Table 5. Energy metabolism functions for Alpha- and Beta-Proteobacteria that respond to the mining gradient.
| Class | Response type | Genus | Pseudo-R2 | Energy metabolism | KEGG Organism species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphaproteobacteria | Brevundimonas | 0.371 | Aerobic respiration | B. subvibrioides | |
| + | Erythromicrobium | 0.358 | Aerobic photosynthesis | ||
| Hyphomonasa | 0.316 | DNRA | H. neptunium | ||
| Rhodobactera | 0.396 | N-fixation, DNF, thiosulfate oxidation by SOX complex | R. sphaeroides, R. capsulatus | ||
| − | Phenylobacterium | 0.309 | DNRA | P. zucineum | |
| Arthrospira | 0.186 | Assimilatory NO3- reduction, assimilatory SO42- reduction | A. platensis | ||
| Sphingomonas | 0.160 | Aerobic respiration, assimilatory SO42- reduction | S. wittichii, S. sp. MM-1 | ||
| Bradyrhizobium | 0.156 | N-fixation, assimilatory SO42- reduction, thiosulfate oxidation by SOX complex | B. japonicum | ||
| Rhodoplanes | 0.156 | DNF, photoheterotrophy | |||
| Betaproteobacteria | + | Polynucleobacter | 0.442 | Thiosulfate oxidation by SOX complex | P. necessarius, P. sp. QLW-P1DMWA-1 |
| Methyloversatilis | 0.259 | Assimilatory NO3- reduction | M. universalis | ||
| Hydrogenophagaa | 0.314 | Hydrogen oxidation | |||
| − | Methylibium | 0.153 | DNRA, thiosulfate oxidation by SOX complex | M. petroleiphilum | |
| Polaromonasa | 0.430 | N-fixation, DNRA, thiosulfate oxidation by SOX complex | P. naphthalenivorans, P. sp. JS666 |
Abbreviations: DNF, denitrification; DNRA, dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium. Sources: KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) Organism module and Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology (Vol. 2).
a
Indicator taxa for presence or absence of mining.