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Huang L, Fu Y, Liu Y, Chen Y, Wang T, Wang M, Lin X, Feng Y. Global insights into endophytic bacterial communities of terrestrial plants: Exploring the potential applications of endophytic microbiota in sustainable agriculture. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 927:172231. [PMID: 38608902 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172231] [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: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Endophytic microorganisms are indispensable symbionts during plant growth and development and often serve functions such as growth promotion and stress resistance in plants. Therefore, an increasing number of researchers have applied endophytes for multifaceted phytoremediation (e.g., organic pollutants and heavy metals) in recent years. With the availability of next-generation sequencing technologies, an increasing number of studies have shifted the focus from culturable bacteria to total communities. However, information on the composition, structure, and function of bacterial endophytic communities is still not widely synthesized. To explore the general patterns of variation in bacterial communities between plant niches, we reanalyzed data from 1499 samples in 30 individual studies from different continents and provided comprehensive insights. A group of bacterial genera were commonly found in most plant roots and shoots. Our analysis revealed distinct variations in the diversity, composition, structure, and function of endophytic bacterial communities between plant roots and shoots. These variations underscore the sophisticated mechanisms by which plants engage with their endophytic microbiota, optimizing these interactions to bolster growth, health, and resilience against stress. Highlighting the strategic role of endophytic bacteria in promoting sustainable agricultural practices and environmental stewardship, our study not only offers global insights into the endophytic bacterial communities of terrestrial plants but also underscores the untapped potential of these communities as invaluable resources for future research.
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- Lukuan Huang
- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- IDEO Play Lab, CA 91006, United States of America
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology and Bioinformatics of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology and Bioinformatics of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Xian WD, Chen J, Zheng Z, Ding J, Xi Y, Zhang Y, Qu W, Tang C, Li C, Liu X, Li W, Wang J. Water masses influence the variation of microbial communities in the Yangtze River Estuary and its adjacent waters. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1367062. [PMID: 38572235 PMCID: PMC10987813 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1367062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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The Yangtze River estuary (YRE) are strongly influenced by the Kuroshio and terrigenous input from rivers, leading to the formation of distinct water masses, however, there remains a limited understanding of the full extent of this influence. Here the variation of water masses and bacterial communities of 58 seawater samples from the YRE and its adjacent waters were investigated. Our findings suggested that there were 5 water masses in the studied area: Black stream (BS), coastal water in the East China Sea (CW), nearshore mixed water (NM), mixed water in the middle and deep layers of the East China Sea (MM), and deep water blocks in the middle of the East China Sea (DM). The CW mass harbors the highest alpha diversity across all layers, whereas the NM mass exhibits higher diversity in the surface layer but lower in the middle layers. Proteobacteria was the most abundant taxa in all water masses, apart from that, in the surface layer masses, Cyanobacterium, Bacteroidota, and Actinobacteriota were the highest proportion in CW, while Bacteroidota and Actinobacteriota were the highest proportion in NM and BS; in the middle layer, Bacteroidota and Actinobacteriota were dominant phylum in CW and BS masses, but Cyanobacterium was main phylum in NM mass; in the bottom layer, Bacteroidota and Actinobacteriota were the dominant phylum in CW, while Marininimicrobia was the dominated phylum in DM and MM masses. Network analysis suggests water masses have obvious influence on community topological characteristics, moreover, community assembly across masses also differ greatly. Taken together, these results emphasized the significant impact of water masses on the bacterial composition, topological characteristics and assembly process, which may provide a theoretical foundation for predicting alterations in microbial communities within estuarine ecosystems under the influence of water masses.
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- Wen-Dong Xian
- Marine Microorganism Ecological & Application Lab, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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- Marine Microorganism Ecological & Application Lab, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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- Marine Microorganism Ecological & Application Lab, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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- Marine Microorganism Ecological & Application Lab, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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- Marine Microorganism Ecological & Application Lab, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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- Marine Microorganism Ecological & Application Lab, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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- Marine Microorganism Ecological & Application Lab, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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- Marine Microorganism Ecological & Application Lab, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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- Marine Microorganism Ecological & Application Lab, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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- Marine Microorganism Ecological & Application Lab, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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- College of Science, Shantou University, Shantou, China
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- Marine Microorganism Ecological & Application Lab, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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Zhang S, Wang Z, Yi L, Ye X, Suo F, Chen X, Lu X. Bacterial response to the combined pollution of benzo[a]pyrene and decabromodiphenyl ether in soil under flooding anaerobic condition. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 465:133137. [PMID: 38056265 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133137] [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: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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This study investigated the interaction between the co-pollutants of Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) and decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) and the bacterial community in soil under flooding anaerobic condition. Three levels of combined pollution (at nominal concentrations of 1, 5, and 25 mg/kg, respectively, for each pollutant), their corresponding sterilized controls, and a blank control (CK) were set up. During the incubation time of 270 days, BaP attenuated more easily than BDE-209. The second-order rate constant of BaP attenuation was negatively correlated with the Ln value of initial BaP concentration. Maximal difference in bacterial community occurred between the CK soil and the highly polluted soil. Desulfomonilaceae, Parcubacteria and Rhodanobacter were probably involved in BaP and BDE-209 degradation, while Nitrosomonadaceae, Phenylobacterium and Mitochondria were significantly suppressed by BaP and BDE-209 or their degrading products. Genes narI, bcrC, fadJ, had, dmpC, narG and CfrA were involved in the degradation of BaP and BDE-209. Impacts of BaP and BDE-209 on metabolisms of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur were not significant. The results provide guidance for the management and remediation of the contaminated soil.
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- Shuai Zhang
- Ministry of Education Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China.
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Zhao P, Gao G, Ding G, Zhang Y, Ren Y. Fungal complexity and stability across afforestation areas in changing desert environments. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 912:169398. [PMID: 38114026 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169398] [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: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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The great achievements in combating desertification are attributed to large-scale afforestation, yet we lack verification of how the stability of the fungal community changes in afforestation areas in desert environments. Here, we present the fungal network structure from different niches (root and bulk soil) of plantations of Mongolian pine, a crucial species for afforestation introduced widely in desertification regions. We assessed changes in community complexity and stability of root-associated fungi (RAF) and soil fungi (SF) among different introduction sites: the Hulunbuir Desert (HB), the Horqin Desert (HQ) and the Mu Us Desert (MU). To illuminate the complexity and stability of the fungal network, the differences in topological properties, fungal function, and vegetation and environmental factors between introduction sites were fully considered. We showed that (1) the SF networks had more nodes and edges than the RAF networks. There was a lower ratio of negative:positive cohesion of RAF networks in HB and MU. For SF but not for RAF, across the three introduction sites, a higher modularity and ratio of negative:positive cohesion indicated higher stability. (2) Ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi were the dominant functional group in the RAF network (especially in HQ), and were only significantly correlated with vegetation factor. There was a higher relative abundance and number of OTUs of saprophytic fungi in the SF network and they showed positive correlations with soil nutrients. (3) RAF and SF network complexity and stability showed different responses to environmental and vegetation variables. The key determinant of the complexity and stability of the SF networks in Mongolian pine plantations was soil nutrients, followed by climate conditions. The composition and structure of the RAF community was closely related to host plants. Therefore, clarifying the complexity and stability of fungal communities in afforestation areas in changing desert environments is helpful for understanding the interactions between the environment, plants and fungi.
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- Peishan Zhao
- Yanchi Research Station, School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Engineering Research Centre of Forestry Ecological Engineering, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Yanchi Research Station, School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Engineering Research Centre of Forestry Ecological Engineering, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Yanchi Research Station, School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Engineering Research Centre of Forestry Ecological Engineering, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Yanchi Research Station, School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Engineering Research Centre of Forestry Ecological Engineering, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Yanchi Research Station, School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Engineering Research Centre of Forestry Ecological Engineering, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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Yang M, Zhao L, Yu X, Shu W, Cao F, Liu Q, Liu M, Wang J, Jiang Y. Microbial community structure and co-occurrence network stability in seawater and microplastic biofilms under prometryn pollution in marine ecosystems. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2024; 199:115960. [PMID: 38159383 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115960] [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: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Prometryn has been extensively detected in marine environment because of its widespread usage in agriculture and aquaculture and has been concerns since its serious effects on aquatic organisms. However, its impact on the microbial community in the marine ecosystem including seawater and biofilm is still unclear. Therefore, a short-term indoor microcosm experiment of prometryn exposure was conducted. This study found that prometryn had a more significant impact on the structure and stability of the microbial community in seawater compared to microplastic biofilms. Additionally, we observed that the assembly of the microbial community in biofilms was more affected by stochastic processes than in seawater under the exposure of prometryn. Our study provided evidence for the increasing impact of the microbial communities under the stress of prometryn and microplastics.
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- Mengyao Yang
- College of Marine Life Sciences & Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences & Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences & Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences & Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; MoE Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences & Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences & Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; MoE Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
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Liu L, Zhong KX, Chen Q, Wang Y, Zhang T, Jiao N, Zheng Q. Selective cell lysis pressure on rare and abundant prokaryotic taxa across a shelf-to-slope continuum in the Northern South China Sea. Appl Environ Microbiol 2023; 89:e0139323. [PMID: 38014961 PMCID: PMC10734510 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01393-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Virus-induced host lysis contributes up to 40% of total prokaryotic mortality and plays crucial roles in shaping microbial composition and diversity in the ocean. Nonetheless, what taxon-specific cell lysis is caused by viruses remains to be studied. The present study, therefore, examined the taxon-specific cell lysis and estimated its contribution to the variations in the rare and abundant microbial taxa. The results demonstrate that taxon-specific mortality differed in surface and bottom of the coastal environment. In addition, active rare taxa are more susceptible to heightened lytic pressure and suggested the importance of viral lysis in regulating the microbial community composition. These results improve our understanding of bottom-up (abiotic environmental variables) and top-down (viral lysis) controls contributing to microbial community assembly in the ocean.
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- Lu Liu
- State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Science, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Carbon Sequestration, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Science, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Carbon Sequestration, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Science, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Carbon Sequestration, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Science, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Carbon Sequestration, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Science, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Carbon Sequestration, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Science, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Carbon Sequestration, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Li X, Yang L, Jiang S, Zhou F, Jiang S, Li Y, Chen X, Yang Q, Duan Y, Huang J. Effect of Fly Maggot Protein as Dietary on Growth and Intestinal Microbial Community of Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:1433. [PMID: 37998032 PMCID: PMC10669337 DOI: 10.3390/biology12111433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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As the intensive development of aquaculture persists, the demand for fishmeal continues to grow; however, since fishery resources are limited, the price of fishmeal remains high. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop new sources of protein. They are rich in proteins, fatty acids, amino acids, chitin, vitamins, minerals, and antibacterial substances. Maggot meal-based diet is an ideal source of high-quality animal protein and a new type of protein-based immune enhancer with good application prospects in animal husbandry and aquaculture. In the present study, we investigated the effects of three different diets containing maggot protein on the growth and intestinal microflora of Litopenaeus vannamei. The shrimp were fed either a control feed (no fly maggot protein added), FM feed (compound feed with 30% fresh fly maggot protein added), FF feed (fermented fly maggot protein), or HT feed (high-temperature pelleted fly maggot protein) for eight weeks. The results showed that fresh fly maggot protein in the feed was detrimental to shrimp growth, whereas fermented and high-temperature-pelleted fly maggot protein improved shrimp growth and survival. The effects of different fly maggot protein treatments on the intestinal microbiota of L. vannamei also varied. Fermented fly maggot protein feed and high-temperature-pelleted fly maggot protein feed increased the relative abundance of Ruegeria and Pseudomonas, which increased the abundance of beneficial bacteria and thus inhibited the growth of harmful bacteria. In contrast, fresh fly maggot proteins alter the intestinal microbiome, disrupting symbiotic relationships between bacteria, and causing invasion by Vibrio and antibiotic-resistant bacteria. These results suggest that fresh fly maggot proteins affect the composition of intestinal microorganisms, which is detrimental to the intestinal tract of L. vannamei, whereas fermented fly maggot protein feed affected the growth of L. vannamei positively by improving the composition of intestinal microorganisms.
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- Xintao Li
- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China; (X.L.); (L.Y.); (S.J.); (F.Z.); (S.J.); (Y.L.); (Y.D.)
- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China; (X.L.); (L.Y.); (S.J.); (F.Z.); (S.J.); (Y.L.); (Y.D.)
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China; (X.L.); (L.Y.); (S.J.); (F.Z.); (S.J.); (Y.L.); (Y.D.)
