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Zhong S, Zhou S, Liu S, Wang J, Dang C, Chen Q, Hu J, Yang S, Deng C, Li W, Liu J, Borthwick AGL, Ni J. May microbial ecological baseline exist in continental groundwater? MICROBIOME 2023; 11:152. [PMID: 37468948 PMCID: PMC10355068 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01572-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Microbes constitute almost the entire biological community in subsurface groundwater and play an important role in ecological evolution and global biogeochemical cycles. Ecological baseline as a fundamental reference with less human interference has been investigated in surface ecosystems such as soils, rivers, and ocean, but the existence of groundwater microbial ecological baseline (GMEB) is still an open question so far. RESULTS Based on high-throughput sequencing information derived from national monitoring of 733 newly constructed wells, we find that bacterial communities in pristine groundwater exhibit a significant lateral diversity gradient and gradually approach the topsoil microbial latitudinal diversity gradient with decreasing burial depth of phreatic water. Among 74 phyla dominated by Proteobacteria in groundwater, Patescibacteria act as keystone taxa that harmonize microbes in shallower aquifers and accelerate decline in bacterial diversity with increasing well-depth. Decreasing habitat niche breadth with increasing well-depth suggests a general change in the relationship among key microbes from closer cooperation in shallow to stronger competition in deep groundwater. Unlike surface-water microbes, microbial communities in pristine groundwater are predominantly shaped by deterministic processes, potentially associated with nutrient sequestration under dark and anoxic environments in aquifers. CONCLUSIONS By unveiling the biogeographic patterns and mechanisms controlling the community assembly of microbes in pristine groundwater throughout China, we firstly confirm the existence of GMEB in shallower aquifers and propose Groundwater Microbial Community Index (GMCI) to evaluate anthropogenic impact, which highlights the importance of GMEB in groundwater water security and health diagnosis. Video Abstract.
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- Sining Zhong
- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University; Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China
- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environment Health and Regulation, Fuzhou, 350002, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environment Health and Regulation, Fuzhou, 350002, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University; Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University; Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University; Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University; Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University; Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University; Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University; Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Groundwater Monitoring, China Institute of Geo-environmental Monitoring, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University; Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China
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- School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL8 4AA, UK
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University; Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China.
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China.
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Yamada H, Miura H, Suzuki Y, Koike S, Shimamoto S, Kobayashi Y. In vitro Effects of Cellulose Acetate on Fermentation Profiles, the Microbiome, and Gamma-aminobutyric Acid Production in Human Stool Cultures. Curr Microbiol 2023; 80:284. [PMID: 37450067 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-023-03383-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is considered as a potential candidate substance that mediates the effects of intestinal bacteria on human mental health. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of water-soluble cellulose acetate (WSCA), a type of cellulose ester, on fermentation and microbial profiles, and GABA production in human stool cultures prepared from fresh feces from volunteers. In addition, the GABA-producing ability of Bacteroides uniformis, which can utilize WSCA, was evaluated in a pure-culture study. All incubations were conducted anaerobically. WSCA supplementation increased (P < 0.05) acetate and propionate production and decreased (P < 0.05) the pH in human fecal cultures. WSCA significantly altered the microbiota, selectively increasing the relative abundance of B. uniformis (P < 0.05). Pure-culture study results revealed that B. uniformis produces GABA, possibly via a glutamate-dependent acid resistance system under low pH conditions. In conclusion, WSCA could be a potential prebiotic material that is fermented by intestinal bacteria and increases short-chain fatty acid and GABA production in the human gut. Bacteroides uniformis might play an important role in both WSCA degradation and GABA production in the intestine.
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- Hiroaki Yamada
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8589, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8589, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8589, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8589, Japan
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- Daicel Corporation, Tokyo Head Office Satellite, Tokyo, 108-0075, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8589, Japan.
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Nagarajan A, Scoggin K, Gupta J, Threadgill DW, Andrews-Polymenis HL. Using the collaborative cross to identify the role of host genetics in defining the murine gut microbiome. MICROBIOME 2023; 11:149. [PMID: 37420306 PMCID: PMC10329326 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01552-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The human gut microbiota is a complex community comprised of trillions of bacteria and is critical for the digestion and absorption of nutrients. Bacterial communities of the intestinal microbiota influence the development of several conditions and diseases. We studied the effect of host genetics on gut microbial composition using Collaborative Cross (CC) mice. CC mice are a panel of mice that are genetically diverse across strains, but genetically identical within a given strain allowing repetition and deeper analysis than is possible with other collections of genetically diverse mice. RESULTS 16S rRNA from the feces of 167 mice from 28 different CC strains was sequenced and analyzed using the Qiime2 pipeline. We observed a large variance in the bacterial composition across CC strains starting at the phylum level. Using bacterial composition data, we identified 17 significant Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) linked to 14 genera on 9 different mouse chromosomes. Genes within these intervals were analyzed for significant association with pathways and the previously known human GWAS database using Enrichr analysis and Genecards database. Multiple host genes involved in obesity, glucose homeostasis, immunity, neurological diseases, and many other protein-coding genes located in these regions may play roles in determining the composition of the gut microbiota. A subset of these CC mice was infected with Salmonella Typhimurium. Using infection outcome data, an increase in abundance of genus Lachnospiraceae and decrease in genus Parasutterella correlated with positive health outcomes after infection. Machine learning classifiers accurately predicted the CC strain and the infection outcome using pre-infection bacterial composition data from the feces. CONCLUSION Our study supports the hypothesis that multiple host genes influence the gut microbiome composition and homeostasis, and that certain organisms may influence health outcomes after S. Typhimurium infection. Video Abstract.
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- Aravindh Nagarajan
- Interdisciplinary Program in Genetics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Genetics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Genetics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
- Texas A&M Institute for Genome Sciences and Society, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics and Department of Nutrition, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Genetics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
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Teixeira RA, Silva C, Ferreira AC, Martins D, Leite-Moreira A, Miranda IM, Barros AS. The Association between Gestational Diabetes and the Microbiome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1749. [PMID: 37512921 PMCID: PMC10385443 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11071749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Gestational diabetes, affecting about 10% of pregnancies, is characterized by impaired glucose regulation and can lead to complications for health of pregnant women and their offspring. The microbiota, the resident microbes within the body, have been linked to the development of several metabolic conditions. This systematic review with meta-analysis aims to summarize the evidence on the differences in microbiota composition in pregnant women with gestational diabetes and their offspring compared to healthy pregnancies. A thorough search was conducted in the PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases, and data from 21 studies were analyzed utilizing 41 meta-analyses. In the gut microbiota, Bifidobacterium and Alistipes were found to be more abundant in healthy pregnancies, while Roseburia appears to be more abundant in gestational diabetes. The heterogeneity among study findings regarding the microbiota in the meconium is considerable. The placental microbiota exhibited almost no heterogeneity, with an increased abundance of Firmicutes in the gestational diabetes group and a higher abundance of Proteobacteria in the control. The role of the microbiota in gestational diabetes is reinforced by these findings, which additionally point to the potential of microbiome-targeted therapies. To completely comprehend the interactions between gestational diabetes and the microbiome, standardizing methodologies and further research is necessary.
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- Rita Almeida Teixeira
- Cardiovascular R&D Centre, UnIC@RISE, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernani Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- Cardiovascular R&D Centre, UnIC@RISE, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernani Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- Cardiovascular R&D Centre, UnIC@RISE, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernani Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- Cardiovascular R&D Centre, UnIC@RISE, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernani Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- Cardiovascular R&D Centre, UnIC@RISE, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernani Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- Cardiovascular R&D Centre, UnIC@RISE, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernani Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- Cardiovascular R&D Centre, UnIC@RISE, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernani Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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Gonzalez JM, Santana MM, Gomez EJ, Delgado JA. Soil Thermophiles and Their Extracellular Enzymes: A Set of Capabilities Able to Provide Significant Services and Risks. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1650. [PMID: 37512823 PMCID: PMC10386326 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11071650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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During this century, a number of reports have described the potential roles of thermophiles in the upper soil layers during high-temperature periods. This study evaluates the capabilities of these microorganisms and proposes some potential consequences and risks associated with the activity of soil thermophiles. They are active in organic matter mineralization, releasing inorganic nutrients (C, S, N, P) that otherwise remain trapped in the organic complexity of soil. To process complex organic compounds in soils, these thermophiles require extracellular enzymes to break down large polymers into simple compounds, which can be incorporated into the cells and processed. Soil thermophiles are able to adapt their extracellular enzyme activities to environmental conditions. These enzymes can present optimum activity under high temperatures and reduced water content. Consequently, these microorganisms have been shown to actively process and decompose substances (including pollutants) under extreme conditions (i.e., desiccation and heat) in soils. While nutrient cycling is a highly beneficial process to maintain soil service quality, progressive warming can lead to excessive activity of soil thermophiles and their extracellular enzymes. If this activity is too high, it may lead to reduction in soil organic matter, nutrient impoverishment and to an increased risk of aridity. This is a clear example of a potential effect of future predicted climate warming directly caused by soil microorganisms with major consequences for our understanding of ecosystem functioning, soil health and the risk of soil aridity.
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- Juan M Gonzalez
- Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology, IRNAS-CSIC, Avda. Reina Mercedes 10, E-41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c) & Global Change and Sustainability Institute (CHANGE), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology, IRNAS-CSIC, Avda. Reina Mercedes 10, E-41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Engineering, University of Loyola, Avda. de las Universidades, E-41704 Dos Hermanas, Spain
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Gonzalez JM, Aranda B. Microbial Growth under Limiting Conditions-Future Perspectives. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1641. [PMID: 37512814 PMCID: PMC10383181 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11071641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Microorganisms rule the functioning of our planet and each one of the individual macroscopic living creature. Nevertheless, microbial activity and growth status have always been challenging tasks to determine both in situ and in vivo. Microbial activity is generally related to growth, and the growth rate is a result of the availability of nutrients under adequate or adverse conditions faced by microbial cells in a changing environment. Most studies on microorganisms have been carried out under optimum or near-optimum growth conditions, but scarce information is available about microorganisms at slow-growing states (i.e., near-zero growth and maintenance metabolism). This study aims to better understand microorganisms under growth-limiting conditions. This is expected to provide new perspectives on the functions and relevance of the microbial world. This is because (i) microorganisms in nature frequently face conditions of severe growth limitation, (ii) microorganisms activate singular pathways (mostly genes remaining to be functionally annotated), resulting in a broad range of secondary metabolites, and (iii) the response of microorganisms to slow-growth conditions remains to be understood, including persistence strategies, gene expression, and cell differentiation both within clonal populations and due to the complexity of the environment.
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- Juan M Gonzalez
- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, IRNAS-CSIC, E-41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, IRNAS-CSIC, E-41012 Sevilla, Spain
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Tyne RL, Barry PH, Lawson M, Lloyd KG, Giovannelli D, Summers ZM, Ballentine CJ. Identifying and Understanding Microbial Methanogenesis in CO 2 Storage. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023. [PMID: 37327355 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an important component in many national net-zero strategies. Ensuring that CO2 can be safely and economically stored in geological systems is critical. To date, CCS research has focused on the physiochemical behavior of CO2, yet there has been little consideration of the subsurface microbial impact on CO2 storage. However, recent discoveries have shown that microbial processes (e.g., methanogenesis) can be significant. Importantly, methanogenesis may modify the fluid composition and the fluid dynamics within the storage reservoir. Such changes may subsequently reduce the volume of CO2 that can be stored and change the mobility and future trapping systematics of the evolved supercritical fluid. Here, we review the current knowledge of how microbial methanogenesis could impact CO2 storage, including the potential scale of methanogenesis and the range of geologic settings under which this process operates. We find that methanogenesis is possible in all storage target types; however, the kinetics and energetics of methanogenesis will likely be limited by H2 generation. We expect that the bioavailability of H2 (and thus potential of microbial methanogenesis) will be greatest in depleted hydrocarbon fields and least within saline aquifers. We propose that additional integrated monitoring requirements are needed for CO2 storage to trace any biogeochemical processes including baseline, temporal, and spatial studies. Finally, we suggest areas where further research should be targeted in order to fully understand microbial methanogenesis in CO2 storage sites and its potential impact.
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- R L Tyne
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, United States
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- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, United States
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- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- University of Naples Federico II, Naples 80138 Italy
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- LanzaTech, Skokie, Illinois 60077, United States
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Serian D, Churin Y, Hammerl JA, Rohde M, Jung A, Müller A, Yue M, Kehrenberg C. Characterization of Temperate LPS-Binding Bordetella avium Phages That Lack Superinfection Immunity. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0370222. [PMID: 37125905 PMCID: PMC10269795 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03702-22] [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: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Bordetella avium causes a highly infectious upper respiratory tract disease in turkeys and other poultry with high economic losses. Considering the antimicrobial resistance crisis, bacteriophages (phages) may be an alternative approach for treating bacterial infections such as bordetellosis. Here, we describe seven B. avium phages, isolated from drinking water and feces from chicken and turkey farms. They showed strong bacteriolytic activity with a broad host range and used lipopolysaccharides (LPS) as a host receptor for their adsorption. All phages are myoviruses based on their structure observed by transmission electron microscopy. Genome sequence analyses revealed genome assembly sizes ranging from 39,087 to 43,144 bp. Their permutated genomes were organized colinearly, with a conserved module order, and were packed according to a predicted headful packing strategy. Notably, they contained genes encoding putative markers of lysogeny, indicative of temperate phages, despite their lytic phenotype. Further investigation revealed that the phages could indeed undergo a lysogenic life cycle with varying frequency. However, the lysogenic bacteria were still susceptible to superinfection with the same phages. This lack of stable superinfection immunity after lysogenization appears to be a characteristic feature of B. avium phages, which is favorable in terms of a potential therapeutic use of phages for the treatment of avian bordetellosis. IMPORTANCE To maintain the effectiveness of antibiotics over the long term, alternatives to treat infectious diseases are urgently needed. Therefore, phages have recently come back into focus as they can specifically infect and lyse bacteria and are naturally occurring. However, there is little information on phages that can infect pathogenic bacteria from animals, such as the causative agent of bordetellosis of poultry, B. avium. Therefore, in this study, B. avium phages were isolated and comprehensively characterized, including whole-genome analysis. Although phenotypically the phages were thought to undergo a lytic cycle, we demonstrated that they undergo a lysogenic phase, but that infection does not confer stable host superinfection immunity. These findings provide important information that could be relevant for potential biocontrol of avian bordetellosis by using phage therapy.
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- Dorothee Serian
- Institute for Veterinary Food Science, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute for Veterinary Food Science, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department Biological Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany
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- Central Facility for Microscopy, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Clinic for Poultry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Foundation, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Veterinary Food Science, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Science and Department of Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University College of Animal Sciences, Hangzhou, China
- Hainan Institute of Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
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- Institute for Veterinary Food Science, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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Watson SJ, Arisdakessian C, Petelo M, Keliipuleole K, Tachera DK, Okuhata BK, Dulai H, Frank KL. Geology and land use shape nitrogen and sulfur cycling groundwater microbial communities in Pacific Island aquifers. ISME COMMUNICATIONS 2023; 3:58. [PMID: 37286627 PMCID: PMC10247779 DOI: 10.1038/s43705-023-00261-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Resource-constrained island populations have thrived in Hawai'i for over a millennium, but now face aggressive new challenges to fundamental resources, including the security and sustainability of water resources. Characterizing the microbial community in groundwater ecosystems is a powerful approach to infer changes from human impacts due to land management in hydrogeological complex aquifers. In this study, we investigate how geology and land management influence geochemistry, microbial diversity and metabolic functions. We sampled a total of 19 wells over 2-years across the Hualālai watershed of Kona, Hawai'i analyzing geochemistry, and microbial communities by 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. Geochemical analysis revealed significantly higher sulfate along the northwest volcanic rift zone, and high nitrogen (N) correlated with high on-site sewage disposal systems (OSDS) density. A total of 12,973 Amplicon Sequence Variants (ASV) were identified in 220 samples, including 865 ASVs classified as putative N and sulfur (S) cyclers. The N and S cyclers were dominated by a putative S-oxidizer coupled to complete denitrification (Acinetobacter), significantly enriched up to 4-times comparatively amongst samples grouped by geochemistry. The significant presence of Acinetobacter infers the bioremediation potential of volcanic groundwater for microbial-driven coupled S-oxidation and denitrification providing an ecosystem service for island populations dependent upon groundwater aquifers.
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- Sheree J Watson
- University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
- University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Department of Information and Computer Sciences, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
- University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Marine Biology Graduate Program, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Department of Earth Sciences, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Department of Earth Sciences, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Department of Earth Sciences, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, Honolulu, HI, USA.
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Zhang X, Bi L, Gentekaki E, Zhao J, Shen P, Zhang Q. Culture-Independent Single-Cell PacBio Sequencing Reveals Epibiotic Variovorax and Nucleus Associated Mycoplasma in the Microbiome of the Marine Benthic Protist Geleia sp. YT (Ciliophora, Karyorelictea). Microorganisms 2023; 11:1500. [PMID: 37375002 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11061500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Microbes in marine sediments constitute up to five-sixths of the planet's total biomass, but their diversity is little explored, especially for those forming associations with unicellular protists. Heterotrophic ciliates are among the most dominant and diversified marine benthic protists and comprise hotspot niches of bacterial colonization. To date, studies using culture-independent single-cell approaches to explore microbiomes of marine benthic ciliates in nature are almost absent, even for the most ubiquitous species. Here, we characterize the major bacterial groups associated with a representative marine benthic ciliate, Geleia sp. YT, collected directly from the coastal zone of Yantai, China. PacBio sequencing of the nearly full-length 16Sr RNA genes was performed on single cells of Geleia. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis with genus-specific probes was further applied to locate the dominant bacterial groups. We identified a Variovorax-like bacterium as the major epibiotic symbiont residing in the kineties of the ciliate host. We provide evidence of a nucleus-associated bacterium related to the human pathogen Mycoplasma, which appeared prevalently in the local populations of Geleia sp. YT for 4 months. The most abundant bacterial taxa associated with Geleia sp. YT likely represent its core microbiome, hinting at the important roles of the ciliate-bacteria consortium in the marine benthos. Overall, this work has contributed to the knowledge of the diversity of life in the enigmatic marine benthic ciliate and its symbioses.
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- Xiaoxin Zhang
- School of Ocean, Yantai University, Yantai 264003, China
- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
- Muping Coastal Environment Research Station, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
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- School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
- Gut Microbiome Research Group, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
- Muping Coastal Environment Research Station, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
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- School of Ocean, Yantai University, Yantai 264003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
- Muping Coastal Environment Research Station, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
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Zhong S, Li B, Hou B, Xu X, Hu J, Jia R, Yang S, Zhou S, Ni J. Structure, stability, and potential function of groundwater microbial community responses to permafrost degradation on varying permafrost of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 875:162693. [PMID: 36898548 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The ongoing permafrost degradation under climate warming has modified aboveground biogeochemical processes mediated by microbes, yet groundwater microbial structure and function as well as their response to permafrost degradation remain poorly understood. We separately collect 20 and 22 sub-permafrost groundwater samples from Qilian Mountain (alpine and seasonal permafrost) and Southern Tibet Valley (plateau isolated permafrost) on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) to investigate the effects of permafrost groundwater characteristics on the diversity, structure, stability, and potential function of bacterial and fungal communities. Regional discrepancy of groundwater microbes between two permafrost regions reveals that permafrost degradation might reshape microbial community structure, increase community stability and potential functions relevant to carbon metabolism. Bacterial community assembly in permafrost groundwater is governed by deterministic processes, whereas fungal communities are mainly controlled by stochastic processes, suggesting that bacterial biomarkers might provide the better 'early warning signals' to permafrost degradation in deeper layers. Our study highlights the importance of groundwater microbes in ecological stability and carbon emission on the QTP.
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- Sining Zhong
- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environment Health and Regulation, Fuzhou 350002, China; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100871, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, Beijing 100871, China.
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100871, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Eco-hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region of China, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100871, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100871, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, Beijing 100871, China
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environment Health and Regulation, Fuzhou 350002, China; Key Laboratory of Land Resources Evaluation and Monitoring in Southwest China, Ministry of Education, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610066, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100871, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, Beijing 100871, China
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environment Health and Regulation, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100871, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, Beijing 100871, China
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Galand PE, Ruscheweyh HJ, Salazar G, Hochart C, Henry N, Hume BCC, Oliveira PH, Perdereau A, Labadie K, Belser C, Boissin E, Romac S, Poulain J, Bourdin G, Iwankow G, Moulin C, Armstrong EJ, Paz-García DA, Ziegler M, Agostini S, Banaigs B, Boss E, Bowler C, de Vargas C, Douville E, Flores M, Forcioli D, Furla P, Gilson E, Lombard F, Pesant S, Reynaud S, Thomas OP, Troublé R, Zoccola D, Voolstra CR, Thurber RV, Sunagawa S, Wincker P, Allemand D, Planes S. Diversity of the Pacific Ocean coral reef microbiome. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3039. [PMID: 37264002 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38500-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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Coral reefs are among the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. They support high biodiversity of multicellular organisms that strongly rely on associated microorganisms for health and nutrition. However, the extent of the coral reef microbiome diversity and its distribution at the oceanic basin-scale remains to be explored. Here, we systematically sampled 3 coral morphotypes, 2 fish species, and planktonic communities in 99 reefs from 32 islands across the Pacific Ocean, to assess reef microbiome composition and biogeography. We show a very large richness of reef microorganisms compared to other environments, which extrapolated to all fishes and corals of the Pacific, approximates the current estimated total prokaryotic diversity for the entire Earth. Microbial communities vary among and within the 3 animal biomes (coral, fish, plankton), and geographically. For corals, the cross-ocean patterns of diversity are different from those known for other multicellular organisms. Within each coral morphotype, community composition is always determined by geographic distance first, both at the island and across ocean scale, and then by environment. Our unprecedented sampling effort of coral reef microbiomes, as part of the Tara Pacific expedition, provides new insight into the global microbial diversity, the factors driving their distribution, and the biocomplexity of reef ecosystems.
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- Pierre E Galand
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire d'Ecogéochimie des Environnements Benthiques (LECOB), Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, Banyuls sur Mer, France.
- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022 GOSEE, Paris, France.
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire d'Ecogéochimie des Environnements Benthiques (LECOB), Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, Banyuls sur Mer, France
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- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022 GOSEE, Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Station Biologique de Roscoff, AD2M, UMR 7144, ECOMAP, Roscoff, France
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- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022 GOSEE, Paris, France
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Evry, France
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- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022 GOSEE, Paris, France
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Evry, France
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- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022 GOSEE, Paris, France
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Evry, France
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- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022 GOSEE, Paris, France
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Evry, France
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- PSL Research University: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, UAR 3278 CRIOBE, Laboratoire d'Excellence CORAIL, Université de Perpignan, Perpignan, Cedex, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Station Biologique de Roscoff, AD2M, UMR 7144, ECOMAP, Roscoff, France
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- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022 GOSEE, Paris, France
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Evry, France
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- PSL Research University: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, UAR 3278 CRIOBE, Laboratoire d'Excellence CORAIL, Université de Perpignan, Perpignan, Cedex, France
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- PSL Research University: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, UAR 3278 CRIOBE, Laboratoire d'Excellence CORAIL, Université de Perpignan, Perpignan, Cedex, France
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), La Paz, BCS, México
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- Department of Animal Ecology & Systematics, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Shimoda, Japan
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- PSL Research University: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, UAR 3278 CRIOBE, Laboratoire d'Excellence CORAIL, Université de Perpignan, Perpignan, Cedex, France
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- School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, USA
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- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022 GOSEE, Paris, France
- Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), Ecole normale supérieure, CNRS, INSERM, Université PSL, Paris, France
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- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022 GOSEE, Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Station Biologique de Roscoff, AD2M, UMR 7144, ECOMAP, Roscoff, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, LSCE/IPSL, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rehovot, Israel
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, INSERM, IRCAN, Medical School, Nice, France
- LIA ROPSE, Laboratoire International Associé Université Côte d'Azur-Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Monaco, Principality of Monaco
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, INSERM, IRCAN, Medical School, Nice, France
- LIA ROPSE, Laboratoire International Associé Université Côte d'Azur-Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Monaco, Principality of Monaco
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, INSERM, IRCAN, Medical School, Nice, France
- LIA ROPSE, Laboratoire International Associé Université Côte d'Azur-Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Monaco, Principality of Monaco
- Department of Medical Genetics, CHU of Nice, Nice, France
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- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022 GOSEE, Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, Institut de la Mer de Villefranche sur mer, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
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- LIA ROPSE, Laboratoire International Associé Université Côte d'Azur-Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Monaco, Principality of Monaco
- Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Monaco, Principality of Monaco
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022 GOSEE, Paris, France
- Fondation Tara Océan, Paris, France
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- LIA ROPSE, Laboratoire International Associé Université Côte d'Azur-Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Monaco, Principality of Monaco
- Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Monaco, Principality of Monaco
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022 GOSEE, Paris, France
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Evry, France
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- LIA ROPSE, Laboratoire International Associé Université Côte d'Azur-Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Monaco, Principality of Monaco
- Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Monaco, Principality of Monaco
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- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022 GOSEE, Paris, France
- PSL Research University: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, UAR 3278 CRIOBE, Laboratoire d'Excellence CORAIL, Université de Perpignan, Perpignan, Cedex, France
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Baltar F, Martínez-Pérez C, Amano C, Vial M, Robaina-Estévez S, Reinthaler T, Herndl GJ, Zhao Z, Logares R, Morales SE, González JM. A ubiquitous gammaproteobacterial clade dominates expression of sulfur oxidation genes across the mesopelagic ocean. Nat Microbiol 2023; 8:1137-1148. [PMID: 37095175 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-023-01374-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023]
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The deep ocean (>200 m depth) is the largest habitat on Earth. Recent evidence suggests sulfur oxidation could be a major energy source for deep ocean microbes. However, the global relevance and the identity of the major players in sulfur oxidation in the oxygenated deep-water column remain elusive. Here we combined single-cell genomics, community metagenomics, metatranscriptomics and single-cell activity measurements on samples collected beneath the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica to characterize a ubiquitous mixotrophic bacterial group (UBA868) that dominates expression of RuBisCO genes and of key sulfur oxidation genes. Further analyses of the gene libraries from the 'Tara Oceans' and 'Malaspina' expeditions confirmed the ubiquitous distribution and global relevance of this enigmatic group in the expression of sulfur oxidation and dissolved inorganic carbon fixation genes across the global mesopelagic ocean. Our study also underscores the unrecognized importance of mixotrophic microbes in the biogeochemical cycles of the deep ocean.
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- Federico Baltar
- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Institute for Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Vienna Metabolomics Center, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- NIOZ, Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Utrecht University, AB Den Burg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology, University of La Laguna, La Laguna, Spain.
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Amato P, Mathonat F, Nuñez Lopez L, Péguilhan R, Bourhane Z, Rossi F, Vyskocil J, Joly M, Ervens B. The aeromicrobiome: the selective and dynamic outer-layer of the Earth's microbiome. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1186847. [PMID: 37260685 PMCID: PMC10227452 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1186847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
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The atmosphere is an integral component of the Earth's microbiome. Abundance, viability, and diversity of microorganisms circulating in the air are determined by various factors including environmental physical variables and intrinsic and biological properties of microbes, all ranging over large scales. The aeromicrobiome is thus poorly understood and difficult to predict due to the high heterogeneity of the airborne microorganisms and their properties, spatially and temporally. The atmosphere acts as a highly selective dispersion means on large scales for microbial cells, exposing them to a multitude of physical and chemical atmospheric processes. We provide here a brief critical review of the current knowledge and propose future research directions aiming at improving our comprehension of the atmosphere as a biome.
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- Pierre Amato
- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand (ICCF), Clermont-Ferrand, France
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D'Rose V, Bhat SG. Whole genome sequence analysis enabled affirmation of the probiotic potential of marine sporulater Bacillus amyloliquefaciens BTSS3 isolated from Centroscyllium fabricii. Gene 2023; 864:147305. [PMID: 36813058 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.147305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Probiotics are microorganisms when administered in adequate amounts, confer health benefits on the host. Many probiotics find application in various industries however, probiotic bacteria linked to marine environments are less explored.Although Bifidobacteria, Lactobacilli, and Streptococcus thermophilus are the most frequently used probiotics, Bacillus spp. have acquired much acceptance in human functional foods due to their increased tolerance and enduring competence in harsh environments like the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. In this study, the 4 Mbp genome sequence of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain BTSS3, a marine spore former isolated from deep-sea shark Centroscyllium fabricii, with antimicrobial and probiotic properties was sequenced, assembled, and annotated. Analysis revealed the presence of numerous genes presenting probiotic traits like production of vitamins, secondary metabolites, amino acids, secretory proteins, enzymes and other proteins that allow survival in GI tract as well as adhesion to intestinal mucosa. Adhesion by colonization in the gut was studied in vivo in zebrafish (Danio rerio) using FITC labelled B.amyloliquefaciens BTSS3. Preliminary study revealed the ability of the marine Bacillus to attach to the intestinal mucosa of the fish gut. The genomic data and the in vivo experiment affirms that this marine spore former is a promising probiotic candidate with potential biotechnological applications.
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- Venetia D'Rose
- Department of Biotechnology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin 22, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin 22, India; Inter University Centre for Nanomaterials and Devices, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin 22, Kerala, India.
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Das S, Najar IN, Sherpa MT, Kumar S, Sharma P, Mondal K, Tamang S, Thakur N. Baseline metagenome-assembled genome (MAG) data of Sikkim hot springs from Indian Himalayan geothermal belt (IHGB) showcasing its potential CAZymes, and sulfur-nitrogen metabolic activity. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 39:179. [PMID: 37133792 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03631-2] [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: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Here we present the construction and characterization of metagenome assembled genomes (MAGs) from two hot springs residing in the vicinity of Indian Himalayan Geothermal Belt (IHGB). A total of 78 and 7 taxonomic bins were obtained for Old Yume Samdong (OYS) and New Yume Samdong (NYS) hot springs respectively. After passing all the criteria only 21 and 4 MAGs were further studied based on the successful prediction of their 16 S rRNA. Various databases were used such as GTDB, Kaiju, EzTaxon, BLAST XY Plot and NCBI BLAST to get the taxonomic classification of various 16 S rRNA predicted MAGs. The bacterial genomes found were from both thermophilic and mesophilic bacteria among which Proteobacteria, Chloroflexi, Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes were the abundant phyla. However, in case of OYS, two genomes belonged to archaeal Methanobacterium and Methanocaldococcus. Functional characterization revealed the richness of CAZymes such as Glycosyl Transferase (GT) (56.7%), Glycoside Hydrolase (GH) (37.4%), Carbohydrate Esterase family (CE) (8.2%), and Polysaccharide Lyase (PL) (1.9%). There were negligible antibiotic resistance genes in the MAGs however, a significant heavy metal tolerance gene was found in the MAGs. Thus, it may be assumed that there is no coexistence of antibiotic and heavy metal resistance genes in these hot spring microbiomes. Since the selected hot springs possess good sulfur content thus, we also checked the presence of genes for sulfur and nitrogen metabolism. It was found that MAGs from both the hot springs possess significant number of genes related to sulfur and nitrogen metabolism.
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- Sayak Das
- Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Sikkim University, 6th Mile, Samdur, Gangtok, Sikkim, 737102, India
- Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Hargobind Khurana School of Life Sciences, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, 788011, India
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Sikkim University, 6th Mile, Samdur, Gangtok, Sikkim, 737102, India
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Sikkim University, 6th Mile, Samdur, Gangtok, Sikkim, 737102, India
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Sikkim University, 6th Mile, Samdur, Gangtok, Sikkim, 737102, India
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Sikkim University, 6th Mile, Samdur, Gangtok, Sikkim, 737102, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Sikkim University, 6th Mile, Samdur, Gangtok, Sikkim, 737102, India
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Sikkim University, 6th Mile, Samdur, Gangtok, Sikkim, 737102, India.
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MIRMOHAMMADALI SN, ROSENKRANZ SK. Dietary phytochemicals, gut microbiota composition, and health outcomes in human and animal models. BIOSCIENCE OF MICROBIOTA, FOOD AND HEALTH 2023; 42:152-171. [PMID: 37404568 PMCID: PMC10315191 DOI: 10.12938/bmfh.2022-078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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The role of the composition of the gut microbiota on human health is not well understood. However, during the past decade, an increased emphasis has been placed on the influence of the impact of nutrition on the composition of gut microbiota and how the gut microbiota affects human health. The current review focuses on the role of some of the most studied phytochemicals on the composition of the gut microbiota. First, the review highlights the state of the research evidence regarding dietary phytochemical consumption and gut microbiota composition, including the influence of phytochemicals such as polyphenols, glucosinolates, flavonoids, and sterols that are present in vegetables, nuts, beans, and other foods. Second, the review identifies changes in health outcomes with altered gut microbiota composition, in both animal and human model studies. Third, the review highlights research that includes both associations between dietary phytochemical consumption and gut microbiota composition, and associations between the gut microbiota composition and health outcomes, in order to elucidate the role of the gut microbiota in the relationship between dietary phytochemical consumption and health outcomes in humans and animals. The current review indicated that phytochemicals can beneficially alter gut microbiota composition and decrease the risk for some diseases, such as cancers, and improve some cardiovascular and metabolic risk biomarkers. There is an urgent demand for high-quality studies that determine the relationships between the consumption of phytochemicals and health outcomes, examining gut microbiota as a moderator or mediator.
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- Seyedeh Nooshan MIRMOHAMMADALI
- Department of Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health, Kansas
State University, 110 Anderson Hall, 919 Mid-Campus Drive North, Manhattan, KS 66506-0110,
USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences, University
of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA
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Deutschmann IM, Krabberød AK, Latorre F, Delage E, Marrasé C, Balagué V, Gasol JM, Massana R, Eveillard D, Chaffron S, Logares R. Disentangling temporal associations in marine microbial networks. MICROBIOME 2023; 11:83. [PMID: 37081491 PMCID: PMC10120119 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01523-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Microbial interactions are fundamental for Earth's ecosystem functioning and biogeochemical cycling. Nevertheless, they are challenging to identify and remain barely known. Omics-based censuses are helpful in predicting microbial interactions through the statistical inference of single (static) association networks. Yet, microbial interactions are dynamic and we have limited knowledge of how they change over time. Here, we investigate the dynamics of microbial associations in a 10-year marine time series in the Mediterranean Sea using an approach inferring a time-resolved (temporal) network from a single static network. RESULTS A single static network including microbial eukaryotes and bacteria was built using metabarcoding data derived from 120 monthly samples. For the decade, we aimed to identify persistent, seasonal, and temporary microbial associations by determining a temporal network that captures the interactome of each individual sample. We found that the temporal network appears to follow an annual cycle, collapsing, and reassembling when transiting between colder and warmer waters. We observed higher association repeatability in colder than in warmer months. Only 16 associations could be validated using observations reported in literature, underlining our knowledge gap in marine microbial ecological interactions. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that marine microbial associations follow recurrent temporal dynamics in temperate zones, which need to be accounted for to better understand the functioning of the ocean microbiome. The constructed marine temporal network may serve as a resource for testing season-specific microbial interaction hypotheses. The applied approach can be transferred to microbiome studies in other ecosystems. Video Abstract.
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- Ina Maria Deutschmann
- Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC, Passeig Marítim de La Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Biosciences/Section for Genetics and Evolutionary Biology (EVOGENE), University of Oslo, p.b. 1066 Blindern, N-0316, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC, Passeig Marítim de La Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Nantes Université, École Centrale Nantes, CNRS, LS2N, UMR 6004, F-44000, Nantes, France
- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022/Tara Oceans GOSEE, F-75016, Paris, France
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- Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC, Passeig Marítim de La Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC, Passeig Marítim de La Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC, Passeig Marítim de La Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC, Passeig Marítim de La Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Nantes Université, École Centrale Nantes, CNRS, LS2N, UMR 6004, F-44000, Nantes, France
- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022/Tara Oceans GOSEE, F-75016, Paris, France
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- Nantes Université, École Centrale Nantes, CNRS, LS2N, UMR 6004, F-44000, Nantes, France
- Research Federation for the Study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022/Tara Oceans GOSEE, F-75016, Paris, France
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- Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC, Passeig Marítim de La Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003, Barcelona, Spain.
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Akhtar A, Lata M, Sunsunwal S, Yadav A, Lnu K, Subramanian S, Ramya TNC. New carbohydrate binding domains identified by phage display based functional metagenomic screens of human gut microbiota. Commun Biol 2023; 6:371. [PMID: 37019943 PMCID: PMC10076258 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04718-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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Uncultured microbes represent a huge untapped biological resource of novel genes and gene products. Although recent genomic and metagenomic sequencing efforts have led to the identification of numerous genes that are homologous to existing annotated genes, there remains, yet, an enormous pool of unannotated genes that do not find significant sequence homology to existing annotated genes. Functional metagenomics offers a way to identify and annotate novel gene products. Here, we use functional metagenomics to mine novel carbohydrate binding domains that might aid human gut commensals in adherence, gut colonization, and metabolism of complex carbohydrates. We report the construction and functional screening of a metagenomic phage display library from healthy human fecal samples against dietary, microbial and host polysaccharides/glycoconjugates. We identify several protein sequences that do not find a hit to any known protein domain but are predicted to contain carbohydrate binding module-like folds. We heterologously express, purify and biochemically characterize some of these protein domains and demonstrate their carbohydrate-binding function. Our study reveals several previously unannotated carbohydrate-binding domains, including a levan binding domain and four complex N-glycan binding domains that might be useful for the labeling, visualization, and isolation of these glycans.
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- Akil Akhtar
- CSIR- Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39-A, Chandigarh, 160036, India
- Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- CSIR- Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39-A, Chandigarh, 160036, India
- Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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- CSIR- Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39-A, Chandigarh, 160036, India
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- CSIR- Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39-A, Chandigarh, 160036, India
- Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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- CSIR- Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39-A, Chandigarh, 160036, India
- Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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- CSIR- Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39-A, Chandigarh, 160036, India
- Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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- CSIR- Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39-A, Chandigarh, 160036, India.
- Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India.
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Reinhardt O, Ihmann S, Ahlhelm M, Gelinsky M. 3D bioprinting of mineralizing cyanobacteria as novel approach for the fabrication of living building materials. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1145177. [PMID: 37077229 PMCID: PMC10106584 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1145177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Living building materials (LBM) are gaining interest in the field of sustainable alternative construction materials to reduce the significant impact of the construction industry on global CO2 emissions. This study investigated the process of three-dimensional bioprinting to create LBM incorporating the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7002, which is capable of producing calcium carbonate (CaCO3) as a biocement. Rheology and printability of biomaterial inks based on alginate-methylcellulose hydrogels containing up to 50 wt% sea sand were examined. PCC 7002 was incorporated into the bioinks and cell viability and growth was characterized by fluorescence microscopy and chlorophyll extraction after the printing process. Biomineralization was induced in liquid culture and in the bioprinted LBM and observed by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and through mechanical characterization. Cell viability in the bioprinted scaffolds was confirmed over 14 days of cultivation, demonstrating that the cells were able to withstand shear stress and pressure during the extrusion process and remain viable in the immobilized state. CaCO3 mineralization of PCC 7002 was observed in both liquid culture and bioprinted LBM. In comparison to cell-free scaffolds, LBM containing live cyanobacteria had a higher compressive strength. Therefore, bioprinted LBM containing photosynthetically active, mineralizing microorganisms could be proved to be beneficial for designing environmentally friendly construction materials.
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- Olena Reinhardt
- Centre for Translational Bone, Joint and Soft Tissue Research, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Biologized Materials and Structures, Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS, Dresden, Germany
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- Biologized Materials and Structures, Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS, Dresden, Germany
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- Centre for Translational Bone, Joint and Soft Tissue Research, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- *Correspondence: Michael Gelinsky,
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Stach TL, Sieber G, Shah M, Simon SA, Soares A, Bornemann TLV, Plewka J, Künkel J, Becker C, Meyer F, Boenigk J, Probst AJ. Temporal disturbance of a model stream ecosystem by high microbial diversity from treated wastewater. Microbiologyopen 2023; 12:e1347. [PMID: 37186231 PMCID: PMC10012233 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.1347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023] Open
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Microbial communities in freshwater streams play an essential role in ecosystem functioning via biogeochemical cycling. Yet, the impacts of treated wastewater influx into stream ecosystems on microbial strain diversity remain mostly unexplored. Here, we coupled full-length 16S ribosomal RNA gene Nanopore sequencing and strain-resolved metagenomics to investigate the impact of treated wastewater on a mesocosm system (AquaFlow) run with restored river water. Over 10 days, community Bray-Curtis dissimilarities between treated and control mesocosm decreased (0.57 ± 0.058 to 0.26 ± 0.046) based on ribosomal protein S3 gene clustering, finally converging to nearly identical communities. Similarly, strain-resolved metagenomics revealed a high diversity of bacteria and viruses after the introduction of treated wastewater; these microbes also decreased over time resulting in the same strain clusters in control and treatment at the end of the experiment. Specifically, 39.2% of viral strains detected in all samples were present after the introduction of treated wastewater only. Although bacteria present at low abundance in the treated wastewater introduced additional antibiotic resistance genes, signals of naturally occurring ARG-encoding organisms resembled the resistome at the endpoint. Our results suggest that the previously stressed freshwater stream and its microbial community are resilient to a substantial introduction of treated wastewater.
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- Tom L. Stach
- Environmental Metagenomics, Research Center One Health Ruhr of the University Alliance Ruhr, Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Duisburg‐EssenEssenGermany
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- Department of BiodiversityUniversity of Duisburg‐EssenEssenGermany
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- Environmental Metagenomics, Research Center One Health Ruhr of the University Alliance Ruhr, Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Duisburg‐EssenEssenGermany
- Department of BiodiversityUniversity of Duisburg‐EssenEssenGermany
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- Environmental Metagenomics, Research Center One Health Ruhr of the University Alliance Ruhr, Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Duisburg‐EssenEssenGermany
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- Environmental Metagenomics, Research Center One Health Ruhr of the University Alliance Ruhr, Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Duisburg‐EssenEssenGermany
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- Environmental Metagenomics, Research Center One Health Ruhr of the University Alliance Ruhr, Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Duisburg‐EssenEssenGermany
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- Environmental Metagenomics, Research Center One Health Ruhr of the University Alliance Ruhr, Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Duisburg‐EssenEssenGermany
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- Environmental Metagenomics, Research Center One Health Ruhr of the University Alliance Ruhr, Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Duisburg‐EssenEssenGermany
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- Institute for Artificial IntelligenceUniversity of Duisburg‐EssenEssenGermany
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- Department of BiodiversityUniversity of Duisburg‐EssenEssenGermany
- Centre of Water and Environmental Research (ZWU)University of Duisburg‐EssenEssenGermany
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- Environmental Metagenomics, Research Center One Health Ruhr of the University Alliance Ruhr, Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Duisburg‐EssenEssenGermany
- Centre of Water and Environmental Research (ZWU)University of Duisburg‐EssenEssenGermany
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Brennan GL, Logares R. Tracking contemporary microbial evolution in a changing ocean. Trends Microbiol 2023; 31:336-345. [PMID: 36244921 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2022.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Ocean microbes are fundamental for the functioning of the Earth system. Yet, our understanding of how they are reacting to global change in terms of evolution is limited. Microbes typically grow in large populations and reproduce quickly, which may allow them to rapidly adapt to environmental stressors compared to larger organisms. However, genetic evidence of contemporary evolution in wild microbes is scarce. We must begin coordinated efforts to establish new microbial time-series and explore novel tools, experiments, and data to fill this knowledge gap. The development of coordinated microbial 'genomic' observatories will provide the unprecedented opportunity to track contemporary microbial evolution in the ocean and explore the role of evolution in enabling wild microbes to respond to global change.
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- Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
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Tekwa EW, Catalano KA, Bazzicalupo AL, O’Connor MI, Pinsky ML. The sizes of life. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0283020. [PMID: 36989258 PMCID: PMC10057745 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Recent research has revealed the diversity and biomass of life across ecosystems, but how that biomass is distributed across body sizes of all living things remains unclear. We compile the present-day global body size-biomass spectra for the terrestrial, marine, and subterranean realms. To achieve this compilation, we pair existing and updated biomass estimates with previously uncatalogued body size ranges across all free-living biological groups. These data show that many biological groups share similar ranges of body sizes, and no single group dominates size ranges where cumulative biomass is highest. We then propagate biomass and size uncertainties and provide statistical descriptions of body size-biomass spectra across and within major habitat realms. Power laws show exponentially decreasing abundance (exponent -0.9±0.02 S.D., R2 = 0.97) and nearly equal biomass (exponent 0.09±0.01, R2 = 0.56) across log size bins, which resemble previous aquatic size spectra results but with greater organismal inclusivity and global coverage. In contrast, a bimodal Gaussian mixture model describes the biomass pattern better (R2 = 0.86) and suggests small (~10-15 g) and large (~107 g) organisms outweigh other sizes by one order magnitude (15 and 65 Gt versus ~1 Gt per log size). The results suggest that the global body size-biomass relationships is bimodal, but substantial one-to-two orders-of-magnitude uncertainty mean that additional data will be needed to clarify whether global-scale universal constraints or local forces shape these patterns.
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- Eden W. Tekwa
- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States of America
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States of America
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- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States of America
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Chen Z, Liu X, Chen L, Han Y, Shen Y, Chen B, Wang M. Deglycosylation Inactivation Initiated by a Novel Periplasmic Dehydrogenase Complex Provides a Novel Strategy for Eliminating the Recalcitrant Antibiotic Kanamycin. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:4298-4307. [PMID: 36857046 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c09565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Biodegradation using enzyme-based systems is a promising approach to minimize antibiotic loads in the environment. Aminoglycosides are refractory antibiotics that are generally considered non-biodegradable. Here, we provide evidence that kanamycin, a common aminoglycoside antibiotic, can be degraded by an environmental bacterium through deglycosylation of its 4'-amino sugar. The unprecedented deglycosylation inactivation of kanamycin is initiated by a novel periplasmic dehydrogenase complex, which we designated AquKGD, composed of a flavin adenine dinucleotide-dependent dehydrogenase (AquKGDα) and a small subunit (AquKGDγ) containing a twin-arginine signal sequence. We demonstrate that the formation of the AquKGDα-AquKGDγ complex is required for both the degradation activity of AquKGD and its translocation into the periplasm. Native AquKGD was successfully expressed in the periplasmic space of Escherichia coli, and physicochemical analysis indicated that AquKGD is a stable enzyme. AquKGD showed excellent degradation performance, and complete elimination of kanamycin from actual kanamycin manufacturing waste was achieved with immobilized AquKGD. Ecotoxicity and cytotoxicity tests suggest that AquKGD-mediated degradation produces less harmful degradation products. Thus, we propose a novel enzymatic antibiotic inactivation strategy for effective and safe treatment of recalcitrant kanamycin residues.
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- Zhihong Chen
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350117, China
- College of Food and Bioengineering, Fujian Polytechnic Normal University, Fuqing 350300, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350117, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350117, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701-2978, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350117, China
- Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350117, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350117, China
- Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350117, China
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Ngugi DK, Acinas SG, Sánchez P, Gasol JM, Agusti S, Karl DM, Duarte CM. Abiotic selection of microbial genome size in the global ocean. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1384. [PMID: 36914646 PMCID: PMC10011403 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36988-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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Strong purifying selection is considered a major evolutionary force behind small microbial genomes in the resource-poor photic ocean. However, very little is currently known about how the size of prokaryotic genomes evolves in the global ocean and whether patterns reflect shifts in resource availability in the epipelagic and relatively stable deep-sea environmental conditions. Using 364 marine microbial metagenomes, we investigate how the average genome size of uncultured planktonic prokaryotes varies across the tropical and polar oceans to the hadal realm. We find that genome size is highest in the perennially cold polar ocean, reflecting elongation of coding genes and gene dosage effects due to duplications in the interior ocean microbiome. Moreover, the rate of change in genome size due to temperature is 16-fold higher than with depth up to 200 m. Our results demonstrate how environmental factors can influence marine microbial genome size selection and ecological strategies of the microbiome.
