title: Synergistic effect of crude oil plus dispersant on bacterial community in a louisiana salt marsh sediment.
abstract: A combined effect of crude oil plus dispersant (Corexit 9500A) significantly altered indigenous bacterial communities in a Louisiana salt marsh sediment after 30 days of incubation; the crude oil and/or Corexit 9500A treatments triggered shifts in bacterial communities and the shifted bacterial structure by crude oil plus Corexit 9500A was considerably different from those by either crude oil or Corexit 9500A. However, the synergistic effect of crude oil plus Corexit 9500A was not observed after 7 days of incubation; the bacterial community was slightly shifted by Corexit 9500A and the crude oil did not trigger any bacterial community shift after 7 days of incubation. DNA sequencing data indicated that Chromobacterium species was enriched in the Corexit 9500A microcosms after 7 days of incubation, while Pseudomonas, Advenella, Acidocella and Dyella spp. were enriched after 30 days of incubation. Parvibaculum was a dominant species in the crude oil microcosms after 30 days of incubation. Rhodanobacter, Dyella and Frateuria spp. were dominant in crude oil plus Corexit 9500A microcosms after 30 days of incubation. Our data show that the effect of crude oil plus Corexit 9500A on bacterial community is synergistic, and thus the dispersant effect should be considered with the spilled oil to correctly evaluate the environmental impact.
authors: Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Troy University, Troy, AL 36082, USA.
authors: Mohammed
authors: M
authors: Al-Jawasim
authors: Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Troy University, Troy, AL 36082, USA.
authors: Kewei
authors: K
authors: Yu
authors: Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Troy University, Troy, AL 36082, USA jwpark@troy.edu.
authors: Joong-Wook
authors: JW
authors: Park
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002861:Chromobacterium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology*; D008055:Lipids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008145:Louisiana; D059013:Microbial Consortia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D010578:Petroleum; D059392:Petroleum Pollution; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism; D053833:Wetlands
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D010578:Petroleum; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C470995:corexit 9500; D012965:Sodium Chloride
keywords: Corexit; bacterial community; crude oil; dispersed oil; salt marsh; synergistic effect