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China; (X.L.); (L.Y.); (S.J.); (F.Z.); (S.J.); (Y.L.); (Y.D.)
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China; (X.L.); (L.Y.); (S.J.); (F.Z.); (S.J.); (Y.L.); (Y.D.)
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China; (X.L.); (L.Y.); (S.J.); (F.Z.); (S.J.); (Y.L.); (Y.D.)
- Shenzhen Base of South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Shenzhen 518108, China
- Tropical Fishery Research and Development Center, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Sanya 572018, China; (X.C.); (Q.Y.)
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- Tropical Fishery Research and Development Center, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Sanya 572018, China; (X.C.); (Q.Y.)
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- Tropical Fishery Research and Development Center, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Sanya 572018, China; (X.C.); (Q.Y.)
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China; (X.L.); (L.Y.); (S.J.); (F.Z.); (S.J.); (Y.L.); (Y.D.)
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- Shenzhen Base of South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Shenzhen 518108, China
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Min K, Zheng T, Zhu X, Bao X, Lynch L, Liang C. Bacterial community structure and assembly dynamics hinge on plant litter quality. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2023; 99:fiad118. [PMID: 37771081 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiad118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
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Litter decomposition is a fundamental ecosystem process controlling the biogeochemical cycling of energy and nutrients. Using a 360-day lab incubation experiment to control for environmental factors, we tested how litter quality (low C/N deciduous vs. high C/N coniferous litter) governed the assembly and taxonomic composition of bacterial communities and rates of litter decomposition. Overall, litter mass loss was significantly faster in soils amended with deciduous (DL) rather than coniferous (CL) litter. Communities degrading DL were also more taxonomically diverse and exhibited stochastic assembly throughout the experiment. By contrast, alpha-diversity rapidly declined in communities exposed to CL. Strong environmental selection and competitive biological interactions induced by molecularly complex, nutrient poor CL were reflected in a transition from stochastic to deterministic assembly after 180 days. Constraining how the diversity and assembly of microbial populations modulates core ecosystem processes, such as litter decomposition, will become increasingly important under novel climate conditions, and as policymakers and land managers emphasize soil carbon sequestration as a key natural climate solution.
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- Kaikai Min
- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Soil and Water Systems, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844, USA
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
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Lin H, Zheng Y, Yang Y, Liu F, Yang K, Zhang B, Wen X. The role of the core microorganisms in the microbial interactions in activated sludge. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 235:116660. [PMID: 37451573 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116660] [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: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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In order to gain a deeper understanding of the microbial interactions in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in China and clarify the role of the core community in the microbial interactions in activated sludge (AS), this study used a molecular ecological network approach based on random matrix theory to construct co-occurrence networks of the core microorganisms (CoreN), the whole AS community (WholeN) and the microbial communities without the core microorganisms (OtherN), respectively. It was shown that the WholeN had more complex and tighter connections compared with the OtherN, because of its higher total number of nodes, higher average clustering coefficient, and shorter average geodesic distance. The proportions of positive links in the CoreN, WholeN and OtherN were gradually decreased, indicating that the core microorganisms promoted cooperation between AS microorganisms. Moreover, higher robustness after random removal of 50% of the nodes of the WholeN (0.2836 ± 0.0311) was observed than the robustness of the OtherN (0.1152 ± 0.0263). In addition, the vulnerability of OtherN (0.0514) is significantly higher than WholeN (0.0225). Meanwhile, the average ratio of negative/positive cohesion, was significantly decreased when the core microorganisms were removed. These results demonstrated that core community could strengthen the stability of the ecological network in AS. By discerning the key factors affecting ecological network, AS temperature was observed to have a strong correlation with all three networks. Moreover, pollutants in wastewater shown stronger correlations with the CoreN and WholeN, supporting the point that core community play a critical role in pollutant removal in WWTPs to a certain extent.
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- Huimin Lin
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, China; Research Center of Food Environment and Public Health Engineering, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Fudjoe SK, Li L, Anwar S, Shi S, Xie J, Yeboah FK, Wang L. The impact of fertilization on ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and comammox Nitrospira communities and the subsequent effect on N 2O emission and maize yield in a semi-arid region. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1249668. [PMID: 37840719 PMCID: PMC10570556 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1249668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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The control of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions through nitrification and the optimization of maize yield are important in agricultural systems. However, within the semi-arid region, the impact of fertilization on the function of nitrification communities and its connection with N2O emissions in the rhizosphere soil is still unclear. Our study investigates the influence of fertilization treatments on the communities of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and the complete ammonia oxidizers of the Nitrospira known as comammox (CAOB) in a maize agroecosystem. Nitrous oxide production, potential nitrification activity (PNA), maize yield, and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) were determined for the same samples. The fertilizer treatments included a control group without fertilization (NA), inorganic fertilizer (CF), organic fertilizer (SM), combined inorganic and organic fertilizer (SC), and maize straw (MS). The SC treatment indicated a lower cumulative N2O emission than the CF treatment in the 2020 and 2021 cropping seasons. The AOB community under the CF, MS, and SM treatments was predominantly composed of Nitrosospira cluster 3b, while the SC treatment was associated with the comammox Nitrospira clade A.1 lineage, related to key species such as Ca. Nitrospira inopinata and Ca. Nitrospira nitrificans. Network analysis demonstrated a positive potential for competitive interaction between hub taxonomy and distinct keystone taxa among AOB and comammox Nitrospira nitrifiers. The structural equation model further revealed a significant positive association between AOB nitrifiers and N2O emission, PNA, soil pH, SOC, NO 3 - -N, and DON under organic fertilization. The keystone taxa in the comammox Nitrospira nitrifier and network Module II exhibited a positive correlation with maize productivity and NUE, likely due to their functional activities stimulated by the SC treatment. It is noteworthy that the AOB community played a more significant role in driving nitrification compared to the composition of comammox Nitrospira. Collectively, combined inorganic and organic fertilizer (SC) treatment exhibits high potential for reducing N2O emissions, enhancing maize productivity, increasing NUE, and increasing the sustainability of the nitrogen dynamics of maize agroecosystems in the semi-arid Loess Plateau.
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- Setor Kwami Fudjoe
- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Botany, Government College Women University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- College of Grassland Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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Feng R, Wang H, Liu T, Wang F, Cai L, Chen X, Zhang S. Response of microbial communities in the phyllosphere ecosystem of tobacco exposed to the broad-spectrum copper hydroxide. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1229294. [PMID: 37840714 PMCID: PMC10568630 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1229294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Copper hydroxide is a broad-spectrum copper fungicide, which is often used to control crop fungal and bacterial diseases. In addition to controlling targeted pathogens, copper hydroxide may also affect other non-targeted microorganisms in the phyllosphere ecosystem. At four time points (before spraying, and 5, 10 and 15 days after fungicide application), the response of diseased and healthy tobacco phyllosphere microorganisms to copper hydroxide stress was studied by using Illumina high-throughput sequencing technology, and Biolog tools. The results showed that the microbiome communities of the healthy group were more affected than the disease group, and the fungal community was more sensitive than the bacterial community. The most common genera in the disease group were Alternaria, Boeremia, Cladosporium, Pantoea, Ralstonia, Pseudomonas, and Sphingomonas; while in the healthy group, these were Alternaria, Cladosporium, Symmetrospora, Ralstonia, and Pantoea. After spraying, the alpha diversity of the fungal community decreased at 5 days for both healthy and diseased groups, and then showed an increasing trend, with a significant increase at 15 days for the healthy group. The alpha diversity of bacterial community in healthy and diseased groups increased at 15 days, and the healthy group had a significant difference. The relative abundance of Alternaria and Cladosporium decreased while that of Boeremia, Stagonosporopsis, Symmetrospora, Epicoccum and Phoma increased in the fungal communities of healthy and diseased leaves. The relative abundance of Pantoea decreased first and then increased, while that of Ralstonia, Pseudomonas and Sphingomonas increased first and then decreased in the bacterial communities of healthy and diseased leaves. While copper hydroxide reduced the relative abundance of pathogenic fungi Alternaria and Cladosporium, it also resulted in the decrease of beneficial bacteria such as Actinomycetes and Pantoea, and the increase of potential pathogens such as Boeremia and Stagonosporopsis. After treatment with copper hydroxide, the metabolic capacity of the diseased group improved, while that of the healthy group was significantly suppressed, with a gradual recovery of metabolic activity as the application time extended. The results revealed changes in microbial community composition and metabolic function of healthy and diseased tobacco under copper hydroxide stress, providing a theoretical basis for future studies on microecological protection of phyllosphere.
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- Ruichao Feng
- MARA Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River (Co- construction by Ministry and Province), Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- MARA Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River (Co- construction by Ministry and Province), Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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Dundore-Arias JP, Michalska-Smith M, Millican M, Kinkel LL. More Than the Sum of Its Parts: Unlocking the Power of Network Structure for Understanding Organization and Function in Microbiomes. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2023; 61:403-423. [PMID: 37217203 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-021021-041457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Plant and soil microbiomes are integral to the health and productivity of plants and ecosystems, yet researchers struggle to identify microbiome characteristics important for providing beneficial outcomes. Network analysis offers a shift in analytical framework beyond "who is present" to the organization or patterns of coexistence between microbes within the microbiome. Because microbial phenotypes are often significantly impacted by coexisting populations, patterns of coexistence within microbiomes are likely to be especially important in predicting functional outcomes. Here, we provide an overview of the how and why of network analysis in microbiome research, highlighting the ways in which network analyses have provided novel insights into microbiome organization and functional capacities, the diverse network roles of different microbial populations, and the eco-evolutionary dynamics of plant and soil microbiomes.
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- J P Dundore-Arias
- Department of Biology and Chemistry, California State University, Monterey Bay, Seaside, California, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA;
- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA;
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Fudjoe SK, Li L, Anwar S, Shi S, Xie J, Wang L, Xie L, Yongjie Z. Nitrogen fertilization promoted microbial growth and N 2O emissions by increasing the abundance of nirS and nosZ denitrifiers in semiarid maize field. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1265562. [PMID: 37720157 PMCID: PMC10501401 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1265562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions are a major source of gaseous nitrogen loss, causing environmental pollution. The low organic content in the Loess Plateau region, coupled with the high fertilizer demand of maize, further exacerbates these N losses. N fertilizers play a primary role in N2O emissions by influencing soil denitrifying bacteria, however, the underlying microbial mechanisms that contribute to N2O emissions have not been fully explored. Therefore, the research aimed to gain insights into the intricate relationships between N fertilization, soil denitrification, N2O emissions, potential denitrification activity (PDA), and maize nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in semi-arid regions. Four nitrogen (N) fertilizer rates, namely N0, N1, N2, and N3 (representing 0, 100, 200, and 300 kg ha-1 yr.-1, respectively) were applied to maize field. The cumulative N2O emissions were 32 and 33% higher under N2 and 37 and 39% higher under N3 in the 2020 and 2021, respectively, than the N0 treatment. N fertilization rates impacted the abundance, composition, and network of soil denitrifying communities (nirS and nosZ) in the bulk and rhizosphere soil. Additionally, within the nirS community, the genera Cupriavidus and Rhodanobacter were associated with N2O emissions. Conversely, in the nosZ denitrifier, the genera Azospirillum, Mesorhizobium, and Microvirga in the bulk and rhizosphere soil reduced N2O emissions. Further analysis using both random forest and structural equation model (SEM) revealed that specific soil properties (pH, NO3--N, SOC, SWC, and DON), and the presence of nirS-harboring denitrification, were positively associated with PDA activities, respectively, and exhibited a significant association to N2O emissions and PDA activities but expressed a negative effect on maize NUE. However, nosZ-harboring denitrification showed an opposite trend, suggesting different effects on these variables. Our findings suggest that N fertilization promoted microbial growth and N2O emissions by increasing the abundance of nirS and nosZ denitrifiers and altering the composition of their communities. This study provides new insights into the relationships among soil microbiome, maize productivity, NUE, and soil N2O emissions in semi-arid regions.
