Microbial Community Profile and Water Quality in a Protected Area of the Caatinga Biome

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 11; no. 2; p. e0148296
• Main Authors: Lopes, Fabyano Alvares Cardoso, Catão, Elisa Caldeira Pires, Santana, Renata Henrique, Cabral, Anderson de Souza, Paranhos, Rodolfo, Rangel, Thiago Pessanha, de Rezende, Carlos Eduardo, Edwards, Robert A, Thompson, Cristiane C, Thompson, Fabiano L, Kruger, Ricardo Henrique
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 16.02.2016; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Abundance; Agriculture; Agrochemicals; Ammonia; Ammonia - analysis; Analysis; Anthropogenic factors; Arid regions; Arsenic; Arsenic compounds; Arthrobacter; Arthrobacter - classification; Arthrobacter - genetics; Bacteria; Biodegradation; Biology and Life Sciences; Biomes; Biotechnology; Brazil; Burkholderiaceae - classification; Burkholderiaceae - genetics; Cadmium; Carbon - analysis; Cellular biology; Comamonadaceae - classification; Comamonadaceae - genetics; Communities; Comparative analysis; Copper; Degradation; Dry season; Earth Sciences; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Ecosystem; Ecosystems; Environmental impact; Environmental science; Flavobacterium - classification; Flavobacterium - genetics; Genes; Herbicides; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; Homeostasis; Human influences; Laboratories; Metabolism; Metabolites; Metagenome; Microbial Consortia - physiology; Microbiomes; Microorganisms; National parks; Nitrites - analysis; Organic carbon; Particulate Matter - analysis; Particulate organic carbon; Pesticides; Phylogeny; Physical Sciences; Protected areas; Protection and preservation; Rainy season; Research and Analysis Methods; Rivers; Rivers - chemistry; Rivers - microbiology; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; rRNA 16S; Seasons; Silicates - analysis; Soil contamination; Water analysis; Water Quality; Water resource management; Water sampling; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro Brazil; California; United States > US

The Caatinga is a semi-arid biome in northeast Brazil. The Paraguaçú River is located in the Caatinga biome, and part of its course is protected by the National Park of Chapada Diamantina (PNCD). In this study we evaluated the effect of PNCD protection on the water quality and microbial community di...