First insight into microbial community composition in a phosphogypsum waste heap soil

Sylwia Zielińska; Piotr Radkowski; Tadeusz Ossowski; Agnieszka Ludwig-Gałęzowska; Joanna M Łoś; Marcin Łoś

doi:10.18388/abp.2017_2297

Sylwia Zielińska Department of Bacterial Molecular Genetics
Piotr Radkowski
Tadeusz Ossowski
Agnieszka Ludwig-Gałęzowska
Joanna M Łoś
Marcin Łoś

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18388/abp.2017_2297

Keywords: microbial community, 16S rRNA gene, soil sample, postproduction waste, phosphogypsum, reclamation

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the soil microbial communities of a phosphogypsum waste heap. The soil microbial community structures can differ over time, as they are affected by the changing environmental conditions caused by a long-term exposure to different kinds of pollutions, as is the case of soil in the post-production waste area in Wiślinka (in the northern part of Poland) currently undergoing restoration. Our analyses indicated that the most abundant phyla were Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Actinobacteria and generally such an abundance is common for most of the studied soils. The most dominant class were Alphaproteobacteria, with their participation in 33.46% of the total reads. Among this class, the most numbered order was Sphingomonadales, whereas among this order the Sphingomonadaceae family was the most abundant one. The Sphingomonadaceae family is currently in the center of interest of many researchers, due to the ability of some of its members to utilize a wide range of naturally occurring organic compounds and many types of environmental contaminants. This kind of knowledge about microbial populations, can support efforts in bioremediation and can improve monitoring changes in the contaminated environments.

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