Enrichment of functional microbes and genes during pyrene degradation in two different soils

Purpose

Stimulating microbial degradation is a promising strategy for the remediation of soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). To better understand the functional microbial populations and processes involved in pyrene biodegradation in situ, the dynamics of pyrene degradation and functional microbial abundance were monitored during pyrene incubation in soils. We hope our findings will provide new insights into in situ pyrene biodegradation in soils and help to identify functional microbes from soils.

Materials and methods

Pyrene (60 mg kg^?1) was incubated with two different soils, one is lower PAH-containing agricultural soil (LS), and the other is higher PAH-containing industrial soil (HS). During incubation, triplicate samples were collected on days 0, 3, 7, 14, and 35. Pyrene in soil samples was analyzed using an Agilent gas chromatograph (7890A) equipped with a mass-selective detector (model 5897). DNA in soils was extracted with a FastDNA Spin kit for soil (Bio101, USA). The abundance of functional microbes and genes was monitored by a Taqman or SYBR Green based real-time PCR quantification using an iCycler iQ5 themocycler (Bio-Rad, USA). The diversity of PAH-RHDα GP genes was evaluated by constructing clone libraries and sequencing.

Results and discussion

In both soils, more than 80 % of the added pyrene was degraded within 35 days. After 35-day incubation, there was a significant enrichment of Gram-positive bacteria harboring PAH-ring hydroxylation dioxygenase (PAH-RHD_α GP) genes, and the abundance of Mycobacterium increased significantly. In PAH-RHD_α GP clone libraries from two soils, Mycobacterium was detected, while most sequences were closely related to uncultured Gram-positive bacteria. In addition, two pyrene catabolic pathways might be involved in pyrene degradation, as pyrene dioxygenase genes, nidA and nidA3, were dramatically enriched during incubation. Moreover, the abundance and diversity of potential degraders in two soils showed significantly difference in responding to pyrene stress. This result indicates that soil condition can significantly affect functional microbial populations and biological process for pyrene biodegradation.

Conclusions

These results revealed that Mycobacterium as well as uncultured Gram-positive PAH-RHD_α genotypes may be the important group of pyrene degraders in soils, and two pyrene catabolic pathways, targeted by nidA and nidA3, might potentially contribute to in situ biodegradation of pyrene. This study characterized the response pattern of potential pyrene degraders to pyrene stress in two different soils, which would increase our understanding of the indigenous processes of pyrene biodegradation in soil environment.

     

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