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Li Y, Wang J, Li E, Yang X, Yang J. Shifts in Microbial Community Structure and Co-occurrence Network along a Wide Soil Salinity Gradient. Microorganisms 2024; 12:1268. [PMID: 39065037 PMCID: PMC11278679 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12071268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2024] [Revised: 06/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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The response of microbiomes to salinity has been clarified in different geographic scales or ecosystems. However, how soil microbial community structure and interaction respond to salinity across wide salinity range and climatic region is still unclearly resolved. To address this issue, we examined the microbial community's composition in saline soils from two climatic regions (coastal wetland and arid desert). Our research confirms that soil salinity had a negative effect on soil nutrient content. Salinity decreased the relative abundance of bacteria, but increased archaea abundance, leading to the shifts from bacteria dominant community to archaea dominant community. Low-water medium-salinity soil (LWMS) had the most complex archaeal community network, whereas for bacteria, the most complex bacterial community network was observed in low-water high-salinity soils (LWHS). Key microbial taxa differed in three salinity gradients. Salinity, soil water content, pH, total nitrogen (TN), and soil organic carbon (SOC) were the main driving factors for the composition of archaeal and bacterial community. Salinity directly affected archaeal community, but indirectly influenced bacteria community through SOC; pH affected archaeal community indirectly through TN, but directly affected bacterial community. Our study suggests that soil salinity dramatically influences diversity, composition, and interactions within the microbial community.
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- Yan Li
- College of Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China; (Y.L.)
- Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology, Ministry of Education, Urumqi 830017, China
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- College of Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China; (Y.L.)
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy Sciences, Chengdu 610042, China
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- College of Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China; (Y.L.)
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- Department of Geography & Spatial Information Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- College of Ecology and Environment, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China; (Y.L.)
- Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology, Ministry of Education, Urumqi 830017, China
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Hakobyan A, Velte S, Sickel W, Quandt D, Stoll A, Knief C. Tillandsia landbeckii phyllosphere and laimosphere as refugia for bacterial life in a hyperarid desert environment. MICROBIOME 2023; 11:246. [PMID: 37936139 PMCID: PMC10631034 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01684-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The lack of water is a major constraint for microbial life in hyperarid deserts. Consequently, the abundance and diversity of microorganisms in common habitats such as soil are strongly reduced, and colonization occurs primarily by specifically adapted microorganisms that thrive in particular refugia to escape the harsh conditions that prevail in these deserts. We suggest that plants provide another refugium for microbial life in hyperarid deserts. We studied the bacterial colonization of Tillandsia landbeckii (Bromeliaceae) plants, which occur in the hyperarid regions of the Atacama Desert in Chile, one of the driest and oldest deserts on Earth. RESULTS We detected clear differences between the bacterial communities being plant associated to those of the bare soil surface (PERMANOVA, R2 = 0.187, p = 0.001), indicating that Tillandsia plants host a specific bacterial community, not only dust-deposited cells. Moreover, the bacterial communities in the phyllosphere were distinct from those in the laimosphere, i.e., on buried shoots (R2 = 0.108, p = 0.001), indicating further habitat differentiation within plant individuals. The bacterial taxa detected in the phyllosphere are partly well-known phyllosphere colonizers, but in addition, some rather unusual taxa (subgroup2 Acidobacteriae, Acidiphilum) and insect endosymbionts (Wolbachia, "Candidatus Uzinura") were found. The laimosphere hosted phyllosphere-associated as well as soil-derived taxa. The phyllosphere bacterial communities showed biogeographic patterns across the desert (R2 = 0.331, p = 0.001). These patterns were different and even more pronounced in the laimosphere (R2 = 0.467, p = 0.001), indicating that different factors determine community assembly in the two plant compartments. Furthermore, the phyllosphere microbiota underwent temporal changes (R2 = 0.064, p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Our data demonstrate that T. landbeckii plants host specific bacterial communities in the phyllosphere as well as in the laimosphere. Therewith, these plants provide compartment-specific refugia for microbial life in hyperarid desert environments. The bacterial communities show biogeographic patterns and temporal variation, as known from other plant microbiomes, demonstrating environmental responsiveness and suggesting that bacteria inhabit these plants as viable microorganisms. Video Abstract.
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- Anna Hakobyan
- Molecular Biology of the Rhizosphere, Institute for Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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- Molecular Biology of the Rhizosphere, Institute for Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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- Molecular Biology of the Rhizosphere, Institute for Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Biodiversity, Johann Heinrich Von Thünen Institute, Brunswick, Germany
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- Nees Institute for Biodiversity of Plants, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas Ceaza, La Serena, Chile
- Instituto de Investigación Multidisciplinar en Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad de La Serena, La Serena, Chile
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- Molecular Biology of the Rhizosphere, Institute for Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany.
