Archaeal diversity in two thermophilic chalcopyrite bioleaching reactors |
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Authors: | Mikkelsen Deirdre Kappler Ulrike McEwan Alastair G Sly Lindsay I |
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Institution: | Centres for Bacterial Diversity and Identification and;Metals in Biology, School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia. |
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Abstract: | This study used a culture-independent molecular approach to investigate the archaeal community composition of thermophilic bioleaching reactors. Two culture samples, MTC-A and MTC-B, grown with different concentrations of chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), a copper sulfidic ore, at a temperature of 78°C and pH 1.6 were studied. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA genes revealed that both cultures consisted of Archaea belonging to the Sulfolobales . The 16S rRNA gene clone library of MTC-A grown with 4% (w/v) chalcopyrite was dominated by a unique phylotype related to Sulfolobus shibatae (69% of total clones). The remaining clones were affiliated with Stygiolobus azoricus (11%), Metallosphaera sp. J1 (8%), Acidianus infernus (2%), and a novel phylotype related to Sulfurisphaera ohwakuensis (10%). In contrast, the clones from MTC-B grown with 12% (w/v) chalcopyrite did not appear to contain Sulfolobus shibatae -like organisms. Instead the bioleaching consortium was dominated by clones related to Sulfurisphaera ohwakuensis (73.9% of total clones). The remaining microorganisms detected were similar to those found in MTC-A. |
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