@article{fdi:010060728, title = {{T}hree-year survey of sulfate-reducing bacteria community structure in {C}arnoules acid mine drainage ({F}rance), highly contaminated by arsenic}, author = {{G}iloteaux, {L}. and {D}uran, {R}. and {C}asiot, {C}. and {B}runeel, {O}dile and {E}lbaz-{P}oulichet, {F}. and {G}oni-{U}rriza, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} 3-year survey on sulfate-reducing bacteria ({SRB}) was conducted in the waters of the arsenic-rich acid mine drainage ({AMD}) located at {C}arnoules ({F}rance) to determine the influence of environmental parameters on their community structure. {T}he source ({S}5 station) exhibited most extreme conditions with p{H} lowering to similar to 1.2; iron, sulfate, and arsenic concentrations reaching 6843, 29593, and 638mg{L}1, respectively. {T}he conditions were less extreme at the downstream stations {S}1 (p{H} similar to 3.7; iron, sulfate, and arsenic concentrations of 1114, 4207, and 167mg{L}1, respectively) and {COWG} (p{H} similar to 3.4; iron, sulfate, and arsenic concentrations of 854, 3134, and 110mg{L}1, respectively). {SRB} community structures were characterized by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism and library analyses based on dsr{AB} genes. {T}he predominant dsr{AB} sequences detected were most similar to the family {D}esulfobulbaceae. {A}dditionally, certain phylotypes could be related to spatio-temporal fluctuations of p{H}, iron, and arsenic species. {F}or example, {D}esulfohalobiaceae-related sequences were detected at the most acidic sample (p{H} 1.4) with high iron and arsenic concentrations (6379 and 524mg{L}1, respectively). {N}ew dsr{AB} sequences, with no isolated representatives, were found exclusively in {COWG}. {T}his study gives new insights on {SRB} community dynamics in {AMD} systems.}, keywords = {sulfate-reducing bacteria diversity ; dsr{AB} ; acid mine drainage ; {T}-{RFLP} ; p{H} extreme environments ; arsenic ; {FRANCE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{F}ems {M}icrobiology {E}cology}, volume = {83}, numero = {3}, pages = {724--737}, ISSN = {0168-6496}, year = {2013}, DOI = {10.1111/1574-6941.12028}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060728}, }