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Biofilm-Growing Bacteria Involved in the Corrosion of Concrete Wastewater Pipes: Protocols for Comparative Metagenomic Analyses

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Advances in high-throughput next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology for direct sequencing of environmental DNA (i.e., shotgun metagenomics) are transforming the field of microbiology. NGS technologies are now regularly being applied in comparative metagenomic studies, which provide the data for functional annotations, taxonomic comparisons, community profile, and metabolic reconstructions. For example, comparative metagenomic analysis of corroded pipes unveiled novel insights on the bacterial populations associated with the sulfur and nitrogen cycle, which may be directly or indirectly implicated in concrete wastewater pipe corrosion. The objective of this chapter is to describe the steps involved in the taxonomic and functional analysis of metagenome datasets from biofilm involved in microbial-induced concrete corrosion (MICC).

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Acknowledgements

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) through the Office of Research and Development funded this research. R.P. Revetta and J.W. Santo Domingo of the USEPA participated in design and coordination of the study. It has been subjected to the Agency’s peer and administrative review and has been approved for external publication. Any opinions expressed in this manuscript are of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official positions and policies of USEPA. Any mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation.

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Gomez-Alvarez, V. (2014). Biofilm-Growing Bacteria Involved in the Corrosion of Concrete Wastewater Pipes: Protocols for Comparative Metagenomic Analyses. In: Donelli, G. (eds) Microbial Biofilms. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1147. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0467-9_23

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