The Bacterial Population of Neutral Mine Drainage Water of Elizabeth's Shaft (Slovinky, Slovakia).

ABSTRACT: Although neutral mine drainage is the less frequent subject of the interest than acid mine drainage, it can have adverse environmental effects caused mainly by precipitation of dissolved Fe. The aim of the study was to characterize the composition of bacterial population in environment with high concentration of iron and sulfur compounds represented by neutral mine drainage water of Elizabeth's shaft, Slovinky (Slovakia). Direct microscopic observations, cultivation methods, and 454 pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene amplicons were used to examine the bacterial population. Microscopic observations identified iron-oxidizing Proteobacteria of the genera Gallionella and Leptothrix which occurrence was not changed during the years 2008-2014. Using 454 pyrosequencing, there were identified mem

SUBMITTER: Kiskova J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7160218 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature