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Brief Report

Oligotrophic Bacterial Community Structure Associated with Muscovite Mineral Is Rich in Proteobacterial Microbiomes Revealed through Next-Generation Sequencing

by
Charan Theja Pindi
1,
Prasada Babu Gundala
1,
Lakshmi Subhadra Paruchuri
1,
Jyothirmayee Kolapratap
2,
Vidyasagar Chennupati
3 and
Paramageetham Chinthala
1,*
1
Department of Microbiology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati 517502, Andhrapradesh, India
2
School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamilnadu, India
3
Department of Biochemistry, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati 517502, Andhrapradesh, India
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Microbiol. Res. 2022, 13(2), 210-218; https://doi.org/10.3390/microbiolres13020018
Submission received: 31 July 2021 / Revised: 20 January 2022 / Accepted: 26 January 2022 / Published: 11 May 2022
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Abstract

The microbial life indigenous to mineral deposits are generally regarded as extremophiles as they are tolerant to extreme conditions. The microorganisms that thrive in such environments survive by modifying their metabolic pathway or mechanisms. The microbiome associated with ore deposits remain poorly studied. The present study is the first attempt to explore the taxonomic composition of the bacterial community associated with the muscovite ore deposit from Southern India by using high throughput Illumina sequencing employing the V3 and V4 region of the16S rDNA and bioinformatics channel. A total of 20 bacterial phyla with 55 classes, 96 orders, 192 families, 382 genera and 462 species were recovered in the study. The alpha diversity index suggests that muscovite ore deposits harbored highly variable bacterial communities. Among the bacterial communities, Proteobacteria (33%), Actinobacteria (29.9%), Firmicutes (25.4%), Bacteroidetes (5.5%) and Chloroflexi (2.7%) were the dominate phyla. A total of 156 abundant species and 306 rare species were observed and is an indication of the presence of novel species. This study helps to understand the survival strategy of oligotrophs, which are an important aspect of microbial ecology.
Keywords: muscovite ore; 16S rDNA; microbial diversity; metagenomics; phyla; next-generation sequencing; krona chart muscovite ore; 16S rDNA; microbial diversity; metagenomics; phyla; next-generation sequencing; krona chart

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Pindi, C.T.; Gundala, P.B.; Paruchuri, L.S.; Kolapratap, J.; Chennupati, V.; Chinthala, P. Oligotrophic Bacterial Community Structure Associated with Muscovite Mineral Is Rich in Proteobacterial Microbiomes Revealed through Next-Generation Sequencing. Microbiol. Res. 2022, 13, 210-218. https://doi.org/10.3390/microbiolres13020018

AMA Style

Pindi CT, Gundala PB, Paruchuri LS, Kolapratap J, Chennupati V, Chinthala P. Oligotrophic Bacterial Community Structure Associated with Muscovite Mineral Is Rich in Proteobacterial Microbiomes Revealed through Next-Generation Sequencing. Microbiology Research. 2022; 13(2):210-218. https://doi.org/10.3390/microbiolres13020018

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Pindi, Charan Theja, Prasada Babu Gundala, Lakshmi Subhadra Paruchuri, Jyothirmayee Kolapratap, Vidyasagar Chennupati, and Paramageetham Chinthala. 2022. "Oligotrophic Bacterial Community Structure Associated with Muscovite Mineral Is Rich in Proteobacterial Microbiomes Revealed through Next-Generation Sequencing" Microbiology Research 13, no. 2: 210-218. https://doi.org/10.3390/microbiolres13020018

APA Style

Pindi, C. T., Gundala, P. B., Paruchuri, L. S., Kolapratap, J., Chennupati, V., & Chinthala, P. (2022). Oligotrophic Bacterial Community Structure Associated with Muscovite Mineral Is Rich in Proteobacterial Microbiomes Revealed through Next-Generation Sequencing. Microbiology Research, 13(2), 210-218. https://doi.org/10.3390/microbiolres13020018

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