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- Setor Kwami Fudjoe
- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Botany, Government College Women University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- College of Grassland Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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Mohapatra M, Manu S, Kim JY, Rastogi G. Distinct community assembly processes and habitat specialization driving the biogeographic patterns of abundant and rare bacterioplankton in a brackish coastal lagoon. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 879:163109. [PMID: 36996988 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The ecological diversity patterns and community assembly processes along spatio-temporal scales are least studied in the bacterioplankton sub-communities of brackish coastal lagoons. We examined the biogeographic patterns and relative influences of different assembly processes in structuring the abundant and rare bacterioplankton sub-communities of Chilika, the largest brackish water coastal lagoon of India. Rare taxa demonstrated significantly higher α- and β-diversity and biogeochemical functions than abundant taxa in the high-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequence dataset. The majority of the abundant taxa (91.4 %) were habitat generalists with a wider niche breadth (niche breadth index, B = 11.5), whereas most of the rare taxa (95.2 %) were habitat specialists with a narrow niche breadth (B = 8.9). Abundant taxa exhibited a stronger distance-decay relationship and higher spatial turnover rate than rare taxa. β-diversity partitioning revealed that the contribution of species turnover (72.2-97.8 %) was greater than nestedness (2.2-27.8 %) in causing the spatial variation in both abundant and rare taxa. Null model analyses revealed that the distribution of abundant taxa was mostly structured by stochastic processes (62.8 %), whereas deterministic processes (54.1 %) played a greater role in the rare taxa. However, the balance of these two processes varied across spatio-temporal scales in the lagoon. Salinity was the key deterministic factor controlling the variation of both abundant and rare taxa. Potential interaction networks showed a higher influence of negative interactions, indicating that species exclusion and top-down processes played a greater role in the community assembly. Notably, abundant taxa emerged as keystone taxa across spatio-temporal scales, suggesting their greater influences on other bacterial co-occurrences and network stability. Overall, this study provided detailed mechanistic insights into biogeographic patterns and underlying community assembly processes of the abundant and rare bacterioplankton over spatio-temporal scales in a brackish lagoon.
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- Madhusmita Mohapatra
- Wetland Research and Training Centre, Chilika Development Authority, Balugaon 752030, Odisha, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 500048, India
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- Department of Biological Science, Kunsan National University, Gunsan 54150, Republic of Korea
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- Wetland Research and Training Centre, Chilika Development Authority, Balugaon 752030, Odisha, India.
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Jia W, Cheng L, Tan Q, Liu Y, Dou J, Yang K, Yang Q, Wang S, Li J, Niu G, Zheng L, Ding A. Response of the soil microbial community to petroleum hydrocarbon stress shows a threshold effect: research on aged realistic contaminated fields. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1188229. [PMID: 37389339 PMCID: PMC10301742 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1188229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
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Introduction Microbes play key roles in maintaining soil ecological functions. Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination is expected to affect microbial ecological characteristics and the ecological services they provide. In this study, the multifunctionalities of contaminated and uncontaminated soils in an aged petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated field and their correlation with soil microbial characteristics were analyzed to explore the effect of petroleum hydrocarbons on soil microbes. Methods Soil physicochemical parameters were determined to calculate soil multifunctionalities. In addition, 16S high-throughput sequencing technology and bioinformation analysis were used to explore microbial characteristics. Results The results indicated that high concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons (565-3,613 mg•kg-1, high contamination) reduced soil multifunctionality, while low concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons (13-408 mg•kg-1, light contamination) might increase soil multifunctionality. In addition, light petroleum hydrocarbon contamination increased the richness and evenness of microbial community (p < 0.01), enhanced the microbial interactions and widened the niche breadth of keystone genus, while high petroleum hydrocarbon contamination reduced the richness of the microbial community (p < 0.05), simplified the microbial co-occurrence network, and increased the niche overlap of keystone genus. Conclusion Our study demonstrates that light petroleum hydrocarbon contamination has a certain improvement effect on soil multifunctionalities and microbial characteristics. While high contamination shows an inhibitory effect on soil multifunctionalities and microbial characteristics, which has significance for the protection and management of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil.
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- Wenjuan Jia
- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Experiment and Practice Innovation Education Center, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai, Zhuhai, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Geological Environment Monitoring Institute, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Municipal No.4 Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Beijing Municipal No.4 Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Beijing Municipal No.4 Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Chen D, Feng Q, Zhang Y. Enrichment and response of iron-metabolizing microorganisms and metabolic genes in the contaminated area of stratified stacking coal gangue dumps, Northern China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:63603-63619. [PMID: 37046168 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26775-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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In the Xishan coalfield of northern China, the stratified stacking of soil and gangue was applied to limit the acid pollution from high-sulfur coal gangue. In this study, we found that stratified stacking can effectively neutralize the acidity, with the pH value of gangue-leaching water being 6.02-8.13. In contrast to the acidic contaminated area, most of the microorganisms in the study area sediment were neutrophilic, with the main genera being Arthrobacter, Pseudorhodobacter, Pseudomonas, and Rhodoferax. A variety of iron- and sulfur-metabolizing bacteria was discovered in the gangue-leaching sediment, with the total relative abundance ranging from 4.20 to 23.75%, of which the iron-reducing bacteria (FeRB) accounted for the highest percentage. The distributions of these functional microorganisms in the samples were significantly influenced by Fe and S. The co-occurrence network analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between the iron- and sulfur-metabolizing bacteria in the sediment (93.75%), indicating a strong reciprocal symbiotic relationship between these bacteria. The iron and sulfur metabolism genes in the sediment were predicted and compared based on the Tax4Fun functional prediction method. Results showed that functional genes related to iron metabolism were highly expressed in the gangue-leaching sediment. This study enhances the understanding of iron and sulfur metabolism in gangue-leaching contaminated areas.
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- Di Chen
- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Mine Ecological Restoration, China University of Mining and Technology, No.1 Daxue Street, Quanshan District, Xuzhou, 221116, People's Republic of China
- School of Environment Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, No.1 Daxue Street, Quanshan District, Xuzhou, 221116, People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Mine Ecological Restoration, China University of Mining and Technology, No.1 Daxue Street, Quanshan District, Xuzhou, 221116, People's Republic of China.
- School of Environment Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, No.1 Daxue Street, Quanshan District, Xuzhou, 221116, People's Republic of China.
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Mine Ecological Restoration, China University of Mining and Technology, No.1 Daxue Street, Quanshan District, Xuzhou, 221116, People's Republic of China
- School of Environment Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, No.1 Daxue Street, Quanshan District, Xuzhou, 221116, People's Republic of China
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Veloso S, Amouroux D, Lanceleur L, Cagnon C, Monperrus M, Deborde J, Laureau CC, Duran R. Keystone microbial taxa organize micropollutant-related modules shaping the microbial community structure in estuarine sediments. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 448:130858. [PMID: 36706488 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.130858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The fluctuation of environmental conditions drives the structure of microbial communities in estuaries, highly dynamic ecosystems. Microorganisms inhabiting estuarine sediments play a key role in ecosystem functioning. They are well adapted to the changing conditions, also threatened by the presence of pollutants. In order to determine the environmental characteristics driving the organization of the microbial assemblages, we conducted a seasonal survey along the Adour Estuary (Bay of Biscay, France) using 16S rRNA gene Illumina sequencing. Microbial diversity data were combined with a set of chemical analyses targeting metals and pharmaceuticals. Microbial communities were largely dominated by Proteobacteria (41 %) and Bacteroidota (32 %), showing a strong organization according to season, with an important shift in winter. The composition of microbial communities showed spatial distribution according to three main areas (upstream, middle, and downstream estuary) revealing the influence of the Adour River. Further analyses indicated that the microbial community was influenced by biogeochemical parameters (Corg/Norg and δ13C) and micropollutants, including metals (As, Cu, Mn, Sn, Ti, and Zn) and pharmaceuticals (norfloxacin, oxolinic acid and trimethoprim). Network analysis revealed specific modules, organized around keystone taxa, linked to a pollutant type, providing information of paramount importance to understand the microbial ecology in estuarine ecosystems.
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- Sandrine Veloso
- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-chimie pour l'Environnement et les matériaux, Pau, France
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- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-chimie pour l'Environnement et les matériaux, Pau, France
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- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS IPREM, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-chimie pour l'Environnement et les matériaux, Anglet, France
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- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-chimie pour l'Environnement et les matériaux, Pau, France
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- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS IPREM, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-chimie pour l'Environnement et les matériaux, Anglet, France
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- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS IPREM, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-chimie pour l'Environnement et les matériaux, Anglet, France; Ifremer, LITTORAL, Laboratoire Environnement Ressources des Pertuis Charentais, F-17390 La Tremblade, France
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- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-chimie pour l'Environnement et les matériaux, Pau, France
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- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-chimie pour l'Environnement et les matériaux, Pau, France.
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Wang R, Liu T, Lu C, Zhang Z, Guo P, Jia B, Hao B, Wang Y, Guo W. Bioorganic fertilizers improve the adaptability and remediation efficiency of Puccinellia distans in multiple heavy metals-contaminated saline soil by regulating the soil microbial community. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 448:130982. [PMID: 36860055 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.130982] [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: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Soil salinization and heavy metal (HM) pollution are global environmental problems. Bioorganic fertilizers facilitate phytoremediation, but their roles and microbial mechanisms in natural HM-contaminated saline soils have not been explored. Therefore, greenhouse pot trials were conducted with three treatments: control (CK), manure bioorganic fertilizer (MOF), and lignite bioorganic fertilizer (LOF). The results showed that MOF and LOF significantly increased nutrient uptake, biomass, toxic ion accumulation in Puccinellia distans, soil available nutrients, SOC, and macroaggregates. More biomarkers were enriched in MOF and LOF. Network analysis confirmed that MOF and LOF increased the number of bacterial functional groups and fungal community stability and strengthened their positive association with plants; Bacteria have a more significant effect on phytoremediation. Most biomarkers and keystones play important roles in promoting plant growth and stress resistance in the MOF and LOF treatments. In summary, besides enrichment of soil nutrients, MOF and LOF can also improve the adaptability and phytoremediation efficiency of P. distans by regulating the soil microbial community, with LOF having a greater effect.
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- Run Wang
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China.
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Liu J, Sun X, Zuo Y, Hu Q, He X. Plant species shape the bacterial communities on the phyllosphere in a hyper-arid desert. Microbiol Res 2023; 269:127314. [PMID: 36724560 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2023.127314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Microorganisms are an important component of global biodiversity. However, they are vulnerable to hyper-arid climates in desert regions. Xerophytes are desert vegetation with unique biodiversity. However, little is known about the identities and communities of phyllosphere epiphytic microorganisms inhabiting the xerophyte leaf surface in the hot and dry environment. The diversity and community composition of phyllosphere epiphytes on different desert plants in Gansu, China, was investigated using the next-generation sequencing technique, revealing the diversity and community composition of the phyllosphere epiphytic bacteria associated with desert xerophytes. In addition, the ecological functions of the bacterial communities were investigated by combining the sequence classification information and prokaryotic taxonomic function annotation (FAPROTAX). This study determined the phyllosphere bacterial community composition, microbial interactions, and their functions. Despite harsh environments in the arid desert, we found that there are still diverse epiphytic bacteria on the leaves of desert plants. The bacterial communities mainly included Actinobacteria (52.79%), Firmicutes (31.62%), and Proteobacteria (12.20%). Further comparisons revealed different microbial communities, including Firmicutes at the phylum and Paenibacillaceae at the family level, in the phyllosphere among different plants, suggesting that the host plants had strong filter effects on bacteria. Co-occurrence network analysis revealed positive relationships were dominant among different bacterial taxa. The abundance of Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria was positively correlated, demonstrating their mutual relationship. On the other hand, the abundance of Firmicutes was negatively correlated, which suggested that they inhibit the growth of other bacterial taxa. FAPROTAX prediction revealed that chemoheterotrophy (accounting for 39.02% of the community) and aerobic chemoheterotrophy (37.01%) were the main functions of the leaf epiphytic bacteria on desert plants. This study improves our understanding of the community composition and ecological functions of plant-associated microbial communities inhabiting scattered niches in the desert ecosystem. In addition, the study provides insight into the biodiversity assessment in the desert region.
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- Jiaqiang Liu
- School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China.
