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Zhao S, Shi T, Terada A, Riya S. Evaluation of Pollution Level, Spatial Distribution, and Ecological Effects of Antimony in Soils of Mining Areas: A Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 20:242. [PMID: 36612564 PMCID: PMC9819699 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20010242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The first global-scale assessment of Sb contamination in soil that was related to mining/smelting activities was conducted based on 91 articles that were published between 1989 and 2021. The geographical variation, the pollution level, the speciation, the influencing factors, and the environmental effects of Sb that were associated with mining/smelting-affected soils were analyzed. The high Sb values mainly occurred in developed (Poland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, New Zealand, Australia) and developing (China, Algeria, Slovakia) countries. Sb concentrations of polluted soil from mining areas that were reported in most countries significantly exceeded the maximum permissible limit that is recommended by WHO, except in Turkey and Macedonia. The soil Sb concentrations decreased in the order of Oceania (29,151 mg/kg) > North Africa (13,022 mg/kg) > Asia (1527 mg/kg) > Europe (858 mg/kg) > South America (37.4 mg/kg). The existing extraction methods for Sb speciation have been classified according to the extractant, however, further research is needed in the standardization of these extraction methods. Modern analytical and characterization technologies, e.g., X-ray absorption spectroscopy, are effective at characterizing chemical speciation. Conditional inference tree (CIT) analysis has shown that the clay content was the major factor that influenced the soil Sb concentration. Non-carcinogenic risks to the public from soil Sb pollution were within the acceptable levels in most regions. An Sb smelter site at the Endeavour Inlet in New Zealand, an abandoned open-pit Sb mine in Djebel Hamimat, Algeria, an old Sb-mining area in Tuscany, Italy, and Hillgrove mine in Australia were selected as the priority control areas. Cynodon dactylon, Boehmeria, Pteris vittata, and Amaranthus paniculatus were found to be potential Sb accumulators. All of the values of bioaccumulation factors for the crops were less than one. However, ingestion of Sb through crop consumption posed potential non-carcinogenic health risks, which should not be neglected. The soil variables (pH, Eh, total sulfur, carbon nitrogen ratio, total organic carbon, and sulfate), the total Sb and the bioavailable Sb, and heavy metal(loid)s (As, Pb, and Fe) were the major parameters affecting the microbial community compositions.
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- Shuting Zhao
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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Yuan Q, Wang P, Wang X, Hu B, Liu S, Ma J. Abundant microbial communities act as more sensitive bio-indicators for ecological evaluation of copper mine contamination than rare taxa in river sediments. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 305:119310. [PMID: 35430312 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Bacterial and fungal communities have been widely applied as bio-indicators for ecological evaluation of copper (Cu) mine pollution in river sediments. However, the response pattern of their abundant and rare sub-communities is still unknown, limiting the further development of biological diagnostics. Here, the alpha-diversity, community composition, environmental contribution and co-occurrence network of total, abundant and rare taxa for bacteria and fungi in the Jiaopingdu Cu Mine wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) were investigated through high-throughput sequencing. The results revealed different responses of microbial alpha-diversity for abundant and rare sub-communities. The abundant taxa were ubiquitous in all sediments, while rare taxa exhibited increases of species richness in polluted areas because of heterochthonous inputs of WWTP drainage. Nevertheless, the variations of community composition were consistent for bacterial and fungal abundant and rare taxa, all of which showed significant dissimilarity between control and polluted areas. Distance-decay relationship and canonical correlation analysis indicated that abundant taxa assemblies (rbacteria = -0.924, rfungi = -0.684) were more strongly driven by environmental changes than rare ones (rbacteria = -0.626, rfungi = -0.349), because abundant microbes had higher proportions of significant variations in abundance. Co-occurrence networks revealed more keystone species with high node degree and centrality among abundant taxa compared with rare ones. Moreover, bacterial abundant and rare taxa were more sensitive to Cu mine pollution than relevant fungal taxa owing to different Cu tolerance. In conclusion, among all microbial sub-communities, abundant bacteria had the highest environmental sensitivity, suggesting their important application in biological diagnosis of Cu mine pollution. Accordingly, the abundant taxa could act as "key reservoir" for future selection of specific indicator species, for example Thiobacillus, while rare taxa no longer need excessive in-depth analysis, which would greatly improve microbial diagnosis efficiency.
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- Qiusheng Yuan
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210098, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210098, PR China
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Tan C, Luo Y, Fu T. Soil microbial community responses to the application of a combined amendment in a historical zinc smelting area. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:13056-13070. [PMID: 34564816 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16631-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Farmland soils that surround a historical zinc smelting area in northwestern Guizhou, China, are characterized by high levels of heavy metal accumulation. Previous studies have mainly focused on the potential risk evaluations of heavy metals in soil and crops. However, at present, the effects of amendment applications on the bioavailability of heavy metals and on microbial community in the heavily contaminated soils of the mining region are still unclear. A pot experiment was conducted to determine the effect of applying a combined amendment (e.g. lime, sepiolite, and vermicompost) on the diversity and composition of microbial community in the contaminated soil. The results showed that the contents of DTPA- and TCLP-extractable heavy metals (e.g. Cd, Pb, and Zn) decreased and that the pH, SWC, EC, and soil available nutrient (e.g. AN, AP, and AK) contents increased after the application of the combined amendment. Furthermore, application of the combined amendment decreased the diversity of soil bacterial and fungal communities and increased the relative abundances of the dominant bacterial and fungal communities such as Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Ascomycota; however, the relative abundances of Acidobacteria and Actinobacteria decreased. Redundancy analysis (RDA) and structural equation model (SEM) analysis showed that the bioavailability of heavy metals decreased and that soil physicochemical characteristics improved and had positive or negative effects on the diversity and composition of soil microbial community.
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- Chuanjiang Tan
- College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Kast Georesources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China.
- Key Laboratory of Karst Environment and Geohazard Prevention, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China.
- Guizhou Kast Environmental Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Ministry of Education, Guiyang, 550025, China.
