Abundance and Diversity of Archaea in Heavy-metal-contaminated Soils

Overview

Journal Appl Environ Microbiol

Specialties Environmental Health
Microbiology

Date 1999 Jul 31

PMID 10427009

Citations 35

Authors

R A Sandaa

O Enger

V Torsvik

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Abstract

The impact of heavy-metal contamination on archaean communities was studied in soils amended with sewage sludge contaminated with heavy metals to varying extents. Fluorescent in situ hybridization showed a decrease in the percentage of Archaea from 1.3% +/- 0.3% of 4', 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole-stained cells in untreated soil to below the detection limit in soils amended with heavy metals. A comparison of the archaean communities of the different plots by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis revealed differences in the structure of the archaean communities in soils with increasing heavy-metal contamination. Analysis of cloned 16S ribosomal DNA showed close similarities to a unique and globally distributed lineage of the kingdom Crenarchaeota that is phylogenetically distinct from currently characterized crenarchaeotal species.

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