In-field bioreactors demonstrate dynamic shifts in microbial communities in response to geochemical perturbations.
R. L. Wilpiszeski, C. M. Gionfriddo, A. M. Wymore, J.-W. Moon, K. A. Lowe, M. L. Podar, S. Rafie, M. W. Fields, T. C. Hazen, X. Ge, F. Poole, M. W. W. Adams, R. Chakraborty, Y. Fan, J. D. Van Nostrand, , D. A. Elias
The paper demonstrates that microbial communities in in-field bioreactors shift dynamically in response to geochemical perturbations, with significant changes in taxa composition and similarity to contaminated well communities.
bioRxiv · Apr 16, 2020Microbiology