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- David K Ngugi
- Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Department of Marine Biology and Oceanography, Institut de Ciències del Mar, CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Marine Biology and Oceanography, Institut de Ciències del Mar, CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Marine Biology and Oceanography, Institut de Ciències del Mar, CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Red Sea Research Center, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Oceanography, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaií at Mãnoa, Honolulu, USA
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Red Sea Research Center, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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Patel R, Soni M, Soyantar B, Shivangi S, Sutariya S, Saraf M, Goswami D. A clash of quorum sensing vs quorum sensing inhibitors: an overview and risk of resistance. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:107. [PMID: 36881156 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-023-03442-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Indiscriminate use of antibiotics to treat microbial pathogens has caused emergence of multiple drug resistant strains. Most infectious diseases are caused by microbes that are capable of intercommunication using signaling molecules, which is known as quorum sensing (QS). Such pathogens express their pathogenicity through various QS-regulated virulence factors. Interference of QS could lead to decisive results in controlling such pathogenicity. Hence, QS inhibition has become an attractive new approach for the development of novel drugs. Many quorum sensing inhibitors (QSIs) of diverse origins have been reported. It is imperative that more such anti-QS compounds be found and studied, as they have significant effect on microbial pathogenicity. This review attempts to give a brief account of QS mechanism, its inhibition and describes some compounds with anti-QS potential. Also discussed is the possibility of emergence of quorum sensing resistance.
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- Rohit Patel
- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380009, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380009, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380009, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380009, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380009, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380009, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380009, India.
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Hamed ZO, Awni AA, Abdulamir AS. Novel recombinant endolysin ointment with broad antimicrobial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from wounds and burns. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:104. [PMID: 36869962 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-023-03434-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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The major problem in the management of burn wounds is infections. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the major causes of infection in burn wounds. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria around the world have become a major therapeutic challenge. Bacteriophages and their lysin are suggested as an antimicrobial alternative agent. The approach of this study was to evaluate the potential of recombinant phage lysin ointment efficacy in MRSA burn wound infection in vitro. Whole genome sequencing was performed to the three isolated bacteriophages by ABM, USA using Illumina next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology. De novo assembly and genetic analysis carried out. Expression of lysin genes was performed by cloning using Escherichia coli JM109. Lysin protein extraction and purification was performed before and after cloning using precipitation by ammonium sulfate, dialysis, and gel filtration chromatography. Dose-dependent assay and time-kill curve experiment was performed for 2 lysins showed that recombinant lysin 2 functions more than its non-recombinant lysins 2 with the same concentration of 0.5 µg/mL. Both lysins' ointment was prepared and compared with commercial ointments. 62 (78.4%) out of 79 wounds a burns swabs were detected as S. aureus and S methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) rate was determined to be 29 (46.8%) in total, while 33 isolates (53.2%) determined as methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA). According to the antibiotic susceptibility test results, all S. aureus isolates were identified as sensitive against vancomycin, ceftaroline, and linezolid. Results shows one lysogenic bacteriophage and three distinct lytic specific S. aureus bacteriophage were isolated from sewage. For each of the three samples, a single contig was possible to be obtained. Sample BP-SA2 had the best coverage, and the contig was slightly longer than the other bacteriophages. In addition, BLAST search identified Staphylococcus bacteriophage vB-SscM-1 (accession KX171212.1) as the closest match to the public database. Finally, the gene annotation was checked, and two potential lysin genes were identified. Besides the two ends, there are only 4 SNPs between the three genomes. It should be noted that the two lysin genes from the genomes have no SNPs, and are identical across the three genomes. It can be seen that the three bacteriophages (BP-SA1), (BP-SA 2), and (BP-SA3) form their own tight cluster. It can be seen that (BP-SA 2) is more closely related to Staphylococcus bacteriophage vB-SscM-1 genome and most noticeable 5' region of S5 and vB-SscM-1 are now located at 3' end of vB-Sau-Clo6. The investigation of the two lysin genes in (BP-SA 2) by whole genome sequencing showed that there is some homology with vB-SscM-1; although the first gene is annotated as hypothetical protein, the second gene is annotated as amidase. The same two lysin genes are identified in all three bacteriophage genomes by the RAST. The putative protein sequences of the discovered phage lysin was analyzed using protein search with UniProt/Swiss-Prot database, and all matches suggest that the putative protein of the discovered phage lysin is a real endolysin. The three samples of bacteriophage were harboring both (Lysin 1 and lysin 2) genes were amplified. Afterward, 2-lysin genes were cloned successfully; for the dose-dependent assay, the same incubation time of recombinant lysins and its two non-recombinant lysins with the bacteria for 30 min. It is found that the bactericidal activity of these groups increased in correlation with their concentrations. For the time-kill curve experiment, it showed that Recombinant lysin 2 functions more than its non-recombinant lysins 2 with the same concentration of 0.5 µg/mL. Both lysins' ointments have potential activity against S. aureus isolates more than mupirocin and have a similar activity with Fusidic acid through applying 10 µL from lysin 1 ointment, lysin 2 ointment, mupirocin ointment 2%, and Fusidic acid cream 2%. In vitro lytic spectrum analysis revealed that 100% (29/29) tested S. aureus were sensitive. One dose of lysin ointment resulted in a reduction of 3.3 log units in the number of bacteria (from an initial count of 2 × 105 CFU/mg) at 18 hours compared with one dose of mupirocin, PBS, or Aquaphor. Specifically, this study provides evidence that the application of lysin ointment has significant potential as an alternative strategy for MRSA infections.
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- Zainab Oday Hamed
- Department of Pharmacy, Baghdad College of Medical Sciences, Baghdad, Iraq.
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- College of Medical Sciences Techniques, The University of Mashreq, Baghdad, Iraq
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Baltoumas FA, Karatzas E, Paez-Espino D, Venetsianou NK, Aplakidou E, Oulas A, Finn RD, Ovchinnikov S, Pafilis E, Kyrpides NC, Pavlopoulos GA. Exploring microbial functional biodiversity at the protein family level-From metagenomic sequence reads to annotated protein clusters. FRONTIERS IN BIOINFORMATICS 2023; 3:1157956. [PMID: 36959975 PMCID: PMC10029925 DOI: 10.3389/fbinf.2023.1157956] [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: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Metagenomics has enabled accessing the genetic repertoire of natural microbial communities. Metagenome shotgun sequencing has become the method of choice for studying and classifying microorganisms from various environments. To this end, several methods have been developed to process and analyze the sequence data from raw reads to end-products such as predicted protein sequences or families. In this article, we provide a thorough review to simplify such processes and discuss the alternative methodologies that can be followed in order to explore biodiversity at the protein family level. We provide details for analysis tools and we comment on their scalability as well as their advantages and disadvantages. Finally, we report the available data repositories and recommend various approaches for protein family annotation related to phylogenetic distribution, structure prediction and metadata enrichment.
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- Fotis A. Baltoumas
- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, Vari, Greece
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, Vari, Greece
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, DOE Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, Vari, Greece
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, Vari, Greece
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- The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- John Harvard Distinguished Science Fellowship Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture (IMBBC), Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Heraklion, Greece
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, DOE Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, Vari, Greece
- Center of New Biotechnologies and Precision Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Hellenic Army Academy, Vari, Greece
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Scarinci G, Sourjik V. Impact of direct physical association and motility on fitness of a synthetic interkingdom microbial community. THE ISME JOURNAL 2023; 17:371-381. [PMID: 36566339 PMCID: PMC9938286 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-022-01352-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Mutualistic exchange of metabolites can play an important role in microbial communities. Under natural environmental conditions, such exchange may be compromised by the dispersal of metabolites and by the presence of non-cooperating microorganisms. Spatial proximity between members during sessile growth on solid surfaces has been shown to promote stabilization of cross-feeding communities against these challenges. Nonetheless, many natural cross-feeding communities are not sessile but rather pelagic and exist in turbulent aquatic environments, where partner proximity is often achieved via direct cell-cell adhesion, and cooperation occurs between physically associated cells. Partner association in aquatic environments could be further enhanced by motility of individual planktonic microorganisms. In this work, we establish a model bipartite cross-feeding community between bacteria and yeast auxotrophs to investigate the impact of direct adhesion between prokaryotic and eukaryotic partners and of bacterial motility in a stirred mutualistic co-culture. We demonstrate that adhesion can provide fitness benefit to the bacterial partner, likely by enabling local metabolite exchange within co-aggregates, and that it counteracts invasion of the community by a non-cooperating cheater strain. In a turbulent environment and at low cell densities, fitness of the bacterial partner and its competitiveness against a non-cooperating strain are further increased by motility that likely facilitates partner encounters and adhesion. These results suggest that, despite their potential fitness costs, direct adhesion between partners and its enhancement by motility may play key roles as stabilization factors for metabolic communities in turbulent aquatic environments.
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- Giovanni Scarinci
- grid.419554.80000 0004 0491 8361Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology and Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO), Marburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology and Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO), Marburg, Germany.
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Tominaga K, Ogawa-Haruki N, Nishimura Y, Watai H, Yamamoto K, Ogata H, Yoshida T. Prevalence of Viral Frequency-Dependent Infection in Coastal Marine Prokaryotes Revealed Using Monthly Time Series Virome Analysis. mSystems 2023; 8:e0093122. [PMID: 36722950 PMCID: PMC9948707 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00931-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Viruses infecting marine prokaryotes have a large impact on the diversity and dynamics of their hosts. Model systems suggest that viral infection is frequency dependent and constrained by the virus-host encounter rate. However, it is unclear whether frequency-dependent infection is pervasive among the abundant prokaryotic populations with different temporal dynamics. To address this question, we performed a comparison of prokaryotic and viral communities using 16S rRNA amplicon and virome sequencing based on samples collected monthly for 2 years at a Japanese coastal site, Osaka Bay. Concurrent seasonal shifts observed in prokaryotic and viral community dynamics indicated that the abundance of viruses correlated with that of their predicted host phyla (or classes). Cooccurrence network analysis between abundant prokaryotes and viruses revealed 6,423 cooccurring pairs, suggesting a tight coupling of host and viral abundances and their "one-to-many" correspondence. Although stable dominant species, such as SAR11, showed few cooccurring viruses, a fast succession of their viruses suggests that viruses infecting these populations changed continuously. Our results suggest that frequency-dependent viral infection prevails in coastal marine prokaryotes regardless of host taxa and temporal dynamics. IMPORTANCE There is little room for doubt that viral infection is prevalent among abundant marine prokaryotes regardless of their taxa or growth strategy. However, comprehensive evaluations of viral infections in natural prokaryotic communities are still technically difficult. In this study, we examined viral infection in abundant prokaryotes by monitoring the monthly dynamics of prokaryotic and viral communities at a eutrophic coastal site, Osaka Bay. We compared the community dynamics of viruses with those of their putative hosts based on genome-based in silico host prediction. We observed frequent cooccurrence among the predicted virus-host pairs, suggesting that viral infection is prevalent in abundant prokaryotes regardless of their taxa or temporal dynamics. This likely indicates that frequent lysis of the abundant prokaryotes via viral infection has a considerable contribution to the biogeochemical cycling and maintenance of prokaryotic community diversity.
