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Aerobic and anaerobic enrichment cultures highlight the pivotal role of facultative anaerobes in soil hydrocarbon degradation
Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons are ubiquitous in the environment due to natural and anthropogenic processes. Under aerobic conditions hydrocarbons can be rapidly biodegraded but oxygenated environments often quickly become anaerobic when microbial respiration is coupled to contaminant oxidation. Most studies in literature usually focus on the initial microbial diversity of the hydrocarbon impacted environment and examine either aerobic or anaerobic conditions for enrichment. Hence, the aim of the present study was to enrich bacterial consortiums from two diesel impacted soil samples under both these conditions to assess the enrichment diversities and hydrocarbon degradation potentials. This would shed light upon how an environmental population shift would correlate to oxygen intrusion and depletion and still continue hydrocarbon degradation. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences showcases the different microbial populations that could emerge as the environmental factors change, resulting in different populations that are still capable of hydrocarbon degradation. Microbial diversity analysis also highlights the role of facultative anaerobic bacteria like Pseudomonas spp. and Citrobacter spp. in maintaining hydrocarbon degradation. This study shows that microorganisms capable of surviving under both oxic and anoxic (aerobic and anaerobic) conditions are the most crucial to the long term degradation of hydrocarbons in the environment.
Aerobic and anaerobic enrichment cultures highlight the pivotal role of facultative anaerobes in soil hydrocarbon degradation
Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons are ubiquitous in the environment due to natural and anthropogenic processes. Under aerobic conditions hydrocarbons can be rapidly biodegraded but oxygenated environments often quickly become anaerobic when microbial respiration is coupled to contaminant oxidation. Most studies in literature usually focus on the initial microbial diversity of the hydrocarbon impacted environment and examine either aerobic or anaerobic conditions for enrichment. Hence, the aim of the present study was to enrich bacterial consortiums from two diesel impacted soil samples under both these conditions to assess the enrichment diversities and hydrocarbon degradation potentials. This would shed light upon how an environmental population shift would correlate to oxygen intrusion and depletion and still continue hydrocarbon degradation. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences showcases the different microbial populations that could emerge as the environmental factors change, resulting in different populations that are still capable of hydrocarbon degradation. Microbial diversity analysis also highlights the role of facultative anaerobic bacteria like Pseudomonas spp. and Citrobacter spp. in maintaining hydrocarbon degradation. This study shows that microorganisms capable of surviving under both oxic and anoxic (aerobic and anaerobic) conditions are the most crucial to the long term degradation of hydrocarbons in the environment.
Aerobic and anaerobic enrichment cultures highlight the pivotal role of facultative anaerobes in soil hydrocarbon degradation
Cason, Errol D. (author) / Vermeulen, Jan-G (author) / Müller, Walter J. (author) / van Heerden, Esta (author) / Valverde, Angel (author)
Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A ; 54 ; 408-415
2019-04-16
8 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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