SREL Reprint #3803

Shotgun metagenomics analysis indicates Bradyrhizobium spp. as the predominant genera for heavy metal resistance and bioremediation in a long-term heavy metal-contaminated ecosystem

Rohan Agashe1, Jonathan George1, Ashish Pathak1, Olasunkanmi Fasakin1, John Seaman2, and Ashvini Chauhan1

1School of the Environment, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
2Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Aiken, South Carolina, USA

Abstract: Ten soil cores were collected from the long-term heavy metal-contaminated Savannah River Site (SRS) and studied using shotgun metagenomics. In-line with our previous reports, Bradyrhizobium spp. dominated the SRS soils, and thus we recommend that SRS bioremediation studies target the Bradyrhizobium genus.

Keywords: Bradyrhizobium, heavy metal resistance, shotgun metagenomics, bioremediation

SREL Reprint #3803

Agashe, R., J. George, A. Pathak, O. Fasakin, J. Seaman, and A. Chauhan. 2024. Shotgun metagenomics analysis indicates Bradyrhizobium spp. as the predominant genera for heavy metal resistance and bioremediation in a long-term heavy metal-contaminated ecosystem. Microbiology Resource Announcements 13(12).

This information was provided by the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (srel.uga.edu).