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- Kento Tominaga
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Kanagawa, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Research Institute of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries, Osaka Prefecture, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Liu H, Cai X, Luo K, Chen S, Su M, Lu J. Microbial Diversity, Community Turnover, and Putative Functions in Submarine Canyon Sediments under the Action of Sedimentary Geology. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0421022. [PMID: 36802161 PMCID: PMC10100816 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.04210-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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Sampling challenges in deep-sea ecosystems lead to a lack of knowledge about the distribution of microbes in different submarine canyons. To study microbial diversity and community turnover under different ecological processes, we performed 16S/18S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing for sediment samples from a submarine canyon in the South China Sea. Bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes made up 57.94% (62 phyla), 41.04% (12 phyla), and 1.02% (4 phyla) of the sequences, respectively. Thaumarchaeota, Planctomycetota, Proteobacteria, Nanoarchaeota, and Patescibacteria are the five most abundant phyla. Heterogeneous community composition was mainly observed in vertical profiles rather than horizontal geographic locations, and microbial diversity in the surface layer was much lower than that in deep layers. According to the null model tests, homogeneous selection dominated community assembly within each sediment layer, whereas heterogeneous selection and dispersal limitation dominated community assembly between distant layers. Different sedimentation processes of sediments, i.e., rapid deposition caused by turbidity currents or slow sedimentation, seem to be primarily responsible for these vertical variations. Finally, functional annotation through shotgun-metagenomic sequencing found that glycosyl transferases and glycoside hydrolases are the most abundant carbohydrate-active enzyme categories. The most likely expressed sulfur cycling pathways include assimilatory sulfate reduction, the link between inorganic and organic sulfur transformation, and organic sulfur transformation, while the potentially activated methane cycling pathways include aceticlastic methanogenesis and aerobic and anaerobic oxidation of methane. Overall, our study revealed high levels of microbial diversity and putative functions in canyon sediments and the important influence of sedimentary geology on microbial community turnover between vertical sediment layers. IMPORTANCE Deep-sea microbes have received growing attention due to their contribution to biogeochemical cycles and climate change. However, related research lags due to the difficulty of collecting samples. Based on our previous study, which revealed the formation of sediments under the dual action of turbidity currents and seafloor obstacles in a submarine canyon in the South China Sea, this interdisciplinary research provides new insights into how sedimentary geology influences microbial community assembly in sediments. We proposed some uncommon or new findings, including the following: (i) microbial diversity was much lower on the surface than in deeper layers (ii) archaea and bacteria dominated the surface and deep layers, respectively; (iii) sedimentary geology played key roles in vertical community turnover; and (iv) the microbes have great potential to catalyze sulfur, carbon, and methane cycling. This study may lead to extensive discussion of the assembly and function of deep-sea microbial communities in the context of geology.
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- Hualin Liu
- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Guangzhou Guangdong, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Guangzhou Guangdong, China
- Pearl River Estuary Marine Ecosystem Research Station, Ministry of Education, Zhuhai, China
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Nawaz S, Rafiq M, Pepper IL, Betancourt WQ, Shah AA, Hasan F. Prevalence and abundance of antibiotic-resistant genes in culturable bacteria inhabiting a non-polar passu glacier, karakorum mountains range, Pakistan. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 39:94. [PMID: 36754876 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03532-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Natural pristine environments including cold habitats are thought to be the potent reservoirs of antibiotic-resistant genes and have been recurrently reported in polar glaciers' native bacteria, nevertheless, their abundance among the non-polar glaciers' inhabitant bacteria is mostly uncharted. Herein we evaluated antibiotic resistance profile, abundance of antibiotic-resistant genes plus class 1, 2, and 3 integron integrases in 65 culturable bacterial isolates retrieved from a non-polar glacier. The 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis identified predominantly Gram-negative 43 (66.15%) and Gram-positive 22 (33.84%) isolates. Among the Gram-negative bacteria, Gammaproteobacteria were dominant (62.79%), followed by Betaproteobacteria (18.60%) and Alphaproteobacteria (9.30%), whereas Phyla Actinobacteria (50%) and Firmicutes (40.90%) were predominant among Gram-positive. The Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method evaluated significant antibiotic resistance among the isolates. PCR amplification revealed phylum Proteobacteria predominantly carrying 21 disparate antibiotic-resistant genes like; blaAmpC 6 (100%), blaVIM-1, blaSHV and blaDHA 5 (100%) each, blaOXA-1 1 (100%), blaCMY-4 4 (100%), followed by Actinobacteria 14, Firmicutes 13 and Bacteroidetes 11. Tested isolates were negative for blaKPC, qnrA, vanA, ermA, ermB, intl2, and intl3. Predominant Gram-negative isolates had higher MAR index values, compared to Gram-positive. Alignment of protein homology sequences of antibiotic-resistant genes with references revealed amino acid variations in blaNDM-1, blaOXA-1, blaSHV, mecA, aac(6)-Ib3, tetA, tetB, sul2, qnrB, gyrA, and intI1. Promising antibiotic-resistant bacteria, harbored with numerous antibiotic-resistant genes and class 1 integron integrase with some amino acid variations detected, accentuating the mandatory focus to evaluate the intricate transcriptome analysis of glaciated bacteria conferring antibiotic resistance.
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- Sabir Nawaz
- Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan.
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- Water & Energy Sustainable Technology (WEST) Center, University of Arizona, 2959 W. Calle Agua Nueva, 85745, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Water & Energy Sustainable Technology (WEST) Center, University of Arizona, 2959 W. Calle Agua Nueva, 85745, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Moreira VA, Cravo-Laureau C, de Carvalho ACB, Baldy A, Bidone ED, Sabadini-Santos E, Duran R. Microbial indicators along a metallic contamination gradient in tropical coastal sediments. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 443:130244. [PMID: 36327839 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130244] [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: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The structure and diversity of microbial community inhabiting coastal sediments reflect the exposition to contaminants. Aiming to assess the changes in the microbiota from Sepetiba Bay (SB, Brazil) sediments, correlations between the 16S rRNA gene data (V4-V5 region), metal contamination factors (CF), and the ecological risk classification provided by the Quality Ratio (QR) index were considered. The results show that microbial diversity differs significantly between the less (SB external sector) and the most (SB internal sector) polluted sectors. Also, differences in the microbial community structure regarding the ecological risk classifications validated the QR index as a reliable tool to report the SB chronic contamination. Microbial indicator genera resistant to metals (Desulfatiglans, SEEP-SRB1, Spirochaeta 2, among others) presented mainly anaerobic metabolisms. These genera are related to the sulfate reducing and methanogenic metabolisms probably participating in the natural attenuation processes but also associated with greenhouse gas emissions. In contrast, microbial indicator genera sensitive to metals (Rubripirellula, Blastopirellula, Aquibacter, among others) presented mainly aerobic metabolisms. It is suggested that future works should investigate the metabolic functions to evaluate the influence of metallic contaminants on microbial community inhabiting SB sediment.
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- Vanessa Almeida Moreira
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geociências (Geoquímica), Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ 24020-150, Brazil; Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM, Pau, France
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geociências (Geoquímica), Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ 24020-150, Brazil; Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM, Pau, France
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- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM, Pau, France
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geociências (Geoquímica), Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ 24020-150, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geociências (Geoquímica), Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ 24020-150, Brazil
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- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM, Pau, France.
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Morgan-Lang C, Hallam SJ. A Guide to Gene-Centric Analysis Using TreeSAPP. Curr Protoc 2023; 3:e671. [PMID: 36801973 DOI: 10.1002/cpz1.671] [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: 02/23/2023]
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Gene-centric analysis is commonly used to chart the structure, function, and activity of microbial communities in natural and engineered environments. A common approach is to create custom ad hoc reference marker gene sets, but these come with the typical disadvantages of inaccuracy and limited utility beyond assigning query sequences taxonomic labels. The Tree-based Sensitive and Accurate Phylogenetic Profiler (TreeSAPP) software package standardizes analysis of phylogenetic and functional marker genes and improves predictive performance using a classification algorithm that leverages information-rich reference packages consisting of a multiple sequence alignment, a profile hidden Markov model, taxonomic lineage information, and a phylogenetic tree. Here, we provide a set of protocols that link the various analysis modules in TreeSAPP into a coherent process that both informs and directs the user experience. This workflow, initiated from a collection of candidate reference sequences, progresses through construction and refinement of a reference package to marker identification and normalized relative abundance calculations for homologous sequences in metagenomic and metatranscriptomic datasets. The alpha subunit of methyl-coenzyme M reductase (McrA) involved in biological methane cycling is presented as a use case given its dual role as a phylogenetic and functional marker gene driving an ecologically relevant process. These protocols fill several gaps in prior TreeSAPP documentation and provide best practices for reference package construction and refinement, including manual curation steps from trusted sources in support of reproducible gene-centric analysis. © 2023 The Authors. Current Protocols published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. Basic Protocol 1: Creating reference packages Support Protocol 1: Installing TreeSAPP Support Protocol 2: Annotating traits within a phylogenetic context Basic Protocol 2: Updating reference packages Basic Protocol 3: Calculating relative abundance of genes in metagenomic and metatranscriptomic datasets.
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- Connor Morgan-Lang
- Graduate Program in Bioinformatics, University of British Columbia, Genome Sciences Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Graduate Program in Bioinformatics, University of British Columbia, Genome Sciences Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Genome Science and Technology Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,ECOSCOPE Training Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Davis CL, Venturelli RA, Michaud AB, Hawkings JR, Achberger AM, Vick-Majors TJ, Rosenheim BE, Dore JE, Steigmeyer A, Skidmore ML, Barker JD, Benning LG, Siegfried MR, Priscu JC, Christner BC. Biogeochemical and historical drivers of microbial community composition and structure in sediments from Mercer Subglacial Lake, West Antarctica. ISME COMMUNICATIONS 2023; 3:8. [PMID: 36717625 PMCID: PMC9886901 DOI: 10.1038/s43705-023-00216-w] [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: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Ice streams that flow into Ross Ice Shelf are underlain by water-saturated sediments, a dynamic hydrological system, and subglacial lakes that intermittently discharge water downstream across grounding zones of West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS). A 2.06 m composite sediment profile was recently recovered from Mercer Subglacial Lake, a 15 m deep water cavity beneath a 1087 m thick portion of the Mercer Ice Stream. We examined microbial abundances, used 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing to assess community structures, and characterized extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) associated with distinct lithologic units in the sediments. Bacterial and archaeal communities in the surficial sediments are more abundant and diverse, with significantly different compositions from those found deeper in the sediment column. The most abundant taxa are related to chemolithoautotrophs capable of oxidizing reduced nitrogen, sulfur, and iron compounds with oxygen, nitrate, or iron. Concentrations of dissolved methane and total organic carbon together with water content in the sediments are the strongest predictors of taxon and community composition. δ¹³C values for EPS (-25 to -30‰) are consistent with the primary source of carbon for biosynthesis originating from legacy marine organic matter. Comparison of communities to those in lake sediments under an adjacent ice stream (Whillans Subglacial Lake) and near its grounding zone provide seminal evidence for a subglacial metacommunity that is biogeochemically and evolutionarily linked through ice sheet dynamics and the transport of microbes, water, and sediments beneath WAIS.
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- Christina L Davis
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
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- Center for Geomicrobiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DK, Denmark
- Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, ME, USA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
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- College of Marine Sciences, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
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- Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Earth Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Hydrologic Science and Engineering Program, Department of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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Lane S, Hilliam Y, Bomberger JM. Microbial and Immune Regulation of the Gut-Lung Axis during Viral-Bacterial Coinfection. J Bacteriol 2023; 205:e0029522. [PMID: 36409130 PMCID: PMC9879096 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00295-22] [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] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Viral-bacterial coinfections of the respiratory tract have long been associated with worsened disease outcomes. Clinical and basic research studies demonstrate that these infections are driven via complex interactions between the infecting pathogens, microbiome, and host immune response, although how these interactions contribute to disease progression is still not fully understood. Research over the last decade shows that the gut has a significant role in mediating respiratory outcomes, in a phenomenon known as the "gut-lung axis." Emerging literature demonstrates that acute respiratory viruses can modulate the gut-lung axis, suggesting that dysregulation of gut-lung cross talk may be a contributing factor during respiratory coinfection. This review will summarize the current literature regarding modulation of the gut-lung axis during acute respiratory infection, with a focus on the role of the microbiome, secondary infections, and the host immune response.