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- Guizhou Kast Environmental Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Ministry of Education, Guiyang, 550025, China
- The New Rural Development Research Institute, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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Shen Z, Wang F, Liang Y, Li Y, Liu Q, Liu F. Diversity and functions of microbes in surface sediments under heavy metal pollution of western Chaohu Lake. Lett Appl Microbiol 2021; 75:1093-1102. [PMID: 34890483 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Heavy metal pollution is a global concern. Targeting at the surface sediments in western Chaohu Lake and using metagenome sequencing, we probed into the mechanism of how microbes adapted to heavy metal-polluted sediments under natural conditions. It was found the heavy metal pollution intensity of the three typical sampling places ranked as estuary of Nanfeihe River (NFH) > Zhongmiao Town (HZ) > Hongshizui (HSZ). Totally 129 phyla, 2631 genera and 12 989 species were detected in the sediment samples, and HSZ, HZ and NFH had 35, 51 and 67 exclusive genera, respectively. The bacterial biomass and virus quantity from NFH accounted for 22·84 and 70·69% of total quantities, respectively, and the microbial community compositions in NFH were also different from those in HSZ and HZ. Metagenomics sequencing and functional gene annotation showed NFH contained many functional genes related to nucleic acid transport and metabolism, ribosome structures and biological origin, replication recombining and repair and inorganic ion transport and metabolism. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis suggested the sediments from NFH were rich in enzymes correlated with heavy metal transport and reduction. Our findings offer some scientific basis for Chaohu Lake control and microbe resource utilization.
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- Z Shen
- School of life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, China
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- School of life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, China
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- School of life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, China
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- School of life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, China
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- HeFei University of Technology, Hefei, China
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- School of life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, China
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Susanti WI, Bartels T, Krashevska V, Widyastuti R, Deharveng L, Scheu S, Potapov A. Conversion of rainforest into oil palm and rubber plantations affects the functional composition of litter and soil Collembola. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:10686-10708. [PMID: 34367606 PMCID: PMC8328430 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Rainforest conversion and expansion of plantations in tropical regions are associated with changes in animal communities and biodiversity decline. In soil, Collembola are one of the most numerous invertebrate groups that affect the functioning of microbial communities and support arthropod predators. Despite that, information on the impact of changes in land use in the tropics on species and trait composition of Collembola communities is very limited. We investigated the response of Collembola to the conversion of rainforest into rubber agroforestry ("jungle rubber"), rubber, and oil palm plantations in Jambi Province (Sumatra, Indonesia), a region which experienced one of the strongest recent deforestation globally. Collembola were sampled in 2013 and 2016 from the litter and soil layer using heat extraction, and environmental factors were measured (litter C/N ratio, pH, water content, composition of microbial community and predator abundance). In the litter layer, density and species richness in plantation systems were 25%-38% and 30%-40% lower, respectively, than in rainforest. However, in the soil layer, density, species richness, and trait diversity of Collembola were only slightly affected by land-use change, contrasting the response of many other animal groups. Species and trait composition of Collembola communities in litter and soil differed between each of the land-use systems. Water content and pH were identified as main factors related to the differences in species and trait composition in both litter and soil, followed by the density of micro- and macropredators. Dominant species of Collembola in rainforest and jungle rubber were characterized by small body size, absence of furca, and absence of intense pigmentation, while in plantations, larger species with long furca and diffuse or patterned pigmentation were more abundant. Overall, land-use change negatively affected Collembola communities in the litter layer, but its impact was lower in the soil layer. Several pantropical genera of Collembola (i.e., Isotomiella, Pseudosinella, and Folsomides) dominated across land-use systems, reflecting their high environmental adaptability and/or efficient dispersal, calling for studies on their ecology and genetic diversity. The decline in species richness and density of litter-dwelling Collembola with the conversion of rainforest into plantation systems calls for management practices mitigating negative effects of the deterioration of the litter layer in rubber plantations, but even more in oil palm plantations.
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- Winda Ika Susanti
- J.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and AnthropologyUniversity of GöttingenGoettingenGermany
- Department of Soil Sciences and Land ResourcesInstitut Pertanian Bogor (IPB)BogorIndonesia
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- J.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and AnthropologyUniversity of GöttingenGoettingenGermany
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- J.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and AnthropologyUniversity of GöttingenGoettingenGermany
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- Department of Soil Sciences and Land ResourcesInstitut Pertanian Bogor (IPB)BogorIndonesia
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- UMR7205CNRSMuséum national d'Histoire naturelleInstitut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB)Sorbonne UniversitéParisFrance
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- J.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and AnthropologyUniversity of GöttingenGoettingenGermany
- Centre of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land UseGöttingenGermany
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- J.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and AnthropologyUniversity of GöttingenGoettingenGermany
- Russian Academy of SciencesA.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and EvolutionMoscowRussia
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Velicogna JR, Schwertfeger D, Jesmer A, Beer C, Kuo J, DeRosa MC, Scroggins R, Smith M, Princz J. Soil invertebrate toxicity and bioaccumulation of nano copper oxide and copper sulphate in soils, with and without biosolids amendment. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 217:112222. [PMID: 33895496 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112222] [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: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The fate, toxicity and bioaccumulation of copper oxide nanoparticles (nCuO) was investigated in soil, with and without biosolids amendment, through chronic exposures using the earthworm, Eisenia andrei, and the collembolan, Folsomia candida. The effects of copper sulphate (CuSO4) were included so as to compare the behavior of nCuO to a readily soluble counterpart. The fate of nCuO was evaluated through characterization of dissolved and nano-particulate fractions (via single particle ICP-MS) as well as extractable Cu2+ throughout the duration of select tests. Neither Cu form was particularly toxic to F. candida, but effects on E. andrei reproduction were significant in all treatments (IC50 range: 98 - 149 mg Cu kg-1 dry soil). There were no significant differences in toxicity between the Cu forms, nor in extractable Cu2+ activities, indicative that particle dissolution within the soil and, subsequent activity of Cu2+ was likely the primary mode of toxicity in the nCuO exposures. The presence of biosolids did not significantly alter toxicity of nCuO, but did affect Cu2+ activity over time. Bioaccumulation of total Cu in E. andrei when exposed to nCuO (kinetic bioaccumulation factor (BAFk): 0.80 with biosolids and 0.81 without) was lower than exposure to CuSO4 (BAFk: 2.31 with biosolids and 1.12 without). Enhanced dark-field hyperspectral imaging showed accumulation of nCuO along the epidermis and gut of E. andrei, with trace amounts observed in muscle and chloragogenous tissue, providing evidence of nCuO translocation within the organism. The present study demonstrates that the current risk assessment approach for trace metals in the environment, based on substance solubility and bioavailability of the dissolved free ion, are applicable for nCuO exposure to soil invertebrates, but that the rate of particle dissolution in different soil environments is an important factor for consideration.
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- Jessica R Velicogna
- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Biological and Standardization Section, NWRC, Raven Rd. 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada.
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Biological and Standardization Section, NWRC, Raven Rd. 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada.
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Biological and Standardization Section, NWRC, Raven Rd. 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada.
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Biological and Standardization Section, NWRC, Raven Rd. 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada.
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Biological and Standardization Section, NWRC, Raven Rd. 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada.
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- Carleton University, Biology Department, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Biological and Standardization Section, NWRC, Raven Rd. 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada.
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- Carleton University, Biology Department, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Biological and Standardization Section, NWRC, Raven Rd. 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada.
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Sternhagen EC, Black KL, Hartmann EDL, Shivega WG, Johnson PG, McGlynn RD, Schmaltz LC, Asheim Keller RJ, Vink SN, Aldrich-Wolfe L. Contrasting Patterns of Functional Diversity in Coffee Root Fungal Communities Associated with Organic and Conventionally Managed Fields. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:e00052-20. [PMID: 32220838 PMCID: PMC7237791 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00052-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The structure and function of fungal communities in the coffee rhizosphere are influenced by crop environment. Because coffee can be grown along a management continuum from conventional application of pesticides and fertilizers in full sun to organic management in a shaded understory, we used coffee fields to hold host constant while comparing rhizosphere fungal communities under markedly different environmental conditions with regard to shade and inputs. We characterized the shade and soil environment in 25 fields under conventional, organic, or transitional management in two regions of Costa Rica. We amplified the internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) region of fungal DNA from coffee roots in these fields and characterized the rhizosphere fungal community via high-throughput sequencing. Sequences were assigned to guilds to determine differences in functional diversity and trophic structure among coffee field environments. Organic fields had more shade, a greater richness of shade tree species, and more leaf litter and were less acidic, with lower soil nitrate availability and higher soil copper, calcium, and magnesium availability than conventionally managed fields, although differences between organic and conventionally managed fields in shade and calcium and magnesium availability depended on region. Differences in richness and community composition of rhizosphere fungi between organic and conventionally managed fields were also correlated with shade, soil acidity, and nitrate and copper availability. Trophic structure differed with coffee field management. Saprotrophs, plant pathogens, and mycoparasites were more diverse, and plant pathogens were more abundant, in organic than in conventionally managed fields, while saprotroph-plant pathogens were more abundant in conventionally managed fields. These differences reflected environmental differences and depended on region.IMPORTANCE Rhizosphere fungi play key roles in ecosystems as nutrient cyclers, pathogens, and mutualists, yet little is currently known about which environmental factors and how agricultural management may influence rhizosphere fungal communities and their functional diversity. This field study of the coffee agroecosystem suggests that organic management not only fosters a greater overall diversity of fungi, but it also maintains a greater richness of saprotrophic, plant-pathogenic, and mycoparasitic fungi that has implications for the efficiency of nutrient cycling and regulation of plant pathogen populations in agricultural systems. As well as influencing community composition and richness of rhizosphere fungi, shade management and use of fungicides and synthetic fertilizers altered the trophic structure of the coffee agroecosystem.
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- Elizabeth C Sternhagen
- Department of Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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- Biology Department, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, USA
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- Biology Department, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, USA
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- Biology Department, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, USA
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- Biology Department, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, USA
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- Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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Liu H, Xuan L, Zhou J, Zhou D, Wang Y. Effects of Soil Properties on Cadmium Toxicity to Folsomia candida (Collembola). BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2019; 103:90-97. [PMID: 30535823 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-018-2514-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The study was endeavored to investigate the effects of soil properties on the acute and chronic cadmium (Cd) toxicities to Folsomia candida (Collembola F. candida). Results of the present study indicated that 10% lethal concentrations (LC10) in a period of 7 days were ranged from 68.6 to > 1000 mg/kg Cd. Soil Cd concentrations that halve F. candida reproductions (EC50, 28 days) were ranged from 41.4 to 146.8 mg/kg. Stepwise regression analysis between the thresholds of Cd toxicity and soil properties revealed that the pH and organic matter (OM) were two fundamental factors for the assessment of biological threats posed by Cd. The exchangeable Cd was mainly affected by soil pH. The reproduction inhibition and adult mortality ratios of F. candida were positively correlated with soil exchangeable Cd. The development of a comprehensive pedotransfer function based on pH and OM values would be suitable for accurately assessing the biological risks arising from Cd contamination.
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- Hailong Liu
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71st East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71st East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71st East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71st East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71st East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, People's Republic of China.
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Chen Y, Jiang Y, Huang H, Mou L, Ru J, Zhao J, Xiao S. Long-term and high-concentration heavy-metal contamination strongly influences the microbiome and functional genes in Yellow River sediments. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 637-638:1400-1412. [PMID: 29801233 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The world is facing a hard battle against soil pollution such as heavy metals. Metagenome sequencing, 16S rRNA sequencing, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) were used to examine microbial adaptation mechanism to contaminated sediments under natural conditions. Results showed that sediment from a tributary of the Yellow River, which was named Dongdagou River (DDG) supported less bacterial biomass and owned lower richness than sediment from Maqu (MQ), an uncontaminated site in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. Additionally, microbiome structures in these two sites were different. Metagenome sequencing and functional gene annotations revealed that sediment from DDG contains a larger number of genes related to DNA recombination, DNA damage repair, and heavy-metal resistance. KEGG pathway analysis indicated that the sediment of DDG contains a greater number of enzymes associated with heavy-metal resistance and reduction. Additionally, the bacterial phyla Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Firmicutes, which harbored a larger suite of metal-resistance genes, were found to be the core functional phyla in the contaminated sediments. Furthermore, sediment in DDG owned higher viral abundance, indicating virus-mediated heavy-metal resistance gene transfer might be an adaptation mechanism. In conclusion, microbiome of sediment from DDG has evolved into an integrated system resistant to long-term heavy-metal pollution.
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- Yong Chen
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Tianshuinanlu #222, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Tianshuinanlu #222, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, PR China; Institute of Virology (VIRO), Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Tianshuinanlu #222, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, PR China; Institute of Virology (VIRO), Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Signal Processing in Earth Observation (SiPEO), Technische Universität München, 80333 Munich, Germany; Remote Sensing Technology Institute (IMF), German Aerospace Center (DLR), 82234 Wessling, Germany
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Technische Universität München, Wissenschaftzentrum Weihenstephan, Maximus-von-Imhof-Forum 3, D-85354 Freising, Germany
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- Shanghai Majorbio Bio-pharm Technology Co., Ltd., Building 3, Lane 3399, Kangxin Road, International Medical Zone, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai Majorbio Bio-pharm Technology Co., Ltd., Building 3, Lane 3399, Kangxin Road, International Medical Zone, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, PR China
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Wang C, Liu S, Xu X, Guo Y, Yang F, Wang D. Role of cyclic diguanylate in affecting microbial community shifts at different pH during the operation of simultaneous partial nitrification, anammox and denitrification process. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 637-638:155-162. [PMID: 29751298 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Revised: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The intracellular cyclic diguanylate acid (c-di-GMP) has emerged as a prominent second signal molecule that coordinates sessile-motile transition and biofilm formation in many bacteria. Herein, we study the role of c-di-GMP in affecting microbial community shifts at different pH levels during simultaneous partial nitrification, anammox and denitrification process (SNAD) in integrated fixed film activated sludge (IFAS) reactor. The results demonstrated that the contents of c-di-GMP notably decreased in suspended sludge, whereas the contents of c-di-GMP in biofilm had no significant change as pH gradually increased from 7.5 to 8.5. Most of the bacteria (Blastocatella, Brevundimonas) with flagella that have been reported to be regulated by c-di-GMP were present in suspended sludge, and the microbial community structure of suspended sludge had obvious change than biofilm. The increased alkaline pH reduced intracellular c-di-GMP content for increasing the motility of bacteria to be washed out from the reactor, causing the microbial community shifts in suspended sludge. This change would lead to the increase of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria which would inhibit anammox activity. Overall, this study provided more comprehensive information regarding the shifts of microbial community induced by c-di-GMP in SNAD-IFAS reactor.
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- Chao Wang
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environment Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environment Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environment Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environment Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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Effects of Restoration Time on Microbial Diversity in Rhizosphere and Non-Rhizosphere Soil of Bothriochloa ischaemum. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:ijerph15102155. [PMID: 30274384 PMCID: PMC6210566 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15102155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Revised: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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There is well-documented evidence that shows phytoremediation and restoration methods affect physical and chemical properties, enzyme activities, and microbial communities of soil. In this study, we investigated the response of soil microbial communities to restoration time. We found that arsenic content decreased gradually as restoration progressed. Total carbon (C) in shoots and total nitrogen (N) in roots of B. ischaemum both exhibited increasing trends with an increase in restoration time. The transfer factor of chromium was negatively correlated to C in shoots and positively correlated to sulfur in roots. Additionally, the transfer factor of lead had a remarkably positive correlation to the C/N ratio of roots. For soil enzymes, total N in soil was positively correlated to catalase and urease but negatively correlated to sucrose. Moreover, bulk soil bacterial composition was positively correlated to catalase, sucrase and phosphatase while fungal diversity was positively correlated to sucrose. This study found that restoration time plays the most significant role in bacterial and fungal composition and bacterial diversity, but it has no effect on fungal diversity in rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil. In addition, the driving factors of microbial composition and diversity varied in rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil among the different restoration time treatments.
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Khan MAI, Biswas B, Smith E, Mahmud SA, Hasan NA, Khan MAW, Naidu R, Megharaj M. Microbial diversity changes with rhizosphere and hydrocarbons in contrasting soils. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 156:434-442. [PMID: 29604472 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Revised: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In the ecotoxicological assessment of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil, microbial community profile is important aspect due to their involvement in soil functions. However, soil physicochemical properties and the inhabiting plants could dictate the microbial composition. A question remains unanswered is, how an integrated approach may be utilized to account for various contrasting soil properties, plant types (reference vs. native) and the nature of the hydrocarbon contamination. In this study, we utilized bacterial DNA profiling techniques to investigate the relationship between soil properties, contaminant and plant species. Results identified that Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria were the most abundant bacteria of the 45 phyla identified in the hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. The bulk and rhizosphere microbiome showed that the contaminated soil originally had quite distinct bacterial communities compared to the artificially contaminated soil (mine soil = 95 genera vs. other soils = 2-29 genera). In these cases, not significantly but the native plant slightly increased bacterial diversity and relative abundance in the same soils. Also, within each site, the bacterial community was significantly altered with the hydrocarbon concentration. In this instance, the influence of the contaminant was strong and also with the soil pH and organic matter. These results would significantly contribute to the novel insights on the molecular technique-based hydrocarbon toxicity assessment and the development of the further integrative approach with other microbial community and their metabolic profile in the contaminated sites.
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- Muhammad Atikul Islam Khan
- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment The University of Newcastle, ACT building, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment The University of Newcastle, ACT building, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh; Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
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- University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation, The University of Newcastle, ACT building, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment The University of Newcastle, ACT building, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation, The University of Newcastle, ACT building, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment The University of Newcastle, ACT building, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
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Keiblinger KM, Schneider M, Gorfer M, Paumann M, Deltedesco E, Berger H, Jöchlinger L, Mentler A, Zechmeister-Boltenstern S, Soja G, Zehetner F. Assessment of Cu applications in two contrasting soils-effects on soil microbial activity and the fungal community structure. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2018; 27:217-233. [PMID: 29297133 PMCID: PMC5847031 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-017-1888-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Copper (Cu)-based fungicides have been used in viticulture to prevent downy mildew since the end of the 19th century, and are still used today to reduce fungal diseases. Consequently, Cu has built up in many vineyard soils, and it is still unclear how this affects soil functioning. The present study aimed to assess the short and medium-term effects of Cu contamination on the soil fungal community. Two contrasting agricultural soils, an acidic sandy loam and an alkaline silt loam, were used for an eco-toxicological greenhouse pot experiment. The soils were spiked with a Cu-based fungicide in seven concentrations (0-5000 mg Cu kg-1 soil) and alfalfa was grown in the pots for 3 months. Sampling was conducted at the beginning and at the end of the study period to test Cu toxicity effects on total microbial biomass, basal respiration and enzyme activities. Fungal abundance was analysed by ergosterol at both samplings, and for the second sampling, fungal community structure was evaluated via ITS amplicon sequences. Soil microbial biomass C as well as microbial respiration rate decreased with increasing Cu concentrations, with EC50 ranging from 76 to 187 mg EDTA-extractable Cu kg-1 soil. Oxidative enzymes showed a trend of increasing activity at the first sampling, but a decline in peroxidase activity was observed for the second sampling. We found remarkable Cu-induced changes in fungal community abundance (EC50 ranging from 9.2 to 94 mg EDTA-extractable Cu kg-1 soil) and composition, but not in diversity. A large number of diverse fungi were able to thrive under elevated Cu concentrations, though within the order of Hypocreales several species declined. A remarkable Cu-induced change in the community composition was found, which depended on the soil properties and, hence, on Cu availability.
