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primary topic: Exploring the Distinct Distribution of Archaeal Communities in Sites Contaminated with Explosives

Exploring the Distinct Distribution of Archaeal Communities in Sites Contaminated with Explosives
type: AcademicArticle
type: Article
abstract: Most of the research on bioremediation and estimation of microbial diversity in waste contaminated sites is focused on the domain Bacteria, whereas details on the relevance of Archaea are still lacking. The present study examined the archaeal diversity and predicted metabolic pathways in two discrete sites (SITE1 and SITE2) contaminated with explosives (RDX and HMX) by amplicon-targeted sequencing of 16S rRNA genes. In total, 14 soil samples were processed, and 35,758 OTUs were observed, among which 981 OTUs were classified as Archaea, representing ~2.7% of the total microbial diversity in our samples. The majority of OTUs belonged to phyla Euryarchaeota (~49%), Crenarchaeota (~24%), and Thaumarchaeota (~23%), while the remaining (~4%) OTUs were affiliated to Candidatus Parvarchaeota, Candidatus Aenigmarchaeota, and Candidatus Diapherotrites. The comparative studies between explosives contaminated and agricultural soil samples (with no history of explosives contamination) displayed significant differences between the compositions of the archaeal communities. Further, the metabolic pathways pertaining to xenobiotic degradation were presumably more abundant in the contaminated sites. Our data provide a first comprehensive report of archaeal communities in explosives contaminated sites and their putative degradation role in such ecosystems which have been as yet unexplored.
date: 2022-03-23
volume: 12
issue: 4
status: peerReviewed
status: published
author list: authors
type: EPrint
type: ArticleEPrint
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subject: QR Microbiology

MDPI
type: Organization

Biomolecules
type: Collection

Srinivasan Krishnamurthi
type: Person
given name: Srinivasan
family name: Krishnamurthi

Yash Pal
type: Person
given name: Yash
family name: Pal

Shanmugam Mayilraj
type: Person
given name: Shanmugam
family name: Mayilraj

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QR Microbiology
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