High-throughput amplicon sequencing reveals distinct communities within a corroding concrete sewer system

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2012 Oct;78(19):7160-2. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01582-12. Epub 2012 Jul 27.

Abstract

Microbially induced concrete corrosion (MICC) is an important problem in sewers. Here, small-subunit (SSU) rRNA gene amplicon pyrosequencing was used to characterize MICC communities. Microbial community composition differed between wall- and ceiling-associated MICC layers. Acidithiobacillus spp. were present at low abundances, and the communities were dominated by other sulfur-oxidizing-associated lineages.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biota*
  • Environmental Microbiology*
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • RNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Sulfur / metabolism

Substances

  • RNA, Ribosomal
  • Sulfur