENIGMA (www.enigma.lbl.gov) Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Biosciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS:977, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
- ENIGMA (www.enigma.lbl.gov) Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Biosciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS:977, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
- ENIGMA (www.enigma.lbl.gov) Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Biosciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS:977, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Bioengineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
- ENIGMA (www.enigma.lbl.gov) Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Biosciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS:977, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
- Department of Civil Engineering, Montana State University, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
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- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
- ENIGMA (www.enigma.lbl.gov) Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Biosciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS:977, Berkeley, CA 94720
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Safonov AV, Babich TL, Sokolova DS, Grouzdev DS, Tourova TP, Poltaraus AB, Zakharova EV, Merkel AY, Novikov AP, Nazina TN. Microbial Community and in situ Bioremediation of Groundwater by Nitrate Removal in the Zone of a Radioactive Waste Surface Repository. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1985. [PMID: 30190715 PMCID: PMC6115527 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The goal of the present work was to investigate the physicochemical and radiochemical conditions and the composition of the microbial community in the groundwater of a suspended surface repository for radioactive waste (Russia) and to determine the possibility of in situ groundwater bioremediation by removal of nitrate ions. Groundwater in the repository area (10-m depth) had elevated concentrations of strontium, tritium, nitrate, sulfate, and bicarbonate ions. High-throughput sequencing of the V3-V4/V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene revealed the presence of members of the phyla Proteobacteria (genera Acidovorax, Simplicispira, Thermomonas, Thiobacillus, Pseudomonas, Brevundimonas, and uncultured Oxalobacteraceae), Firmicutes (genera Bacillus and Paenibacillus), and Actinobacteria (Candidatus Planktophila, Gaiella). Canonical correspondence analysis suggested that major contaminant - nitrate, uranium, and sulfate shaped the composition of groundwater microbial community. Groundwater samples contained culturable aerobic organotrophic, as well as anaerobic fermenting, iron-reducing, and denitrifying bacteria. Pure cultures of 33 bacterial strains belonging to 15 genera were isolated. Members of the genera Pseudomonas, Rhizobium, Cupriavidus, Shewanella, Ensifer, and Thermomonas reduced nitrate to nitrite and/or dinitrogen. Application of specific primers revealed the nirS and nirK genes encoding nitrite reductases in bacteria of the genera Pseudomonas, Rhizobium, and Ensifer. Nitrate reduction by pure bacterial cultures resulted in decreased ambient Eh. Among the organic substrates tested, sodium acetate and milk whey were the best for stimulation of denitrification by the microcosms with groundwater microorganisms. Injection of these substrates into the subterranean horizon (single-well push-pull test) resulted in temporary removal of nitrate ions in the area of the suspended radioactive waste repository and confirmed the possibility for in situ application of this method for bioremediation.
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- Alexey V. Safonov
- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- V.I. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Bioengineering, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- V.I. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- V.I. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- V.I. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Vishnivetskaya TA, Hu H, Van Nostrand JD, Wymore AM, Xu X, Qiu G, Feng X, Zhou J, Brown SD, Brandt CC, Podar M, Gu B, Elias DA. Microbial community structure with trends in methylation gene diversity and abundance in mercury-contaminated rice paddy soils in Guizhou, China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2018; 20:673-685. [PMID: 29504614 DOI: 10.1039/c7em00558j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Paddy soils from mercury (Hg)-contaminated rice fields in Guizhou, China were studied with respect to total mercury (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) concentrations as well as Bacterial and Archaeal community composition. Total Hg (0.25-990 μg g-1) and MeHg (1.3-30.5 ng g-1) varied between samples. Pyrosequencing (454 FLX) of the hypervariable v1-v3 regions of the 16S rRNA genes showed that Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Chloroflexi, Acidobacteria, Euryarchaeota, and Crenarchaeota were dominant in all samples. The Bacterial α-diversity was higher in samples with relatively Low THg and MeHg and decreased with increasing THg and MeHg concentrations. In contrast, Archaeal α-diversity increased with increasing of MeHg concentrations but did not correlate with changes in THg concentrations. Overall, the methylation gene hgcAB copy number increased with both increasing THg and MeHg concentrations. The microbial communities at High THg and High MeHg appear to be adapted by species that are both Hg resistant and carry hgcAB genes for MeHg production. The relatively high abundance of both sulfate-reducing δ-Proteobacteria and methanogenic Archaea, as well as their positive correlations with increasing THg and MeHg concentrations, suggests that these microorganisms are the primary Hg-methylators in the rice paddy soils in Guizhou, China.
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Bacterial Community Shift and Coexisting/Coexcluding Patterns Revealed by Network Analysis in a Uranium-Contaminated Site after Bioreduction Followed by Reoxidation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:AEM.02885-17. [PMID: 29453264 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02885-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2017] [Accepted: 02/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A site in Oak Ridge, TN, USA, has sediments that contain >3% iron oxides and is contaminated with uranium (U). The U(VI) was bioreduced to U(IV) and immobilized in situ through intermittent injections of ethanol. It then was allowed to reoxidize via the invasion of low-pH (3.6 to 4.0), high-nitrate (up to 200 mM) groundwater back into the reduced zone for 1,383 days. To examine the biogeochemical response, high-throughput sequencing and network analysis were applied to characterize bacterial population shifts, as well as cooccurrence and coexclusion patterns among microbial communities. A paired t test indicated no significant changes of α-diversity for the bioactive wells. However, both nonmetric multidimensional scaling and analysis of similarity confirmed a significant distinction in the overall composition of the bacterial communities between the bioreduced and the reoxidized sediments. The top 20 major genera accounted for >70% of the cumulative contribution to the dissimilarity in the bacterial communities before and after the groundwater invasion. Castellaniella had the largest dissimilarity contribution (17.7%). For the bioactive wells, the abundance of the U(VI)-reducing genera Geothrix, Desulfovibrio, Ferribacterium, and Geobacter decreased significantly, whereas the denitrifying Acidovorax abundance increased significantly after groundwater invasion. Additionally, seven genera, i.e., Castellaniella, Ignavibacterium, Simplicispira, Rhizomicrobium, Acidobacteria Gp1, Acidobacteria Gp14, and Acidobacteria Gp23, were significant indicators of bioactive wells in the reoxidation stage. Canonical correspondence analysis indicated that nitrate, manganese, and pH affected mostly the U(VI)-reducing genera and indicator genera. Cooccurrence patterns among microbial taxa suggested the presence of taxa sharing similar ecological niches or mutualism/commensalism/synergism interactions.IMPORTANCE High-throughput sequencing technology in combination with a network analysis approach were used to investigate the stabilization of uranium and the corresponding dynamics of bacterial communities under field conditions with regard to the heterogeneity and complexity of the subsurface over the long term. The study also examined diversity and microbial community composition shift, the common genera, and indicator genera before and after long-term contaminated-groundwater invasion and the relationship between the target functional community structure and environmental factors. Additionally, deciphering cooccurrence and coexclusion patterns among microbial taxa and environmental parameters could help predict potential biotic interactions (cooperation/competition), shared physiologies, or habitat affinities, thus, improving our understanding of ecological niches occupied by certain specific species. These findings offer new insights into compositions of and associations among bacterial communities and serve as a foundation for future bioreduction implementation and monitoring efforts applied to uranium-contaminated sites.
