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ArticleEnvironmental monitoring and assessment2020

Heavy metal concentrations in Brazilian port areas and their relationships with microorganisms: can pollution in these areas change the microbial community?

Bruna Del Busso Zampieri, Vanessa da Costa Andrade, Roberta Merguizo Chinellato, Carlos Alexandre Borges Garcia, Marcos Antônio de Oliveira, Gunther Brucha, Ana Julia Fernandes Cardoso de Oliveira

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Article in Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Bruna Del Busso ZampieriDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology, School of Biology, São Paulo State University - Rio Claro Campus (UNESP Rio Claro), Av. 24 A, 1515 - Jardim Vila Bela, Rio Claro, São Paulo, 13506-900, Brazil. brunadbzampieri@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9467-6823
Vanessa da Costa AndradeDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology, School of Biology, São Paulo State University - Rio Claro Campus (UNESP Rio Claro), Av. 24 A, 1515 - Jardim Vila Bela, Rio Claro, São Paulo, 13506-900, Brazil.
Roberta Merguizo ChinellatoSchool of Biosciences, São Paulo State University - São Vicente Campus (UNESP São Vicente), Praça Infante Dom Henrique, s/n, Parque Bitaru, São Paulo, 11330-900, Brazil.
Carlos Alexandre Borges GarciaDepartment of Chemistry, Center for Exact Sciences and Technology, Federal University of Sergipe - São Cristóvão Campus (UFS São Cristóvão), Cidade Universitária Prof. José Aloísio de Campos Rosa Elze, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, 49100000, Brazil.
Marcos Antônio de OliveiraSchool of Biosciences, São Paulo State University - São Vicente Campus (UNESP São Vicente), Praça Infante Dom Henrique, s/n, Parque Bitaru, São Paulo, 11330-900, Brazil.
Gunther BruchaSchool of Technological Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG), Rodovia Aurélio Vilela, n 11.999 Cidade Universitária, Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, 37715400, Brazil.
Ana Julia Fernandes Cardoso de OliveiraSchool of Biosciences, São Paulo State University - São Vicente Campus (UNESP São Vicente), Praça Infante Dom Henrique, s/n, Parque Bitaru, São Paulo, 11330-900, Brazil.
Hospital São Vicente · BRSociedade Brasileira de História da Matemática · BRUniversidade Federal de Alfenas · BRUniversidade Federal de Sergipe · BR

Funding

CAPES 88882.434109/2019-01FAPESP 2015/21020-5
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to analyze the difference in ways in which metals polluting Brazilian port areas influence bacterial communities and the selection of resistant strains. The hypothesis tested was that port areas would have microbial communities significantly different from a pristine area, mainly due to a greater load of metals found in these areas. Sediment samples were collected in two port areas (Santos and São Sebastião) and one pristine area (Ubatuba). Total DNA was extracted and MiSeq sequencing was performed. A hundred strains were isolated from the same samples and were tested for metal resistance. The community composition was similar in the two port regions, but differed from the pristine area. Microbial diversity was significantly lower in the port areas. The phyla Proteobacteria, Cyanobacteria, and Thermodesulfobacteria exhibited positive correlations with copper and zinc concentrations. Chloroflex, Nitrospirae, Planctomycetes, and Chlorobi exhibited negative correlations with copper, chromium, and zinc. Cr and Zn had higher concentrations at port areas and were responsible to select more metal-resistant strains. Some genera were found to be able to easily develop metal resistance. The most isolated genera were Bacillus, Vibrio, and Pseudomonas. This type of study can illustrate, even in very complex natural environments, the influence of pollution on the community as a whole and the consequences of these changes.

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MicrobiotaBrazilEnvironmental MonitoringEnvironmental PollutionMetals, HeavySoil MicrobiologyMetals, HeavyBacteria communityCoastal areasContaminantsMetalsMicrobial diversity

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