Characterization of a Methanogenic Microbial Consortium from a Coal Mine in Bogotá Basin
The work studied the methanogenic microbial consortium in a coal mine from the Bogotá basin in Colombia. Ex situ coal-enrichment cultures were established for in vitro growth and de novo gas production. Biogenic gas produced by cultures was analyzed by gas chromatography using thermal conductivity and flame ionization detectors. Cultures were used to isolate microbial specimens and to generate 16S rRNA gene libraries employing bacterial and archaeal primer sets. The gas chromatographic analysis showed methane production at 37 oC, but not at 60 oC, where CO2 was the major component of the biogenic gas. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis of microbial isolates and clone libraries established that the methanogenic microbial consortium was formed by bacteria species from Bacillus and Gracilibacter genera plus archaea from the Methanothermobacter genus. This methanogenic microbial consortium was potentially responsible for biogenic gas generation in La Ciscuda coal mine. The results suggested that these methanogens produced methane by hydrogenotrophic or CO2 reduction pathways.
Main Authors: | Mayorga Díaz, Claudia Marcela, Pedraza Leguizamo, Edgar, Serna Daza, Oriana Danuta, Hernández Torres, Jorge, Stashenko, Elena E., García González, Mario, Levy, María Mercedes, Levy, Morris, Lorenzo, Jorge Luis |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | eng spa |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Instituto de Biotecnología
2022
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Online Access: | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/biotecnologia/article/view/93031 |
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