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- Katharina M Keiblinger
- Institute of Soil Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
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- Institute of Soil Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Center for Energy, Business Unit Environmental Resources & Technologies, Tulln, Austria
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- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Center for Health and Bioresources, Business Unit Bioresources, Tulln, Austria
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- Institute of Soil Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Soil Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Center for Health and Bioresources, Business Unit Bioresources, Tulln, Austria
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- Institute of Soil Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Soil Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Center for Energy, Business Unit Environmental Resources & Technologies, Tulln, Austria
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- Institute of Soil Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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Cavani L, Manici LM, Caputo F, Peruzzi E, Ciavatta C. Ecological restoration of a copper polluted vineyard: Long-term impact of farmland abandonment on soil bio-chemical properties and microbial communities. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2016; 182:37-47. [PMID: 27454095 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Revised: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This study aimed at investigating the degree of interference of high soil copper (Cu) contamination when an old vineyard is converted into a protected area. This study was performed within an intensive agricultural system; it was organized into a two-factorial nested design to analyze the impact of management (conventional vs re-naturalized orchard) and position within each orchard (tree-rows and strips). Chemical and biochemical properties along with bacterial and fungal communities, evaluated with PCR-DGGE starting from total soil DNA, were analyzed. Total Cu was localized in tree rows in the old vineyard at 1000 mg kg(-1) of soil, whereas it did not exceed 80 mg kg(-1) soil in the other treatments. Total organic carbon and all biochemical properties significantly improved in re-naturalized compared to conventionally cultivated site, while no significant differences were observed between tree row and strip. Moreover, a higher extractable carbon-extractable nitrogen (Cext-to-Next) ratio in the re-naturalized (19.3) site than in the conventionally managed site (10.2) indicated a shift of soil system from C-limited to N-limited, confirming a successful ecological restoration. Deep improvement of soil biochemical properties exceeded the negative impact of Cu contamination. A shift of bacterial community composition as well as increased bacterial diversity in Cu contaminated treatment indicated a bacterial response to Cu stress; to the contrary, soil fungi were less susceptible than bacteria, though an overall reduction of fungal DNA was detected. Findings suggest that ecological restoration of highly polluted agricultural soils leads to overcoming the reduction of soil functionalities linked to Cu contamination and opens interesting perspectives for mitigating Cu stress in agricultural soils with strategies based on conservative agriculture.
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- Luciano Cavani
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 40, Bologna, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Center for Agriculture and Environment, Via di Corticella 133, Bologna, Italy.
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Center for Agriculture and Environment, Via di Corticella 133, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 40, Bologna, Italy; Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Center for Agriculture and Environment, Via di Corticella 133, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 40, Bologna, Italy
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Wang H, Song H, Yu R, Cao X, Fang Z, Li X. New process for copper migration by bioelectricity generation in soil microbial fuel cells. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:13147-13154. [PMID: 27005277 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6477-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The soil microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a promising biotechnology for the bioelectricity recovery as well as the remediation soil. Moreover, there were no studies on the heavy metal pollution in a soil MFC yet. A soil MFC was constructed to remediate the contaminated soil, and the electric field was generated from the oxidation of the acetate at the anode. We demonstrated the copper migration, the power generation, and the pH variation in the soil and the electrodes. The maximal voltage and the power density of 539 mV and 65.77 m W/m(2) were obtained in the soil MFC. The chemical fractionation of copper (Cu) was analyzed with a modified BCR sequential extraction method. The soluble Cu form and the total Cu contents from the anode to the cathode increased, and the difference between them kept growing over time. The Cu fractions in the soil and the electrodes were converted with the change of the dramatic pH from the anode to the cathode. There was a focusing effect leading to the change of the Cu forms, and the extractable acid form content increased in the three fifths where the acid and the alkali fronts met.
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- Hui Wang
- School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
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Resilience of Soil Microbial Communities to Metals and Additional Stressors: DNA-Based Approaches for Assessing "Stress-on-Stress" Responses. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17060933. [PMID: 27314330 PMCID: PMC4926466 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17060933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2016] [Revised: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Many microbial ecology studies have demonstrated profound changes in community composition caused by environmental pollution, as well as adaptation processes allowing survival of microbes in polluted ecosystems. Soil microbial communities in polluted areas with a long-term history of contamination have been shown to maintain their function by developing metal-tolerance mechanisms. In the present work, we review recent experiments, with specific emphasis on studies that have been conducted in polluted areas with a long-term history of contamination that also applied DNA-based approaches. We evaluate how the “costs” of adaptation to metals affect the responses of metal-tolerant communities to other stress factors (“stress-on-stress”). We discuss recent studies on the stability of microbial communities, in terms of resistance and resilience to additional stressors, focusing on metal pollution as the initial stress, and discuss possible factors influencing the functional and structural stability of microbial communities towards secondary stressors. There is increasing evidence that the history of environmental conditions and disturbance regimes play central roles in responses of microbial communities towards secondary stressors.
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de Boer TE, Janssens TKS, Legler J, van Straalen NM, Roelofs D. Combined Transcriptomics Analysis for Classification of Adverse Effects As a Potential End Point in Effect Based Screening. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:14274-14281. [PMID: 26523736 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b03443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Environmental risk assessment relies on the use of bioassays to assess the environmental impact of chemicals. Gene expression is gaining acceptance as a valuable mechanistic end point in bioassays and effect-based screening. Data analysis and its results, however, are complex and often not directly applicable in risk assessment. Classifier analysis is a promising method to turn complex gene expression analysis results into answers suitable for risk assessment. We have assembled a large gene expression data set assembled from multiple studies and experiments in the springtail Folsomia candida, with the aim of selecting a set of genes that can be trained to classify general toxic stress. By performing differential expression analysis prior to classifier training, we were able to select a set of 135 genes which was enriched in stress related processes. Classifier models from this set were used to classify two test sets comprised of chemical spiked, polluted, and clean soils and compared to another, more traditional classifier feature selection. The gene set presented here outperformed the more traditionally selected gene set. This gene set has the potential to be used as a biomarker to test for adverse effects caused by chemicals in springtails to provide end points in environmental risk assessment.
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- Tjalf E de Boer
- Amsterdam Global Change Institute, VU University Amsterdam , De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Ecological Science, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam , De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam , De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ecological Science, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam , De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ecological Science, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam , De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Wang F, Yao J, Liu H, Liu R, Chen H, Yi Z, Yu Q, Ma L, Xing B. Cu and Cr enhanced the effect of various carbon nanotubes on microbial communities in an aquatic environment. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2015; 292:137-145. [PMID: 25802063 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Revised: 02/24/2015] [Accepted: 03/14/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Environmental impacts of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) arise both from the characteristics of CNTs as well as from their sorbed contaminants from aquatic environments. In this work, we employed pristine, carboxyl-, hydroxyl- and amino-functionalized multi-walled CNTs and pristine single-walled CNTs to quantify and compare their impacts on aquatic microbial communities in the absence and presence of Cu or Cr. Aliquots of samples were set up to 10 and 40 days for culture-dependent analyses, namely, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. Results revealed that the presence of CNTs or the mixture of CNTs and metals transiently affected microbial communities, and toxicity of CNTs was enhanced with the addition of metals. Meanwhile, functionalized CNTs exhibited stronger toxicity. The major impacts were observed after 10 days of exposure, but the microbial community could recover at 40 days to some extent. Though microbial communities recovered, total microbial numbers continued to decrease with contact time. Analysis of sequence cloned 16S rDNA indicated that Bacillus sp. and Acidithiobacillus sp. were the dominant taxa. Overall, CNTs would have more serious risk to an ecosystem in the presence of metals.