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Pushpakumara BLDU, Tandon K, Willis A, Verbruggen H. Unravelling microalgal-bacterial interactions in aquatic ecosystems through 16S rRNA gene-based co-occurrence networks. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2743. [PMID: 36797257 PMCID: PMC9935533 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-27816-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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Interactions between microalgae and bacteria can directly influence the global biogeochemical cycles but the majority of such interactions remain unknown. 16S rRNA gene-based co-occurrence networks have potential to help identify microalgal-bacterial interactions. Here, we used data from 10 Earth microbiome projects to identify potential microalgal-bacterial associations in aquatic ecosystems. A high degree of clustering was observed in microalgal-bacterial modules, indicating densely connected neighbourhoods. Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes predominantly co-occurred with microalgae and represented hubs of most modules. Our results also indicated that species-specificity may be a global characteristic of microalgal associated microbiomes. Several previously known associations were recovered from our network modules, validating that biologically meaningful results can be inferred using this approach. A range of previously unknown associations were recognised such as co-occurrences of Bacillariophyta with uncultured Planctomycetes OM190 and Deltaproteobacteria order NB1-j. Planctomycetes and Verrucomicrobia were identified as key associates of microalgae due to their frequent co-occurrences with several microalgal taxa. Despite no clear taxonomic pattern, bacterial associates appeared functionally similar across different environments. To summarise, we demonstrated the potential of 16S rRNA gene-based co-occurrence networks as a hypothesis-generating framework to guide more focused research on microalgal-bacterial associations.
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- School of Biosciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Australian National Algae Culture Collection, CSIRO, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
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- School of Biosciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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Liu Q, Li Y, Wang H, Yang G, Kan J, Yang M, Yu X, Guo C, Wang M, Wang W, Zhang Q, Zhu J, Zhao X, Jiang Y. Assembly and Network Stability of Planktonic Microorganisms under the Influence of Salinity Gradient: an Arctic Case Study from the Lena River Estuary to the Laptev Sea. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0211522. [PMID: 36744927 PMCID: PMC10100684 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02115-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The diversity and primary productivity in the Arctic ecosystem are rapidly changing due to global warming. Microorganisms play a vital role in biogeochemical cycling. However, the diversity of planktonic microorganism communities in the Laptev Sea, one of the most important marginal seas of the Western Arctic Ocean, have not been studied sufficiently in depth. The diversity and community structure of the planktonic microorganisms in the surface water were investigated at 20 stations on the Lena River flowing into the Laptev Sea. Multivariate statistical analyses demonstrated clear spatial patterns in the α diversity and community structure for microorganisms under different salinity levels. Co-occurrence networks of microbial communities revealed that spatial variation promoted differentiation of the characteristics and stability of microbial networks in the Laptev Sea. Contrary to expectations, abundant taxa were found to not have a large influence on the stability and resilience of microbial interactions in the region. On the contrary, less-abundant taxa were found to have far greater influence. The stability and resilience of the prokaryotic and microeukaryotic networks in the Lena River estuary and the continental shelf provided valuable insights into the impact of freshwater and land inflow disturbances on microbial assemblage. Overall, these results enhance our understanding of the composition of microbial communities and provide insights into how spatial changes of abundant versus rare species alter the nature and stability of microbial networks from the Lena River estuary to the Laptev Sea. In addition, this study explored microbial interactions and their ability to resist future disturbances. IMPORTANCE The regime of the Laptev Sea depends closely on the runoff of the Lena River. Microorganisms are essential components of aquatic food webs and play a significant role in polar ecosystems. In this study, we provided a basic microbial data set as well as new insights into the microbial networks from the Lena River estuary to the Laptev Sea, while exploring their potential to resist future disturbances. A comprehensive and systematic study of the community structure and function of the planktonic microorganisms in the Laptev Sea would greatly enhance our understanding of how polar microbial communities respond to the salinity gradient under climate warming.
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- Qian Liu
- College of Marine Life Science & Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- College of Marine Life Science & Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- College of Marine Life Science & Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Microbiology Division, Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale, Pennsylvania, USA
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- College of Marine Life Science & Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- College of Marine Life Science & Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- College of Marine Life Science & Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- College of Marine Life Science & Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Key Lab of Polar Oceanography and Global Ocean Change, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- College of Marine Life Science & Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Key Lab of Polar Oceanography and Global Ocean Change, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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Sun M, Wang H, Shi C, Li J, Cai L, Xiang L, Liu T, Goodwin PH, Chen X, Wang L. Effect of azoxystrobin on tobacco leaf microbial composition and diversity. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 13:1101039. [PMID: 36816485 PMCID: PMC9930646 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1101039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Azoxystrobin, a quinone outside inhibitor fungicide, reduced tobacco target spot caused by Rhizoctonia solani by 62%, but also affected the composition and diversity of other microbes on the surface and interior of treated tobacco leaves. High-throughput sequencing showed that the dominant bacteria prior to azoxystrobin treatment were Methylobacterium on healthy leaves and Pseudomonas on diseased leaves, and the dominant fungi were Thanatephorous (teleomorph of Rhizoctonia) and Symmetrospora on healthy leaves and Thanatephorous on diseased leaves. Both bacterial and fungal diversity significantly increased 1 to 18 days post treatment (dpt) with azoxystrobin for healthy and diseased leaves. For bacteria on healthy leaves, the relative abundance of Pseudomonas, Sphingomonas, Unidentified-Rhizobiaceae and Massilia declined, while Methylobacterium and Aureimonas increased. On diseased leaves, the relative abundance of Sphingomonas and Unidentified-Rhizobiaceae declined, while Methylobacterium, Pseudomonas and Pantoea increased. For fungi on healthy leaves, the relative abundance of Thanatephorous declined, while Symmetrospora, Sampaiozyma, Plectosphaerella, Cladosporium and Cercospora increased. On diseased leaves, the relative abundance of Thanatephorous declined, while Symmetrospora, Sampaiozyma, Plectosphaerella, Cladosporium, Phoma, Pantospora and Fusarium, increased. Compared to healthy leaves, azoxystrobin treatment of diseased leaves resulted in greater reductions in Thanatephorous, Sphingomonas and Unidentified-Rhizobiaceae, a greater increase in Methylobacterium, and similar changes in Phoma, Fusarium, Plectosphaerella and Cladosporium. Azoxystrobin had a semi-selective effect altering the microbial diversity of the tobacco leaf microbiome, which could be due to factors, such as differences among bacterial and fungal species in sensitivity to quinone outside inhibitors, ability to use nutrients and niches as certain microbes are affected, and metabolic responses to azoxystrobin.
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- Meili Sun
- College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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- College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou Bijie Tobacco Company, Bijie, Guizhou, China
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Luo S, Zhao Y, Zhu S, Liu L, Cheng K, Ye B, Han Y, Fan J, Xia M. Flavonifractor plautii Protects Against Elevated Arterial Stiffness. Circ Res 2023; 132:167-181. [PMID: 36575982 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.122.321975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dysbiosis of gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in vascular dysfunction and microbial diversity was reported to be inversely correlated with arterial stiffness. However, the causal role of gut microbiota in the progression of arterial stiffness and the specific species along with the molecular mechanisms underlying this change remain largely unknown. METHODS Participants with elevated arterial stiffness and normal controls free of medication were matched for age and sex. The microbial composition and metabolic capacities between the 2 groups were compared with the integration of metagenomics and metabolomics. Subsequently, Ang II (angiotensin II)-induced and humanized mouse model were employed to evaluate the protective effect of Flavonifractor plautii (F plautii) and its main effector cis-aconitic acid. RESULTS Human fecal metagenomic sequencing revealed a significantly high abundance and centrality of F plautii in normal controls, which was absent in the microbial community of subjects with elevated arterial stiffness. Moreover, blood pressure only mediated part of the effect of F plautii on lower arterial stiffness. The microbiome of normal controls exhibited an enhanced capacity for glycolysis and polysaccharide degradation, whereas, those of subjects with increased arterial stiffness were characterized by increased biosynthesis of fatty acids and aromatic amino acids. Integrative analysis with metabolomics profiling further suggested that increased cis-aconitic acid served as the main effector for the protective effect of F plautii against arterial stiffness. Replenishment with F plautii and cis-aconitic acid improved elastic fiber network and reversed increased pulse wave velocity through the suppression of MMP-2 (matrix metalloproteinase-2) and inhibition of MCP-1 (monocyte chemoattractant protein-1) and NF-κB (nuclear factor kappa-B) activation in both Ang II-induced and humanized model of arterial stiffness. CONCLUSIONS Our translational study identifies a novel link between F plautii and arterial function and raises the possibility of sustaining vascular health by targeting gut microbiota.
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- Shiyun Luo
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, and Department of Nutrition (S.L., Y.Z., S.Z., L.L., B.Y., J.F., M.X.), School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University (Northern Campus), Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, and Department of Nutrition (S.L., Y.Z., S.Z., L.L., B.Y., J.F., M.X.), School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University (Northern Campus), Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, and Department of Nutrition (S.L., Y.Z., S.Z., L.L., B.Y., J.F., M.X.), School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University (Northern Campus), Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, and Department of Nutrition (S.L., Y.Z., S.Z., L.L., B.Y., J.F., M.X.), School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University (Northern Campus), Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.,Department of Statistics and Epidemiology (L.L., B.Y.), School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University (Northern Campus), Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- XJTLU Wisdom Lake Academy of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China (K.C., Y.H.)
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, and Department of Nutrition (S.L., Y.Z., S.Z., L.L., B.Y., J.F., M.X.), School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University (Northern Campus), Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.,Department of Statistics and Epidemiology (L.L., B.Y.), School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University (Northern Campus), Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- XJTLU Wisdom Lake Academy of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China (K.C., Y.H.)
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, and Department of Nutrition (S.L., Y.Z., S.Z., L.L., B.Y., J.F., M.X.), School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University (Northern Campus), Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, and Department of Nutrition (S.L., Y.Z., S.Z., L.L., B.Y., J.F., M.X.), School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University (Northern Campus), Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Sun M, Shi C, Huang Y, Wang H, Li J, Cai L, Luo F, Xiang L, Wang F. Effect of disease severity on the structure and diversity of the phyllosphere microbial community in tobacco. Front Microbiol 2023; 13:1081576. [PMID: 36687583 PMCID: PMC9846082 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1081576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Tobacco target spot is a serious fungal disease and it is important to study the similarities and differences between fungal and bacterial community under different disease severities to provide guidance for the biological control of tobacco target spot. In this study, tobacco leaves at disease severity level of 1, 5, 7 and 9 (S1, S5, S7, and S9) were collected, both healthy and diseased leaf tissues for each level were sampled. The community structure and diversity of fungi and bacteria in tobacco leaves with different disease severities were compared using high-throughput sequencing technology. The results indicated that there was a significant differences in the community structure of fungi and bacteria for both healthy and diseased samples depending on the disease severity. In both healthy and diseased tobacco leaves for all four different disease severities, the most dominant fungal phylum was Basidiomycota with a high prevalence of genus Thanatephorus. The relative abundance of Thanatephorus was most found at S9 diseased samples. Proteobacteria represent the most prominent bacterial phylum, with Pseudomonas as predominant genus, followed by Pantoea. The relative abundance of Pseudomonas was most found at S7 healthy samples. In fungal community, the Alpha-diversity of healthy samples was higher than that of diseased samples. In contrast, in bacterial community, the Alpha-diversity of healthy samples was lower than that of diseased samples. LEfSe analysis showed that the most enrich fungal biomarker was Thanatephorus cucumeris in diseased samples. Clostridium disporicum and Ralstonia pickettii were the most enrich bacterial biomarker in healthy samples. FUNGuild analysis showed that the pathotroph mode was the most abundant trophic modes. The relative abundance of pathotroph mode in diseased samples changes insignificantly, but a peak at S5 was observed for healthy samples. PICRUSt analysis showed that most bacterial gene sequences seem to be independent of the disease severity. The results of this study provide scientific references for future studies on tobacco phyllosphere microecology aiming at prevention and control of tobacco target spot.
