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T1 - Dynamic changes in functional gene copy numbers and microbial communities during degradation of pyrene in soils.
AU - Peng, Jing-Jing
AU - Cai, Chao
AU - Qiao, Min
AU - Li, Hong
AU - Zhu, Yong-Guan
PY - 2010/9
Y1 - 2010/9
N2 - This study investigates the dynamics of pyrene degradation rates, microbial communities, and functional gene copy numbers during the incubation of pyrene-spiked soils. Spiking pyrene to the soil was found to have negligible effects on the bacterial community present. Our results demonstrated that there was a signi fi cant difference in nidA gene copy numbers between sampling dates in QZ soil. Mycobacterium 16S rDNA clone libraries showed that more than 90% mycobacteria detected were closely related to fast- growing PAH-degrading Mycobacterium in pyrene-spiked soil, while other sequences related to slow-growing Mycobacterium were only detected in the control soil. It is suggested that nidA gene copy number and fast-growing PAH-degrading Mycobacterium could be used as indicators to predict pyrene contamination and its degradation activity in soils.
AB - This study investigates the dynamics of pyrene degradation rates, microbial communities, and functional gene copy numbers during the incubation of pyrene-spiked soils. Spiking pyrene to the soil was found to have negligible effects on the bacterial community present. Our results demonstrated that there was a signi fi cant difference in nidA gene copy numbers between sampling dates in QZ soil. Mycobacterium 16S rDNA clone libraries showed that more than 90% mycobacteria detected were closely related to fast- growing PAH-degrading Mycobacterium in pyrene-spiked soil, while other sequences related to slow-growing Mycobacterium were only detected in the control soil. It is suggested that nidA gene copy number and fast-growing PAH-degrading Mycobacterium could be used as indicators to predict pyrene contamination and its degradation activity in soils.
KW - nidA; qPCR; Mycobacterium; T-RFLP; Bacterial community
U2 - 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.06.020
DO - 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.06.020
M3 - Journal article
VL - 158
SP - 2872
EP - 2879
JO - Environmental Pollution
JF - Environmental Pollution
SN - 0269-7491
IS - 9
ER -