Article: Microbial community characteristics of petroleum reservoir production water amended with n-alkanes and incubated under nitrate-, sulfate-reducing and methanogenic conditions

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TitleMicrobial community characteristics of petroleum reservoir production water amended with n-alkanes and incubated under nitrate-, sulfate-reducing and methanogenic conditions
AuthorsLi, W2
Wang, LY2
Duan, RY2
Liu, JF2
Gu, JD1
Mu, BZ2
Keywords16s rrna gene
Actinobacteria
Archaeal
Clone library
Crenarchaeota
Issue Date2012
PublisherElsevier Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ibiod
CitationInternational Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 2012, v. 69, p. 87-96 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2012.01.005
AbstractMethanogenic, sulfate- and nitrate-reducing enrichment cultures amended with long-chain n-alkanes (C 15-C 20) were established with production water from Huabei oilfield in China in the present study. Chemical analyses indicated that degradation of n-alkanes was evident under all three conditions after 356 days of incubation. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene amplification indicated that α-, β-, γ-Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes were detected in the nitrate-reducing enrichment; Actinobacteria, Nitrospira and δ-Proteobacteria were recovered from both the sulfate-reducing and methanogenic enrichments. Actinobacteria and Nitrospira were the most abundant in methanogenic and sulfate-reducing enrichment, respectively. The archaeal clone libraries showed that the order Methanomicrobiales within the phylum Euryarchaeota predominated methanogenic enrichment; whereas the unclassified class Thermoprotei within the phylum Crenarchaeota prevailed in sulfate-reducing enrichment. Comparison of 16S rRNA gene sequences from genomic DNA extracted directly from the petroleum reservoir production water with those from the three active enrichments showed that the available electron acceptors had a strong influence on the microbial community composition. In addition, genes encoding the alkylsuccinate synthase (assA) and methyl coenzyme-M reductase (mcrA) were amplified from the methanogenic enrichment and the results suggested that fumarate addition was probably involved in the degradation of n-alkanes. These results shed light on the potential utilization of microbial metabolism in remediation of hydrocarbon contamination or in enhancing the recovery of residual oil for energy. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
ISSN0964-8305
2011 Impact Factor: 2.074
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.085
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2012.01.005
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dc.contributor.authorLi, W
dc.contributor.authorWang, LY
dc.contributor.authorDuan, RY
dc.contributor.authorLiu, JF
dc.contributor.authorGu, JD
dc.contributor.authorMu, BZ
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-20T08:25:53Z
dc.date.available2012-09-20T08:25:53Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractMethanogenic, sulfate- and nitrate-reducing enrichment cultures amended with long-chain n-alkanes (C 15-C 20) were established with production water from Huabei oilfield in China in the present study. Chemical analyses indicated that degradation of n-alkanes was evident under all three conditions after 356 days of incubation. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene amplification indicated that α-, β-, γ-Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes were detected in the nitrate-reducing enrichment; Actinobacteria, Nitrospira and δ-Proteobacteria were recovered from both the sulfate-reducing and methanogenic enrichments. Actinobacteria and Nitrospira were the most abundant in methanogenic and sulfate-reducing enrichment, respectively. The archaeal clone libraries showed that the order Methanomicrobiales within the phylum Euryarchaeota predominated methanogenic enrichment; whereas the unclassified class Thermoprotei within the phylum Crenarchaeota prevailed in sulfate-reducing enrichment. Comparison of 16S rRNA gene sequences from genomic DNA extracted directly from the petroleum reservoir production water with those from the three active enrichments showed that the available electron acceptors had a strong influence on the microbial community composition. In addition, genes encoding the alkylsuccinate synthase (assA) and methyl coenzyme-M reductase (mcrA) were amplified from the methanogenic enrichment and the results suggested that fumarate addition was probably involved in the degradation of n-alkanes. These results shed light on the potential utilization of microbial metabolism in remediation of hydrocarbon contamination or in enhancing the recovery of residual oil for energy. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
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dc.identifier.citationInternational Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 2012, v. 69, p. 87-96 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2012.01.005
dc.identifier.citeulike10382687
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2012.01.005
dc.identifier.epage96
dc.identifier.hkuros209631
dc.identifier.issn0964-8305
2011 Impact Factor: 2.074
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.085
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-84862829149
dc.identifier.spage87
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/165966
dc.identifier.volume69
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ibiod
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Biodeterioration and Biodegradation
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subject16s rrna gene
dc.subjectActinobacteria
dc.subjectArchaeal
dc.subjectClone library
dc.subjectCrenarchaeota
dc.titleMicrobial community characteristics of petroleum reservoir production water amended with n-alkanes and incubated under nitrate-, sulfate-reducing and methanogenic conditions
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong
  2. East China University of Science and Technology