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- Sidney Lane
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Pleshakova TO, Ivanov YD, Valueva AA, Shumyantseva VV, Ilgisonis EV, Ponomarenko EA, Lisitsa AV, Chekhonin VP, Archakov AI. Analysis of Single Biomacromolecules and Viruses: Is It a Myth or Reality? Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:1877. [PMID: 36768195 PMCID: PMC9915366 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24031877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The beginning of the twenty-first century witnessed novel breakthrough research directions in the life sciences, such as genomics, transcriptomics, translatomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and bioinformatics. A newly developed single-molecule approach addresses the physical and chemical properties and the functional activity of single (individual) biomacromolecules and viral particles. Within the alternative approach, the combination of "single-molecule approaches" is opposed to "omics approaches". This new approach is fundamentally unique in terms of its research object (a single biomacromolecule). Most studies are currently performed using postgenomic technologies that allow the properties of several hundreds of millions or even billions of biomacromolecules to be analyzed. This paper discusses the relevance and theoretical, methodological, and practical issues related to the development potential of a single-molecule approach using methods based on molecular detectors.
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Patin NV, Goodwin KD. Capturing marine microbiomes and environmental DNA: A field sampling guide. Front Microbiol 2023; 13:1026596. [PMID: 36713215 PMCID: PMC9877356 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1026596] [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: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The expanding interest in marine microbiome and eDNA sequence data has led to a demand for sample collection and preservation standard practices to enable comparative assessments of results across studies and facilitate meta-analyses. We support this effort by providing guidelines based on a review of published methods and field sampling experiences. The major components considered here are environmental and resource considerations, sample processing strategies, sample storage options, and eDNA extraction protocols. It is impossible to provide universal recommendations considering the wide range of eDNA applications; rather, we provide information to design fit-for-purpose protocols. To manage scope, the focus here is on sampling collection and preservation of prokaryotic and microeukaryotic eDNA. Even with a focused view, the practical utility of any approach depends on multiple factors, including habitat type, available resources, and experimental goals. We broadly recommend enacting rigorous decontamination protocols, pilot studies to guide the filtration volume needed to characterize the target(s) of interest and minimize PCR inhibitor collection, and prioritizing sample freezing over (only) the addition of preservation buffer. An annotated list of studies that test these parameters is included for more detailed investigation on specific steps. To illustrate an approach that demonstrates fit-for-purpose methodologies, we provide a protocol for eDNA sampling aboard an oceanographic vessel. These guidelines can aid the decision-making process for scientists interested in sampling and sequencing marine microbiomes and/or eDNA.
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- Nastassia Virginia Patin
- Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Ocean Chemistry and Ecosystems Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Miami, FL, United States,Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States,Stationed at Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, CA, United States,*Correspondence: Nastassia Virginia Patin,
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- Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Ocean Chemistry and Ecosystems Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Miami, FL, United States,Stationed at Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, CA, United States
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Milhaven M, Versoza CJ, Garg A, Cai L, Cherian S, Johnson K, Salas Perez K, Blanco M, Lobatos J, Mitra C, Strasser M, Pfeifer SP. Microbacterium Cluster EA Bacteriophages: Phylogenomic Relationships and Host Range Predictions. Microorganisms 2023; 11:170. [PMID: 36677462 PMCID: PMC9863963 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11010170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Bacteriophages are being widely harnessed as an alternative to antibiotics due to the global emergence of drug-resistant pathogens. To guide the usage of these bactericidal agents, characterization of their host specificity is vital-however, host range information remains limited for many bacteriophages. This is particularly the case for bacteriophages infecting the Microbacterium genus, despite their importance in agriculture, biomedicine, and biotechnology. Here, we elucidate the phylogenomic relationships between 125 Microbacterium cluster EA bacteriophages-including members from 11 sub-clusters (EA1 to EA11)-and infer their putative host ranges using insights from codon usage bias patterns as well as predictions from both exploratory and confirmatory computational methods. Our computational analyses suggest that cluster EA bacteriophages have a shared infection history across the Microbacterium clade. Interestingly, bacteriophages of all sub-clusters exhibit codon usage preference patterns that resemble those of bacterial strains different from ones used for isolation, suggesting that they might be able to infect additional hosts. Furthermore, host range predictions indicate that certain sub-clusters may be better suited in prospective biotechnological and medical applications such as phage therapy.
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- Mark Milhaven
- Center for Evolution and Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
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- Center for Evolution and Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
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- Center for Evolution and Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
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Lee MS, Hussein HR, Chang SW, Chang CY, Lin YY, Chien Y, Yang YP, Kiew LV, Chen CY, Chiou SH, Chang CC. Nature-Inspired Surface Structures Design for Antimicrobial Applications. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:1348. [PMID: 36674860 PMCID: PMC9865960 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Surface contamination by microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria may simultaneously aggravate the biofouling of surfaces and infection of wounds and promote cross-species transmission and the rapid evolution of microbes in emerging diseases. In addition, natural surface structures with unique anti-biofouling properties may be used as guide templates for the development of functional antimicrobial surfaces. Further, these structure-related antimicrobial surfaces can be categorized into microbicidal and anti-biofouling surfaces. This review introduces the recent advances in the development of microbicidal and anti-biofouling surfaces inspired by natural structures and discusses the related antimicrobial mechanisms, surface topography design, material application, manufacturing techniques, and antimicrobial efficiencies.
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- 110VACS-003 Establishment of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Platform of Veterans General Hospital system
- 110VACS-007 Establishment of epidemic prevention and research platform in the veterans medical system for the control of emerging infectious diseases
- MOHW108-TDU-B-211-133001 Ministry of Health and Welfare
- MOHW109-TDU-B-211-114001 Ministry of Health and Welfare
- VN109-16 VGH, NTUH Joint Research Program
- VTA107-V1-5-1 VGH, TSGH, NDMC, AS Joint Research Program
- VTA108-V1-5-3 VGH, TSGH, NDMC, AS Joint Research Program
- VTA109-V1-4-1 VGH, TSGH, NDMC, AS Joint Research Program
- IBMS-CRC109-P04 AS Clinical Research Center
- NSTC 111-2321-B-A49-007 National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan
- NSTC 111-2112-M-A49-025 National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan
- MOST 108-2320-B-010-019-MY3 National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan
- MOST 109-2327-B-010-007 National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan
- MOST 109-2327-B-016-002 National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan
- NSTC 111-2927-I-A49-004 National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan
- IIRG003B-19FNW Universiti Malaya and the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia
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- Meng-Shiue Lee
- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
- Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300193, Taiwan
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut Branch 71524, Egypt
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences & Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan City 320317, Taiwan
- Department of French Language and Literature, National Central University, Taoyuan City 320317, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300193, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
- Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
- Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
- Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300193, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences & Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan City 320317, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
- Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300193, Taiwan
- Department of Electrophysics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan
- Center for Intelligent Drug Systems and Smart Bio-devices (IDS2 B), National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300193, Taiwan
- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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Tithi SS, Aylward FO, Jensen RV, Zhang L. FastViromeExplorer-Novel: Recovering Draft Genomes of Novel Viruses and Phages in Metagenomic Data. JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY 2023; 30:391-408. [PMID: 36607772 DOI: 10.1089/cmb.2022.0397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Despite the recent surge of viral metagenomic studies, recovering complete virus/phage genomes from metagenomic data is still extremely difficult and most viral contigs generated from de novo assembly programs are highly fragmented, posing serious challenges to downstream analysis and inference. In this study, we develop FastViromeExplorer (FVE)-novel, a computational pipeline for reconstructing complete or near-complete viral draft genomes from metagenomic data. The FVE-novel deploys FVE to efficiently map metagenomic reads to viral reference genomes, performs de novo assembly of the mapped reads to generate contigs, and extends the contigs through iterative assembly to produce final viral scaffolds. We applied FVE-novel to an ocean metagenomic sample and obtained 268 viral scaffolds that potentially come from novel viruses. Through manual examination and validation of the 10 longest scaffolds, we successfully recovered 4 complete viral genomes, 2 are novel as they cannot be found in the existing databases and the other 2 are related to known phages. This hybrid reference-based and de novo assembly approach used by FVE-novel represents a powerful new approach for uncovering near-complete viral genomes in metagenomic data.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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McAnally BE, Smith MS, Wiegert JG, Palanisamy V, Chitlapilly Dass S, Poole RK. Characterization of boar semen microbiome and association with sperm quality parameters. J Anim Sci 2023; 101:skad243. [PMID: 37464945 PMCID: PMC10393202 DOI: 10.1093/jas/skad243] [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: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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Elevated levels of bacteria within fresh extended boar semen are associated with decreased sperm longevity, therefore reducing the fertility of a semen dose. The objective of this study was to characterize the bacterial communities using 16S rRNA sequencing in freshly extended boar semen samples and relate the prevalence and diversity of the microbial population to sperm quality parameters 1) between studs, 2) between pooled and single-sire doses, and 3) over a 5-day period. Eight single-sire (n = 4 per stud) and eight pooled (n = 4 per stud) non-frozen extended semen doses were obtained from two boar studs (A and B). Pooled doses were the composite of the boar's ejaculates used in single-sire doses. Doses were subsampled for 5 d post-collection. Ten negative controls of each pooled dose (n = 2) and single-sire dose (n = 8) remained sealed until the last day. Microbiome analysis was achieved by examining the V4 hypervariable region of the 16S rRNA gene of flash-frozen samples. Two evaluators determined the average sperm motility and agglutination (0: no adhesion to 3: >50% adhesion) by averaging their estimates together at 10 random locations per slide. Stud A had greater sperm agglutination (1.6 vs. 1.0 ± 0.1; P < 0.01) than stud B. Sperm motility decreased over the 5-day period (P < 0.01) and tended (P = 0.09) to be greater in stud B than A (67.4% vs. 61.5% ± 0.02%). Compared with stud A, stud B had a greater relative abundance of Proteobacteria (60.0% vs. 47.2% ± 1.5%; P < 0.01) and a lower relative abundance of Firmicutes (22.5% vs. 31.9% ± 1.4%; P < 0.01). Moreover, stud A had a greater relative abundance of Bacteroidetes (6.3% vs. 5.3% ± 0.4%; P < 0.01) and Actinobacteria (11.5% vs. 10.1% ± 0.5%; P = 0.05) than stud B. Differences were found in alpha diversity for both Chao1 (P < 0.01) and Shannon (P < 0.01) diversity indexes among days 2, 3, 4, and 5 post-collection to day 1. For beta diversity, unweighted UniFrac metric on days 2, 3, 4, and 5 post-collection differed from those on day 1 (P < 0.01). There were significant correlations between sperm motility and relative abundance of Prevotella (r = -0.29), Ruminococcus (r = -0.24), and Bacteroides (r = -0.32). Additionally, there were significant correlations between sperm motility and Chao1 (r = -0.50) and Shannon's index (r = -0.36). These results demonstrate that differences in bacterial communities over time and between boar studs can be associated with variation in sperm quality.
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- Brooke E McAnally
- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471, USA
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Mori F, Ijiri A, Nishimura T, Wakamatsu T, Katsuki N, Morono Y. Cultivation of Piezotolerant and Piezophilic Hyperthermophiles with a Newly Developed Constant High Pressure and Temperature Culturing and Monitoring System. Microbes Environ 2023; 38:ME23055. [PMID: 37866887 PMCID: PMC10728627 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me23055] [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: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
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The Earth's microbial biosphere extends from ambient to extreme environments, including deep-sea hydrothermal vents and subseafloor habitats. Despite efforts to understand the physiological adaptations of these microbes, our knowledge is limited due to the technological challenges associated with reproducing in situ high temperature (HT)-high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) conditions and sampling HT-HHP cultures. In the present study, we developed a new high temperature and pressure (HTP) incubation system that enabled the maintenance of HT-HHP conditions while sampling incubation medium and mostly eliminated non-biological reactions, including hydrogen generation or the leakage of small gaseous molecules. The main characteristics of our system are (1) a chamber made of gold with gold-etched lid parts that suppress the majority of non-biological reactions, (2) the exceptional containment of dissolved gas, even small molecules, such as hydrogen, and (3) the sampling capacity of intra-chamber liquid without depressurization and the isobaric transfer of a culture to inoculate new medium. We initially confirmed the retention of dissolved hydrogen in the incubation container at 82°C and 20 MPa for 9 days. Cultivation tests with an obligate hyperthermophilic piezophile (Pyrococcus yayanosii), hydrogenotrophic hyperthermophile (Archaeoglobus profundus), and heterotrophic hyperthermophile (Pyrococcus horikoshii) were successful based on growth monitoring and chemical ana-lyses. During HTP cultivation, we observed a difference in the duration of the lag phase of P. horikoshii, which indicated the potential effect of a pressure change on the physiology of piezophiles. The present results suggest the importance of a cultivation system designed and developed explicitly for HTP conditions with the capacity for sampling without depressurization of the entire system.
