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Wang Y, Zhang F, Zhang G, Wang H, Zhu S, Zhang H, He T, Guo T. Trace metals coupled with plasticisers in microplastics strengthen the denitrification function of the soil microbiome in the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 472:134593. [PMID: 38749249 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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Due to the lack of research on the co-effects of microplastics and trace metals in the environment on nitrogen cycling-related functional microorganisms, the occurrence of microplastics and one of their plasticisers, phthalate esters, as well as trace metals, were determined in soils and river sediments in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Relationship between microplastics and phthalate esters in the area was determined; the co-effects of these potentially toxic materials, and key factors and pathways affecting nitrogen functions were further explored. Significant correlations between fibre- and film-shaped microplastics and phthalate esters were detected in the soils from the plateau. Copper, lead, cadmium and di-n-octyl phthalate detected significantly affected nitrogen cycling-related functional microorganisms. The co-existence of di-n-octyl phthalate and copper in soils synergistically stimulated the expression of denitrification microorganisms nirS gene and "nitrate_reduction". Additionally, di-n-octyl phthalate and dimethyl phthalate more significantly affected the variation of nitrogen cycling-related functional genes than the number of microplastics. In a dimethyl phthalate- and cadmium-polluted area, nitrogen cycling-related functional genes, especially nirK gene, were more sensitive and stressed. Overall, phthalate esters originated from microplastics play a key role in nitrogen cycling-related functions than microplastics themselves, moreover, the synergy between di-n-octyl phthalate and copper strengthen the expression of denitrification functions.
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- Yonglu Wang
- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
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- School of Environment and Resources, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi Province, China
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- National Plateau Wetlands Research Center, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
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- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Environment and Resources, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi Province, China
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- School of Environment and Resources, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi Province, China
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- School of Environment and Resources, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi Province, China
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Wang M, Yu Y, Ren Y, Wang J, Chen H. Effect of antibiotic and/or heavy metal on nitrogen cycle of sediment-water interface in aquaculture system: Implications from sea cucumber culture. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 325:121453. [PMID: 36934965 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Antibiotics and heavy metals can have a negative impact on the nitrogen (N) cycle and microbial metabolism in coastal aquaculture environment. An indoor simulated culture experiment was conducted to explore how sulfadiazine and lead influence the N cycling in aquatic environment. Specifically, the experiment involved adding sulfadiazine (SDZ), lead (Pb), a combination of SDZ and Pb (SP), and a control group (CK). The fluxes and contents of ammonia nitrogen (NH4+-N), nitrate nitrogen (NO3--N) and nitrite nitrogen (NO2--N) in sediment-water interface and sediments, the abundance of N cycle function genes (amoA_AOB, hzsA, nar, nirK, nirS, norB and nosZ) and microbiota in sediments were analyzed. The results showed that the presence of SDZ and Pb inhibited the nitrification function gene and nitrifiers abundance in surface sediment, and thus leading to more accumulation of NH4+ and NO2- in overlying water. Pb exposure increased the abundances of denitrifying bacteria stimulated the first three steps of denitrification in the sediment, resulting in more removal of NO3- from the sediment, but possibly had the risk of releasing more greenhouse gas N2O. Conversely, the presence of SDZ ultimately inhibited denitrification and anammox bacterial activities in the sediment. This study revealed how heavy metal and antibiotic impair the microbial communities and N cycling function gene expression, leading to the deterioration of typical coastal aquaculture environments.
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- Mengshu Wang
- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266235, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266235, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266235, China.