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Christensen GA, Moon J, Veach AM, Mosher JJ, Wymore AM, van Nostrand JD, Zhou J, Hazen TC, Arkin AP, Elias DA. Use of in-field bioreactors demonstrate groundwater filtration influences planktonic bacterial community assembly, but not biofilm composition. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0194663. [PMID: 29558522 PMCID: PMC5860781 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Using in-field bioreactors, we investigated the influence of exogenous microorganisms in groundwater planktonic and biofilm microbial communities as part of the Integrated Field Research Challenge (IFRC). After an acclimation period with source groundwater, bioreactors received either filtered (0.22 μM filter) or unfiltered well groundwater in triplicate and communities were tracked routinely for 23 days after filtration was initiated. To address geochemical influences, the planktonic phase was assayed periodically for protein, organic acids, physico-/geochemical measurements and bacterial community (via 16S rRNA gene sequencing), while biofilms (i.e. microbial growth on sediment coupons) were targeted for bacterial community composition at the completion of the experiment (23 d). Based on Bray-Curtis distance, planktonic bacterial community composition varied temporally and between treatments (filtered, unfiltered bioreactors). Notably, filtration led to an increase in the dominant genus, Zoogloea relative abundance over time within the planktonic community, while remaining relatively constant when unfiltered. At day 23, biofilm communities were more taxonomically and phylogenetically diverse and substantially different from planktonic bacterial communities; however, the biofilm bacterial communities were similar regardless of filtration. These results suggest that although planktonic communities were sensitive to groundwater filtration, bacterial biofilm communities were stable and resistant to filtration. Bioreactors are useful tools in addressing questions pertaining to microbial community assembly and succession. These data provide a first step in understanding how an extrinsic factor, such as a groundwater inoculation and flux of microbial colonizers, impact how microbial communities assemble in environmental systems.
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- Geoff A. Christensen
- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Marshall University, Biological Sciences, Huntington, West Virginia, United States of America
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States of America
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- University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States of America
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, United States of America
- University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States of America
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Zhang P, He Z, Van Nostrand JD, Qin Y, Deng Y, Wu L, Tu Q, Wang J, Schadt CW, W Fields M, Hazen TC, Arkin AP, Stahl DA, Zhou J. Dynamic Succession of Groundwater Sulfate-Reducing Communities during Prolonged Reduction of Uranium in a Contaminated Aquifer. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:3609-3620. [PMID: 28300407 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b02980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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To further understand the diversity and dynamics of SRB in response to substrate amendment, we sequenced genes coding for the dissimilatory sulfite reductase (dsrA) in groundwater samples collected after an emulsified vegetable oil (EVO) amendment, which sustained U(VI)-reducing conditions for one year in a fast-flowing aquifer. EVO amendment significantly altered the composition of groundwater SRB communities. Sequences having no closely related-described species dominated (80%) the indigenous SRB communities in nonamended wells. After EVO amendment, Desulfococcus, Desulfobacterium, and Desulfovibrio, known for long-chain-fatty-acid, short-chain-fatty-acid and H2 oxidation and U(VI) reduction, became dominant accounting for 7 ± 2%, 21 ± 8%, and 55 ± 8% of the SRB communities, respectively. Succession of these SRB at different bioactivity stages based on redox substrates/products (acetate, SO4-2, U(VI), NO3-, Fe(II), and Mn(II)) was observed. Desulfovibrio and Desulfococcus dominated SRB communities at 4-31 days, whereas Desulfobacterium became dominant at 80-140 days. By the end of the experiment (day 269), the abundance of these SRB decreased but the overall diversity of groundwater SRB was still higher than non-EVO controls. Up to 62% of the SRB community changes could be explained by groundwater geochemical variables, including those redox substrates/products. A significant (P < 0.001) correlation was observed between groundwater U(VI) concentrations and Desulfovibrio abundance. Our results showed that the members of SRB and their dynamics were correlated significantly with slow EVO biodegradation, electron donor production and maintenance of U(VI)-reducing conditions in the aquifer.
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- Ping Zhang
- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100085, China
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
- Department of Marine Sciences, Ocean College, Zhejiang University , Zhejiang, China
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing 210008, China
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University , Bozeman, Montana 59717, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee , Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington 98105, United States
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, and School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
- Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, China
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King AJ, Preheim SP, Bailey KL, Robeson MS, Roy Chowdhury T, Crable BR, Hurt RA, Mehlhorn T, Lowe KA, Phelps TJ, Palumbo AV, Brandt CC, Brown SD, Podar M, Zhang P, Lancaster WA, Poole F, Watson DB, W Fields M, Chandonia JM, Alm EJ, Zhou J, Adams MWW, Hazen TC, Arkin AP, Elias DA. Temporal Dynamics of In-Field Bioreactor Populations Reflect the Groundwater System and Respond Predictably to Perturbation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:2879-2889. [PMID: 28112946 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b04751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Temporal variability complicates testing the influences of environmental variability on microbial community structure and thus function. An in-field bioreactor system was developed to assess oxic versus anoxic manipulations on in situ groundwater communities. Each sample was sequenced (16S SSU rRNA genes, average 10,000 reads), and biogeochemical parameters are monitored by quantifying 53 metals, 12 organic acids, 14 anions, and 3 sugars. Changes in dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, and other variables were similar across bioreactors. Sequencing revealed a complex community that fluctuated in-step with the groundwater community and responded to DO. This also directly influenced the pH, and so the biotic impacts of DO and pH shifts are correlated. A null model demonstrated that bioreactor communities were driven in part not only by experimental conditions but also by stochastic variability and did not accurately capture alterations in diversity during perturbations. We identified two groups of abundant OTUs important to this system; one was abundant in high DO and pH and contained heterotrophs and oxidizers of iron, nitrite, and ammonium, whereas the other was abundant in low DO with the capability to reduce nitrate. In-field bioreactors are a powerful tool for capturing natural microbial community responses to alterations in geochemical factors beyond the bulk phase.
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- Andrew J King
- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS-6036, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6036, United States
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- Department of Environmental Health and Enginering, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS-6036, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6036, United States
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- Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University , Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS-6036, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6036, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS-6036, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6036, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS-6036, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6036, United States
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee , Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS-6036, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6036, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS-6036, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6036, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS-6036, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6036, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS-6036, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6036, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS-6036, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6036, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS-6036, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6036, United States
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee , Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS-6036, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6036, United States
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee , Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS-6036, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6036, United States
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Montana State University , Bozeman, Montana 59717, United States
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- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory , Berkley, California 94720, United States
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering and Biological Engineering, Massachusets Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS-6036, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6036, United States
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee , Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory , Berkley, California 94720, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS-6036, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6036, United States
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee , Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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Li D, Hu N, Sui Y, Ding D, Li K, Li G, Wang Y. Influence of bicarbonate on the abundance of microbial communities capable of reducing U(vi) in groundwater. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra09795f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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7 experiments amended with 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 mM initial concentrations of bicarbonate were conducted to investigate the influence of different concentrations of bicarbonate on the abundance of microbial communities capable of reducing U(vi) in groundwater.