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- Fei Wang
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and National International Cooperation Base on Environment and Energy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, 100083 Beijing, China
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- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and National International Cooperation Base on Environment and Energy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, 100083 Beijing, China.
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- School of Resources and Environment, Anqing Normal University, 128 Linghu South Road, Anqing 246011, PR China
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- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and National International Cooperation Base on Environment and Energy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, 100083 Beijing, China
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- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and National International Cooperation Base on Environment and Energy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, 100083 Beijing, China
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- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and National International Cooperation Base on Environment and Energy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, 100083 Beijing, China
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- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and National International Cooperation Base on Environment and Energy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, 100083 Beijing, China
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- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and National International Cooperation Base on Environment and Energy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, 100083 Beijing, China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 USA.
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Qiao M, Wang GP, Zhang C, Roelofs D, van Straalen NM, Zhu YG. Transcriptional profiling of the soil invertebrate Folsomia candida in pentachlorophenol-contaminated soil. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2015; 34:1362-1368. [PMID: 25703271 DOI: 10.1002/etc.2930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2014] [Revised: 04/24/2014] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Pentachlorophenol (PCP), a widely used pesticide, is considered to be an endocrine disruptor. The molecular effects of chemicals with endocrine-disrupting potential on soil invertebrates are largely unknown. In the present study, the authors explored the transcriptional expression changes of collembola (Folsomia candida) in response to PCP contamination. A total of 92 genes were significantly differentially expressed at all exposure times, and the majority of them were found to be downregulated. In addition to the transcripts encoding cytochrome P450s and transferase enzymes, chitin-binding protein was also identified in the list of common differentially expressed genes. Analyses of gene ontology annotation and enrichment revealed that cell cycle-related transcripts were significantly induced by PCP, indicating that PCP can stimulate cell proliferation in springtail, as has been reported in human breast cancer cells. Enrichment of functional terms related to steroid receptors was observed, particularly in 20 significant differentially expressed genes involved in chitin metabolism in response to PCP exposure. Combined with confirmation by quantitative polymerase chain reaction, the results indicate that the adverse effects on reproduction of springtails after exposure to PCP can be attributed to a chemical-induced delay in the molting cycle and that molting-associated genes may serve as possible biomarkers for assessing toxicological effects.
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- Min Qiao
- State Key Lab of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Lab of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Lab of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- Department of Animal Ecology, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, China
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Fernández-Calviño D, Rodríguez-Salgado I, Pérez-Rodríguez P, Nóvoa-Muñoz JC, Arias-Estévez M. Time evolution of the general characteristics and Cu retention capacity in an acid soil amended with a bentonite winery waste. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2015; 150:435-443. [PMID: 25560662 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2014] [Revised: 12/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The effect of bentonite waste added to a "poor" soil on its general characteristic and copper adsorption capacity was assessed. The soil was amended with different bentonite waste concentrations (0, 10, 20, 40 and 80 Mg ha(-1)) in laboratory pots, and different times of incubation of samples were tested (one day and one, four and eight months). The addition of bentonite waste increased the pH, organic matter content and phosphorus and potassium concentrations in the soil, being stable for P and K, whereas the organic matter decreased with time. Additionally, the copper sorption capacity of the soil and the energy of the Cu bonds increased with bentonite waste additions. However, the use of this type of waste in soil presented important drawbacks for waste dosages higher than 20 Mg ha(-1), such as an excessive increase of the soil pH and an increase of copper in the soil solution.
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- David Fernández-Calviño
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
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- Área de Edafoloxía e Química Agrícola, Departamento de Bioloxía Vexetal e Ciencia do Solo, Universidade de Vigo, Facultade de Ciencias, 32004 Ourense, Spain
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- Área de Edafoloxía e Química Agrícola, Departamento de Bioloxía Vexetal e Ciencia do Solo, Universidade de Vigo, Facultade de Ciencias, 32004 Ourense, Spain
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- Área de Edafoloxía e Química Agrícola, Departamento de Bioloxía Vexetal e Ciencia do Solo, Universidade de Vigo, Facultade de Ciencias, 32004 Ourense, Spain
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- Área de Edafoloxía e Química Agrícola, Departamento de Bioloxía Vexetal e Ciencia do Solo, Universidade de Vigo, Facultade de Ciencias, 32004 Ourense, Spain
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Azarbad H, Niklińska M, Laskowski R, van Straalen NM, van Gestel CAM, Zhou J, He Z, Wen C, Röling WFM. Microbial community composition and functions are resilient to metal pollution along two forest soil gradients. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2014; 91:1-11. [DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiu003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Liu X, Zhou J, Li W, Xu J, Brookes PC. The combined effects of urea application and simulated acid rain on soil acidification and microbial community structure. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 21:6623-6631. [PMID: 24488523 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2573-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Our aim was to test the effects of simulated acid rain (SAR) at different pHs, when applied to fertilized and unfertilized soils, on the leaching of soil cations (K, Ca, Mg, Na) and Al. Their effects on soil pH, exchangeable H(+) and Al(3+) and microbial community structure were also determined. A Paleudalfs soil was incubated for 30 days, with and without an initial application of urea (200 mg N kg(-1)soil) as nitrogen (N) fertilizer. The soil was held in columns and leached with SAR at three pH levels. Six treatments were tested: SAR of pH 2.5, 4.0 and 5.6 leaching on unfertilized soil (T1, T2 and T3), and on soils fertilized with urea (T4, T5 and T6). Increasing acid inputs proportionally increased cation leaching in both unfertilized and fertilized soils. Urea application increased the initial Ca and Mg leaching, but had no effect on the total concentrations of Ca, Mg and K leached. There was no significant difference for the amount of Na leached between the different treatments. The SAR pH and urea application had significant effects on soil pH, exchangeable H(+) and Al(3+). Urea application, SAR treated with various pH, and the interactions between them all had significant impacts on total phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs). The highest concentration of total PLFAs occurred in fertilized soils with SAR pH5.6 and the lowest in soils leached with the lowest SAR pH. Soils pretreated with urea then leached with SARs of pH 4.0 and 5.6 had larger total PLFA concentrations than soil without urea. Bacterial, fungal, actinomycete, Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial PLFAs had generally similar trends to total PLFAs.