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266235, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266235, China
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Wang Y, Zeng X, Zhang Y, Zhang N, Xu L, Wu C. Responses of potential ammonia oxidation and ammonia oxidizers community to arsenic stress in seven types of soil. J Environ Sci (China) 2023; 127:15-29. [PMID: 36522049 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2022.02.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Soil arsenic contamination is of great concern because of its toxicity to human, crops, and soil microorganisms. However, the impacts of arsenic on soil ammonia oxidizers communities remain unclear. Seven types of soil spiked with 0 or 100 mg arsenic per kg soil were incubated for 180 days and sampled at days 1, 15, 30, 90 and 180. The changes in the community composition and abundance of ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and ammonia oxidizing archaea (AOA) were analyzed by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis, clone library sequencing, and quantitative PCR (qPCR) targeting amoA gene. Results revealed considerable variations in the potential ammonia oxidation (PAO) rates in different soils, but soil PAO was not consistently significantly inhibited by arsenic, probably due to the low bioavailable arsenic contents or the existence of functional redundancy between AOB and AOA. The variations in AOB and AOA communities were closely associated with the changes in arsenic fractionations. The amoA gene abundances of AOA increased after arsenic addition, whereas AOB decreased, which corroborated the notion that AOA and AOB might occupy different niches in arsenic-contaminated soils. Phylogenetic analysis of amoA gene-encoded proteins revealed that all AOB clone sequences belonged to the genus Nitrosospira, among which those belonging to Nitrosospira cluster 3a were dominant. The main AOA sequence detected belonged to Thaumarchaeal Group 1.1b, which was considered to have a high ability to adapt to environmental changes. Our results provide new insights into the impacts of arsenic on the soil nitrogen cycling.
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- Yanan Wang
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the P.R. China, Beijing 100081, China
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- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the P.R. China, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the P.R. China, Beijing 100081, China
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- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the P.R. China, Beijing 100081, China
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- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the P.R. China, Beijing 100081, China
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- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the P.R. China, Beijing 100081, China
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Li Y, Liang Y, Zhang H, Liu Y, Zhu J, Xu J, Zhou Z, Ma J, Liu K, Yu F. Variation, distribution, and diversity of canonical ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms and complete-nitrifying bacteria in highly contaminated ecological restoration regions in the Siding mine area. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 217:112274. [PMID: 33930771 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Canonical ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA), ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and complete-nitrifying bacteria (comammox) exist in a variety of ecosystems. However, little is known about AOA, AOB and comammox or their contributions to nitrification in the soils of heavily degraded and acidic mine regions. In the present study, the activity, richness, diversity and distribution patterns of AOA, AOB and comammox in the Siding mine area were investigated. Nemerow's multifactor pollution index (PN) values indicated that the soil in all three areas in the Siding mine area was highly contaminated by Cd, Pb, Zn, Mn and Cu. The AOA, AOB and comammox amoA gene copy numbers exhibited significant positive correlations with Pb and Zn levels and PN values, which indicated that the populations of AOA, AOB and comammox underwent adaptation and reproduction in response to pollution from multiple metals in the Siding mine area. Among them, the abundance of AOA was the highest, and AOA may survive better than AOB and comammox under such severely pollution-stressed and ammonia-limited conditions. The phyla Thaumarchaeota and Crenarchaeota may play vital roles in the soil ammonia oxidation process. Unlike AOA, AOB may use soil available phosphorus to help them compete for NH3 and other limiting nutrients with AOA and heterotrophs. Moreover, soil organic matter was the main factor influencing the species diversity of AOB, the β-diversity of AOB and comammox, and the community composition of AOA, AOB and comammox. Our research will help to explain the role and importance of AOA, AOB and comammox in the different ecological restoration regions in the Siding mine area.
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- Yi Li
- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, China; College of Environment and Resources, Guangxi Normal University, 541004 Guilin, China; Innovation Institute of Sustainable Development, Guangxi Normal University, 541004 Guilin, China
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- College of Environment and Resources, Guangxi Normal University, 541004 Guilin, China
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- College of Life Science, Guangxi Normal University, 541004 Guilin, China
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- College of Environment and Resources, Guangxi Normal University, 541004 Guilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, China; College of Environment and Resources, Guangxi Normal University, 541004 Guilin, China
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- College of Life Science, Guangxi Normal University, 541004 Guilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, China; College of Environment and Resources, Guangxi Normal University, 541004 Guilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, China; College of Life Science, Guangxi Normal University, 541004 Guilin, China; Innovation Institute of Sustainable Development, Guangxi Normal University, 541004 Guilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, China; College of Life Science, Guangxi Normal University, 541004 Guilin, China; Innovation Institute of Sustainable Development, Guangxi Normal University, 541004 Guilin, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, China; College of Environment and Resources, Guangxi Normal University, 541004 Guilin, China; Innovation Institute of Sustainable Development, Guangxi Normal University, 541004 Guilin, China.