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- Meili Sun
- MARA Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China,Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- MARA Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China,School of Food Science and Technology & School of Chemical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, Hubei, China,*Correspondence: Caihua Shi,
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- China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Corporation Technical Centre, Chengdu, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China,Hancheng Wang,
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- College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou Hainan, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China
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- College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- MARA Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Academician Workstation of Microbiology and Health, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang, China,Feng Wang,
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You Exude What You Eat: How Carbon-, Nitrogen-, and Sulfur-Rich Organic Substrates Shape Microbial Community Composition and the Dissolved Organic Matter Pool. Appl Environ Microbiol 2022; 88:e0155822. [PMID: 36383003 PMCID: PMC9746321 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01558-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Phytoplankton is the major source of labile organic matter in the sunlit ocean, and they are therefore key players in most biogeochemical cycles. However, studies examining the heterotrophic bacterial cycling of specific phytoplankton-derived nitrogen (N)- and sulfur (S)-containing organic compounds are currently lacking at the molecular level. Therefore, the present study investigated how the addition of N-containing (glycine betaine [GBT]) and S-containing (dimethylsulfoniopropionate [DMSP]) organic compounds, as well as glucose, influenced the microbial production of new organic molecules and the microbial community composition. The chemical composition of microbial-produced dissolved organic matter (DOM) was analyzed by ultrahigh-resolution Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) demonstrating that CHO-, CHON-, and CHOS-containing molecules were enriched in the glucose, GBT, and DMSP experiments, respectively. High-throughput sequencing showed that Alteromonadales was the dominant group in the glucose, while Rhodobacterales was the most abundant group in both the GBT and DMSP experiments. Cooccurrence network analysis furthermore indicated more complex linkages between the microbial community and organic molecules in the GBT compared with the other two experiments. Our results shed light on how different microbial communities respond to distinct organic compounds and mediate the cycling of ecologically relevant compounds. IMPORTANCE Nitrogen (N)- and sulfur (S)-containing compounds are normally considered part of the labile organic matter pool that fuels heterotrophic bacterial activity in the ocean. Both glycine betaine (GBT) and dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) are representative N- and S-containing organic compounds, respectively, that are important phytoplankton cellular compounds. The present study therefore examined how the microbial community and the organic matter they produce are influenced by the addition of carbohydrate-containing (glucose), N-containing (GBT), and S-containing (DMSP) organic compounds. The results demonstrate that when these carbon-, N-, and S-rich compounds are added separately, the organic molecules produced by the bacteria growing on them are enriched in the same elements. Similarly, the microbial community composition was also distinct when different compounds were added as the substrate. Overall, this study demonstrates how the microbial communities metabolize and transform different substrates thereby, expanding our understanding of the complexity of links between microbes and substrates in the ocean.
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Abiriga D, Jenkins A, Klempe H. Microbial assembly and co-occurrence network in an aquifer under press perturbation. ANN MICROBIOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1186/s13213-022-01698-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Purpose
Thousands of aquifers worldwide have been polluted by leachate from landfills and many more remained threatened. Microbial communities from these environments play a crucial role in mediating biodegradation and maintaining the biogeochemical cycles, but their co-occurrence and assembly mechanism have not been investigated.
Method
Here, we coupled network analysis with multivariate statistics to assess the relative importance of deterministic versus stochastic microbial assembly in an aquifer undergoing intrinsic remediation, using 16S metabarcoding data generated through Illumina MiSeq sequencing of the archaeal/bacterial V3–V4 hypervariable region.
Results
Results show that both the aquifer-wide and localised community co-occurrences deviate from expectations under null models, indicating the predominance of deterministic processes in shaping the microbial communities. Further, the amount of variation in the microbial community explained by the measured environmental variables was 55.3%, which illustrates the importance of causal factors in forming the structure of microbial communities in the aquifer. Based on the network topology, several putative keystone taxa were identified which varied remarkably among the wells in terms of their number and composition. They included Nitrospira, Nitrosomonadaceae, Patulibacter, Legionella, uncharacterised Chloroflexi, Vicinamibacteriales, Neisseriaceae, Gemmatimonadaceae, and Steroidobacteraceae. The putative keystone taxa may be providing crucial functions in the aquifer ranging from nitrogen cycling by Nitrospira, Nitrosomonadaceae, and Steroidobacteraceae, to phosphorous bioaccumulation by Gemmatimonadaceae.
Conclusion
Collectively, the findings provide answers to fundamental ecological questions which improve our understanding of the microbial ecology of landfill leachate plumes, an ecosystem that remains understudied.
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Ji Y, Xu Y, Zhao M, Zhang G, Conrad R, Liu P, Feng Z, Ma J, Xu H. Winter drainage and film mulching cultivation mitigated CH 4 emission by regulating the function and structure of methanogenic archaeal and fermenting bacterial communities in paddy soil. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 323:116194. [PMID: 36115239 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116194] [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: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Winter flooding of harvested rice fields is a typical cropping system in mountainous areas, which emits considerable amounts of CH4. Plastic film mulching cultivation is recognized as an important rice cultivation practice in paddy field for water-saving irrigation. However, the effects of these managements on CH4 emissions in paddy soil and the underlying microbial mechanism are unclear. A field experiment was carried out with the application of winter drainage followed by traditional rice cultivation (WD), winter drainage followed by plastic film mulching cultivation (MC), as well as winter flooding followed by traditional rice cultivation (WF) as control in hilly paddy fields. We investigated the CH4 emissions, functional (CH4 production rate, 13C isotope) and structural (abundance, structure) responses of soil methanogenic archaeal and fermenting bacterial communities during rice season. Shifting the fields from WF into WD and MC substantially mitigated CH4 emissions by 62.3% and 59.2%, respectively, paralleled with the enhancement of soil Eh and the reductions of soil DOC content. Compared with WF, WD and MC both significantly decreased CH4 production rates and the copy numbers of mcrA gene. Moreover, an increasing contribution of hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis (from 30.7% to 50.0%) to total CH4 production was observed during the conversion from WF to MC under an anaerobic incubation, paralleled with the decreased acetate content and increased δ13C values of acetate-methyl and total acetate. The communities of methanogenic archaea and fermenting bacteria strongly responded to the shift from WF to WD, while MC only showed significant effects on the methanogenic archaeal communities. Compared with WF, WD and MC significantly increased the relative abundance of Methanothrix, Methanosarcina and Methanocella, while those of Methanoregula, Massilia and Geobacter were decreased. The co-occurrence networks showed that WD and MC induced the loss of mixed methanogenic fermentation modules, indicating the decrease in functional biodiversity and redundancy of fermenting bacterial and methanogenic archaeal communities.The findings suggest that WD and MC approach mitigate CH4 emission by regulating the function and structure of methanogenic archaeal and fermenting bacterial communities in paddy soil, which represent the effective management strategies considering the water availability and CH4 mitigation in paddy-field agriculture.
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- Yang Ji
- College of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- College of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- College of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, East Beijing Road 71, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, 35043, Germany
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- Center for the Pan-Third Pole Environment, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- College of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, East Beijing Road 71, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, East Beijing Road 71, Nanjing, 210008, China
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Eberly JO, Bourgault M, Dafo JM, Yeoman CJ, Wyffels SA, Lamb PF, Boss DL. Soil bacterial community response to cover crop introduction in a wheat-based dryland cropping system. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.948220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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The incorporation of cover crops into cropping systems is important for enhancing soil health in agricultural systems. Soil microbes contribute to soil health by supplying key nutrients and providing protection against plant pests, diseases, and abiotic stress. While research has demonstrated the connection between cover crops and the soil microbiology, less is known regarding the impact of cover crops on the soil microbial community in semi-arid regions of the Northern Great Plains. Our objectives were to evaluate changes in the soil bacterial community composition and community networks in wheat grown after multi-species cover crops. Cover crops were compared to continuous cropping and crop/fallow systems and the effects of cover crop termination methods were also evaluated. Cover crops consisted of a cool season multispecies mix, mid-season multispecies mix, and a warm season multispecies mix, which were grown in rotation with winter wheat. A continuous cropping (wheat/barley) and wheat/fallow system were also included along with cover crop termination by grazing, herbicide application, and haying. Cover crop treatments and termination methods had no significant impact on microbial community alpha diversity. Cover crop termination methods also had no significant impact on microbial community beta diversity. Families belonging to the phyla Actinobacteria, Bacterioidota, and Proteobacteria were more abundant in the cool season cover crop treatment compared to the warm season cover crop treatment. Co-occurrence network analysis indicated that incorporation of cool season cover crops or mid-season mixes in a wheat-based cropping system led to greater complexity and connectivity within these microbial networks compared to the other treatments which suggests these communities may be more resilient to environmental disturbances.
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Ho A, Zuan ATK, Mendes LW, Lee HJ, Zulkeflee Z, van Dijk H, Kim PJ, Horn MA. Aerobic Methanotrophy and Co-occurrence Networks of a Tropical Rainforest and Oil Palm Plantations in Malaysia. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2022; 84:1154-1165. [PMID: 34716776 PMCID: PMC9747831 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-021-01908-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Oil palm (OP) plantations are gradually replacing tropical rainforest in Malaysia, one of the largest palm oil producers globally. Conversion of lands to OP plantations has been associated with compositional shifts of the microbial community, with consequences on the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. While the impact of the change in land use has recently been investigated for microorganisms involved in N2O emission, the response of the aerobic methanotrophs to OP agriculture remains to be determined. Here, we monitored the bacterial community composition, focusing on the aerobic methanotrophs, in OP agricultural soils since 2012, 2006, and 1993, as well as in a tropical rainforest, in 2019 and 2020. High-affinity methane uptake was confirmed, showing significantly lower rates in the OP plantations than in the tropical rainforest, but values increased with continuous OP agriculture. The bacterial, including the methanotrophic community composition, was modified with ongoing OP agriculture. The methanotrophic community composition was predominantly composed of unclassified methanotrophs, with the canonical (Methylocystis) and putative methanotrophs thought to catalyze high-affinity methane oxidation present at higher relative abundance in the oldest OP plantation. Results suggest that the methanotrophic community was relatively more stable within each site, exhibiting less temporal variations than the total bacterial community. Uncharacteristically, a 16S rRNA gene-based co-occurrence network analysis revealed a more complex and connected community in the OP agricultural soil, which may influence the resilience of the bacterial community to disturbances. Overall, we provide a first insight into the ecology and role of the aerobic methanotrophs as a methane sink in OP agricultural soils.
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- Adrian Ho
- Institute for Microbiology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Land Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo (CENA-USP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Kunsan National University, Gunsan, South Korea
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- Department of Environment, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute for Microbiology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Division of Applied Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
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- Institute for Microbiology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Jiang MZ, Zhu HZ, Zhou N, Liu C, Jiang CY, Wang Y, Liu SJ. Droplet microfluidics-based high-throughput bacterial cultivation for validation of taxon pairs in microbial co-occurrence networks. Sci Rep 2022; 12:18145. [PMID: 36307549 PMCID: PMC9616874 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23000-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Co-occurrence networks inferred from the abundance data of microbial communities are widely applied to predict microbial interactions. However, the high workloads of bacterial isolation and the complexity of the networks themselves constrained experimental demonstrations of the predicted microbial associations and interactions. Here, we integrate droplet microfluidics and bar-coding logistics for high-throughput bacterial isolation and cultivation from environmental samples, and experimentally investigate the relationships between taxon pairs inferred from microbial co-occurrence networks. We collected Potamogeton perfoliatus plants (including roots) and associated sediments from Beijing Olympic Park wetland. Droplets of series diluted homogenates of wetland samples were inoculated into 126 96-well plates containing R2A and TSB media. After 10 days of cultivation, 65 plates with > 30% wells showed microbial growth were selected for the inference of microbial co-occurrence networks. We cultivated 129 bacterial isolates belonging to 15 species that could represent the zero-level OTUs (Zotus) in the inferred co-occurrence networks. The co-cultivations of bacterial isolates corresponding to the prevalent Zotus pairs in networks were performed on agar plates and in broth. Results suggested that positively associated Zotu pairs in the co-occurrence network implied complicated relations including neutralism, competition, and mutualism, depending on bacterial isolate combination and cultivation time.
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- Min-Zhi Jiang
- grid.27255.370000 0004 1761 1174State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266000 People’s Republic of China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, and Environmental Microbiology Research Center (EMRC), Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101 People’s Republic of China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, and Environmental Microbiology Research Center (EMRC), Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101 People’s Republic of China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, and Environmental Microbiology Research Center (EMRC), Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101 People’s Republic of China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, and Environmental Microbiology Research Center (EMRC), Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101 People’s Republic of China
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- grid.27255.370000 0004 1761 1174State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266000 People’s Republic of China
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- grid.27255.370000 0004 1761 1174State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266000 People’s Republic of China ,grid.9227.e0000000119573309State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, and Environmental Microbiology Research Center (EMRC), Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101 People’s Republic of China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 People’s Republic of China
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Luo X, Huang L, Cai X, Zhou L, Zhou S, Yuan Y. Structure and core taxa of bacterial communities involved in extracellular electron transfer in paddy soils across China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 844:157196. [PMID: 35810886 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Microbial communities with extracellular electron transfer (EET) activity are capable of driving geochemical changes and cycles, but a comprehensive understanding of the key microbiota responsible for EET in complex soil matrices is still lacking. Herein, the EET activities, in terms of maximum current density (jmax) and accumulated charge output (Cout), of 41 paddy soils across China were evaluated from the exoelectrogenic properties with a conventional bioelectrochemical system (BES). The jmax with a range of 8.85 × 10-4 to 0.41 A/m2 and Cout with a range of 0.27 to 172.21C were obtained from these soil-based BESs. The bacterial community analyses revealed that the most abundant phylum, order, and genus were Firmicutes, Clostridiales, and Clostridum-sensus-stricto 10, respectively. Bacterial network analysis displayed the positive correlations between the majority of electroactive bacteria-containing genera and multiple other genera, indicating their underlying cooperation for the EET. Partial least squares regression (PLSR) model showed remarkable performance in describing the EET activity with 75 most abundant genera as input variables, identified that 32 genera were very important for governing the EET activities. Multiple linear regression (MLR) analyses further prioritized that the genera norank-c-Berkelbacteria and Fonticella were the key contributors, while the genus Paenibacillus was the key competitor against bacterial exoelectrogenesis in paddy soils. Moreover, the spearman analysis showed that the abundance of these keystone taxa was mainly influenced by the carbon content and pH. This approach provides a promising avenue to monitor the microbial activities in paddy soils as well as the links between microbial community composition and ecological function.