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- Xingmei Liu
- College of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropical Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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Direito SOL, Zaura E, Little M, Ehrenfreund P, Röling WFM. Systematic evaluation of bias in microbial community profiles induced by whole genome amplification. Environ Microbiol 2014; 16:643-57. [PMID: 24372985 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2013] [Revised: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Whole genome amplification methods facilitate the detection and characterization of microbial communities in low biomass environments. We examined the extent to which the actual community structure is reliably revealed and factors contributing to bias. One widely used [multiple displacement amplification (MDA)] and one new primer-free method [primase-based whole genome amplification (pWGA)] were compared using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based method as control. Pyrosequencing of an environmental sample and principal component analysis revealed that MDA impacted community profiles more strongly than pWGA and indicated that this related to species GC content, although an influence of DNA integrity could not be excluded. Subsequently, biases by species GC content, DNA integrity and fragment size were separately analysed using defined mixtures of DNA from various species. We found significantly less amplification of species with the highest GC content for MDA-based templates and, to a lesser extent, for pWGA. DNA fragmentation also interfered severely: species with more fragmented DNA were less amplified with MDA and pWGA. pWGA was unable to amplify low molecular weight DNA (< 1.5 kb), whereas MDA was inefficient. We conclude that pWGA is the most promising method for characterization of microbial communities in low-biomass environments and for currently planned astrobiological missions to Mars.
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- Susana O L Direito
- Molecular Cell Physiology, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Interaction between the microbial community and invading Escherichia coli O157:H7 in soils from vegetable fields. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 80:70-6. [PMID: 24123745 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03046-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in soils can contaminate vegetables, fruits, drinking water, etc. However, data on the impact of E. coli O157:H7 on soil microbial communities are limited. In this study, we monitored the changes in the indigenous microbial community by using the phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) method to investigate the interaction of the soil microbial community with E. coli O157:H7 in soils. Simple correlation analysis showed that the survival of E. coli O157:H7 in the test soils was negatively correlated with the ratio of Gram-negative (G(-)) to Gram-positive (G(+)) bacterial PLFAs (G(-)/G(+) ratio). In particular, levels of 14 PLFAs were negatively correlated with the survival time of E. coli O157:H7. The contents of actinomycetous and fungal PLFAs in the test soils declined significantly (P, <0.05) after 25 days of incubation with E. coli O157:H7. The G(-)/G(+) ratio declined slightly, while the ratio of bacterial to fungal PLFAs (B/F ratio) and the ratio of normal saturated PLFAs to monounsaturated PLFAs (S/M ratio) increased, after E. coli O157:H7 inoculation. Principal component analysis results further indicated that invasion by E. coli O157:H7 had some effects on the soil microbial community. Our data revealed that the toxicity of E. coli O157:H7 presents not only in its pathogenicity but also in its effect on soil microecology. Hence, close attention should be paid to the survival of E. coli O157:H7 and its potential for contaminating soils.
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Wang H, Wang T, You L, Zhong G, Shi G. Effects of vanadate supply on plant growth, Cu accumulation, and antioxidant capacities in Triticum aestivum L. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2013; 35:585-592. [PMID: 23824494 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-013-9541-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2012] [Accepted: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The effects of normal vanadate (V) supply (40 μM) on copper (Cu) accumulation, plant growth and reduction in Cu toxicity in wheat seedlings (Triticum aestivum L.) were investigated. The results showed Cu accumulation (mg g(-1 )dw) in the applied V treatment was about 10.2 % in shoots and 16.7 % in roots higher up on exposure to excess Cu (300 μM) than that observed only in excess Cu plants. Compared with the treatment of the normal concentration used in Hoagland's culture solution Cu (0.6 μM), excess Cu significantly induced lipid peroxidation indicated by accumulation of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (MDA). The seedlings showed apparent symptoms of Cu toxicity and plant growth were significantly inhibited by excess Cu. The applied V significantly decreased lipid peroxidation in roots caused by excess Cu and inhibited the appearance of Cu toxicity symptoms. Moreover, the applied V effectively improved the antioxidant defense system to alleviate the oxidative damage induced by Cu. Although the addition of V could promote superoxide dismutase in both shoots and roots to reduce superoxide radicals, peroxidase and catalase in shoots and ascorbate peroxidase and dehydroascorbate reductase in roots were major enzymes to eliminate H2O2 in wheat seedlings.
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- Haiou Wang
- Department of Biological Science and Engineering, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China.
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Qiu H, Vijver MG, He E, Peijnenburg WJGM. Predicting copper toxicity to different earthworm species using a multicomponent Freundlich model. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2013; 47:4796-4803. [PMID: 23548049 DOI: 10.1021/es305240n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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This study aimed to develop bioavailability models for predicting Cu toxicity to earthworms (Lumbricus rubellus, Aporrectodea longa, and Eisenia fetida) in a range of soils of varying properties. A multicomponent Freundlich model, complying with the basic assumption of the biotic ligands model, was used to relate Cu toxicity to the free Cu(2+) activity and possible protective cations in soil porewater. Median lethal concentrations (LC50s) of Cu based on the total Cu concentration varied in each species from soil to soil, reaching differences of approximately a factor 9 in L. rubellus, 49 in A. longa and 45 in E. fetida. The relative sensitivity of the earthworms to Cu in different soils followed the same order: L. rubellus > A. longa > E. fetida. Only pH not other cations (K(+), Ca(2+), Na(+), and Mg(2+)) were found to exert significant protective effects against Cu toxicity to earthworms. The Freundlich-type model in which the protective effects of pH were included, explained 84%, 94%, and 96% of variations in LC50s of Cu (expressed as free ion activity) for L. rubellus, A. longa, and E. fetida, respectively. Predicted LC50s never differed by a factor of more than 2 from the observed LC50s. External validation of the model showed a similar level of precision, even though toxicity data for other soil organisms and for different endpoints were used. The findings of the present study showed the possibility of extrapolating the developed toxicity models for one earthworm species to another species. Moreover, the Freundlich-type model in which the free Cu(2+) activity and pH in soil porewater are considered can even be used to predict toxicity for other soil invertebrates and plants.
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- Hao Qiu
- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Keen PL, Patrick DM. Tracking Change: A Look at the Ecological Footprint of Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance. Antibiotics (Basel) 2013; 2:191-205. [PMID: 27029298 PMCID: PMC4790334 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics2020191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2013] [Revised: 03/19/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Among the class of pollutants considered as 'emerging contaminants', antibiotic compounds including drugs used in medical therapy, biocides and disinfectants merit special consideration because their bioactivity in the environment is the result of their functional design. Antibiotics can alter the structure and function of microbial communities in the receiving environment and facilitate the development and spread of resistance in critical species of bacteria including pathogens. Methanogenesis, nitrogen transformation and sulphate reduction are among the key ecosystem processes performed by bacteria in nature that can also be affected by the impacts of environmental contamination by antibiotics. Together, the effects of the development of resistance in bacteria involved in maintaining overall ecosystem health and the development of resistance in human, animal and fish pathogens, make serious contributions to the risks associated with environmental pollution by antibiotics. In this brief review, we discuss the multiple impacts on human and ecosystem health of environmental contamination by antibiotic compounds.
