Analysis of the functional gene structure and metabolic potential of microbial community in high arsenic groundwater

Li, Ping; Jiang, Zhou; Wang, Yanhong; Deng, Ye; Van Nostrand, Joy D.; Yuan, Tong; Liu, Han; Wei, Dazhun; Zhou, Jizhong

doi:10.1016/j.watres.2017.06.053

Title: Analysis of the functional gene structure and metabolic potential of microbial community in high arsenic groundwater

Journal Article · Wed Jun 21 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Water Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.06.053· OSTI ID:1506268

Li, Ping ^[1]; Jiang, Zhou ^[1]; Wang, Yanhong ^[1]; Deng, Ye ^[2]; Van Nostrand, Joy D. ^[3]; Yuan, Tong ^[3]; Liu, Han ^[1]; Wei, Dazhun ^[1]; Zhou, Jizhong ^[3]

China Univ. of Geosciences, Wuhan (China)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China)
Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States)

Microbial functional potential in high arsenic (As) groundwater ecosystems remains largely unknown. In this study, the microbial community functional composition of nineteen groundwater samples was investigated using a functional gene array (GeoChip 5.0). Samples were divided into low and high As groups based on the clustering analysis of geochemical parameters and microbial functional structures. The results showed that As related genes (arsC, arrA), sulfate related genes (dsrA and dsrB), nitrogen cycling related genes (ureC, amoA, and hzo) and methanogen genes (mcrA, hdrB) in groundwater samples were correlated with As, SO₄^2-, NH₄⁺ or CH₄ concentrations, respectively. Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) results indicated that some geochemical parameters including As, total organic content, SO₄^2-, NH₄⁺, oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) and pH were important factors shaping the functional microbial community structures. Alkaline and reducing conditions with relatively low SO₄^2-, ORP, and high NH₄⁺, as well as SO₄^2- and Fe reduction and ammonification involved in microbially-mediated geochemical processes could be associated with As enrichment in groundwater. This study provides an overall picture of functional microbial communities in high As groundwater aquifers, and also provides insights into the critical role of microorganisms in As biogeochemical cycling.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

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Journal Information:: Water Research, Vol. 123, Issue C; ISSN 0043-1354

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