Biogeographical distribution and diversity of bacterial and archaeal communities within highly polluted anoxic marine sediments from the marmara sea |
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Authors: | Zeynep Cetecio?lu Bahar Kasapgil Ince Orhan Ince |
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Institution: | a Istanbul Technical University, Department of Environmental Engineering, 34469 Istanbul, Turkey b Bogazici University, Institute of Environmental Science, 34342 Istanbul, Turkey c Istanbul Technical University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, 34469 Istanbul, Turkey |
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Abstract: | Physicochemical and microbiological characterization of anoxic sediments taken from seven highly polluted sites of the Marmara Sea was carried out. The 16S rRNA based microbial community structure analyses were performed using domain-specific PCR followed by denaturant gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and sequencing of characteristic bands. The results showed that the microbial communities in these sediments were diverse and evenly distributed. Relating the prokaryotic and geochemical variables through statistical tools revealed that the microbial diversity in the sediments significantly related to depth, and S, Mn and Fe content of the sediments. Fermentative bacteria, denitrifying bacteria and hydrogenotrophic methanogens were dominant whereas sulfate reducing bacteria were absent in the DGGE patterns. This unusual microbial community structure implied that the newly discovered anaerobic methane oxidation coupled to denitrification process may occur in these subseafloor environments. |
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Keywords: | Marmara sea DGGE Microbial diversity Anoxic marine sediments Pollution PCA |
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