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ArticleCurrent genomics2020

Unveiling the Biodiversity of Hyperthermophilic Archaea in Jharia Coal Mines: Potential Threat to Methanogenesis?

Priyanka Jha, Joginder Singh, Ambarish S Vidyarthi, Ram Prasad

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Priyanka Jha1Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Kolkata, West Bengal700156, India; 2Department of Microbiology, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India; 3N.P.S Institute of Technology, GIC Campus, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India; 4Department of Botany, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari-845401, Bihar, India.
Joginder Singh1Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Kolkata, West Bengal700156, India; 2Department of Microbiology, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India; 3N.P.S Institute of Technology, GIC Campus, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India; 4Department of Botany, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari-845401, Bihar, India.
Ambarish S Vidyarthi1Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Kolkata, West Bengal700156, India; 2Department of Microbiology, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India; 3N.P.S Institute of Technology, GIC Campus, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India; 4Department of Botany, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari-845401, Bihar, India.
Ram Prasad1Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Kolkata, West Bengal700156, India; 2Department of Microbiology, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India; 3N.P.S Institute of Technology, GIC Campus, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India; 4Department of Botany, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari-845401, Bihar, India.
Central University of South Bihar · INLovely Professional University · IN

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Abstract

aimTo examine the biodiversity of archaeal sulfate reducers and methanogens present in the underground coal mines of Jharia using metagenomics and pyrosequencing.

objectives1) Bioinformatical analysis of the metagenomic data related to a taxonomic analysis obtained from the coal to investigate complete archaeal taxonomic features of the coal bed methane (CBM) microbiome. 2) Bioinformatical analysis of the metagenomic data related to a functional analysis obtained from the coal to investigate functional features relating to taxonomic diversity of the CBM microbiome. 3) The functional attributes have been examined specifically for ORFs related to sulfite reduction and methanogenesis.The taxonomic and functional biodiversity related to euryarchaeota will help in a better understanding of the obstacles associated with methane production imposed by the sulfate reducers.

backgroundThe microbial methanogenesis in the coal microbiome is a resultant of substrate utilization by primarily fermentative bacteria and methanogens. The present work reveals the biodiversity of archaeal sulfate reducers and methanogens present in the underground coal mines of Jharia using metagenomics and pyrosequencing. METHODOLOGY: Bioinformatical analysis for structural and functional attributes was accomplished using MG-RAST. The structural analysis was accomplished using RefSeq database, whereas the functional analysis was done

resultsAttained communities revealed the dominance of hyperthermophilic archaea

conclusionThis report is the first attempt to showcase the existence of specific euryarchaeal diversity and their related functional attributes from Jharia coal mines through high throughput sequencing. The study helps in developing a better understanding of the presence of indigenous microbes (archaea) and their functions in the coal microbiome, which can be utilized further to resolve the energy crisis.

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