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Tang J, Zhang J, Ren L, Zhou Y, Gao J, Luo L, Yang Y, Peng Q, Huang H, Chen A. Diagnosis of soil contamination using microbiological indices: A review on heavy metal pollution. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2019; 242:121-130. [PMID: 31028952 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.04.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Revised: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Heavy metal contamination of soil has become a serious global issue because of their persistence in the environment and the non-biodegradable nature leading to their accumulation to toxic levels. In order to achieve early warning and prevent soil quality from deteriorating, it is necessary to select suitable indices to diagnose heavy metal pollution. Microbiological indices for monitoring soil pollution by heavy metals are gaining attention. However, the related researches are scattered, and critical review is imperative. This review is mainly to provide readers with an in-depth understanding of the merits and limitations of microbiological indices for heavy metals contaminated and remediated soils. Microbiological indicators include microbial abundance, community diversity and structure, functional activity. The changes of different microbiological indices and the mechanism of microbial response to heavy metal stress in soils are comprehensively summarized. Furthermore, research gaps and future directions of the microbial ecotoxicological diagnosis of soil contamination by heavy metals are also proposed and discussed.
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- Jiayi Tang
- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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Pidlisnyuk V, Erickson L, Stefanovska T, Popelka J, Hettiarachchi G, Davis L, Trögl J. Potential phytomanagement of military polluted sites and biomass production using biofuel crop miscanthus x giganteus. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 249:330-337. [PMID: 30903832 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Revised: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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This study aims to summarize results on potential phytomanagement of two metal(loid)-polluted military soils using Miscanthus x giganteus. Such an option was tested during 2-year pot experiments with soils taken from former military sites in Sliač, Slovakia and Kamenetz-Podilsky, Ukraine. The following elements were considered: As, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, Sr, Ti, Zn and Zr. M. x giganteus showed good growth at both military soils with slightly higher maximum shoot lengths in the second year of vegetation. Based on Principal Component Analysis similarities of metal(loid) uptake by roots, stems and leaves were summarized. Major part of the elements remained in M. x giganteus roots and rather limited amounts moved to the aerial parts. Levels taken up decreased in the second vegetation year. Dynamics of foliar metal(loid) concentrations divided the elements in two groups: essential elements required for metabolism (Fe, Mn, Cu, and Zn) and non-essential elements without any known metabolic need (As, Sr, Ti, and Zr). Fe, Mn, Ti and Sr showed similar S-shaped uptake curve in terms of foliar concentrations (likely due to dilution in growing biomass), while Cu exhibited a clear peak mid-season. Behavior of Zn was in between. Foliar Zr and As concentrations were below detection limit. The results illustrated a good potential of M. x giganteus for safely growing on metal-polluted soils taken from both military localities.
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- Valentina Pidlisnyuk
- Department of Technical Sciences, Faculty of Environment, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Králova Výšina 3132/7, 400 96, Ústi nad Labem, Czech Republic.
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- Center for Hazardous Substances Research, Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, 2010 Durland Hall, Kansas State University, KS, 66506, Manhattan, USA.
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- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Plant Protection, Biotechnologies and Ecology, National University of Life and the Environmental Sciences, Gerojiv oborony 13, 03041, Kyiv, Ukraine.
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- Department of Geoinformatics, Faculty of the Environment, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Králova Výšina 3132/7, 400 96, Ústi nad Labem, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Agronomy, Throckmorton Hall, 1712 Claflin Rd, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, 141 Chalmers Hall, 1711 Claflin Rd, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.
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- Department of Technical Sciences, Faculty of Environment, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Králova Výšina 3132/7, 400 96, Ústi nad Labem, Czech Republic.
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Zhou H, Wang P, Chen D, Shi G, Cheng K, Bian R, Liu X, Zhang X, Zheng J, Crowley DE, van Zwieten L, Li L, Pan G. Short-term biochar manipulation of microbial nitrogen transformation in wheat rhizosphere of a metal contaminated Inceptisol from North China plain. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 640-641:1287-1296. [PMID: 30021295 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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While metal immobilization had been increasingly reported with biochar soil amendment (BSA), changes in microbial activity and nitrogen (N) transformation in metal contaminated croplands following biochar addition had been insufficiently addressed. In a field experiment, a Pb/Cd contaminated Inceptisol from North China was amended to topsoil with wheat straw biochar at 0 (CK), 20 (C1) and 40 t ha-1 (C2). The changes within two years following BSA were tested in microbial biomass and respiration, and in abundance of N transforming microbial communities and their activities. Corresponding to the results of decreased soil extractable Cd and Pb, significant reductions in qCO2 were found in rhizosphere and bulk soil only under C2 in the first year. The potential nitrification activity was significantly increased by 20-71%, along with an increase in ammonium (by 7-21%) and nitrate (by 21%-70%) concentration, with BSA compared to CK. Meanwhile, N2O production activity was slightly increased (by up to 20%) but N2O reduction activity greatly enhanced (by up to 84%), with a higher ratio of nosZ/(nirS + nirK), under C2 in rhizosphere in both wheat seasons. Whereas, such changes were not remarkable in bulk soil. Moreover, microbial communities were less respondent to biochar in the second year following the addition. Therefore, microbial growth and functioning for N transforming and cycling in metal contaminated soils could be largely improved with BSA at 40 t ha-1. Of course, studies are still deserved to mimic the long term changes with biochar in N cycling of the metal contaminated dry croplands.
