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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2011

A limited microbial consortium is responsible for extended bioreduction of uranium in a contaminated aquifer.

Thomas M Gihring, Gengxin Zhang, Craig C Brandt, Scott C Brooks, James H Campbell, Susan Carroll, Craig S Criddle, Stefan J Green, Phil Jardine, Joel E Kostka and 7 more

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 105 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas M GihringBiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Bethel Valley Road, MS 6038, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-603, USA.
Gengxin Zhang
Craig C Brandt
Scott C Brooks
James H Campbell
Susan Carroll
Craig S Criddle
Stefan J Green
Phil Jardine
Joel E Kostka
Kenneth Lowe
Tonia L Mehlhorn
Will Overholt
David B Watson
Zamin Yang
Wei-Min Wu
Christopher W Schadt
Oak Ridge National Laboratory · USFlorida State University · USStanford University · USUniversity of Tennessee at Knoxville · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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Microbial ConsortiaArchaeaBacteriaCluster AnalysisDNA, ArchaealDNA, BacterialDNA, RibosomalEnvironmental PollutantsGenes, rRNARNA, ArchaealRNA, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Nucleic AcidSoil MicrobiologyUraniumDNA, ArchaealDNA, BacterialDNA, RibosomalEnvironmental PollutantsRNA, ArchaealRNA, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 16SUranium

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PMID21764967
PMCPMC3165427
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