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Márton Z, Szabó B, Vad CF, Pálffy K, Horváth Z. Environmental changes associated with drying climate are expected to affect functional groups of pro- and microeukaryotes differently in temporary saline waters. Sci Rep 2023; 13:3243. [PMID: 36828901 PMCID: PMC9957990 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-30385-6] [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: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Temporary ponds are among the most sensitive aquatic habitats to climate change. Their microbial communities have crucial roles in food webs and biogeochemical cycling, yet how their communities are assembled along environmental gradients is still understudied. This study aimed to reveal the environmental drivers of diversity (OTU-based richness, evenness, and phylogenetic diversity) and community composition from a network of saline temporary ponds, soda pans, in two consecutive spring seasons characterized by contrasting weather conditions. We used DNA-based molecular methods to investigate microbial community composition. We tested the effect of environmental variables on the diversity of prokaryotic (Bacteria, Cyanobacteria) and microeukaryotic functional groups (ciliates, heterotrophic flagellates and nanoflagellates, fungi, phytoplankton) within and across the years. Conductivity and the concentration of total suspended solids and phosphorus were the most important environmental variables affecting diversity patterns in all functional groups. Environmental conditions were harsher and they also had a stronger impact on community composition in the dry spring. Our results imply that these conditions, which are becoming more frequent with climate change, have a negative effect on microbial diversity in temporary saline ponds. This eventually might translate into community-level shifts across trophic groups with changing local conditions with implications for ecosystem functioning.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zsuzsanna Márton
- Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Centre for Ecological Research, Karolina út 29, 1113, Budapest, Hungary. .,National Multidisciplinary Laboratory for Climate Change, Centre for Ecological Research, Karolina út 29, 1113, Budapest, Hungary. .,Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
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- grid.481817.3Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Centre for Ecological Research, Karolina út 29, 1113 Budapest, Hungary ,grid.481817.3National Multidisciplinary Laboratory for Climate Change, Centre for Ecological Research, Karolina út 29, 1113 Budapest, Hungary
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- grid.481817.3Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Centre for Ecological Research, Karolina út 29, 1113 Budapest, Hungary ,grid.481817.3National Multidisciplinary Laboratory for Climate Change, Centre for Ecological Research, Karolina út 29, 1113 Budapest, Hungary ,grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, KU Leuven, Charles Deberiotstraat 32, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.481817.3Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Centre for Ecological Research, Karolina út 29, 1113 Budapest, Hungary ,grid.481817.3National Multidisciplinary Laboratory for Climate Change, Centre for Ecological Research, Karolina út 29, 1113 Budapest, Hungary
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- grid.481817.3Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Centre for Ecological Research, Karolina út 29, 1113 Budapest, Hungary ,grid.481817.3National Multidisciplinary Laboratory for Climate Change, Centre for Ecological Research, Karolina út 29, 1113 Budapest, Hungary ,grid.5591.80000 0001 2294 6276ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Budapest, 1113 Hungary ,grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, KU Leuven, Charles Deberiotstraat 32, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Abbas MF, Rafiq M, Al-Sadi AM, Alfarraj S, Alharbi SA, Arif M, Ansari MJ. Molecular characterization of leaf spot caused by Alternaria alternata on buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus L.) and determination of pathogenicity by a novel disease rating scale. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0251471. [PMID: 33984023 PMCID: PMC8118258 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus L.) is a mangrove shrub belonging to Combretaceae family. It mostly grows on the shorelines of tropical and subtropicalregions in the world. It was introduced to Lasbela University of Water, Agriculture & Marine Sciences (LUWMS), Uthal, Baluchistan as an ornamental plant as it grows well under harsh, temperate and saline conditions. During a routine survey, typical leaf spot symptoms were observed on the leaves of buttonwood plants. A disease severity scale for alternaria leaf spot of buttonwood was developed for the first time through this study. Disease severity according to the scale was 38.97%. The microscopic characterizations was accomplished for the identification of Alternaria alternata and Koch’s postulates were employed to determine the pathogenicity. For molecular identification, 650 bp internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions (ITS1, 5.8s and ITS2) were amplified from three representative isolates (LUAWMS1, LUAWMS2 and LUAWMS3) through polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The nucleotide sequences from ITS regions of the isolates were submitted to NCBI with GenBank accession numbers MW585375, MW585376 and MW585377, respectively. The phylogenetic tree of 22 A. alternata isolates was computed and representative isolates exhibited 99.98% genetic similarity with mangroves ecosystem isolates. This study reports the incidence of alternaria leaf spot of buttonwood at LUWMS for the first time. It is suspected that the disease may spread further. Therefore, effective management strategies should be opted to halt the further spread of the disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Muhammad Fahim Abbas
- Department of plant pathology, Faculty of agriculture, Lasbela University of Agriculture water and Marine Sciences, Uthal, Baluchistan, Pakistan
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- Department of plant pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
- * E-mail: (MR); (MA)
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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- Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany & Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Protection, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
- * E-mail: (MR); (MA)
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- Department of Botany, Hindu College Moradabad (Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University Bareilly), Moradabad, India
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