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- Huimin Zhou
- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Department of Environmental Science, University of California Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; NSW Department of Primary Industries, 1243 Bruxner Highway, Wollongbar, NSW 2477, Australia
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Liu J, Cao W, Jiang H, Cui J, Shi C, Qiao X, Zhao J, Si W. Impact of Heavy Metal Pollution on Ammonia Oxidizers in Soils in the Vicinity of a Tailings Dam, Baotou, China. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2018; 101:110-116. [PMID: 29744521 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-018-2345-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Soil heavy metal pollution has received increasing attention due to their toxicity to soil microorganisms. We have analyzed the effects of heavy metal pollution on ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in soils in the vicinity of a tailings dam of Baotou region, China. Results showed that AOB were dominated with Nitrosomonas-like clusters, while AOA was dominated by group1.1b (Nitrososphaera cluster). Single Cd and Cr contents, as well as compound heavy metal pollution levels, had a significant negative impact on soil potential nitrification rate and both diversities of AOA and AOB. No clear relationship was found between any single heavy metal and abundance of AOA or AOB. But compound pollution could significantly decrease AOA abundance. The results indicated that heavy metal pollution had an obviously deleterious effect on the abundance, diversity, activity and composition of ammonia oxidizers in natural soils.
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- Jumei Liu
- School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Huhhot, 010021, China
- School of Life Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, 014010, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Huhhot, 010021, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, 014010, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Huhhot, 010021, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, 014010, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Huhhot, 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Huhhot, 010021, China.
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, 014010, China.
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Wang J, Wang L, Zhu L, Wang J. Individual and combined effects of enrofloxacin and cadmium on soil microbial biomass and the ammonia-oxidizing functional gene. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 624:900-907. [PMID: 29274613 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Revised: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The negative effects of residues from antibiotics and heavy metals in agricultural soils are becoming an increasingly frequent concern. To evaluate the toxicity and interaction of antibiotics and heavy metals, enrofloxacin (ENR) and cadmium (Cd) were used as targets to study the individual effects of ENR (0.025, 0.1, 0.4mmol/kg) and Cd (0.4mmol/kg) and their combined effects (mole ratios of ENR to Cd of 1: 1, 1: 4 and 1: 16) on soil microbial biomass and function on days 7, 14, 21 and 28 of the study. The results demonstrated that microbial populations, which were counted during 4 sampling periods, were mainly in the order of bacteria>actinomycetes>fungi. The ammonia monooxygenase (amoA) gene copies of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) were more abundant than ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) on days 14 and 21. Soil bacteria, fungi, and actinomycetes numbers and amoA gene abundances of AOB and AOA in soils were inhibited to varying degrees by the single and combined effects of ENR and Cd; the higher the concentration of the treatments, the stronger the inhibition. The combined toxicity of ENR and Cd on soil microbes and AOA- and AOB-amoA genes was stronger than when either chemical was used alone; the interaction effects of ENR and Cd were mainly antagonistic. Moreover, the ratios of bacteria/fungi declined significantly on days 14, 21 and 28; the proportions of AOA- and AOB-amoA were altered with the addition of ENR and Cd. Thus, ENR and Cd had significant negative effects on the soil microbial community, especially when both contaminants were present.
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- Jinhua Wang
- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, PR China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, PR China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, PR China.
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Simonin M, Martins JM, Le Roux X, Uzu G, Calas A, Richaume A. Toxicity of TiO2 nanoparticles on soil nitrification at environmentally relevant concentrations: Lack of classical dose–response relationships. Nanotoxicology 2017; 11:247-255. [DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2017.1290845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Marie Simonin
- CNRS, INRA, VetAgro Sup, UCBL, Université de Lyon, Microbial Ecology Laboratory (LEM), UMR5557 CNRS, UMR1418 INRA, Villeurbanne, France
- University of Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, IGE, Grenoble, France
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- CNRS, INRA, VetAgro Sup, UCBL, Université de Lyon, Microbial Ecology Laboratory (LEM), UMR5557 CNRS, UMR1418 INRA, Villeurbanne, France
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- University of Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, IGE, Grenoble, France
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- University of Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, IGE, Grenoble, France
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- CNRS, INRA, VetAgro Sup, UCBL, Université de Lyon, Microbial Ecology Laboratory (LEM), UMR5557 CNRS, UMR1418 INRA, Villeurbanne, France
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Wang P, Di HJ, Cameron KC, Tan Q, Podolyan A, Zhao X, McLaren RG, Hu C. The response of ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms to trace metals and urine in two grassland soils in New Zealand. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:2476-2483. [PMID: 27817146 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-8030-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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An incubation experiment was conducted to investigate the response of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB), ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA), and the nitrification rate to the contamination of Cu, Zn, and Cd in two New Zealand grassland soils. The soils spiked with different concentrations of Cu (20 and 50 mg kg-1), Zn (20 and 50 mg kg-1), and Cd (2 and 10 mg kg-1) were incubated for 14 days and then treated with 500 mg kg-1 urine-N before continuing incubation for a total of 115 days. Soils were sampled at intervals throughout the incubation. The nitrification rate in soils at each sampling period was determined, and the abundance of AOB and AOA was measured by real-time quantification polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay of the amoA gene copy numbers. The results revealed that moderate trace metal stress did not significantly affect the abundance of AOB and AOA in the two soils, probably due to the high organic matter content of the soils which would have reduced the toxic effect of the metals. Nitrification rates were much greater and the observable nitrification period was much shorter in the dairy farm (DF) soil, in which the AOB and AOA abundances were greater than those of the mixed cropping farm (MF) soil. AOB were shown to grow under high nitrogen conditions, whereas AOA were shown to grow under low N environments, with different metal concentrations. Therefore, nitrogen status rather than metal applications was the main determining factor for AOB and AOA growth in the two soils studied.
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- Pengcheng Wang
- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- The Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Centre for Soil and Environmental Research, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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- Centre for Soil and Environmental Research, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Centre for Soil and Environmental Research, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Centre for Soil and Environmental Research, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
- The Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
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Simonin M, Richaume A, Guyonnet JP, Dubost A, Martins JMF, Pommier T. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles strongly impact soil microbial function by affecting archaeal nitrifiers. Sci Rep 2016; 6:33643. [PMID: 27659196 PMCID: PMC5034236 DOI: 10.1038/srep33643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Soils are facing new environmental stressors, such as titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NPs). While these emerging pollutants are increasingly released into most ecosystems, including agricultural fields, their potential impacts on soil and its function remain to be investigated. Here we report the response of the microbial community of an agricultural soil exposed over 90 days to TiO2-NPs (1 and 500 mg kg-1 dry soil). To assess their impact on soil function, we focused on the nitrogen cycle and measured nitrification and denitrification enzymatic activities and by quantifying specific representative genes (amoA for ammonia-oxidizers, nirK and nirS for denitrifiers). Additionally, diversity shifts were examined in bacteria, archaea, and the ammonia-oxidizing clades of each domain. With strong negative impacts on nitrification enzyme activities and the abundances of ammonia-oxidizing microorganism, TiO2-NPs triggered cascading negative effects on denitrification enzyme activity and a deep modification of the bacterial community structure after just 90 days of exposure to even the lowest, realistic concentration of NPs. These results appeal further research to assess how these emerging pollutants modify the soil health and broader ecosystem function.
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- Marie Simonin
- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5557, Laboratoire d’Ecologie Microbienne, UMR INRA 1418, bât G. Mendel, 43 boulevard du 11 novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
- LTHE, UMR 5564 CNRS – Univ. Grenoble Alpes 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5557, Laboratoire d’Ecologie Microbienne, UMR INRA 1418, bât G. Mendel, 43 boulevard du 11 novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5557, Laboratoire d’Ecologie Microbienne, UMR INRA 1418, bât G. Mendel, 43 boulevard du 11 novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5557, Laboratoire d’Ecologie Microbienne, UMR INRA 1418, bât G. Mendel, 43 boulevard du 11 novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- LTHE, UMR 5564 CNRS – Univ. Grenoble Alpes 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5557, Laboratoire d’Ecologie Microbienne, UMR INRA 1418, bât G. Mendel, 43 boulevard du 11 novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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Nsanganwimana F, Pourrut B, Mench M, Douay F. Suitability of Miscanthus species for managing inorganic and organic contaminated land and restoring ecosystem services. A review. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2014; 143:123-34. [PMID: 24905642 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Revised: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/23/2014] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The mitigation of potential health hazards and land scarcity due to land use change can be addressed by restoring functional and ecosystem services of contaminated land. Physico-chemical remediation options are criticized as being costly and not providing environment-friendly solutions. The use of plants and associated microorganisms could be a sustainable, cost-effective option to reduce pollutant exposure. Phytomanagement aims at using valuable non-food crops to alleviate environmental and health risks induced by pollutants, and at restoring ecosystem services. Suitable plant species must be tolerant to contaminants, reduce their transfer into the food chain, and efficiently produce marketable biomass. Based on Miscanthus' capacity to sequestrate inorganic contaminants into the root system and to induce dissipation of persistent organic contaminants in soil, these plant species are favorable for phytostabilization and phytodegradation. Among Miscanthus species, the noninvasive hybrid Miscanthus × giganteus, with a high lignocellulosic content, is a promising biomass crop for the bio-economy, notably the biorefinery and bioenergy industries. Planting this species on contaminated and marginal land is a promising option to avoid changes in arable land use to mitigate the food vs. biofuel controversy. Key issues in promoting sustainable management of Miscanthus sp. on contaminated land are: (a) crop suitability, integration, and sustainability in a region with a potential local market; (b) site suitability in relation to the species' requirements and potential, (c) biotic interactions in the landscape diversity; and (d) increase in shoot yields in line with various stressors (e.g., pollutants, drought, cold temperatures), and with minimal inputs.
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- Florien Nsanganwimana
- Laboratoire Génie Civil et géo-Environnement (LGCgE-EA 4515), Equipe Sols et Environnement, Groupe ISA, 48 boulevard Vauban, 59046 Lille Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Génie Civil et géo-Environnement (LGCgE-EA 4515), Equipe Sols et Environnement, Groupe ISA, 48 boulevard Vauban, 59046 Lille Cedex, France
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- UMR BIOGECO INRA 1202, Ecologie des Communautés, Université Bordeaux 1, Bât. B2 RDC Est, Avenue des facultés, 33405 Talence, France
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- Laboratoire Génie Civil et géo-Environnement (LGCgE-EA 4515), Equipe Sols et Environnement, Groupe ISA, 48 boulevard Vauban, 59046 Lille Cedex, France.
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Subrahmanyam G, Shen JP, Liu YR, Archana G, He JZ. Response of ammonia-oxidizing archaea and bacteria to long-term industrial effluent-polluted soils, Gujarat, Western India. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2014; 186:4037-4050. [PMID: 24554021 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-014-3678-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2013] [Accepted: 01/29/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Soil nitrifiers have been showing an important role in assessing environmental pollution as sensitive biomarkers. In this study, the abundance and diversity of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) were investigated in long-term industrial waste effluent (IWE) polluted soils. Three different IWE polluted soils characterized as uncontaminated (R1), moderately contaminated (R2), and highly contaminated (R3) were collected in triplicate along Mahi River basin, Gujarat, Western India. Quantitative numbers of ammonia monooxygenase α-subunit (amoA) genes as well as 16S rRNA genes indicated apparent deleterious effect of IWE on abundance of soil AOA, AOB, bacteria, and archaeal populations. Relatively, AOB was more abundant than AOA in the highly contaminated soil R3, while predominance of AOA was noticed in uncontaminated (R1) and moderately contaminated (R2) soils. Soil potential nitrification rate (PNR) significantly (P < 0.05) decreased in polluted soils R2 and R3. Reduced diversity accompanied by apparent community shifts of both AOB and AOA populations was detected in R2 and R3 soils. AOB were dominated with Nitrosospira-like sequences, whereas AOA were dominated by Thaumarchaeal "group 1.1b (Nitrososphaera clusters)." We suggest that the significant reduction in abundance and diversity AOA and AOB could serve as relevant bioindicators for soil quality monitoring of polluted sites. These results could be further useful for better understanding of AOB and AOA communities in polluted soils.
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- Gangavarapu Subrahmanyam
- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Beijing, 100085, China
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Phylogenetic diversity of archaea and the archaeal ammonia monooxygenase gene in uranium mining-impacted locations in Bulgaria. ARCHAEA-AN INTERNATIONAL MICROBIOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2014; 2014:196140. [PMID: 24711725 PMCID: PMC3966351 DOI: 10.1155/2014/196140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2013] [Accepted: 01/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Uranium mining and milling activities adversely affect the microbial populations of impacted sites. The negative effects of uranium on soil bacteria and fungi are well studied, but little is known about the effects of radionuclides and heavy metals on archaea. The composition and diversity of archaeal communities inhabiting the waste pile of the Sliven uranium mine and the soil of the Buhovo uranium mine were investigated using 16S rRNA gene retrieval. A total of 355 archaeal clones were selected, and their 16S rDNA inserts were analysed by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) discriminating 14 different RFLP types. All evaluated archaeal 16S rRNA gene sequences belong to the 1.1b/Nitrososphaera cluster of Crenarchaeota. The composition of the archaeal community is distinct for each site of interest and dependent on environmental characteristics, including pollution levels. Since the members of 1.1b/Nitrososphaera cluster have been implicated in the nitrogen cycle, the archaeal communities from these sites were probed for the presence of the ammonia monooxygenase gene (amoA). Our data indicate that amoA gene sequences are distributed in a similar manner as in Crenarchaeota, suggesting that archaeal nitrification processes in uranium mining-impacted locations are under the control of the same key factors controlling archaeal diversity.
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Meyer A, Focks A, Radl V, Welzl G, Schöning I, Schloter M. Influence of land use intensity on the diversity of ammonia oxidizing bacteria and archaea in soils from grassland ecosystems. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2014; 67:161-166. [PMID: 24141944 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-013-0310-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/03/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In the present study, the influence of the land use intensity on the diversity of ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA) in soils from different grassland ecosystems has been investigated in spring and summer of the season (April and July). Diversity of AOA and AOB was studied by TRFLP fingerprinting of amoA amplicons. The diversity from AOB was low and dominated by a peak that could be assigned to Nitrosospira. The obtained profiles for AOB were very stable and neither influenced by the land use intensity nor by the time point of sampling. In contrast, the obtained patterns for AOA were more complex although one peak that could be assigned to Nitrosopumilus was dominating all profiles independent from the land use intensity and the sampling time point. Overall, the AOA profiles were much more dynamic than those of AOB and responded clearly to the land use intensity. An influence of the sampling time point was again not visible. Whereas AOB profiles were clearly linked to potential nitrification rates in soil, major TRFs from AOA were negatively correlated to DOC and ammonium availability and not related to potential nitrification rates.
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- Annabel Meyer
- Chair for Soil Ecology, Technische Universität München, Ingolstädter Landstr 1, 85764, Neuerberg, Germany
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Wang X, Wang C, Bao L, Xie S. Abundance and community structure of ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms in reservoir sediment and adjacent soils. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 98:1883-92. [PMID: 23949998 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5174-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2013] [Revised: 07/25/2013] [Accepted: 08/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Ammonia oxidation is an important process for global nitrogen cycling. Both ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA) can be the important players in nitrification process. However, their relative contribution to nitrification remains controversial. This study investigated the abundance and community structure of AOA and AOB in sediment of Miyun Reservoir and adjacent soils. Quantitative PCR assays indicated that the highest AOA abundance occurred in unplanted riparian soil, followed by reservoir sediment, reed-planted riparian soil and agricultural soil. The AOB community size in agricultural soil was much larger than that in the other habitats. Large variations in the structures of AOA and AOB were also observed among the different habitats. The abundance of Nitrosospira-like AOB species were detected in the agricultural soil and reservoir sediment. Pearson's correlation analysis showed the AOB diversity had positive significant correlations with pH and total nitrogen, while the AOA diversity might be negatively affected by nitrate nitrogen and ammonia nitrogen. This work could add new insights towards nitrification in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
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- Xiaoyan Wang
- College of Resources, Environment & Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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