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Intra-genus metabolic diversity facilitates co-occurrence of multiple Ferrovum species at an acid mine drainage site

Christen L. Grettenberger, Jeff R. Havig, View ORCID ProfileTrinity L. Hamilton
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/751859
Christen L. Grettenberger
1Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA USA 95616
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Jeff R. Havig
2Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA 55455
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Trinity L. Hamilton
3Dept. of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN USA 55108
4BioTechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN USA 55108
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Background Ferrovum spp. are abundant in acid mine drainage sites globally where they play an important role in biogeochemical cycling. All known taxa in this genus are Fe(II) oxidizers. Thus, co-occurring members of the genus could be competitors within the same environment. However, we found multiple, co-occurring Ferrovum spp. in Cabin Branch, an acid mine drainage site in the Daniel Boone National Forest, KY.

Results Here we describe the distribution of Ferrovum spp. within the Cabin Branch communities and metagenome assembled genomes (MAGs) of two new Ferrovum spp.. In contrast to previous studies, we recovered multiple 16S rRNA gene sequence variants suggesting the commonly used 97% cutoff may not be appropriate to differentiate Ferrovum spp. We also retrieved two nearly-complete Ferrovum spp. genomes from metagenomic data. The genomes of these taxa differ in several key ways relating to nutrient cycling, motility, and chemotaxis.

Conclusions Previously reported Ferrovum genomes are also diverse with respect to these categories suggesting that the genus Ferrovum contains substantial metabolic diversity. This diversity likely explains how the members of this genus successfully co-occur in Cabin Branch and why Ferrovum spp. are abundant across geochemical gradients.

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Intra-genus metabolic diversity facilitates co-occurrence of multiple Ferrovum species at an acid mine drainage site
Christen L. Grettenberger, Jeff R. Havig, Trinity L. Hamilton
bioRxiv 751859; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/751859
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Intra-genus metabolic diversity facilitates co-occurrence of multiple Ferrovum species at an acid mine drainage site
Christen L. Grettenberger, Jeff R. Havig, Trinity L. Hamilton
bioRxiv 751859; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/751859

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