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- Patricia L Keen
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2002-6250 Applied Science Lane, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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- School of Population & Public Health, University of British Columbia, 2206 East Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
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Soler-Rovira P, Fernández-Calviño D, Arias-Estévez M, Plaza C, Polo A. Respiration parameters determined by the ISO-17155 method as potential indicators of copper pollution in vineyard soils after long-term fungicide treatment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2013; 447:25-31. [PMID: 23376513 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.12.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2012] [Revised: 11/27/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This study seeks to determine the impact of copper-based fungicides on the respiration of vineyard soils. The ISO-17155 is an international standard recommended for monitoring soil quality by the evaluation of the effects of pollutants on soil microbial activity. Respiration curves and derived parameters [i.e., basal respiration (RB), substrate-induced respiration (RS), lag time (tlag), growth rate (μ), time to the peak maximum (tpeakmax), respiratory-activation quotient (QR), and the cumulative O2 consumption (CR)] were determined from 95 vineyard soils that covered a wide range of Cu contents. Statistical analyses showed that most of the variance of the ISO-17155 parameters was due to soil pH and organic C content, but not to the Cu pollution. When the parameters were expressed as a function of soil organic C content, the effect of soil Cu content was found to be significant on RS and tpeakmax but not on RB and CR. The results indicated that threshold values of total (CuT) and exchangeable (CuEX) contents indicative of soil Cu pollution cannot be established. However, adequate management practices resulting in soil organic C contents>2% and pH>5.5 are recommended for preserving vineyard soil quality.
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- Pedro Soler-Rovira
- Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 115 dpdo., 28006 Madrid, Spain.
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Ardestani MM, van Gestel CAM. Dynamic bioavailability of copper in soil estimated by uptake and elimination kinetics in the springtail Folsomia candida. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2013; 22:308-318. [PMID: 23229135 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-012-1027-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/28/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This study aimed to assess the bioavailability of copper in soil, by measuring its uptake kinetics into a representative soil invertebrate, the collembolan Folsomia candida. The animals were exposed to 25 or 100 μg Cu g(-1) dry LUFA 2.2 soil at nominal pH(CaCl2) 4.5, 5.5, or 6.5 during 14 days after which they were transferred to clean soil for 14 days elimination. Uptake and elimination rate constants were calculated based on total and extractable soil concentrations and porewater concentrations using one-compartment first-order kinetics modelling. Copper was present in the animals at a basal physiological level of 40-90 μg g(-1)dry weight, on top of this uptake and elimination kinetics were observed. Uptake rates constants varied between 0.02 and 0.17 g(soil) g(animal)(-1) day(-1), being higher at lower exposure level, but did not differ significantly between different soil pH levels. Elimination rate constants ranged between 0.04 and 0.20 day(-1) and were negligible (k(2) < 0.001 day(-1)) at pH 4.5 and 6.5. Multiple linear regressions showed that the pH effect on copper uptake was only significant when taking into account cation exchange capacity, or calcium and dissolved organic carbon levels in the pore water. Copper concentrations in the animals however, never were higher than 185 μg g(-1) dry weight, independent of exposure level and pH, suggesting homeostatic regulation. These results show that the chemical composition of the pore water does affect bioavailability of copper in soil, but that copper uptake in collembolans is dominated by homeostatic regulation rather than by soil properties like pH.
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- Masoud M Ardestani
- Department of Ecological Science, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Selection for Cu-tolerant bacterial communities with altered composition, but unaltered richness, via long-term Cu exposure. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:7438-46. [PMID: 22904046 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01071-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Toxic metal pollution affects the composition and metal tolerance of soil bacterial communities. However, there is virtually no knowledge concerning the responses of members of specific bacterial taxa (e.g., phyla or classes) to metal toxicity, and contradictory results have been obtained regarding the impact of metals on operational taxonomic unit (OTU) richness. We used tag-coded pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene to elucidate the impacts of copper (Cu) on bacterial community composition and diversity within a well-described Cu gradient (20 to 3,537 μg g(-1)) stemming from industrial contamination with CuSO(4) more than 85 years ago. DNA sequence information was linked to analysis of pollution-induced community tolerance (PICT) to Cu, as determined by the [(3)H]leucine incorporation technique, and to chemical characterization of the soil. PICT was significantly correlated to bioavailable Cu, as determined by the results seen with a Cu-specific bioluminescent biosensor strain, demonstrating a specific community response to Cu. The relative abundances of members of several phyla or candidate phyla, including the Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Verrumicrobia, Chloroflexi, WS3, and Planctomycetes, decreased with increasing bioavailable Cu, while members of the dominant phylum, the Actinobacteria, showed no response and members of the Acidobacteria showed a marked increase in abundance. Interestingly, changes in the relative abundances of classes frequently deviated from the responses of the phyla to which they belong. Despite the apparent Cu impacts on Cu resistance and community structure, bioavailable Cu levels did not show any correlation to bacterial OTU richness (97% similarity level). Our report highlights several bacterial taxa responding to Cu and thereby provides new guidelines for future studies aiming to explore the bacterial domain for members of metal-responding taxa.
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Roelofs D, de Boer M, Agamennone V, Bouchier P, Legler J, van Straalen N. Functional environmental genomics of a municipal landfill soil. Front Genet 2012; 3:85. [PMID: 22623925 PMCID: PMC3353140 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2012.00085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2012] [Accepted: 04/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We investigated the toxicity of soil samples derived from a former municipal landfill site in the South of the Netherlands, where a bioremediation project is running aiming at reusing the site for recreation. Both an organic soil extract and the original soil sample was investigated using the ISO standardized Folsomia soil ecotoxicological testing and gene expression analysis. The 28 day survival/reproduction test revealed that the ecologically more relevant original soil sample was more toxic than the organic soil extract. Microarray analysis showed that the more toxic soil samples induced gene regulatory changes in twice as less genes compared to the soil extract. Consequently gene regulatory changes were highly dependent on sample type, and were to a lesser extent caused by exposure level. An important biological process shared among the two sample types was the detoxification pathway for xenobiotics (biotransformation I, II, and III) suggesting a link between compound type and observed adverse effects. Finally, we were able to retrieve a selected group of genes that show highly significant dose-dependent gene expression and thus were tightly linked with adverse effects on reproduction. Expression of four cytochrome P450 genes showed highest correlation values with reproduction, and maybe promising genetic markers for soil quality. However, a more elaborate set of environmental soil samples is needed to validate the correlation between gene expression induction and adverse phenotypic effects.
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- Dick Roelofs
- Department of Ecological Science, VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands
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