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- Xiaoshan Luo
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangzhou Key Laboratory Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangzhou Key Laboratory Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangzhou Key Laboratory Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, School of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry, Fuzhou 350000, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangzhou Key Laboratory Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Li X, Yan Y, Lu X, Fu L, Liu Y. Responses of soil bacterial communities to precipitation change in the semi-arid alpine grassland of Northern Tibet. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1036369. [PMID: 36325540 PMCID: PMC9619073 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1036369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A change in precipitation can profoundly change the structure of soil microbial communities, especially in arid and semi-arid areas which are limited by moisture conditions. Therefore, it is crucial to explore how soil bacterial community composition and diversity will respond to variation in precipitation. Here we conducted a precipitation control experiment to simulate precipitation change by reducing and increasing rainfall by 25%, 50%, and 75% in the alpine grasslands of northern Tibet. The composition, diversity, and species interaction network of soil microbial community were studied by high-throughput sequencing, and the relationship between microbial community species and soil environmental factors was analyzed. Our results showed that Proteobacteria (45%-52%) and Actinobacteria (37%-45%) were the dominant bacteria in the soil. The alpha diversity index based on Shannon, Chao1, and Simpson indices revealed that precipitation change had no significant effect on richness and evenness of soil microbial communities. Non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) and analysis of similarities (ANOSIM) showed that a clear separation of soil microbial communities between D2(-50%),D3(-75%) and W2(+50%), W3(+75%) treatments. The microbial interaction network indicated that the water-increasing treatment group had closer connections, and Proteobacteria and Actinomycetes were the core species. Furthermore, there was a stronger positive correlation between species in the water-reducing treatment group, the contribution of Proteobacteria decreased significantly, the role of connecting hub decreased, and Actinomycetes became the most important core microbial species. In addition, soil water content (SWC) and available phosphorus (AP) were closely related to the variations in soil microbial compositions. The findings of this study provide a theoretical basis for the driving mechanism of global climate change on soil microbial community and grassland ecosystem in alpine grassland.
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- Xueqin Li
- Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Yuan Z, Pang Z, Fallah N, Zhou Y, Dong F, Lin W, Hu C. Silicon fertilizer mediated structural variation and niche differentiation in the rhizosphere and endosphere bacterial microbiome and metabolites of sugarcane. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1009505. [PMID: 36246262 PMCID: PMC9560586 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1009505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The microbiomes of plant are potential determinants of plant growth, productivity, and health. They provide plants with a plethora of functional capacities, namely, phytopathogens suppression, access to low-abundance nutrients, and resistance to environmental stressors. However, a comprehensive insight into the structural compositions of the bacterial abundance, diversity, richness, and function colonizing various microenvironments of plants, and specifically their association with bioactive compounds and soil edaphic factors under silicon (Si) amendment remains largely inconclusive. Here, high-throughput sequencing technology and nontargeted metabolite profiling method were adopted to test the hypotheses regarding microbiome niche abundance, diversity, richness, function, and their association with bioactive compounds and soil edaphic factors within different ecological niches (leaf, stem, root, rhizosphere, and bulk soils) under Si amendment during cane growth were we addressed. Our results demonstrated that Si correspondingly increased sugarcane theoretical production and yield, and remarkably enhanced soil nutrient status, especially Si, AP, and AK. It was also observed that bacterial diversity demonstrated tissue-dependent distribution patterns, with the bulk soil, rhizosphere soil, and root endosphere revealing the highest amount of bacterial diversity compared with the stem and leaf tissues. Moreover, Si exhibited the advantage of considerably promoting bacterial abundance in the various plant compartments. Co-occurrence interactions demonstrated that Si application has the potential to increase bacterial diversity maintenance, coexistence, and plant–soil systems bacteria connections, thereby increasing the functional diversity in the various plant tissues, which, in turn, could trigger positive growth effects in plants. Network analysis further revealed that metabolite profiles exhibited a strong association with bacterial community structures. It was also revealed that Si content had a considerable positive association with bacterial structures. Our findings suggest that the dynamic changes in microbe’s community composition in different plant and soil compartments were compartment-specific. Our study provides comprehensive empirical evidence of the significance of Si in agriculture and illuminated on differential metabolite profiles and soil microbe’s relationship.
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- Zhaonian Yuan
- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- College of Agricultural, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center of Sugar Industry, Nanning, China
- *Correspondence: Zhaonian Yuan,
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- College of Agricultural, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- College of Agricultural, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Agricultural, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Center for Genomics and Biotechnology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Center for Genomics and Biotechnology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Agricultural, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- College of Agricultural, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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Wang J, Peipoch M, Guo X, Kan J. Convergence of biofilm successional trajectories initiated during contrasting seasons. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:991816. [PMID: 36187986 PMCID: PMC9522907 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.991816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Biofilm communities play a major role in explaining the temporal variation of biogeochemical conditions in freshwater ecosystems, and yet we know little about how these complex microbial communities change over time (aka succession), and from different initial conditions, in comparison to other stream communities. This has resulted in limited knowledge on how biofilm community structure and microbial colonization vary over relevant time scales to become mature biofilms capable of significant alteration of the freshwater environment in which they live. Here, we monitored successional trajectories of biofilm communities from summer and winter in a headwater stream and evaluated their structural state over time by DNA high-throughput sequencing. Significant differences in biofilm composition were observed when microbial colonization started in the summer vs. winter seasons, with higher percentage of algae (Bacillariophyta) and Bacteroidetes in winter-initiated samples but higher abundance of Proteobacteria (e.g., Rhizobiales, Rhodobacterales, Sphingomonadales, and Burkholderiales), Actinobacteria, and Chloroflexi in summer-initiated samples. Interestingly, results showed that despite seasonal effects on early biofilm succession, biofilm community structures converged after 70 days, suggesting the existence of a stable, mature community in the stream that is independent of the environmental conditions during biofilm colonization. Overall, our results show that algae are important in the early development of biofilm communities during winter, while heterotrophic bacteria play a more critical role during summer colonization and development of biofilms.
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- Jing Wang
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China
- Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale, PA, United States
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- Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale, PA, United States
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China
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- Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale, PA, United States
- *Correspondence: Jinjun Kan,
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Fudjoe SK, Li L, Jiang Y, Alhassan ARM, Xie J, Anwar S, Wang L, Xie L. Impact of soil amendments on nitrous oxide emissions and the associated denitrifying communities in a semi-arid environment. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:905157. [PMID: 36060775 PMCID: PMC9428159 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.905157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Denitrifying bacteria produce and utilize nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas. However, there is little information on how organic fertilization treatments affect the denitrifying communities and N2O emissions in the semi-arid Loess Plateau. Here, we evaluated how the denitrifying communities are responsible for potential denitrification activity (PDA) and N2O emissions. A field experiment was conducted with five fertilization treatments, including no fertilization (CK), mineral fertilizer (MF), mineral fertilizer plus commercial organic fertilizer (MOF), commercial organic fertilizer (OFP), and maize straw (MSP). Our result showed that soil pH, soil organic carbon (SOC), and dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) were significantly increased under MSP treatment compared to MF treatment, while nitrate nitrogen (NO3−−N) followed the opposite trend. Organic fertilization treatments (MOF, OFP, and MSP treatments) significantly increased the abundance and diversity of nirS- and nosZ-harboring denitrifiers, and modified the community structure compared to CK treatment. The identified potential keystone taxa within the denitrifying bacterial networks belonged to the distinct genera. Denitrification potentials were significantly positively correlated with the abundance of nirS-harboring denitrifiers, rather than that of nirK- and nosZ-harboring denitrifiers. Random forest modeling and structural equation modeling consistently determined that the abundance, community composition, and network module I of nirS-harboring denitrifiers may contribute significantly to PDA and N2O emissions. Collectively, our findings highlight the ecological importance of the denitrifying communities in mediating denitrification potentials and the stimulatory impact of organic fertilization treatments on nitrogen dynamics in the semi-arid Loess Plateau.
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- Setor Kwami Fudjoe
- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Lingling Li,
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
- Yuji Jiang,
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- Department of Water Resources and Sustainable Development, The University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya, Ghana
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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Duncan KT, Elshahed MS, Sundstrom KD, Little SE, Youssef NH. Influence of tick sex and geographic region on the microbiome of Dermacentor variabilis collected from dogs and cats across the United States. Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2022; 13:102002. [PMID: 35810549 DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.102002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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As tick-borne diseases continue to increase across North America, current research strives to understand how the tick microbiome may affect pathogen acquisition, maintenance, and transmission. Prior high throughput amplicon-based microbial diversity surveys of the widespread tick Dermacentor variabilis have suggested that life stage, sex, and geographic region may influence the composition of the tick microbiome. Here, adult D. variabilis ticks (n = 145) were collected from dogs and cats from 32 states with specimens originating from all four regions of the United States (West, Midwest, South, and Northeast), and the tick microbiome was examined via V4-16S rRNA gene amplification and Illumina sequencing. A total of 481,246 bacterial sequences were obtained (median 2924 per sample, range 399-11,990). Fifty genera represented the majority (>80%) of the sequences detected, with the genera Allofrancisella and Francisella being the most abundant. Further, 97%, 23%, and 5.5% of the ticks contained sequences belonging to Francisella spp., Rickettsia spp., and Coxiella spp., respectively. No Ehrlichia spp. or Anaplasma spp. were identified. Co-occurrence analysis, by way of correlation coefficients, between the top 50 most abundant genera demonstrated five strong positive and no strong negative correlation relationships. Geographic region had a consistent effect on species richness with ticks from the Northeast having a significantly greater level of richness. Alpha diversity patterns were dependent on tick sex, with males exhibiting higher levels of diversity, and geographical region, with higher level of diversity observed in ticks obtained from the Northeast, but not on tick host. Community structure, or beta diversity, of tick microbiome was impacted by tick sex and geographic location, with microbiomes of ticks from the western US exhibiting a distinct community structure when compared to those from the other three regions (Northeast, South, and Midwest). In total, LEfSe (Linear discriminant analysis Effect Size) identified 18 specific genera driving these observed patterns of diversity and community structure. Collectively, these findings highlight the differences in bacterial diversity of D. variabilis across the US and supports the interpretation that tick sex and geographic region affects microbiome composition across a broad sampling distribution.
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- Kathryn T Duncan
- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Room 250 McElroy Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Room 250 McElroy Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Room 250 McElroy Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
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Wastewater surveillance (WS), when coupled with advanced molecular techniques, offers near real-time monitoring of community-wide transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and allows assessing and mitigating COVID-19 outbreaks, by evaluating the total microbial assemblage in a community. Composite wastewater samples (24 h) were collected weekly from a manhole between December 2020 and November 2021 in Maryland, USA. RT-qPCR results showed concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 RNA recovered from wastewater samples reflected incidence of COVID-19 cases. When a drastic increase in COVID-19 was detected in February 2021, samples were selected for microbiome analysis (DNA metagenomics, RNA metatranscriptomics, and targeted SARS-CoV-2 sequencing). Targeted SARS-CoV-2 sequencing allowed for detection of important genetic mutations, such as spike: K417N, D614G, P681H, T716I, S982A, and D1118H, commonly associated with increased cell entry and reinfection. Microbiome analysis (DNA and RNA) provided important insight with respect to human health-related factors, including detection of pathogens and their virulence/antibiotic resistance genes. Specific microbial species comprising the wastewater microbiome correlated with incidence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA, suggesting potential association with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Climatic conditions, namely, temperature, were related to incidence of COVID-19 and detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater, having been monitored as part of an environmental risk score assessment carried out in this study. In summary, the wastewater microbiome provides useful public health information, and hence, a valuable tool to proactively detect and characterize pathogenic agents circulating in a community. In effect, metagenomics of wastewater can serve as an early warning system for communicable diseases, by providing a larger source of information for health departments and public officials. IMPORTANCE Traditionally, testing for COVID-19 is done by detecting SARS-CoV-2 in samples collected from nasal swabs and/or saliva. However, SARS-CoV-2 can also be detected in feces of infected individuals. Therefore, wastewater samples can be used to test all individuals of a community contributing to the sewage collection system, i.e., the infrastructure, such as gravity pipes, manholes, tanks, lift stations, control structures, and force mains, that collects used water from residential and commercial sources and conveys the flow to a wastewater treatment plant. Here, we profile community wastewater collected from a manhole, detect presence of SARS-CoV-2, identify genetic mutations of SARS-CoV-2, and perform COVID-19 risk score assessment of the study area. Using metagenomics analysis, we also detect other microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, protists, and viruses) present in the samples. Results show that by analyzing all microorganisms present in wastewater, pathogens circulating in a community can provide an early warning for contagious diseases.