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Genomic microbiome analyses of surface sand samples from the Kyzyl-Kum Desert (Uzbekistan): characterization and comparative study. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:90. [PMID: 36780035 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-023-03432-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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The Kyzyl-Kum Desert extends over an area of 300,000 Km2, in the region bordering Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan and is mainly covered by sand dunes. The Kyzyl-Kum desert is also known for its large deposits of minerals of economic interests, the exploitation of which is affecting the local ecosystem and increasing the desertification. We examined the bacterial biodiversity of surface sand samples from several sites from the Kyzyl-Kum desert using pyrosequencing of PCR amplified bacterial 16S rRNA genes from total extracted soil DNA. We also examined several physicochemical parameters of the sand samples to investigate any possible correlations between bacterial community structure and environmental drivers. The predominant bacterial phyla present in the samples were found to belong to members of the Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes. The most abundant genera in our samples were found to belong to the Arthrobacter, Adhaeribacter and Roseomonas genera. We found that the relative abundance of members belonging to the Actinobacteria phylum, commonly found in desertic areas, increase in abundance in sites with higher content of organic matter and sulfur, whereas members of the Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes phyla seems to diminish in abundance in coarse silt and fine-grained soils and those rich in magnesium, suggesting that those parameters might influence the bacterial community composition in this desertic area. This study is the first to provide new insights into the prokaryotic community composition from this unusual desert site.
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Liang X, Wang X, Zhang N, Li B. Biogeographical Patterns and Assembly of Bacterial Communities in Saline Soils of Northeast China. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10091787. [PMID: 36144389 PMCID: PMC9505542 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10091787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Increasing salinity undermines soil fertility and imposes great threats to soil ecosystem productivity and ecological sustainability. Microbes with the ability to adapt to environmental adversity have gained increasing attention for maintenance and restoration of the salt-affected soil ecosystem structure and functioning; however, the characterization of microbial communities in saline–sodic soils remains limited. This study characterized the bacterial community composition and diversity in saline–sodic soils along a latitude gradient across Northeast China, aiming to reveal the mechanism of physicochemical and geographic characteristics shaping the soil bacterial communities. Our results showed that the bacterial community composition and diversity were significantly impacted by soil pH, electrical conductivity, Na+, K+, Cl−, and CO32−. Significant differences in bacterial diversity were revealed along the latitude gradient, and the soil factors accounted for 58.58% of the total variations in bacterial community composition. Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Gemmatimonadetes, Chloroflexi, and Bacteroidetes were dominant across all samples. Actinobacteria and Gemmatimonadetes were significantly enriched in high soil sodicity and salinity, while Acidobacteria and Proteobacteria were suppressed by high pH and salt stress in the saline–sodic soils. Increase in soil pH and salinity significantly decreased bacterial species richness and diversity. Community composition analysis indicated that bacterial taxonomic groups (e.g., Bacillus, Egicoccus, Truepera, Halomonas, and Nitrolancea) that may adapt well to high salinity were greatly enriched in the examined soils. The findings collectively evidenced that bacterial community composition and diversity in a broad biographic scale were determined by niche-based environmental characteristics and biotic interactions. The profiling of the soil bacterial communities along the latitude gradient will also provide a basis for a better understanding of the salt-affected soil ecosystem functioning and restoration of these soil ecosystems.
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- Xiaolong Liang
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
- Correspondence: (N.Z.); (B.L.)
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- College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
- Correspondence: (N.Z.); (B.L.)
