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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, April 2008, p. 2059-2068, Vol. 74, No. 7
0099-2240/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.02222-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Characterization of the Archaeal Community in a Minerotrophic Fen and Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism-Directed Isolation of a Novel Hydrogenotrophic Methanogen{triangledown} ,{dagger}

Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz,1 Erica Yashiro,1,{ddagger} Joseph B. Yavitt,2 and Stephen H. Zinder1*

Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853,1 Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 148532

Received 29 September 2007/ Accepted 6 February 2008

Minerotrophic fen peatlands are widely distributed in northern latitudes and, because of their rapid turnover of organic matter, are potentially larger sources of atmospheric methane than bog peatlands per unit area. However, studies of the archaeal community composition in fens are scarce particularly in minerotrophic sites. Several 16S rRNA-based primer sets were used to obtain a broad characterization of the archaeal community in a minerotrophic fen in central New York State. A wide archaeal diversity was observed in the site: 11 euryarchaeal and 2 crenarchaeal groups, most of which were uncultured. The E1 group, a novel cluster in the order Methanomicrobiales, and Methanosaetaceae were the codominant groups in all libraries and results of terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis. Given its abundance and potential hydrogenotrophic methane contribution, the E1 group was targeted for culture attempts with a low-ionic-strength medium (PM1). Initial attempts yielded Methanospirillum-dominated cultures. However, by incorporating a T-RFLP analysis as a quick selection tool for treatments and replicates, we were able to select an enrichment dominated by E1. Further dilutions to 10–9 and tracking with T-RFLP yielded a strain named E1-9c. E1-9c is a novel coccoid hydrogenotrophic, mesophilic, slightly acidophilic methanogen and is highly sensitive to Na2S concentrations (requires <0.12 mM for growth). We propose E1-9c as the first representative of a novel genus in the Methanomicrobiales order.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, 270 Wing Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853. Phone: (607) 255-2415. Fax: (607) 255-3904. E-mail: shz1{at}cornell.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 15 February 2008.

{dagger} Supplemental material for this article may be found at http://aem.asm.org/.

{ddagger} Present address: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, April 2008, p. 2059-2068, Vol. 74, No. 7
0099-2240/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.02222-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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