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- Fumiaki Mori
- Geomicrobiology Group, Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research, Extra-cutting-edge Science and Technology Avant-garde Research (X-star), Japan Agency for Earth-Marine Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Monobe B200, Nankoku, Kochi 783–8502, Japan
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- Geomicrobiology Group, Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research, Extra-cutting-edge Science and Technology Avant-garde Research (X-star), Japan Agency for Earth-Marine Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Monobe B200, Nankoku, Kochi 783–8502, Japan
- Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University, 5–1–1 Fukaeminamimachi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658–0022, Japan
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- Geomicrobiology Group, Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research, Extra-cutting-edge Science and Technology Avant-garde Research (X-star), Japan Agency for Earth-Marine Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Monobe B200, Nankoku, Kochi 783–8502, Japan
- Applied Science, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Kochi University, Monobe B200, Nankoku, Kochi 783–8502, Japan
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- Agricultural Science, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Kochi University, Monobe B200, Nankoku, Kochi 783–8502, Japan
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- Agricultural Science, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Kochi University, Monobe B200, Nankoku, Kochi 783–8502, Japan
- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1–1–1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305–8572, Japan
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- Geomicrobiology Group, Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research, Extra-cutting-edge Science and Technology Avant-garde Research (X-star), Japan Agency for Earth-Marine Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Monobe B200, Nankoku, Kochi 783–8502, Japan
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Dunn AK. Alternative oxidase in bacteria. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOENERGETICS 2023; 1864:148929. [PMID: 36265564 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2022.148929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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While alternative oxidase (AOX) was discovered in bacteria in 2003, the expression, function, and evolutionary history of this protein in these important organisms is largely unexplored. To date, expression and functional analysis is limited to studies in the Proteobacteria Novosphingobium aromaticivorans and Vibrio fischeri, where AOX likely plays roles in maintenance of cellular energy homeostasis and supporting responses to cellular stress. This review describes the history of the study of AOX in bacteria, details current knowledge of the predicted biochemical and structural characteristics, distribution, and function of bacterial AOX, and highlights interesting areas for the future study of AOX in bacteria.
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- Anne K Dunn
- Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma, 770 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73019, USA.
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Evrensel A. Microbiome-Induced Autoimmunity and Novel Therapeutic Intervention. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2023; 1411:71-90. [PMID: 36949306 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-7376-5_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/24/2023]
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Microorganisms' flora, which colonize in many parts of our body, stand out as one of the most important components for a healthy life. This microbial organization called microbiome lives in integration with the body as a single and whole organ/system. Perhaps, the human first encounters the microbial activity it carries through the immune system. This encounter and interaction are vital for the development of immune system cells that protect the body against pathogenic organisms and infections throughout life. In recent years, it has been determined that some disruptions in the host-microbiome interaction play an important role in the physiopathology of autoimmune diseases. Although the details of this interaction have not been clarified yet, the focus is on leaky gut syndrome, dysbiosis, toll-like receptor ligands, and B cell dysfunction. Nutritional regulations, prebiotics, probiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, bacterial engineering, and vaccination are being investigated as new therapeutic approaches in the treatment of problems in these areas. This article reviews recent research in this area.
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- Alper Evrensel
- Department of Psychiatry, Uskudar University, Istanbul, Turkey
- NP Brain Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Arandia-Gorostidi N, Parada AE, Dekas AE. Single-cell view of deep-sea microbial activity and intracommunity heterogeneity. THE ISME JOURNAL 2023; 17:59-69. [PMID: 36202927 PMCID: PMC9750969 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-022-01324-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Microbial activity in the deep sea is cumulatively important for global elemental cycling yet is difficult to quantify and characterize due to low cell density and slow growth. Here, we investigated microbial activity off the California coast, 50-4000 m water depth, using sensitive single-cell measurements of stable-isotope uptake and nucleic acid sequencing. We observed the highest yet reported proportion of active cells in the bathypelagic (up to 78%) and calculated that deep-sea cells (200-4000 m) are responsible for up to 34% of total microbial biomass synthesis in the water column. More cells assimilated nitrogen derived from amino acids than ammonium, and at higher rates. Nitrogen was assimilated preferentially to carbon from amino acids in surface waters, while the reverse was true at depth. We introduce and apply the Gini coefficient, an established equality metric in economics, to quantify intracommunity heterogeneity in microbial anabolic activity. We found that heterogeneity increased with water depth, suggesting a minority of cells contribute disproportionately to total activity in the deep sea. This observation was supported by higher RNA/DNA ratios for low abundance taxa at depth. Intracommunity activity heterogeneity is a fundamental and rarely measured ecosystem parameter and may have implications for community function and resilience.
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- Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Weiland-Bräuer N, Saleh L, Schmitz RA. Functional Metagenomics as a Tool to Tap into Natural Diversity of Valuable Biotechnological Compounds. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2555:23-49. [PMID: 36306077 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2795-2_3] [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] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The marine ecosystem covers more than 70% of the world's surface, and oceans represent a source of varied types of organisms due to the diversified environment. Consequently, the marine environment is an exceptional depot of novel bioactive natural products, with structural and chemical features generally not found in terrestrial habitats. Here, in particular, microbes represent a vast source of unknown and probably new physiological characteristics. They have evolved during extended evolutionary processes of physiological adaptations under various environmental conditions and selection pressures. However, to date, the biodiversity of marine microbes and the versatility of their bioactive compounds and metabolites have not been fully explored. Thus, metagenomic tools are required to exploit the untapped marine microbial diversity and their bioactive compounds. This chapter focuses on function-based marine metagenomics to screen for bioactive molecules of value for biotechnology. Functional metagenomic strategies are described, including sampling in the marine environment, constructing marine metagenomic large-insert libraries, and examples on function-based screens for quorum quenching and anti-biofilm activities.
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- Nancy Weiland-Bräuer
- Institute for General Microbiology, Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute for General Microbiology, Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute for General Microbiology, Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
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Zhang F, Gia A, Chen G, Gong L, Behary J, Hold GL, Zekry A, Tang X, Sun Y, El-Omar E, Jiang XT. Critical Assessment of Whole Genome and Viral Enrichment Shotgun Metagenome on the Characterization of Stool Total Virome in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients. Viruses 2022; 15:53. [PMID: 36680094 PMCID: PMC9866815 DOI: 10.3390/v15010053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Viruses are the most abundant form of life on earth and play important roles in a broad range of ecosystems. Currently, two methods, whole genome shotgun metagenome (WGSM) and viral-like particle enriched metagenome (VLPM) sequencing, are widely applied to compare viruses in various environments. However, there is no critical assessment of their performance in recovering viruses and biological interpretation in comparative viral metagenomic studies. To fill this gap, we applied the two methods to investigate the stool virome in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients and healthy controls. Both WGSM and VLPM methods can capture the major diversity patterns of alpha and beta diversities and identify the altered viral profiles in the HCC stool samples compared with healthy controls. Viral signatures identified by both methods showed reductions of Faecalibacterium virus Taranis in HCC patients' stool. Ultra-deep sequencing recovered more viruses in both methods, however, generally, 3 or 5 Gb were sufficient to capture the non-fragmented long viral contigs. More lytic viruses were detected than lysogenetic viruses in both methods, and the VLPM can detect the RNA viruses. Using both methods would identify shared and specific viral signatures and would capture different parts of the total virome.
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- Fan Zhang
- Microbiome Research Centre, St George and Sutherland Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia
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- Microbiome Research Centre, St George and Sutherland Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Microbiome Research Centre, St George and Sutherland Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia
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- Microbiome Research Centre, St George and Sutherland Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, St George Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia
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- Microbiome Research Centre, St George and Sutherland Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia
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- Microbiome Research Centre, St George and Sutherland Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, St George Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Microbiome Research Centre, St George and Sutherland Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, St George Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia
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- Microbiome Research Centre, St George and Sutherland Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia
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Martinez-Rabert E, van Amstel C, Smith C, Sloan WT, Gonzalez-Cabaleiro R. Environmental and ecological controls of the spatial distribution of microbial populations in aggregates. PLoS Comput Biol 2022; 18:e1010807. [PMID: 36534694 PMCID: PMC9810174 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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In microbial communities, the ecological interactions between species of different populations are responsible for the spatial distributions observed in aggregates (granules, biofilms or flocs). To explore the underlying mechanisms that control these processes, we have developed a mathematical modelling framework able to describe, label and quantify defined spatial structures that arise from microbial and environmental interactions in communities. An artificial system of three populations collaborating or competing in an aggregate is simulated using individual-based modelling under different environmental conditions. In this study, neutralism, competition, commensalism and concurrence of commensalism and competition have been considered. We were able to identify interspecific segregation of communities that appears in competitive environments (columned stratification), and a layered distribution of populations that emerges in commensal (layered stratification). When different ecological interactions were considered in the same aggregate, the resultant spatial distribution was identified as the one controlled by the most limiting substrate. A theoretical modulus was defined, with which we were able to quantify the effect of environmental conditions and ecological interactions to predict the most probable spatial distribution. The specific microbial patterns observed in our results allowed us to identify the optimal spatial organizations for bacteria to thrive when building a microbial community and how this permitted co-existence of populations at different growth rates. Our model reveals that although ecological relationships between different species dictate the distribution of bacteria, the environment controls the final spatial distribution of the community.
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- Eloi Martinez-Rabert
- James Watt School of Engineering, Infrastructure and Environment Research Division, University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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- James Watt School of Engineering, Infrastructure and Environment Research Division, University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- James Watt School of Engineering, Infrastructure and Environment Research Division, University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Gong X, Chen Z, Deng Y, Zhao D, Gao P, Zhang L, Tu Q, Qu L, Zheng L, Zhang Y, Song C, Liu J. Contrasting archaeal and bacterial community assembly processes and the importance of rare taxa along a depth gradient in shallow coastal sediments. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 852:158411. [PMID: 36055486 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Marine microbial communities assemble along a sediment depth gradient and are responsible for processing organic matter. Composition of the microbial community along the depth is affected by various biotic and abiotic factors, e.g., the change of redox gradient, the availability of organic matter, and the interactions of different taxa. The community structure is also subjected to some random changes caused by stochastic processes of birth, death, immigration and emigration. However, the high-resolution shifts of microbial community and mechanisms of the vertical assembly processes in marine sediments remain poorly described. Archaeal and bacterial communities were analyzed based on 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and metagenomes in the Bohai Sea sediment samples. The archaeal community was dominated by Thaumarchaeota with increased alpha diversity along depth. Proteobacteria was the dominant bacterial group with decreased alpha diversity as depth increased. Sampling sites and depths collectively affected the beta-diversity for both archaeal and bacterial communities. The dominant mechanism determining archaeal community assembly was determinism, which was mostly contributed by homogeneous selection, i.e., consistent selection pressures in different locations or depths. In contrast, bacterial community assembly was dominated by stochasticity. Co-occurrence networks among different taxa and key functional genes revealed a tight community with low modularity in the bottom sediment, and disproportionately more interactions among low abundant ASVs. This suggests a significant contribution to community stabilization by rare taxa, and suggests that the bottom layer, rather than surface sediments may represent a hotspot for benthic microbial interactions.
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- Xianzhe Gong
- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China; Marine Science Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Port Aransas, TX 78373, USA.
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China; State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China; CAS Key Laboratory for Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100085, China
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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- First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Center, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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- First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China.
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