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Manni A, Filali-Maltouf A. Diversity and bioprospecting for industrial hydrolytic enzymes of microbial communities isolated from deserted areas of south-east Morocco. AIMS Microbiol 2022; 8:5-25. [PMID: 35496990 PMCID: PMC8995190 DOI: 10.3934/microbiol.2022002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The current study aimed to analyze bacterial communities' diversity and abundance in three different deserted areas (Merzouga, Mhamid Elghizlane, and Erg lihoud) located in Moroccan Sahara, as well as to investigate osmotolerant microorganisms producing hydrolytic enzymes. The isolates were taxonomically affiliated using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Four different hydrolase activities (amylase, lipase, cellulase, and protease) and osmotic stress tolerance were evaluated. The phylogenetic analysis of 364 screened isolates belonged to three phyla (Firmicutes 73%, Proteobacteria 26% and Actinobacteria 1%) and 18 different genera, from Bacillus, Ornithinibacillus, Paenibacillus, Geobacillus, Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Agrobacterium, Arthrobacter, Paenarthrobacter, Enterobacter, Staphylococcus, Erwinia, Herbasprillum, Ocuria, Massilia, Planomicrobium, Hodococcus, and Stenotrophomonas. The results detected a high proportion of osmotolerant and enzymes producing bacteria, many isolates can tolerate up to 55 °C (40%, 28%, and 30% in Merzouga, Mhamid Elghizlane, and Erg lihoudi, respectively). Meanwhile, the salinity tolerance reached 12% in some isolates with different proportions in each site, 29% in Merzouga, 24% in Mhamid Elghizlane, and 9% in Erg lihoudi. Furthermore, the enzymatic tests showed the presence of an amylolytic, lipolytic, cellulolytic, proteolytic activities in 20%, 31%, 63% and 72% of total strains, respectively. As a result, the present study is thus a preliminary yet critical step towards identifying the best bacterial candidates for further biotechnological applications.
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Afforestation with Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica remodelled soil bacterial community and potential metabolic function in the Horqin Desert. Glob Ecol Conserv 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Metagenomics Analysis Reveals the Microbial Communities, Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Diversity and Potential Pathogen Transmission Risk of Two Different Landfills in China. DIVERSITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/d13060230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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In this study, we used a metagenomic approach to analyze microbial communities, antibiotic resistance gene diversity, and human pathogenic bacterium composition in two typical landfills in China. Results showed that the phyla Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Actinobacteria were predominant in the two landfills, and archaea and fungi were also detected. The genera Methanoculleus, Lysobacter, and Pseudomonas were predominantly present in all samples. sul2, sul1, tetX, and adeF were the four most abundant antibiotic resistance genes. Sixty-nine bacterial pathogens were identified from the two landfills, with Klebsiella pneumoniae, Bordetella pertussis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Bacillus cereus as the major pathogenic microorganisms, indicating the existence of potential environmental risk in landfills. In addition, KEGG pathway analysis indicated the presence of antibiotic resistance genes typically associated with human antibiotic resistance bacterial strains. These results provide insights into the risk of pathogens in landfills, which is important for controlling the potential secondary transmission of pathogens and reducing workers’ health risk during landfill excavation.
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Ma K, Ma A, Zheng G, Ren G, Xie F, Zhou H, Yin J, Liang Y, Zhuang X, Zhuang G. Mineralosphere Microbiome Leading to Changed Geochemical Properties of Sedimentary Rocks from Aiqigou Mud Volcano, Northwest China. Microorganisms 2021; 9:560. [PMID: 33803112 PMCID: PMC7998385 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9030560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The properties of rocks can be greatly affected by seepage hydrocarbons in petroleum-related mud volcanoes. Among them, the color of sedimentary rocks can reflect the changes of sedimentary environment and weathering history. However, little is known about the microbial communities and their biogeochemical significance in these environments. In this study, contrasting rock samples were collected from the Aiqigou mud volcano on the southern margin of the Junggar Basin in Northwest China as guided by rock colors indicative of redox conditions. The physicochemical properties and mineral composition are similar under the same redox conditions. For example, the content of chlorite, muscovite, quartz, and total carbon were higher, and the total iron was lower under reduced conditions compared with oxidized environments. High-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA gene amplicons revealed that different functional microorganisms may exist under different redox conditions; microbes in oxidized conditions have higher diversity. Statistical analysis and incubation experiments indicated that the microbial community structure is closely related to the content of iron which may be an important factor for color stratification of continental sedimentary rocks in the Aiqigou mud volcano. The interactions between organics and iron-bearing minerals mediated by microorganisms have also been hypothesized.
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- Ke Ma
- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; (K.M.); (F.X.); (H.Z.); (J.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.Z.)
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101400, China
- Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research, Beijing 101400, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; (K.M.); (F.X.); (H.Z.); (J.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.Z.)
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China;
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- National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, China;
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; (K.M.); (F.X.); (H.Z.); (J.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.Z.)
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; (K.M.); (F.X.); (H.Z.); (J.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.Z.)
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; (K.M.); (F.X.); (H.Z.); (J.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.Z.)
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; (K.M.); (F.X.); (H.Z.); (J.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.Z.)
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; (K.M.); (F.X.); (H.Z.); (J.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.Z.)
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; (K.M.); (F.X.); (H.Z.); (J.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.Z.)
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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