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- Dianxin Li
- Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defence for Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy
- University of South China
- 421001 Hengyang
- China
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- Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defence for Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy
- University of South China
- 421001 Hengyang
- China
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- Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defence for Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy
- University of South China
- 421001 Hengyang
- China
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- Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defence for Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy
- University of South China
- 421001 Hengyang
- China
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- Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defence for Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy
- University of South China
- 421001 Hengyang
- China
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- Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defence for Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy
- University of South China
- 421001 Hengyang
- China
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- Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defence for Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy
- University of South China
- 421001 Hengyang
- China
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Sánchez-Castro I, Amador-García A, Moreno-Romero C, López-Fernández M, Phrommavanh V, Nos J, Descostes M, Merroun ML. Screening of bacterial strains isolated from uranium mill tailings porewaters for bioremediation purposes. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2017; 166:130-141. [PMID: 27068793 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Revised: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The present work characterizes at different levels a number of bacterial strains isolated from porewaters sampled in the vicinity of two French uranium tailing repositories. The 16S rRNA gene from 33 bacterial isolates, corresponding to the different morphotypes recovered, was almost fully sequenced. The resulting sequences belonged to 13 bacterial genera comprised in the phyla Firmicutes, Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria. Further characterization at physiological level and metals/metalloid tolerance provided evidences for an appropriate selection of bacterial strains potentially useful for immobilization of uranium and other common contaminants. By using High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope (HRTEM), this potential ability to immobilize uranium as U phosphate mineral phases was confirmed for the bacterial strains Br3 and Br5 corresponding to Arthrobacter sp. and Microbacterium oxydans, respectively. Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope- High-Angle Annular Dark-Field (STEM-HAADF) analysis showed U accumulates on the surface and within bacterial cytoplasm, in addition to the extracellular space. Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) element-distribution maps demonstrated the presence of U and P within these accumulates. These results indicate the potential of certain bacterial strains isolated from porewaters of U mill tailings for immobilizing uranium, likely as uranium phosphates. Some of these bacterial isolates might be considered as promising candidates in the design of uranium bioremediation strategies.
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- Iván Sánchez-Castro
- Departamento de Microbiología, Campus de Fuentenueva, Universidad de Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain.
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Campus de Fuentenueva, Universidad de Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Campus de Fuentenueva, Universidad de Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- R&D Department, AREVA Mines, La Défense, 92084, Paris, France
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Campus de Fuentenueva, Universidad de Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
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Wang Y, Schaefer JK, Mishra B, Yee N. Intracellular Hg(0) Oxidation in Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ND132. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:11049-11056. [PMID: 27654630 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b03299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The disposal of elemental mercury (Hg(0)) wastes in mining and manufacturing areas has caused serious soil and groundwater contamination issues. Under anoxic conditions, certain anaerobic bacteria can oxidize dissolved elemental mercury and convert the oxidized Hg to neurotoxic methylmercury. In this study, we conducted experiments with the Hg-methylating bacterium Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ND132 to elucidate the role of cellular thiols in anaerobic Hg(0) oxidation. The concentrations of cell-surface and intracellular thiols were measured, and specific fractions of D. desulfuricans ND132 were examined for Hg(0) oxidation activity and analyzed with extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy. The experimental data indicate that intracellular thiol concentrations are approximately six times higher than those of the cell wall. Cells reacted with a thiol-blocking reagent were severely impaired in Hg(0) oxidation activity. Spheroplasts lacking cell walls rapidly oxidized Hg(0) to Hg(II), while cell wall fragments exhibited low reactivity toward Hg(0). EXAFS analysis of spheroplast samples revealed that multiple different forms of Hg-thiols are produced by the Hg(0) oxidation reaction and that the local coordination environment of the oxidized Hg changes with reaction time. The results of this study indicate that Hg(0) oxidation in D. desulfuricans ND132 is an intracellular process that occurs by reaction with thiol-containing molecules.
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- Yuwei Wang
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University , New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University , New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- Department of Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology , Chicago, Illinois 60616, United States
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University , New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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Seasonal Microbial Population Shifts in a Bioremediation System Treating Metal and Sulfate-Rich Seepage. MINERALS 2016. [DOI: 10.3390/min6020036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ye Q, Liu J, Du J, Zhang J. Bacterial Diversity in Submarine Groundwater along the Coasts of the Yellow Sea. Front Microbiol 2016; 6:1519. [PMID: 26779172 PMCID: PMC4705239 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Submarine groundwater (SGD) is one of the most significant pathways for the exchange of groundwater and/or source of nutrients, metals and carbon to the ocean, subsequently cause deleterious impacts on the coastal ecosystems. Microorganisms have been recognized as the important participators in the biogeochemical processes in the SGD. In this study, by utilizing 16S rRNA-based Illumina Miseq sequencing technology, we investigated bacterial diversity and distribution in both fresh well water and brackish recirculated porewater along the coasts in the Yellow Sea. The results showed that Actinobacteria and Betaproteobacteria, especially Comamonas spp. and Limnohabitans spp. were dominated in fresh well samples. Distinct patterns of bacterial communities were found among the porewater samples due to different locations, for examples, Cyanbacteria was the most abundant in the porewater samples far from the algal bloomed areas. The analysis of correlation between representative bacterial taxonomic groups and the contexture environmental parameters showed that fresh well water and brackish porewater might provide different nutrients to the coastal waters. Potential key bacterial groups such as Comamonas spp. may be excellent candidates for the bioremediation of the natural pollutants in the SGD. Our comprehensive understanding of bacterial diversity in the SGD along the coasts of the Yellow Sea will create a basis for designing the effective clean-up approach in-situ, and provide valuable information for the coastal management.
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- Qi Ye
- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University Shanghai, China
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Garris HW, Baldwin SA, Van Hamme JD, Gardner WC, Fraser LH. Genomics to assist mine reclamation: a review. Restor Ecol 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/rec.12322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Heath W. Garris
- Department of Natural Resource Sciences; Thompson Rivers University; 900 McGill Road Kamloops BC V2E 0N1 Canada
- Department of Biological Sciences; Thompson Rivers University; 900 McGill Road Kamloops BC V2E 0N1 Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; University of British Columbia, Vancouver; 2360 East Mall Vancouver BC V6T 1Z3 Canada
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- Department of Natural Resource Sciences; Thompson Rivers University; 900 McGill Road Kamloops BC V2E 0N1 Canada
- Department of Biological Sciences; Thompson Rivers University; 900 McGill Road Kamloops BC V2E 0N1 Canada
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- Department of Natural Resource Sciences; Thompson Rivers University; 900 McGill Road Kamloops BC V2E 0N1 Canada
- Department of Biological Sciences; Thompson Rivers University; 900 McGill Road Kamloops BC V2E 0N1 Canada
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- Department of Natural Resource Sciences; Thompson Rivers University; 900 McGill Road Kamloops BC V2E 0N1 Canada
- Department of Biological Sciences; Thompson Rivers University; 900 McGill Road Kamloops BC V2E 0N1 Canada
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Zhang P, Van Nostrand JD, He Z, Chakraborty R, Deng Y, Curtis D, Fields MW, Hazen TC, Arkin AP, Zhou J. A Slow-Release Substrate Stimulates Groundwater Microbial Communities for Long-Term in Situ Cr(VI) Reduction. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:12922-12931. [PMID: 25835088 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b00024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Cr(VI) is a widespread environmental contaminant that is highly toxic and soluble. Previous work indicated that a one-time amendment of polylactate hydrogen-release compound (HRC) reduced groundwater Cr(VI) concentrations for >3.5 years at a contaminated aquifer; however, microbial communities responsible for Cr(VI) reduction are poorly understood. In this study, we hypothesized that HRC amendment would significantly change the composition and structure of groundwater microbial communities, and that the abundance of key functional genes involved in HRC degradation and electron acceptor reduction would increase long-term in response to this slowly degrading, complex substrate. To test these hypotheses, groundwater microbial communities were monitored after HRC amendment for >1 year using a comprehensive functional gene microarray. The results showed that the overall functional composition and structure of groundwater microbial communities underwent sequential shifts after HRC amendment. Particularly, the abundance of functional genes involved in acetate oxidation, denitrification, dissimilatory nitrate reduction, metal reduction, and sulfate reduction significantly increased. The overall community dynamics was significantly correlated with changes in groundwater concentrations of microbial biomass, acetate, NO3-, Cr(VI), Fe(II) and SO4(2-). Our results suggest that HRC amendment primarily stimulated key functional processes associated with HRC degradation and reduction of multiple electron acceptors in the aquifer toward long-term Cr(VI) reduction.
