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In soils with mercury contamination, the most common types of bacteria belong to groups called Pseudomonadota, Bacteroidota, Bacillota, Acidobacteriota, and Actinomycetota.
Scientific Claim
Pseudomonadota, Bacteroidota, Bacillota, Acidobacteriota, and Actinomycetota are the dominant bacterial phyla in mercury-contaminated soils at both Savannah River Site and Oak Ridge Reservation.
Source Excerpt
“Dominant bacterial phyla included Pseudomonadota, Bacteroidota, Bacillota, Acidobacteriota, and Actinomycetota; fungal communities were primarily Ascomycota and Basidiomycota.”
Evidence from Studies
Supporting Studies
A survey of bacterial and fungal community structure and functions in two long-term metalliferous soil habitats
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Evidence Assessment
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The study used 16S amplicon sequencing and shotgun metagenomics to identify dominant bacterial phyla across contaminated sites, consistently finding these five phyla as most abundant.