Confined aquifers as viral reservoirs

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dc.contributor.authorSmith, R.
dc.contributor.authorJeffries, T.
dc.contributor.authorRoudnew, B.
dc.contributor.authorSeymour, J.
dc.contributor.authorFitch, A.
dc.contributor.authorSimons, K.
dc.contributor.authorSpeck, P.
dc.contributor.authorNewton, K.
dc.contributor.authorBrown, M.
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, J.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractKnowledge about viral diversity and abundance in deep groundwater reserves is limited. We found that the viral community inhabiting a deep confined aquifer in South Australia was more similar to reclaimed water communities than to the viral communities in the overlying unconfined aquifer community. This similarity was driven by high relative occurrence of the single-stranded DNA viral groups Circoviridae, Geminiviridae and Microviridae, which include many known plant and animal pathogens. These groups were present in a 1500-year-old water situated 80 m below the surface, which suggests the potential for long-term survival and spread of potentially pathogenic viruses in deep, confined groundwater. Obtaining a broader understanding of potentially pathogenic viral communities within aquifers is particularly important given the ability of viruses to spread within groundwater ecosystems.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityRenee J. Smith, Thomas C. Jeffries, Ben Roudnew, Justin R. Seymour, Alison J. Fitch, Keryn L. Simons, Peter G. Speck, Kelly Newton, Melissa H. Brown, and James G. Mitchell
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Microbiology Reports, 2013; 5(5):725-730
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/1758-2229.12072
dc.identifier.issn1758-2229
dc.identifier.issn1758-2229
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/87067
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons
dc.relation.grantARC
dc.rights© 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd and Society for Applied Microbiology
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12072
dc.subjectViruses
dc.subjectEcosystem
dc.subjectBiodiversity
dc.subjectDisease Reservoirs
dc.subjectPhylogeny
dc.subjectMolecular Sequence Data
dc.subjectGroundwater
dc.titleConfined aquifers as viral reservoirs
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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