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- Ping Zhang
- Institute for Environmental Genomics, and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Earth Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley, California 94270, United States
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100085, China
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University , Bozeman, Montana 59717, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Tennessee , Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6342, United States
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
- Earth Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley, California 94270, United States
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, China
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Deng Y, Zhang P, Qin Y, Tu Q, Yang Y, He Z, Schadt CW, Zhou J. Network succession reveals the importance of competition in response to emulsified vegetable oil amendment for uranium bioremediation. Environ Microbiol 2015; 18:205-18. [DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ye Deng
- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology; Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences; Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Beijing China
- Institute for Environmental Genomics and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology; University of Oklahoma; Norman OK USA
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology; University of Oklahoma; Norman OK USA
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology; University of Oklahoma; Norman OK USA
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology; University of Oklahoma; Norman OK USA
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control; School of Environment; Tsinghua University; Beijing China
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology; University of Oklahoma; Norman OK USA
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology; University of Oklahoma; Norman OK USA
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control; School of Environment; Tsinghua University; Beijing China
- Earth Sciences Division; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Berkeley CA USA
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Dynamic Succession of Groundwater Functional Microbial Communities in Response to Emulsified Vegetable Oil Amendment during Sustained In Situ U(VI) Reduction. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 81:4164-72. [PMID: 25862231 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00043-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A pilot-scale field experiment demonstrated that a one-time amendment of emulsified vegetable oil (EVO) reduced groundwater U(VI) concentrations for 1 year in a fast-flowing aquifer. However, little is known about how EVO amendment stimulates the functional gene composition, structure, and dynamics of groundwater microbial communities toward prolonged U(VI) reduction. In this study, we hypothesized that EVO amendment would shift the functional gene composition and structure of groundwater microbial communities and stimulate key functional genes/groups involved in EVO biodegradation and reduction of electron acceptors in the aquifer. To test these hypotheses, groundwater microbial communities after EVO amendment were analyzed using a comprehensive functional gene microarray. Our results showed that EVO amendment stimulated sequential shifts in the functional composition and structure of groundwater microbial communities. Particularly, the relative abundance of key functional genes/groups involved in EVO biodegradation and the reduction of NO3 (-), Mn(IV), Fe(III), U(VI), and SO4 (2-) significantly increased, especially during the active U(VI) reduction period. The relative abundance for some of these key functional genes/groups remained elevated over 9 months. Montel tests suggested that the dynamics in the abundance, composition, and structure of these key functional genes/groups were significantly correlated with groundwater concentrations of acetate, NO3 (-), Mn(II), Fe(II), U(VI), and SO4 (2-). Our results suggest that EVO amendment stimulated dynamic succession of key functional microbial communities. This study improves our understanding of the composition, structure, and function changes needed for groundwater microbial communities to sustain a long-term U(VI) reduction.
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High-Quality Draft Genome Sequence of Desulfovibrio carbinoliphilus FW-101-2B, an Organic Acid-Oxidizing Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium Isolated from Uranium(VI)-Contaminated Groundwater. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 2015; 3:3/2/e00092-15. [PMID: 25767232 PMCID: PMC4357754 DOI: 10.1128/genomea.00092-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Desulfovibrio carbinoliphilus subsp. oakridgensis FW-101-2B is an anaerobic, organic acid/alcohol-oxidizing, sulfate-reducing δ-proteobacterium. FW-101-2B was isolated from contaminated groundwater at The Field Research Center at Oak Ridge National Lab after in situ stimulation for heavy metal-reducing conditions. The genome will help elucidate the metabolic potential of sulfate-reducing bacteria during uranium reduction.
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Sun G, Zhang X, Hu Q, Zhang H, Zhang D, Li G. Biodegradation of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs) and hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) with plant and nutrients and their effects on the microbial ecological kinetics. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2015; 69:281-92. [PMID: 25213654 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-014-0489-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2014] [Accepted: 08/29/2014] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Four pilot-scale test mesocosms were conducted for the remediation of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs)-contaminated aged soil. The results indicate that the effects on degradation of hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs) were in the following order: nutrients/plant bioaugmentation (81.18 % for HCHs; 85.4 % for DDTs) > nutrients bioaugmentation > plant bioaugmentation > only adding water > control, and nutrients/plant bioaugmentation greatly enhanced the degradation of HCHs (81.18 %) and DDTs (85.4 %). The bacterial community structure, diversity and composition were assessed by 454-pyrosequencing of 16S recombinant RNA (rRNA), whereas the abundance of linA gene was determined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Distinct differences in bacterial community composition, structure, and diversity were a function of remediation procedure. Predictability of HCH/DDT degradation in soils was also investigated. A positive correlation between linA gene abundance and the removal ratio of HCHs was indicated by correlation analyses. A similar relationship was also confirmed between the degradation of HCHs/DDTs and the abundance of some assemblages (Gammaproteobacteria and Flavobacteria). Our results offer microbial ecological insight into the degradation of HCHs and DDTs in aged contaminated soil, which is helpful for the intensification of bioremediation through modifying plant-microbe patterns, and cessation of costly and time-consuming assays.
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- Guangdong Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China,
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Bowen De León K, Gerlach R, Peyton BM, Fields MW. Archaeal and bacterial communities in three alkaline hot springs in Heart Lake Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park. Front Microbiol 2013; 4:330. [PMID: 24282404 PMCID: PMC3824361 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The Heart Lake Geyser Basin (HLGB) is remotely located at the base of Mount Sheridan in southern Yellowstone National Park (YNP), Wyoming, USA and is situated along Witch Creek and the northwestern shore of Heart Lake. Likely because of its location, little is known about the microbial community structure of springs in the HLGB. Bacterial and archaeal populations were monitored via small subunit (SSU) rRNA gene pyrosequencing over 3 years in 3 alkaline (pH 8.5) hot springs with varying temperatures (44°C, 63°C, 75°C). The bacterial populations were generally stable over time, but varied by temperature. The dominant bacterial community changed from moderately thermophilic and photosynthetic members (Cyanobacteria and Chloroflexi) at 44°C to a mixed photosynthetic and thermophilic community (Deinococcus-Thermus) at 63°C and a non-photosynthetic thermophilic community at 75°C. The archaeal community was more variable across time and was predominantly a methanogenic community in the 44 and 63°C springs and a thermophilic community in the 75°C spring. The 75°C spring demonstrated large shifts in the archaeal populations and was predominantly Candidatus Nitrosocaldus, an ammonia-oxidizing crenarchaeote, in the 2007 sample, and almost exclusively Thermofilum or Candidatus Caldiarchaeum in the 2009 sample, depending on SSU rRNA gene region examined. The majority of sequences were dissimilar (≥10% different) to any known organisms suggesting that HLGB possesses numerous new phylogenetic groups that warrant cultivation efforts.
