title: Promotion of Mn(II) oxidation and remediation of coal mine drainage in passive treatment systems by diverse fungal and bacterial communities.
abstract: Biologically active, passive treatment systems are commonly employed for removing high concentrations of dissolved Mn(II) from coal mine drainage (CMD). Studies of microbial communities contributing to Mn attenuation through the oxidation of Mn(II) to sparingly soluble Mn(III/IV) oxide minerals, however, have been sparse to date. This study reveals a diverse community of Mn(II)-oxidizing fungi and bacteria existing in several CMD treatment systems.
authors.affiliation: Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. santelli@seas.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Cara M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Santelli
authors.forename: Donald H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Pfister
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lazarus
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: William D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Burgos
authors.forename: Colleen M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Hansel
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005658:Fungi / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008345:Manganese / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S; D014873:Water Pollutants; D008345:Manganese