Viral diversity and host associations in microbial electrolysis cells.

ABSTRACT: In microbial electrolysis cells (MECs), microbial communities catalyze conversions between dissolved organic compounds, electrical energy, and energy carriers such as hydrogen and methane. Bacteria and archaea, which catalyze reactions on the anode and cathode of MECs, interact with phages; however, phage communities have previously not been examined in MECs. In this study, we used metagenomic sequencing to study prokaryotes and phages in nine MECs. A total of 852 prokaryotic draft genomes representing 278 species, and 1476 phage contigs representing 873 phage species were assembled. Among high quality prokaryotic genomes (>95% completion), 55% carried a prophage, and the three Desulfobacterota spp. that dominated the anode communities all carried prophages. Geobacter anodireduce

SUBMITTER: Abadikhah M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11629682 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature