Selection for novel, acid-tolerant Desulfovibrio spp. from a closed Transbaikal mine site in a temporal pH- gradient bioreactor

Antsiferov, D. V., Fyodorova, T. S., Kovalyova, A. A., Lukina, A., Frank, Y. A., Avakyan, M. R., Banks, D. , Tuovinen, O. H. and Karnachuk, O. V. (2017) Selection for novel, acid-tolerant Desulfovibrio spp. from a closed Transbaikal mine site in a temporal pH- gradient bioreactor. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 110(12), pp. 1669-1679. (doi: 10.1007/s10482-017-0917-4)

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Abstract

Almost all the known isolates of acidophilic or acid-tolerant sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) belong to the spore-forming genus Desulfosporosinus in the Firmicutes. The objective of this study was to isolate acidophilic/acid-tolerant members of the genus Desulfovibrio belonging to deltaproteobacterial SRB. The sample material originated from microbial mat biomass submerged in mine water and was enriched for sulphate reducers by cultivation in anaerobic medium with lactate as an electron donor. A stirred tank bioreactor with the same medium composition was inoculated with the sulphidogenic enrichment. The bioreactor was operated with a temporal pH gradient, changing daily, from an initial pH of 7.3 to a final pH of 3.7. Among the bacteria in the bioreactor culture, Desulfovibrio was the only SRB group retrieved from the bioreactor consortium as observed by 16S rRNA-targeted denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. Moderately acidophilic/acid-tolerant isolates belonged to Desulfovibrio aerotolerans - Desulfovibrio carbinophilus - Desulfovibrio magneticus and Desulfovibrio idahonensis - Desulfovibrio mexicanus clades within the genus Desulfovibrio. A moderately acidophilic strain, Desulfovibrio sp. VK (pH optimum 5.7) and acid-tolerant Desulfovibrio sp. ED (pH optimum 6.6) dominated in the bioreactor consortium at different time points and were isolated in pure culture

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:This work was supported by the Russian Federation Agency of Science and Innovations (FCP Program, Contract No. 14.575.21.0067, Project No. FMEFI57514X0067), and the Russian Fund for Fundamental Research, Project No. 16-44- 700315.
Keywords:Acid tolerant, deltaproteobacteria, Desulfovibrio, mine waste, sulphate-reducing bacteria.
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Banks, Mr David
Authors: Antsiferov, D. V., Fyodorova, T. S., Kovalyova, A. A., Lukina, A., Frank, Y. A., Avakyan, M. R., Banks, D., Tuovinen, O. H., and Karnachuk, O. V.
Subjects:Q Science > QE Geology
Q Science > QR Microbiology
T Technology > TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy
Journal Name:Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Publisher:Springer
ISSN:0003-6072
ISSN (Online):1572-9699
Published Online:26 July 2017
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2017 Springer International Publishing AG
First Published:First published in Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 110(12): 1669-1679
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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