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- Kara Bowen De León
- Department of Microbiology, Montana State University Bozeman, MT, USA ; Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University Bozeman, MT, USA
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Watson DB, Wu WM, Mehlhorn T, Tang G, Earles J, Lowe K, Gihring TM, Zhang G, Phillips J, Boyanov MI, Spalding BP, Schadt C, Kemner KM, Criddle CS, Jardine PM, Brooks SC. In situ bioremediation of uranium with emulsified vegetable oil as the electron donor. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2013; 47:6440-6448. [PMID: 23697787 DOI: 10.1021/es3033555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A field test with a one-time emulsified vegetable oil (EVO) injection was conducted to assess the capacity of EVO to sustain uranium bioreduction in a high-permeability gravel layer with groundwater concentrations of (mM) U, 0.0055; Ca, 2.98; NO3(-), 0.11; HCO3(-), 5.07; and SO4(2-), 1.23. Comparison of bromide and EVO migration and distribution indicated that a majority of the injected EVO was retained in the subsurface from the injection wells to 50 m downgradient. Nitrate, uranium, and sulfate were sequentially removed from the groundwater within 1-2 weeks, accompanied by an increase in acetate, Mn, Fe, and methane concentrations. Due to the slow release and degradation of EVO with time, reducing conditions were sustained for approximately one year, and daily U discharge to a creek, located approximately 50 m from the injection wells, decreased by 80% within 100 days. Total U discharge was reduced by 50% over the one-year period. Reduction of U(VI) to U(IV) was confirmed by synchrotron analysis of recovered aquifer solids. Oxidants (e.g., dissolved oxygen, nitrate) flowing in from upgradient appeared to reoxidize and remobilize uranium after the EVO was exhausted as evidenced by a transient increase of U concentration above ambient values. Occasional (e.g., annual) EVO injection into a permeable Ca and bicarbonate-containing aquifer can sustain uranium bioreduction/immobilization and decrease U migration/discharge.
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- David B Watson
- Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6038, United States.
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Tang G, Wu WM, Watson DB, Parker JC, Schadt CW, Shi X, Brooks SC. U(VI) bioreduction with emulsified vegetable oil as the electron donor--microcosm tests and model development. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2013; 47:3209-3217. [PMID: 23397992 DOI: 10.1021/es304641b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We conducted microcosm tests and biogeochemical modeling to study U(VI) reduction in contaminated sediments amended with emulsified vegetable oil (EVO). Indigenous microorganisms in the sediments degraded EVO and stimulated Fe(III), U(VI), and sulfate reduction, and methanogenesis. Acetate concentration peaked in 100-120 days in the EVO microcosms versus 10-20 days in the oleate microcosms, suggesting that triglyceride hydrolysis was a rate-limiting step in EVO degradation and subsequent reactions. Acetate persisted 50 days longer in oleate- and EVO- than in ethanol-amended microcosms, indicating that acetate-utilizing methanogenesis was slower in the oleate and EVO than ethanol microcosms. We developed a comprehensive biogeochemical model to couple EVO hydrolysis, production, and oxidation of long-chain fatty acids (LCFA), glycerol, acetate, and hydrogen, reduction of Fe(III), U(VI) and sulfate, and methanogenesis with growth and decay of multiple functional microbial groups. By estimating EVO, LCFA, and glycerol degradation rate coefficients, and introducing a 100 day lag time for acetoclastic methanogenesis for oleate and EVO microcosms, the model approximately matched observed sulfate, U(VI), and acetate concentrations. Our results confirmed that EVO could stimulate U(VI) bioreduction in sediments and the slow EVO hydrolysis and acetate-utilizing methanogens growth could contribute to longer term bioreduction than simple substrates (e.g., ethanol, acetate, etc.) in the subsurface.
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- Guoping Tang
- Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, PO Box 2008, MS-6038, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6038, United States.
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Chen Z, Zhou Z, Peng X, Xiang H, Xiang S, Jiang Z. Effects of wet and dry seasons on the aquatic bacterial community structure of the Three Gorges Reservoir. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 29:841-53. [PMID: 23283690 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-012-1239-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2012] [Accepted: 12/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This study investigated effects of wet and dry seasons on the bacterial community structure of the Three Gorges Reservoir by using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis of the PCR-amplified bacterial 16S rRNA gene. Bacterial diversity, as determined by the Shannon index, the Simpson's index, and the Richness, dramatically changed in between the dry and wet seasons. The changes in the diversity and relative abundance of microbial populations among the five sites during the wet season have become more marked than those observed during the dry season. Furthermore, cluster analysis also showed these changes. The phylogenetic analysis indicated that Betaproteobacteria is the dominant population, followed by Actinobacterium, in both the wet season and dry season. The water quality parameters were quite stable at all five sites during the same season but noticeably varied from season to season. Canonical correspondence analysis also indicated that the changes in the bacterial community composition were primarily correlated with the variations in temperature, transparency, and the concentrations of NH4 (+)-N. Slight changes in bacterial community composition among the five sites during the dry season were correlated with different environments. However, during the wet season, major changes were correlated not only with environments, but also it may be associated with the bacterial populations from the surrounding areas and tributaries of the Three Gorges Reservoir.
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- Zhangbao Chen
- Microbiology Division, Institute of Sericulture and Systems Biology, The Key Sericultural Laboratory of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, Tiansheng road, Beibei District, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China
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Zirnstein I, Arnold T, Krawczyk-Bärsch E, Jenk U, Bernhard G, Röske I. Eukaryotic life in biofilms formed in a uranium mine. Microbiologyopen 2012; 1:83-94. [PMID: 22950016 PMCID: PMC3426414 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2011] [Revised: 01/31/2012] [Accepted: 02/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The underground uranium mine Königstein (Saxony, Germany), currently in the process of remediation, represents an underground acid mine drainage (AMD) environment, that is, low pH conditions and high concentrations of heavy metals including uranium, in which eye-catching biofilm formations were observed. During active uranium mining from 1984 to 1990, technical leaching with sulphuric acid was applied underground on-site resulting in a change of the underground mine environment and initiated the formation of AMD and also the growth of AMD-related copious biofilms. Biofilms grow underground in the mine galleries in a depth of 250 m (50 m above sea level) either as stalactite-like slime communities or as acid streamers in the drainage channels. The eukaryotic diversity of these biofilms was analyzed by microscopic investigations and by molecular methods, that is, 18S rDNA PCR, cloning, and sequencing. The biofilm communities of the Königstein environment showed a low eukaryotic biodiversity and consisted of a variety of groups belonging to nine major taxa: ciliates, flagellates, amoebae, heterolobosea, fungi, apicomplexa, stramenopiles, rotifers and arthropoda, and a large number of uncultured eukaryotes, denoted as acidotolerant eukaryotic cluster (AEC). In Königstein, the flagellates Bodo saltans, the stramenopiles Diplophrys archeri, and the phylum of rotifers, class Bdelloidea, were detected for the first time in an AMD environment characterized by high concentrations of uranium. This study shows that not only bacteria and archaea may live in radioactive contaminated environments, but also species of eukaryotes, clearly indicating their potential influence on carbon cycling and metal immobilization within AMD-affected environment.
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- Isabel Zirnstein
- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V.P.O. Box 510119, D-01314 Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V.P.O. Box 510119, D-01314 Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V.P.O. Box 510119, D-01314 Germany
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- Wismut GmbHJagdschänkenstraße 29, D-09117 Chemnitz, Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V.P.O. Box 510119, D-01314 Germany
- Institute of Chemistry, Technical University DresdenD-01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Technical University DresdenZellescher Weg 20 b, D-01217 Dresden, Germany
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Akob DM, Lee SH, Sheth M, Küsel K, Watson DB, Palumbo AV, Kostka JE, Chin KJ. Gene Expression Correlates with Process Rates Quantified for Sulfate- and Fe(III)-Reducing Bacteria in U(VI)-Contaminated Sediments. Front Microbiol 2012; 3:280. [PMID: 22908009 PMCID: PMC3415069 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 07/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Though iron- and sulfate-reducing bacteria are well known for mediating uranium(VI) reduction in contaminated subsurface environments, quantifying the in situ activity of the microbial groups responsible remains a challenge. The objective of this study was to demonstrate the use of quantitative molecular tools that target mRNA transcripts of key genes related to Fe(III) and sulfate reduction pathways in order to monitor these processes during in situ U(VI) remediation in the subsurface. Expression of the Geobacteraceae-specific citrate synthase gene (gltA) and the dissimilatory (bi)sulfite reductase gene (dsrA), were correlated with the activity of iron- or sulfate-reducing microorganisms, respectively, under stimulated bioremediation conditions in microcosms of sediments sampled from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Integrated Field Research Challenge (OR-IFRC) site at Oak Ridge, TN, USA. In addition, Geobacteraceae-specific gltA and dsrA transcript levels were determined in parallel with the predominant electron acceptors present in moderately and highly contaminated subsurface sediments from the OR-IFRC. Phylogenetic analysis of the cDNA generated from dsrA mRNA, sulfate-reducing bacteria-specific 16S rRNA, and gltA mRNA identified activity of specific microbial groups. Active sulfate reducers were members of the Desulfovibrio, Desulfobacterium, and Desulfotomaculum genera. Members of the subsurface Geobacter clade, closely related to uranium-reducing Geobacter uraniireducens and Geobacter daltonii, were the metabolically active iron-reducers in biostimulated microcosms and in situ core samples. Direct correlation of transcripts and process rates demonstrated evidence of competition between the functional guilds in subsurface sediments. We further showed that active populations of Fe(III)-reducing bacteria and sulfate-reducing bacteria are present in OR-IFRC sediments and are good potential targets for in situ bioremediation.