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Biological Microbial Interactions from Cooccurrence Networks in a High Mountain Lacustrine District. mSphere 2022; 7:e0091821. [PMID: 35642514 PMCID: PMC9241510 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00918-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A fundamental question in biology is why some species tend to occur together in the same locations, while others are never observed coexisting. This question becomes particularly relevant for microorganisms thriving in the highly diluted waters of high mountain lakes, where biotic interactions might be required to make the most of an extreme environment. We studied a high-throughput gene data set of alpine lakes (>220 Pyrenean lakes) with cooccurrence network analysis to infer potential biotic interactions, using the combination of a probabilistic method for determining significant cooccurrences and coexclusions between pairs of species and a conceptual framework for classifying the nature of the observed cooccurrences and coexclusions. This computational approach (i) determined and quantified the importance of environmental variables and spatial distribution and (ii) defined potential interacting microbial assemblages. We determined the properties and relationships between these assemblages by examining node properties at the taxonomic level, indicating associations with their potential habitat sources (i.e., aquatic versus terrestrial) and their functional strategies (i.e., parasitic versus mixotrophic). Environmental variables explained fewer pairs in bacteria than in microbial eukaryotes for the alpine data set, with pH alone explaining the highest proportion of bacterial pairs. Nutrient composition was also relevant for explaining association pairs, particularly in microeukaryotes. We identified a reduced subset of pairs with the highest probability of species interactions (“interacting guilds”) that significantly reached higher occupancies and lower mean relative abundances in agreement with the carrying capacity hypothesis. The interacting bacterial guilds could be more related to habitat and microdispersal processes (i.e., aquatic versus soil microbes), whereas for microeukaryotes trophic roles (osmotrophs, mixotrophs, and parasitics) could potentially play a major role. Overall, our approach may add helpful information to guide further efforts for a mechanistic understanding of microbial interactions in situ. IMPORTANCE A fundamental question in biology is why some species tend to occur together in the same locations, while others are never observed to coexist. This question becomes particularly relevant for microorganisms thriving in the highly diluted waters of high mountain lakes, in which biotic interactions might be required to make the most of an extreme environment. Microbial metacommunities are too often only studied in terms of their environmental niches and geographic barriers since they show inherent difficulties to quantify biological interactions and their role as drivers of ecosystem functioning. Our study highlights that telling apart potential interactions from both environmental and geographic niches may help for the initial characterization of organisms with similar ecologies in a large scope of ecosystems, even when information about actual interactions is partial and limited. The multilayered statistical approach carried out here offers the possibility of going beyond taxonomy to understand microbiological behavior in situ.
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Guseva K, Darcy S, Simon E, Alteio LV, Montesinos-Navarro A, Kaiser C. From diversity to complexity: Microbial networks in soils. SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 2022; 169:108604. [PMID: 35712047 PMCID: PMC9125165 DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Network analysis has been used for many years in ecological research to analyze organismal associations, for example in food webs, plant-plant or plant-animal interactions. Although network analysis is widely applied in microbial ecology, only recently has it entered the realms of soil microbial ecology, shown by a rapid rise in studies applying co-occurrence analysis to soil microbial communities. While this application offers great potential for deeper insights into the ecological structure of soil microbial ecosystems, it also brings new challenges related to the specific characteristics of soil datasets and the type of ecological questions that can be addressed. In this Perspectives Paper we assess the challenges of applying network analysis to soil microbial ecology due to the small-scale heterogeneity of the soil environment and the nature of soil microbial datasets. We review the different approaches of network construction that are commonly applied to soil microbial datasets and discuss their features and limitations. Using a test dataset of microbial communities from two depths of a forest soil, we demonstrate how different experimental designs and network constructing algorithms affect the structure of the resulting networks, and how this in turn may influence ecological conclusions. We will also reveal how assumptions of the construction method, methods of preparing the dataset, and definitions of thresholds affect the network structure. Finally, we discuss the particular questions in soil microbial ecology that can be approached by analyzing and interpreting specific network properties. Targeting these network properties in a meaningful way will allow applying this technique not in merely descriptive, but in hypothesis-driven research. Analysing microbial networks in soils opens a window to a better understanding of the complexity of microbial communities. However, this approach is unfortunately often used to draw conclusions which are far beyond the scientific evidence it can provide, which has damaged its reputation for soil microbial analysis. In this Perspectives Paper, we would like to sharpen the view for the real potential of microbial co-occurrence analysis in soils, and at the same time raise awareness regarding its limitations and the many ways how it can be misused or misinterpreted.
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- Ksenia Guseva
- Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Corresponding author.
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- Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Doctoral School in Microbiology and Environmental Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificación (CIDE, CSIC-UV-GV), Carretera de Moncada-Náquera Km 4.5, 46113, Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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- Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Corresponding author.
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Ercole E, Adamo M, Lumini E, Fusconi A, Mucciarelli M. Alpine constructed wetlands: A metagenomic analysis reveals microbial complementary structure. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 822:153640. [PMID: 35124050 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153640] [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: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Constructed wetlands (CWs) are used to water treatment worldwide, however their application at high-altitude is poorly studied. In order to survive mountain winters, CWs rely on native flora and associated microbial communities. However, the choice of plant-microbes pairs more suitable for water treatment is challenging in alpine environments. Using a metagenomic approach, we investigated the composition of prokaryotes and fungal communities, through extensive sampling inside a constructed wetland in the SW-Alps. Best performing plant species were searched among those hosting the most diverse and resilient microbial communities and to this goal, we analysed them in the natural environment also. Our results showed that microbial communities were less diverse in the CW than at natural conditions, and they differed from plant to plant, revealing a clear variation in taxonomic composition between forbs and gramineous plants. Carex rostrata, Deschampsia caespitosa and Rumex alpinus hosted bacteria very active in N-cycles. Moreover, fungal and prokaryotic communities associated to R. alpinus (Polygonaceae) turned to be the richest and stable among the studied species. In our opinion, this species should be prioritized in CWs at high elevations, also in consideration of its low maintenance requirements.
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- Enrico Ercole
- University of Torino, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Torino, Italy
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- University of Torino, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Torino, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP), National Research Council (CNR), Torino, Italy
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- University of Torino, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Torino, Italy
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- University of Torino, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Torino, Italy.
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Fu S, Wang Q, Wang R, Zhang Y, Lan R, He F, Yang Q. Horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes within the bacterial communities in aquacultural environment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 820:153286. [PMID: 35074363 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Very little is known about how microbiome interactions shape the horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes in aquacultural environment. To this end, we first conducted 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing to monitor the dynamics of bacterial community compositions in one shrimp farm from 2019 to 2020. Next, co-occurrence analysis was then conducted to reveal the interactions network between Vibrio spp. and other species. Subsequently, 21 V. parahaemolyticus isolates and 15 related bacterial species were selected for whole-genome sequencing (WGS). The 16S rDNA amplicon sequencing results identified a remarkable increase of Vibrio and Providencia in September-2019 and a significant rise of Enterobacter and Shewanella in Septtember-2020. Co-occurrence analysis revealed that Vibrio spp. positively interacted with the above species, leading to the sequencing of their isolates to further understand the sharing of the resistant genomic islands (GIs). Subsequent pan-genomic analysis of V. parahaemolyticus genomes identified 278 horizontally transferred genes in 10 GIs, most of which were associated with antibiotic resistance, virulence, and fitness of metabolism. Most of the GIs have also been identified in Providencia, and Enterobacter, suggesting that exchange of genetic traits might occur in V. parahaemolyticus and other cooperative species in a specific niche. No genetic exchange was found between the species with negative relationships. The knowledge generated from this study would greatly improve our capacity to predict and mitigate the emergence of new resistant population and provide practical guidance on the microbial management during the aquacultural activities.
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- Songzhe Fu
- College of Marine Science and Environment, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, China.
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- College of Marine Science and Environment, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, China; Key Laboratory of Environment Controlled Aquaculture, Dalian Ocean University, Ministry of Education, 116023 Dalian, China
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- College of Marine Science and Environment, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, China; Key Laboratory of Environment Controlled Aquaculture, Dalian Ocean University, Ministry of Education, 116023 Dalian, China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- The Collaboration Unit for Field Epidemiology of State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Nanchang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang, China
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- Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
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Azli B, Razak MN, Omar AR, Mohd Zain NA, Abdul Razak F, Nurulfiza I. Metagenomics Insights Into the Microbial Diversity and Microbiome Network Analysis on the Heterogeneity of Influent to Effluent Water. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:779196. [PMID: 35495647 PMCID: PMC9048743 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.779196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sanitizing the water sources of local communities is important to control the spread of microbial resistance genes, especially those for water-borne illnesses. The activities of antibiotic resistance gene (ARG)-host pathogens pose a threat to public health, and it has been estimated that the infection will lead up to 10 million deaths globally by the year 2050. Hence, in this study, we aim to analyze the efficiency of our municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) process in producing pathogen-free water by investigating the microbial composition between influent and effluent water sites. Shotgun metagenomics sequencing using the Illumina platform was performed on the influent and effluent samples of six different WWTP sites located in Johore, Malaysia. After raw data pre-processing, the non-redundant contigs library was then aligned against BLASTP for taxonomy profiling and the Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database for ARG annotation. Interestingly, the alpha-diversity result reported that effluent site samples showed higher abundance and diverse heterogeneity compared to the influent site. The principal component analysis (PCA) and non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) plots also suggested that effluent sites showed high variation in the genetic material due to loosely clustered sample plots, as compared to the tightly clustered influent samples. This study has successfully identified the top three abundant phyla in influent-Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, and Bacteroidetes-and effluent-Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, and Bacteroidetes-water. Despite the overlap within the top three abundant phyla in influent and effluent sites (Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes), the ARG composition heat map and drug class phenotype plot bar exhibits a general trend of a downward shift, showing the efficiency of WWTP in reducing opportunistic pathogens. Overall, it was demonstrated that our municipal WWTP efficiently eliminated pathogenic microbes from the influent water before its total discharge to the environment, though not with the total elimination of microorganisms. This metagenomics study allowed for an examination of our water source and showed the potential interaction of species and ARGs residing in the influent and effluent environment. Both microbial profile structure and co-occurrence network analysis provide integrated understanding regarding the diversity of microorganisms and interactions for future advanced water sanitation treatments.
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- Bahiyah Azli
- Laboratory of Vaccines and Biomolecules, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Vaccines and Biomolecules, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia.,Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia
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- Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia.,Research Institute for Sustainable Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Vaccines and Biomolecules, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia.,Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia
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Cucchiara F, Petrini I, Passaro A, Attili I, Crucitta S, Pardini E, de Marinis F, Danesi R, Re MD. Gene-Networks analyses define a subgroup of Small Cell Lung Cancers with short survival. Clin Lung Cancer 2022; 23:510-521. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2022.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Lv B, Shi J, Li T, Ren L, Tian W, Lu X, Han Y, Cui Y, Jiang T. Deciphering the characterization, ecological function and assembly processes of bacterial communities in ship ballast water and sediments. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 816:152721. [PMID: 34974026 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Various microorganisms are transported worldwide via the water and sediments inside ship ballast tanks. Nevertheless, the ecological functions and assembly processes of bacterial communities in ballast water and sediments remain poorly understood. Here, we investigated the bacterial composition, community assembly processes, and putative functions through analyses of 70 ballast water and sediment samples obtained from various ships. The results showed that the ballast sediments contained a higher diversity of bacterial communities, whereas the ballast water was characterized by the dominance of Proteobacteria. Both the composition and potential function structures of bacterial communities were clearly different between the ballast water and sediment samples. The ballast water exhibited an abundance of microorganisms that involved in sulfur oxidation, whereas the bacterial species associated with nitrogen metabolism were abundant in the sediments. Co-occurrence network analysis revealed that the communities in ballast sediment samples possessed more complex network structures with higher modularity and positive associations among bacterial populations. Stochastic processes, especially the dispersal limitation process played the most important influence in the assembly of the communities in ballast water. Meanwhile, the bacterial communities in the ballast sediments were primarily governed by the homogeneous selection of determinacy. The results from this study will help us understand the ecological processes related to the bacterial communities in the ballast tanks and provide a foundation for the management of ballast water and sediments.
