Journal: Frontiers in Microbiology
Article Title: Identification of a Stable Hydrogen-Driven Microbiome in a Highly Radioactive Storage Facility on the Sellafield Site
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.587556
Figure Lengend Snippet: Phylogenetic affiliations (closest known genera) of microorganisms detected in the indoor nuclear pond (INP) at Sellafield: (A) microbial community in the main pond (MP); (B) microbial community in the feeding tank (FT) and subponds (SP), based on Illumina sequencing of the prokaryote 16S rRNA gene. Only genera that contained more than 1.5% of the total number of sequences are shown.
Article Snippet: To gain further insight into the microbial communities present in extreme environments, an indoor, hyper-alkaline, oligotrophic, and radioactive spent fuel storage pond (INP) located on the Sellafield site was analyzed.
Techniques: Illumina Sequencing