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Bowen De León K, Ramsay BD, Fields MW. Quality-score refinement of SSU rRNA gene pyrosequencing differs across gene region for environmental samples. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2012; 64:499-508. [PMID: 22476815 PMCID: PMC3391548 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-012-0043-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2011] [Accepted: 03/08/2012] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Due to potential sequencing errors in pyrosequencing data, species richness and diversity indices of microbial systems can be miscalculated. The "traditional" sequence refinement method is not sufficient to account for overestimations (e.g., length, primer errors, ambiguous nucleotides). Recent in silico and single-organism studies have revealed the importance of sequence quality scores in the estimation of ecological indices; however, this is the first study to compare quality-score stringencies across four regions of the SSU rRNA gene sequence (V1V2, V3, V4, and V6) with actual environmental samples compared directly to corresponding clone libraries produced from the same primer sets. The nucleic acid sequences determined via pyrosequencing were subjected to varying quality-score cutoffs that ranged from 25 to 32, and at each quality-score cutoff, either 10 or 15 % of the nucleotides were allowed to be below the cutoff. When species richness estimates were compared for the tested samples, the cutoff values of Q27(15%), Q30(10%), and Q32(15%) for V1V2, V4, and V6, respectively, estimated similar values as obtained with clone libraries and Sanger sequencing. The most stringent Q tested (Q32(10%)) was not enough to account for species richness inflation of the V3 region pyrosequence data. Results indicated that quality-score assessment greatly improved estimates of ecological indices for environmental samples (species richness and α-diversity) and that the effect of quality-score filtering was region-dependent.
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- Kara Bowen De León
- Department of Microbiology, Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, 366 EPS Building, Bozeman, MT 59717 USA
- Thermal Biology Institute, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT USA
- ENIGMA, http://enigma.lbl.gov/
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- Department of Microbiology, Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, 366 EPS Building, Bozeman, MT 59717 USA
- Thermal Biology Institute, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT USA
- ENIGMA, http://enigma.lbl.gov/
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- Department of Microbiology, Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, 366 EPS Building, Bozeman, MT 59717 USA
- Thermal Biology Institute, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT USA
- ENIGMA, http://enigma.lbl.gov/
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Rotaru C, Woodard TL, Choi S, Nevin KP. Spatial heterogeneity of bacterial communities in sediments from an infiltration basin receiving highway runoff. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2012; 64:461-473. [PMID: 22391798 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-012-0026-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2011] [Accepted: 02/03/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The bacterial community diversity of highway runoff-contaminated sediment that had undergone 19 years of acetate-based de-icing agents addition followed by three years of acetate-free de-icing agents was investigated. Analysis of 26 sediment samples from two drilled soil cores by means of 16S rDNA PCR generated 3,402 clones, indicating an overall high bacterial diversity, with no prominent members within the communities. Sequence analyses provided evidences that each sediment sample displayed a specific structure bacterial community. Proteobacteria-affiliated clones (58% and 43% for the two boreholes) predominated in all samples, followed by Actinobacteria (12% and 16%), Firmicutes (7% and 12%) and Chloroflexi (7% and 11%). The subsurface geochemistry complemented the molecular methods to further distinguish ambient and contaminant plume zones. Principal component analysis revealed that the levels of Fe(II) and dissolved oxygen were strongly correlated with bacterial communities. At elevated Fe(II) levels, sequences associated with anaerobic bacteria were detected in high levels. As iron levels declined and oxygen levels increased below the plume bottom, there was a gradual shift in the community structure toward the increase of aerobic bacteria.
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- Camelia Rotaru
- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, 18 Marston Hall, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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Miao Z, Brusseau ML, Carroll KC, Carreón-Diazconti C, Johnson B. Sulfate reduction in groundwater: characterization and applications for remediation. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2012; 34:539-50. [PMID: 21947714 PMCID: PMC3575751 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-011-9423-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2011] [Accepted: 09/09/2011] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Sulfate is ubiquitous in groundwater, with both natural and anthropogenic sources. Sulfate reduction reactions play a significant role in mediating redox conditions and biogeochemical processes for subsurface systems. They also serve as the basis for innovative in situ methods for groundwater remediation. An overview of sulfate reduction in subsurface environments is provided, along with a brief discussion of characterization methods and applications for addressing acid mine drainage. We then focus on two innovative, in situ methods for remediating sulfate-contaminated groundwater, the use of zero-valent iron and the addition of electron-donor substrates. The advantages and limitations associated with the methods are discussed, with examples of prior applications.
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- Z. Miao
- Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona, 429 Shantz Building #38, P.O. Box 210038, Tucson, AZ, USA
- Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Harshbarger Building #11, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona, 429 Shantz Building #38, P.O. Box 210038, Tucson, AZ, USA
- Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Harshbarger Building #11, Tucson, AZ, USA
- Corresponding author, , 520-621-1646
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352
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- Engineering Institute, Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexicali, Baja California, México
- Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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- In TerraLogic Inc., Fort Collins, CO, USA
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Cho K, Zholi A, Frabutt D, Flood M, Floyd D, Tiquia SM. Linking bacterial diversity and geochemistry of uranium-contaminated groundwater. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2012; 33:1629-1640. [PMID: 22988623 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2011.641036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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To understand the link between bacterial diversity and geochemistry in uranium-contaminated groundwater, microbial communities were assessed based on clone libraries of 16S rDNA genes from the USDOE Oak Ridge Field Research Centre (FRC) site. Four groundwater wells (GW835, GW836, FW113-47 and FW215-49) with a wide range of pH (3 to 7), nitrate (44 to 23,400 mg L(-1)), uranium (0.73 to 60.36 mg L(-1)) and other metal contamination, were investigated. Results indicated that bacterial diversity correlated with the geochemistry of the groundwater. Microbial diversity decreased in relation to the contamination levels of the wells. The highly contaminated well (FW113-47) had lower gene diversity than less contaminated wells (FW215-49, GW835 and GW836). The high concentrations of contaminants present in well FW113-47 stimulated the growth of organisms capable of reducing uranium (Shewanella and Pseudomonas), nitrate (Pseudomonas, Rhodanobacter and Xanthomonas) and iron (Stenotrophomonas), and which were unique to this well. The clone libraries consisted primarily of sequences closely related to the phylum Proteobacteria, with FW-113-47 almost exclusively containing this phylum. Metal-reducing bacteria were present in all four wells, which may suggest that there is potential for successful bioremediation of the groundwater at the Oak Ridge FRC. The microbial community information gained from this study and previous studies at the site can be used to develop predictive multivariate and geographical information system (GIS) based models for microbial populations at the Oak Ridge FRC. This will allow for a better understanding of what organisms are likely to occur where and when, based on geochemistry, and how these organisms relate to bioremediation processes at the site.
