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Molecular assessment of the sensitivity of sulfate-reducing microbial communities remediating mine drainage to aerobic stress.
Lefèvre, Emilie; Pereyra, Luciana P; Hiibel, Sage R; Perrault, Elizabeth M; De Long, Susan K; Reardon, Kenneth F; Pruden, Amy.
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  • Lefèvre E; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. emilie.lefevre@duke.edu
Water Res ; 47(14): 5316-25, 2013 Sep 15.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23863381
Sulfate-reducing permeable reactive zones (SR-PRZs) are microbially-driven anaerobic systems designed for the removal of heavy metals and sulfate in mine drainage. Environmental perturbations, such as oxygen exposure, may adversely affect system stability and long-term performance. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of two successive aerobic stress events on the performance and microbial community composition of duplicate laboratory-scale lignocellulosic SR-PRZs operated using the following microbial community management strategies: biostimulation with ethanol or carboxymethylcellulose; bioaugmentation with sulfate-reducing or cellulose-degrading enrichments; inoculation with dairy manure only; and no inoculation. A functional gene-based approach employing terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism and quantitative polymerase chain reaction targeting genes of sulfate-reducing (dsrA), cellulose-degrading (cel5, cel48), fermentative (hydA), and methanogenic (mcrA) microbes was applied. In terms of performance (i.e., sulfate removal), biostimulation with ethanol was the only strategy that clearly had an effect (positive) following exposure to oxygen. In terms of microbial community composition, significant shifts were observed over the course of the experiment. Results suggest that exposure to oxygen more strongly influenced microbial community shifts than the different microbial community management strategies. Sensitivity to oxygen exposure varied among different populations and was particularly pronounced for fermentative bacteria. Although the community structure remained altered after exposure, system performance recovered, indicating that SR-PRZ microbial communities were functionally redundant. Results suggest that pre-exposure to oxygen might be a more effective strategy to improve the resilience of SR-PRZ microbial communities relative to bioaugmentation or biostimulation.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Sulfatos / Biodegradação Ambiental / Consórcios Microbianos Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2013 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Sulfatos / Biodegradação Ambiental / Consórcios Microbianos Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2013 Tipo de documento: Article