Bacterial diversity in typical abandoned multi-contaminated nonferrous metal(loid) tailings during natural attenuation
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2019
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Liu, Jian-liYao, Jun
Wang, Fei
Min, Ning
Gu, Ji-hai
Li, Zi-fu
Sunahara, Geoffrey
Duran, Robert

Šolević Knudsen, Tatjana

Hudson-Edwards, Karen A.
Alakangas, Lena
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Abandoned nonferrous metal(loid) tailings sites are anthropogenic, and represent unique and extreme ecological niches for microbial communities. Tailings contain elevated and toxic content of metal(loid)s that had negative effects on local human health and regional ecosystems. Microbial communities in these typical tailings undergoing natural attenuation are often very poorly examined. The diversity and inferred functions of bacterial communities were examined at seven nonferrous metal(loid) tailings sites in Guangxi (China), which were abandoned between 3 and 31 years ago. The acidity of the tailings sites rose over 31 years of site inactivity. Desulfurivibrio, which were always coupled with sulfur/sulfide oxidation to dissimilate the reduction of nitrate/nitrite, were specific in tailings with 3 years abandonment. However, genus beneficial to plant growth (Rhizobium), and iron/sulfur-oxidizing bacteria and metal(loid)-related genera (Acidiferrobacter and Acidithiobacillus) were speci...fic within tailings abandoned for 23 years or more. The increased abundance of acid-generating iron/sulfur-oxidizing and metal(loid)-related bacteria and specific bacterial communities during the natural attenuation could provide new insights for understanding microbial ecosystem functioning in mine tailings. OTUs related to Sulfuriferula, Bacillus, Sulfurifustis, Gaiella, and Thiobacillus genera were the main contributors differentiating the bacterial communities between the different tailing sites. Multiple correlation analyses between bacterial communities and geochemical parameters indicated that pH, TOC, TN, As, Pb, and Cu were the main drivers influencing the bacterial community structures. PICRUSt functional exploration revealed that the main functions were related to DNA repair and recombination, important functions for bacterial adaptation to cope with the multi-contamination of tailings. Such information provides new insights to guide future metagenomic studies for the identification of key functions beyond metal-transformation/resistance. As well, our results offers novel outlooks for the management of bacterial communities during natural attenuation of multi-contaminated nonferrous metal(loid) tailings sites.
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Bacterial community succession / metal(loid)s / Natural attenuation / Nonferrous metal(loid) tailingsSource:
Environmental Pollution, 2019, 247, 98-107Publisher:
- Elsevier
Funding / projects:
- National Natural Science Foundation of China: 41720104007
- Natural Science Foundation of China: 41573080
- Natural Science Foundation of China: U1402234
- Natural Science Foundation of China: 41711530030
- Natural Science Foundation of China: 41711530150
- Natural Science Foundation of China: 41711530224
- Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection: 201509049
- Ministry of Science and Technology of China: S2016G2135
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities: FRF-OT-16-025
- Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique : PRC1416
- Royal Society Newton Mobility : IE161198
- National Natural Science Foundation International Joint collaboration China-Sweden : 41430106
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- The peer-reviewed version: http://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2958
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.12.045
ISSN: 0269-7491
WoS: 000460844800012
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85060916615
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IHTMTY - JOUR AU - Liu, Jian-li AU - Yao, Jun AU - Wang, Fei AU - Min, Ning AU - Gu, Ji-hai AU - Li, Zi-fu AU - Sunahara, Geoffrey AU - Duran, Robert AU - Šolević Knudsen, Tatjana AU - Hudson-Edwards, Karen A. AU - Alakangas, Lena PY - 2019 UR - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2957 AB - Abandoned nonferrous metal(loid) tailings sites are anthropogenic, and represent unique and extreme ecological niches for microbial communities. Tailings contain elevated and toxic content of metal(loid)s that had negative effects on local human health and regional ecosystems. Microbial communities in these typical tailings undergoing natural attenuation are often very poorly examined. The diversity and inferred functions of bacterial communities were examined at seven nonferrous metal(loid) tailings sites in Guangxi (China), which were abandoned between 3 and 31 years ago. The acidity of the tailings sites rose over 31 years of site inactivity. Desulfurivibrio, which were always coupled with sulfur/sulfide oxidation to dissimilate the reduction of nitrate/nitrite, were specific in tailings with 3 years abandonment. However, genus beneficial to plant growth (Rhizobium), and iron/sulfur-oxidizing bacteria and metal(loid)-related genera (Acidiferrobacter and Acidithiobacillus) were specific within tailings abandoned for 23 years or more. The increased abundance of acid-generating iron/sulfur-oxidizing and metal(loid)-related bacteria and specific bacterial communities during the natural attenuation could provide new insights for understanding microbial ecosystem functioning in mine tailings. OTUs related to Sulfuriferula, Bacillus, Sulfurifustis, Gaiella, and Thiobacillus genera were the main contributors differentiating the bacterial communities between the different tailing sites. Multiple correlation analyses between bacterial communities and geochemical parameters indicated that pH, TOC, TN, As, Pb, and Cu were the main drivers influencing the bacterial community structures. PICRUSt functional exploration revealed that the main functions were related to DNA repair and recombination, important functions for bacterial adaptation to cope with the multi-contamination of tailings. Such information provides new insights to guide future metagenomic studies for the identification of key functions beyond metal-transformation/resistance. As well, our results offers novel outlooks for the management of bacterial communities during natural attenuation of multi-contaminated nonferrous metal(loid) tailings sites. PB - Elsevier T2 - Environmental Pollution T1 - Bacterial diversity in typical abandoned multi-contaminated nonferrous metal(loid) tailings during natural attenuation VL - 247 SP - 98 EP - 107 DO - 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.12.045 ER -
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Liu, J., Yao, J., Wang, F., Min, N., Gu, J., Li, Z., Sunahara, G., Duran, R., Šolević Knudsen, T., Hudson-Edwards, K. A.,& Alakangas, L.. (2019). Bacterial diversity in typical abandoned multi-contaminated nonferrous metal(loid) tailings during natural attenuation. in Environmental Pollution Elsevier., 247, 98-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.12.045
Liu J, Yao J, Wang F, Min N, Gu J, Li Z, Sunahara G, Duran R, Šolević Knudsen T, Hudson-Edwards KA, Alakangas L. Bacterial diversity in typical abandoned multi-contaminated nonferrous metal(loid) tailings during natural attenuation. in Environmental Pollution. 2019;247:98-107. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.12.045 .
Liu, Jian-li, Yao, Jun, Wang, Fei, Min, Ning, Gu, Ji-hai, Li, Zi-fu, Sunahara, Geoffrey, Duran, Robert, Šolević Knudsen, Tatjana, Hudson-Edwards, Karen A., Alakangas, Lena, "Bacterial diversity in typical abandoned multi-contaminated nonferrous metal(loid) tailings during natural attenuation" in Environmental Pollution, 247 (2019):98-107, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.12.045 . .