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- Kelly Cho
- 115F Science Building, Department of Natural Sciences, The University of Michigan, Dearborn, MI 48128, USA
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Wang Y, Wiatrowski HA, John R, Lin CC, Young LY, Kerkhof LJ, Yee N, Barkay T. Impact of mercury on denitrification and denitrifying microbial communities in nitrate enrichments of subsurface sediments. Biodegradation 2012; 24:33-46. [PMID: 22678127 DOI: 10.1007/s10532-012-9555-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2012] [Accepted: 05/04/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The contamination of groundwater with mercury (Hg) is an increasing problem worldwide. Yet, little is known about the interactions of Hg with microorganisms and their processes in subsurface environments. We tested the impact of Hg on denitrification in nitrate reducing enrichment cultures derived from subsurface sediments from the Oak Ridge Integrated Field Research Challenge site, where nitrate is a major contaminant and where bioremediation efforts are in progress. We observed an inverse relationship between Hg concentrations and onset and rates of denitrification in nitrate enrichment cultures containing between 53 and 1.1 μM of inorganic Hg; higher Hg concentrations increasingly extended the time to onset of denitrification and inhibited denitrification rates. Microbial community complexity, as indicated by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (tRFLP) analysis of the 16S rRNA genes, declined with increasing Hg concentrations; at the 312 nM Hg treatment, a single tRFLP peak was detected representing a culture of Bradyrhizobium sp. that possessed the merA gene indicating a potential for Hg reduction. A culture identified as Bradyrhizobium sp. strain FRC01 with an identical 16S rRNA sequence to that of the enriched peak in the tRFLP patterns, reduced Hg(II) to Hg(0) and carried merA whose amino acid sequence has 97 % identity to merA from the Proteobacteria and Firmicutes. This study demonstrates that in subsurface sediment incubations, Hg may inhibit denitrification and that inhibition may be alleviated when Hg resistant denitrifying Bradyrhizobium spp. detoxify Hg by its reduction to the volatile elemental form.
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- Yanping Wang
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rutgers University, 223C Lipman Hall, 76 Lipman Dr., New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
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Microbial functional gene diversity with a shift of subsurface redox conditions during In Situ uranium reduction. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:2966-72. [PMID: 22327592 DOI: 10.1128/aem.06528-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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To better understand the microbial functional diversity changes with subsurface redox conditions during in situ uranium bioremediation, key functional genes were studied with GeoChip, a comprehensive functional gene microarray, in field experiments at a uranium mill tailings remedial action (UMTRA) site (Rifle, CO). The results indicated that functional microbial communities altered with a shift in the dominant metabolic process, as documented by hierarchical cluster and ordination analyses of all detected functional genes. The abundance of dsrAB genes (dissimilatory sulfite reductase genes) and methane generation-related mcr genes (methyl coenzyme M reductase coding genes) increased when redox conditions shifted from Fe-reducing to sulfate-reducing conditions. The cytochrome genes detected were primarily from Geobacter sp. and decreased with lower subsurface redox conditions. Statistical analysis of environmental parameters and functional genes indicated that acetate, U(VI), and redox potential (E(h)) were the most significant geochemical variables linked to microbial functional gene structures, and changes in microbial functional diversity were strongly related to the dominant terminal electron-accepting process following acetate addition. The study indicates that the microbial functional genes clearly reflect the in situ redox conditions and the dominant microbial processes, which in turn influence uranium bioreduction. Microbial functional genes thus could be very useful for tracking microbial community structure and dynamics during bioremediation.
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Microbial community succession during lactate amendment and electron acceptor limitation reveals a predominance of metal-reducing Pelosinus spp. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:2082-91. [PMID: 22267668 DOI: 10.1128/aem.07165-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The determination of the success of in situ bioremediation strategies is complex. By using controlled laboratory conditions, the influence of individual variables, such as U(VI), Cr(VI), and electron donors and acceptors on community structure, dynamics, and the metal-reducing potential can be studied. Triplicate anaerobic, continuous-flow reactors were inoculated with Cr(VI)-contaminated groundwater from the Hanford, WA, 100-H area, amended with lactate, and incubated for 95 days to obtain stable, enriched communities. The reactors were kept anaerobic with N(2) gas (9 ml/min) flushing the headspace and were fed a defined medium amended with 30 mM lactate and 0.05 mM sulfate with a 48-h generation time. The resultant diversity decreased from 63 genera within 12 phyla to 11 bacterial genera (from 3 phyla) and 2 archaeal genera (from 1 phylum). Final communities were dominated by Pelosinus spp. and to a lesser degree, Acetobacterium spp., with low levels of other organisms, including methanogens. Four new strains of Pelosinus were isolated, with 3 strains being capable of Cr(VI) reduction while one also reduced U(VI). Under limited sulfate, it appeared that the sulfate reducers, including Desulfovibrio spp., were outcompeted. These results suggest that during times of electron acceptor limitation in situ, organisms such as Pelosinus spp. may outcompete the more-well-studied organisms while maintaining overall metal reduction rates and extents. Finally, lab-scale simulations can test new strategies on a smaller scale while facilitating community member isolation, so that a deeper understanding of community metabolism can be revealed.
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Lorenz LA, Ramsay BD, Goeres DM, Fields MW, Zapka CA, Macinga DR. Evaluation and remediation of bulk soap dispensers for biofilm. BIOFOULING 2012; 28:99-109. [PMID: 22257312 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2011.653637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Recent studies evaluating bulk soap in public restroom soap dispensers have demonstrated up to 25% of open refillable bulk-soap dispensers were contaminated with ~ 6 log(10)(CFU ml(-1)) heterotrophic bacteria. In this study, plastic counter-mounted, plastic wall-mounted and stainless steel wall-mounted dispensers were analyzed for suspended and biofilm bacteria using total cell and viable plate counts. Independent of dispenser type or construction material, the bulk soap was contaminated with 4-7 log(10)(CFU ml(-1)) bacteria, while 4-6 log(10)(CFU cm(-2)) biofilm bacteria were isolated from the inside surfaces of the dispensers (n = 6). Dispenser remediation studies, including a 10 min soak with 5000 mg l(-1) sodium hypochlorite, were then conducted to determine the efficacy of cleaning and disinfectant procedures against established biofilms. The testing showed that contamination of the bulk soap returned to pre-test levels within 7-14 days. These results demonstrate biofilm is present in contaminated bulk-soap dispensers and remediation studies to clean and sanitize the dispensers are temporary.
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- Lindsey A Lorenz
- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA
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Denitrifying bacteria from the genus Rhodanobacter dominate bacterial communities in the highly contaminated subsurface of a nuclear legacy waste site. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 78:1039-47. [PMID: 22179233 DOI: 10.1128/aem.06435-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The effect of long-term mixed-waste contamination, particularly uranium and nitrate, on the microbial community in the terrestrial subsurface was investigated at the field scale at the Oak Ridge Integrated Field Research Challenge (ORIFRC) site in Oak Ridge, TN. The abundance, community composition, and distribution of groundwater microorganisms were examined across the site during two seasonal sampling events. At representative locations, subsurface sediment was also examined from two boreholes, one sampled from the most heavily contaminated area of the site and another from an area with low contamination. A suite of DNA- and RNA-based molecular tools were employed for community characterization, including quantitative PCR of rRNA and nitrite reductase genes, community composition fingerprinting analysis, and high-throughput pyrotag sequencing of rRNA genes. The results demonstrate that pH is a major driver of the subsurface microbial community structure and that denitrifying bacteria from the genus Rhodanobacter (class Gammaproteobacteria) dominate at low pH. The relative abundance of bacteria from this genus was positively correlated with lower-pH conditions, and these bacteria were abundant and active in the most highly contaminated areas. Other factors, such as the concentration of nitrogen species, oxygen level, and sampling season, did not appear to strongly influence the distribution of Rhodanobacter bacteria. The results indicate that these organisms are acid-tolerant denitrifiers, well suited to the acidic, nitrate-rich subsurface conditions, and pH is confirmed as a dominant driver of bacterial community structure in this contaminated subsurface environment.