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- Baoyi Lv
- College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 201306, China; Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
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- College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- China Waterborne Transport Research Institute, Beijing 100088, China
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- China Waterborne Transport Research Institute, Beijing 100088, China
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- Jiangyin Customs, Jiangyin 214400, China
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- College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 201306, China
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Kaupper T, Mendes LW, Poehlein A, Frohloff D, Rohrbach S, Horn MA, Ho A. The methane-driven interaction network in terrestrial methane hotspots. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOME 2022; 17:15. [PMID: 35382875 PMCID: PMC8981696 DOI: 10.1186/s40793-022-00409-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Biological interaction affects diverse facets of microbial life by modulating the activity, diversity, abundance, and composition of microbial communities. Aerobic methane oxidation is a community function, with emergent community traits arising from the interaction of the methane-oxidizers (methanotrophs) and non-methanotrophs. Yet little is known of the spatial and temporal organization of these interaction networks in naturally-occurring complex communities. We hypothesized that the assembled bacterial community of the interaction network in methane hotspots would converge, driven by high substrate availability that favors specific methanotrophs, and in turn influences the recruitment of non-methanotrophs. These environments would also share more co-occurring than site-specific taxa. RESULTS We applied stable isotope probing (SIP) using 13C-CH4 coupled to a co-occurrence network analysis to probe trophic interactions in widespread methane-emitting environments, and over time. Network analysis revealed predominantly unique co-occurring taxa from different environments, indicating distinctly co-evolved communities more strongly influenced by other parameters than high methane availability. Also, results showed a narrower network topology range over time than between environments. Co-occurrence pattern points to Chthoniobacter as a relevant yet-unrecognized interacting partner particularly of the gammaproteobacterial methanotrophs, deserving future attention. In almost all instances, the networks derived from the 13C-CH4 incubation exhibited a less connected and complex topology than the networks derived from the unlabelledC-CH4 incubations, likely attributable to the exclusion of the inactive microbial population and spurious connections; DNA-based networks (without SIP) may thus overestimate the methane-dependent network complexity. CONCLUSION We demonstrated that site-specific environmental parameters more strongly shaped the co-occurrence of bacterial taxa than substrate availability. Given that members of the interactome without the capacity to oxidize methane can exert interaction-induced effects on community function, understanding the co-occurrence pattern of the methane-driven interaction network is key to elucidating community function, which goes beyond relating activity to community composition, abundances, and diversity. More generally, we provide a methodological strategy that substantiates the ecological linkages between potentially interacting microorganisms with broad applications to elucidate the role of microbial interaction in community function.
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- Thomas Kaupper
- Institute for Microbiology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo CENA-USP, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, George-August University Göttingen, Grisebachstr. 8, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute for Microbiology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Microbiology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Microbiology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany.
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- Institute for Microbiology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany.
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Del Rio-Hortega L, Martín-Forés I, Castro I, De Miguel JM, Acosta-Gallo B. Network-based analysis reveals differences in plant assembly between the native and the invaded ranges. NEOBIOTA 2022. [DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.72.72066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Associated with the introduction of alien species in a new area, interactions with other native species within the recipient community occur, reshaping the original community and resulting in a unique assemblage. Yet, the differences in community assemblage between native and invaded ranges remain unclear. Mediterranean grasslands provide an excellent scenario to study community assembly following transcontinental naturalisation of plant species. Here, we compared the community resemblance of plant communities in Mediterranean grasslands from both the native (Spain) and invaded (Chile) ranges. We used a novel approach, based on network analysis applied to co-occurrence analysis in plant communities, allowing us to study the co-existence of native and alien species in central Chile. This useful methodology is presented as a step forward in invasion ecology studies and conservation strategies. We found that community structure differed between the native and the invaded range, with alien species displaying a higher number of connections and, therefore, acting as keystones to sustain the structure within the invaded community. Alien species acting like keystones within the Chilean grassland communities might exacerbate the threat posed by biological invasions for the native biodiversity assets. Controlling the spread of the alien species identified here as keystones should help managing potential invasion in surrounding areas. Network analyses is a free, easy-to-implement and straightforward visual tool that can be widely used to reveal shifts in native communities and elucidate the role of multiple invaders into communities.
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Gao Y, Yuan S, Chen Y, Liu F, Wei Z, Cao W, Li RW, Xu J, Xue C, Tang Q. The improvement effect of astaxanthin-loaded emulsions on obesity is better than that of astaxanthin in the oil phase. Food Funct 2022; 13:3720-3731. [PMID: 35266464 DOI: 10.1039/d1fo03185f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Emulsion-based delivery systems have been reported to improve the solubility, stability and bioavailability of astaxanthin. In this study, the ability of astaxanthin-loaded emulsions (AL) to ameliorate obesity induced by a high-fat and high-sucrose diet was explored, using astaxanthin in the oil phase (ASTA) as a comparison. After the administration of AL, ASTA (30 mg per kg body weight), or saline on normal or obese mice for 4 weeks, the body fat accumulation levels, hepatic lipid contents and hepatic fatty acid profiles were detected, and AL showed better anti-obesity properties than ASTA. In an acute feeding experiment, it was first observed that the astaxanthin concentration of AL was higher than that of ASTA in the blood and liver of obese mice. What's more, AL altered the microbial co-occurrence patterns in obese mice. Some gut microbial modules that were significantly correlated with obesity-related physiological parameters were identified. Overall, the improvement effect of AL on obesity is better than that of ASTA due to their higher oral absorbability and modulating effects on the gut microbiota, and we suggest AL as a more suitable astaxanthin product type for obese bodies.
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- Yuan Gao
- Laboratory of Food Science and Human Health, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China.
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- Laboratory of Food Science and Human Health, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China.
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- Laboratory of Food Science and Human Health, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China.
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- Laboratory of Food Science and Human Health, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China.
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- Laboratory of Food Science and Human Health, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China.
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- Laboratory of Food Science and Human Health, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China.
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- Laboratory of Animal Genomics and Improvement, United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service (USDA-ARS), Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
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- Laboratory of Food Science and Human Health, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China.
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- Laboratory of Food Science and Human Health, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China. .,Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266235, China
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- Laboratory of Food Science and Human Health, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China.
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Zhao Y, Guan D, Liu X, Gao GF, Meng F, Liu B, Xing P, Jiang X, Ma M, Cao F, Li L, Li J. Profound Change in Soil Microbial Assembly Process and Co-occurrence Pattern in Co-inoculation of Bradyrhizobium japonicum 5038 and Bacillus aryabhattai MB35-5 on Soybean. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:846359. [PMID: 35369449 PMCID: PMC8972127 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.846359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Rhizosphere microbial communities are vital for plant growth and soil sustainability; however, the composition of rhizobacterial communities, especially the assembly process and co-occurrence pattern among microbiota after the inoculation of some beneficial bacteria, remains considerably unclear. In this study, we investigated the structure of rhizomicrobial communities, their assembly process, and interactions contrasting when Bradyrhizobium japonicum 5038 and Bacillus aryabhattai MB35-5 are co-inoculated or Bradyrhizobium japonicum 5038 mono-inoculated in black and cinnamon soils of soybean fields. The obtained results indicated that the Chao and Shannon indices were all higher in cinnamon soil than that in black soil. In black soil, the co-inoculation increased the Shannon indices of bacteria comparing with that of the mono-inoculation. In cinnamon soil, the co-inoculation decreased the Chao indices of fungi comparing with that of mono-inoculation. Compared with the mono-inoculation, the interactions of microorganisms of co-inoculation in the co-occurrence pattern increased in complexity, and the nodes and edges of co-inoculation increased by 10.94, 40.18 and 4.82, 16.91% for bacteria and fungi, respectively. The co-inoculation of Bradyrhizobium japonicum 5038 and Bacillus aryabhattai MB35-5 increased the contribution of stochastic processes comparing with Bradyrhizobium japonicum 5038 inoculation in the assembly process of soil microorganisms, and owing to the limitation of species diffusion might restrict the direction of pathogenic microorganism movement. These findings support the feasibility of rebuilding the rhizosphere microbial system via specific microbial strain inoculation and provide evidence that the co-inoculation of Bradyrhizobium japonicum 5038 and Bacillus aryabhattai MB35-5 can be adopted as an excellent compound rhizobia agent resource for the sustainable development of agriculture.
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- Yubin Zhao
- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Soybean Research Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jilin, China
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- Institute of Cereal and Oil Crops, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Hebei, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Jun Li,
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Wang Y, Bao G. Diversity of prokaryotic microorganisms in alkaline saline soil of the Qarhan Salt Lake area in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Sci Rep 2022; 12:3365. [PMID: 35233041 PMCID: PMC8888737 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07311-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The composition of microbial communities varies considerably across ecological environments, particularly in extreme environments, where unique microorganisms are typically used as the indicators of environmental conditions. However, the ecological reasons for the differences in microbial communities remain largely unknown. Herein, we analyzed taxonomic and functional community profiles via high-throughput sequencing to determine the alkaline saline soil bacterial and archaeal communities in the Qarhan Salt Lake area in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. The results showed that Betaproteobacteria (Proteobacteria) and Halobacteria (Euryarchaeota) were the most abundant in the soils of this area, which are common in high salinity environments. Accordingly, microbes that can adapt to local extremes typically have unique metabolic pathways and functions, such as chemoheterotrophy, aerobic chemoheterotrophy, nitrogen fixation, ureolysis, nitrate reduction, fermentation, dark hydrogen oxidation, and methanogenesis. Methanogenesis pathways include hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis, CO2 reduction with H2, and formate methanogenesis. Thus, prokaryotic microorganisms in high salinity environments are indispensable in nitrogen and carbon cycling via particular metabolic pathways.
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- Yaqiong Wang
- School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Qinghai Minzu University, Bayi Road, Xining, 810007, Qinghai, China. .,Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of High-Value Utilization of Characteristic Economic Plants, Xining, 810007, China. .,Qinghai Provincial Biotechnology and Analytical Test Key Laboratory, Tibetan Plateau Juema Research Centre, Xining, 810007, China.
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- School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Qinghai Minzu University, Bayi Road, Xining, 810007, Qinghai, China
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Deng Y, Debognies A, Zhang Q, Zhang Z, Zhou Z, Zhang J, Sun L, Lu T, Qian H. Effects of ofloxacin on the structure and function of freshwater microbial communities. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2022; 244:106084. [PMID: 35078055 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Ofloxacin (OFL) is a broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic frequently used in clinic for treating bacterial infections. The discharged OFL would inevitably enter into aquatic ecosystems, affecting the growth of non-target microorganisms, which may result in micro-ecosystem imbalance. To the best of our knowledge, researches in this area are rather sparse. The present study evaluated the response of photosynthetic microorganisms (cyanobacteria, eukaryotic algae) and aquatic microbial community to OFL in a microcosm. Results showed that ofloxacin presented an inhibitory effect on the growth Microcystis aeruginosa. Although 0.1 mg/L OFL has no significant impact on alpha diversity of the microbial communities, it obviously altered the structure and decreased the species interaction of prokaryotic community by reducing the capacities of nitrogen fixation, photosynthetic and metabolic capacity of the microbial community. This study pointed out that the residual OFL in water would disturb the balance of the aquatic micro-ecology, suggesting that more attentions should be given to the negative effects of antibiotics and other bioactive pollutants on aquatic environments.
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- Yu Deng
- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of technology, Hangzhou 310032, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University Campus Kortrijk, Graaf Karel de Goedelaan 5, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of technology, Hangzhou 310032, P.R. China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of technology, Hangzhou 310032, P.R. China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of technology, Hangzhou 310032, P.R. China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of technology, Hangzhou 310032, P.R. China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of technology, Hangzhou 310032, P.R. China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of technology, Hangzhou 310032, P.R. China.
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of technology, Hangzhou 310032, P.R. China
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