RT Journal Article
T1 Are there benefits from thermal bacteria for health? The hydrogenome role
A1 Pascoal Ferreira, Patrick
A1 González Peña, Daniel
A1 Miranda, Carla
A1 Poeta, Patrícia
A1 Coutinho, João
A1 Fernández Riverola, Florentino
A1 Torrado Agrasar, Ana Maria
A1 Rua Rodriguez, María Luisa
A1 Igrejas, Gilberto
K1 2503 Geoquímica
K1 2508.04 Aguas Subterráneas
K1 2414 Microbiología
AB In recent years, natural thermal mineral waters have been gaining the special attention of the scientific community, namely in the prevention and treatment of some diseases, due to the microbial properties that exist in these habitats. The aim of this work was to characterize the physicochemical composition and the microbial taxonomic communities present in three thermal waters of the Galician region in Spain and two samples of the northern region in Portugal. These collected water samples were analyzed for physicochemical characterization and the respective hydrogenome of the waters using next generation sequencing together with 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The sequencing showed a high diversity of microorganisms in all analyzed waters; however, there is a clear bacterial predominance of Proteobacteria phylum, followed by Firmicutes, Deinococcus-Thermus, Aquificae and Nitrospira. The main physicochemical parameters responsible for the clustering within the Spanish waters were sulfur compounds (SO32− and S2−), CO32− and neutral pH, and in the Portuguese waters were Mg, Ca and Sr, nitrogen compounds (NO3− and NH4+), Na, Rb, conductivity and dry residue. This work will allow for a better understanding of the microbial community’s composition and how these microorganisms interfere in the physicochemical constitution of these waters often associated with medicinal properties. Furthermore, the hydrogenome may be used as an auxiliary tool in the practice of medical hydrology, increasing the likelihood of safe use of these unique water types.
PB Water
SN 20734441
YR 2021
FD 2021-05-21
LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/2183
UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/2183
LA eng
NO Water, 13(11): 1439 (2021)
NO European Commission | Ref. (7PM / 2007-2013), n. 324439
DS Investigo
RD 25-ene-2025