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Mondani L, Benzerara K, Carrière M, Christen R, Mamindy-Pajany Y, Février L, Marmier N, Achouak W, Nardoux P, Berthomieu C, Chapon V. Influence of uranium on bacterial communities: a comparison of natural uranium-rich soils with controls. PLoS One 2011; 6:e25771. [PMID: 21998695 PMCID: PMC3187815 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2011] [Accepted: 09/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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This study investigated the influence of uranium on the indigenous bacterial community structure in natural soils with high uranium content. Radioactive soil samples exhibiting 0.26% - 25.5% U in mass were analyzed and compared with nearby control soils containing trace uranium. EXAFS and XRD analyses of soils revealed the presence of U(VI) and uranium-phosphate mineral phases, identified as sabugalite and meta-autunite. A comparative analysis of bacterial community fingerprints using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) revealed the presence of a complex population in both control and uranium-rich samples. However, bacterial communities inhabiting uraniferous soils exhibited specific fingerprints that were remarkably stable over time, in contrast to populations from nearby control samples. Representatives of Acidobacteria, Proteobacteria, and seven others phyla were detected in DGGE bands specific to uraniferous samples. In particular, sequences related to iron-reducing bacteria such as Geobacter and Geothrix were identified concomitantly with iron-oxidizing species such as Gallionella and Sideroxydans. All together, our results demonstrate that uranium exerts a permanent high pressure on soil bacterial communities and suggest the existence of a uranium redox cycle mediated by bacteria in the soil.
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- Laure Mondani
- CEA, DSV, IBEB, Laboratoire Interactions Protéine Métal, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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A limited microbial consortium is responsible for extended bioreduction of uranium in a contaminated aquifer. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:5955-65. [PMID: 21764967 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00220-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Subsurface amendments of slow-release substrates (e.g., emulsified vegetable oil [EVO]) are thought to be a pragmatic alternative to using short-lived, labile substrates for sustained uranium bioimmobilization within contaminated groundwater systems. Spatial and temporal dynamics of subsurface microbial communities during EVO amendment are unknown and likely differ significantly from those of populations stimulated by soluble substrates, such as ethanol and acetate. In this study, a one-time EVO injection resulted in decreased groundwater U concentrations that remained below initial levels for approximately 4 months. Pyrosequencing and quantitative PCR of 16S rRNA from monitoring well samples revealed a rapid decline in groundwater bacterial community richness and diversity after EVO injection, concurrent with increased 16S rRNA copy levels, indicating the selection of a narrow group of taxa rather than a broad community stimulation. Members of the Firmicutes family Veillonellaceae dominated after injection and most likely catalyzed the initial oil decomposition. Sulfate-reducing bacteria from the genus Desulforegula, known for long-chain fatty acid oxidation to acetate, also dominated after EVO amendment. Acetate and H(2) production during EVO degradation appeared to stimulate NO(3)(-), Fe(III), U(VI), and SO(4)(2-) reduction by members of the Comamonadaceae, Geobacteriaceae, and Desulfobacterales. Methanogenic archaea flourished late to comprise over 25% of the total microbial community. Bacterial diversity rebounded after 9 months, although community compositions remained distinct from the preamendment conditions. These results demonstrated that a one-time EVO amendment served as an effective electron donor source for in situ U(VI) bioreduction and that subsurface EVO degradation and metal reduction were likely mediated by successive identifiable guilds of organisms.
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How sulphate-reducing microorganisms cope with stress: lessons from systems biology. Nat Rev Microbiol 2011; 9:452-66. [PMID: 21572460 DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Sulphate-reducing microorganisms (SRMs) are a phylogenetically diverse group of anaerobes encompassing distinct physiologies with a broad ecological distribution. As SRMs have important roles in the biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen, sulphur and various metals, an understanding of how these organisms respond to environmental stresses is of fundamental and practical importance. In this Review, we highlight recent applications of systems biology tools in studying the stress responses of SRMs, particularly Desulfovibrio spp., at the cell, population, community and ecosystem levels. The syntrophic lifestyle of SRMs is also discussed, with a focus on system-level analyses of adaptive mechanisms. Such information is important for understanding the microbiology of the global sulphur cycle and for developing biotechnological applications of SRMs for environmental remediation, energy production, biocorrosion control, wastewater treatment and mineral recovery.
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Dynamics of microbial community composition and function during in situ bioremediation of a uranium-contaminated aquifer. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:3860-9. [PMID: 21498771 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01981-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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A pilot-scale system was established to examine the feasibility of in situ U(VI) immobilization at a highly contaminated aquifer (U.S. DOE Integrated Field Research Challenge site, Oak Ridge, TN). Ethanol was injected intermittently as an electron donor to stimulate microbial U(VI) reduction, and U(VI) concentrations fell to below the Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standard (0.03 mg liter(-1)). Microbial communities from three monitoring wells were examined during active U(VI) reduction and maintenance phases with GeoChip, a high-density, comprehensive functional gene array. The overall microbial community structure exhibited a considerable shift over the remediation phases examined. GeoChip-based analysis revealed that Fe(III)-reducing bacterial (FeRB), nitrate-reducing bacterial (NRB), and sulfate-reducing bacterial (SRB) functional populations reached their highest levels during the active U(VI) reduction phase (days 137 to 370), in which denitrification and Fe(III) and sulfate reduction occurred sequentially. A gradual decrease in these functional populations occurred when reduction reactions stabilized, suggesting that these functional populations could play an important role in both active U(VI) reduction and maintenance of the stability of reduced U(IV). These results suggest that addition of electron donors stimulated the microbial community to create biogeochemical conditions favorable to U(VI) reduction and prevent the reduced U(IV) from reoxidation and that functional FeRB, SRB, and NRB populations within this system played key roles in this process.
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Structural differentiation of bacterial communities in indole-degrading bioreactors under denitrifying and sulfate-reducing conditions. Res Microbiol 2010; 161:687-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2010.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2009] [Revised: 06/25/2010] [Accepted: 06/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Robinson CJ, Bohannan BJM, Young VB. From structure to function: the ecology of host-associated microbial communities. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2010; 74:453-76. [PMID: 20805407 PMCID: PMC2937523 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00014-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 250] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In the past several years, we have witnessed an increased interest in understanding the structure and function of the indigenous microbiota that inhabits the human body. It is hoped that this will yield novel insight into the role of these complex microbial communities in human health and disease. What is less appreciated is that this recent activity owes a great deal to the pioneering efforts of microbial ecologists who have been studying communities in non-host-associated environments. Interactions between environmental microbiologists and human microbiota researchers have already contributed to advances in our understanding of the human microbiome. We review the work that has led to these recent advances and illustrate some of the possible future directions for continued collaboration between these groups of researchers. We discuss how the application of ecological theory to the human-associated microbiota can lead us past descriptions of community structure and toward an understanding of the functions of the human microbiota. Such an approach may lead to a shift in the prevention and treatment of human diseases that involves conservation or restoration of the normal community structure and function of the host-associated microbiota.
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Affiliation(s)
- Courtney J. Robinson
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403
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