Impact of salinity origin on microbial communities in saline springs within the Illinois Basin, USA

Zhao, Linduo; Shao, Hongbo; Zhang, Li; Panno, Samuel V.; Kelly, Walton R.; Lin, Tzu‐Yu; Liu, Wen‐Tso; Flynn, Theodore M.; Berger, Peter

doi:10.1111/1462-2920.16241

Impact of salinity origin on microbial communities in saline springs within the Illinois Basin, USA

Journal Article · Mon Nov 07 00:00:00 EST 2022 · Environmental Microbiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16241· OSTI ID:1897251

Zhao, Linduo ^[1]; Shao, Hongbo ^[2]; Zhang, Li ^[3]; Panno, Samuel V. ^[2]; Kelly, Walton R. ^[4]; Lin, Tzu‐Yu ^[5]; Liu, Wen‐Tso ^[5]; Flynn, Theodore M. ^[6]; Berger, Peter ^[2]

Illinois Sustainable Technology Center Illinois USA, Illinois State Water Survey Illinois USA
Illinois State Geology Survey Illinois USA
Illinois Sustainable Technology Center Illinois USA
Illinois State Water Survey Illinois USA
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign Urbana Illinois USA
California Department of Water Resources West Sacramento California USA

Abstract

Saline springs within the Illinois Basin result from the discharge of deep‐seated evaporated seawater (brine) and likely contain diverse and complex microbial communities that are poorly understood. In this study, seven saline/mineral springs with different geochemical characteristics and salinity origins were investigated using geochemical and molecular microbiological analyses to reveal the composition of microbial communities inhabiting springs and their key controlling factors. The 16S rRNA sequencing results demonstrated that each spring harbours a unique microbial community influenced by its geochemical properties and subsurface conditions. The microbial communities in springs that originated from Cambrian/Ordovician strata, which are deep confined units that have limited recharge from overlying formations, share a greater similarity in community composition and have a higher species richness and more overlapped taxa than those that originated from shallower Pennsylvanian strata, which are subject to extensive regional surface and groundwater recharge. The microbial distribution along the spring flow paths at the surface indicates that 59.8%–94.2% of total sequences in sedimentary samples originated from spring water, highlighting the role of springs in influencing microbiota in the immediate terrestrial environment. The results indicate that the springs introduce microbiota with a high biodiversity into surface terrestrial or aquatic ecosystems, potentially affecting microbial reservoirs in downstream ecosystems.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1897251

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2423775
OSTI ID: 1905628

Journal Information:: Environmental Microbiology, Journal Name: Environmental Microbiology Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 24; ISSN 1462-2912

Publisher:: Wiley-BlackwellCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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