Gallionella and Sulfuricella populations are dominant during the transition of boreal potential to actual acid sulfate soils
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Högfors-Rönnholm, E... [et al.]. Gallionella and Sulfuricella populations are dominant during the transition of boreal potential to actual acid sulfate soils. Commun Earth Environ 3, 304 (2022). [https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00642-z]
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UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) DE-AC02-05CH11231 DE-AC05-76RL01830; Nessling Foundation 201700273 201800502; Svensk-OEsterbottniska Samfundet r.f. 18/0604; European Regional Development Fund via the Interreg Botnia-Atlantica program; Swedish Research Council Swedish Research Council Formas 2018-00760; Geological Survey of Sweden 36-1878/2017; Swedish Research Council; European Commission 2018-05973; Swedish Research Council infrastructure project Biodiversity Atlas Sweden (VR) 2017-00688 Swedish Research Council FormasResumen
Acid sulfate soils release metal laden, acidic waters that affect the environment, buildings,
and human health. In this study, 16S rRNA gene amplicons, metagenomes, and metatranscriptomes
all demonstrated distinct microbial communities and activities in the unoxidized
potential acid sulfate soil, the overlying transition zone, and uppermost oxidized actual acid
sulfate soil. Assembled genomes and mRNA transcripts also suggested abundant oxidized
acid sulfate soil populations that aligned within the Gammaproteobacteria and Terracidiphilus.
In contrast, potentially acid tolerant or moderately acidophilic iron oxidizing Gallionella and
sulfur metabolizing Sulfuricella dominated the transition zone during catalysis of metal sulfide
oxidation to form acid sulfate soil. Finally, anaerobic oxidation of methane coupled to nitrate,
sulfate, and ferric reduction were suggested to occur in the reduced parent sediments. In
conclusion, despite comparable metal sulfide dissolution processes e.g., biomining, Gallionella
and Sulfuricella dominated the community and activities during conversion of potential to
actual acid sulfate soils.