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Malesevic M, Stanisavljevic N, Matijasevic D, Curcic J, Tasic V, Tasic S, Kojic M. Metagenomic Analysis of Bacterial Community and Isolation of Representative Strains from Vranjska Banja Hot Spring, Serbia. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2023; 86:2344-2356. [PMID: 37222803 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-023-02242-6] [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: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The hot spring Vranjska Banja is the hottest spring on the Balkan Peninsula with a water temperature of 63-95 °C and a pH value of 7.1, in situ. According to the physicochemical analysis, Vranjska Banja hot spring belongs to the bicarbonated and sulfated hyperthermal waters. The structures of microbial community of this geothermal spring are still largely unexplored. In order to determine and monitor the diversity of microbiota of the Vranjska Banja hot spring, a comprehensive culture-independent metagenomic analysis was conducted in parallel with a culture-dependent approach for the first time. Microbial profiling using amplicon sequencing analysis revealed the presence of phylogenetically novel taxa, ranging from species to phyla. Cultivation-based methods resulted in the isolation of 17 strains belonging to the genera Anoxybacillus, Bacillus, Geobacillus, and Hydrogenophillus. Whole-genome sequencing of five representative strains was then performed. The genomic characterization and OrthoANI analysis revealed that the Vranjska Banja hot spring harbors phylogenetically novel species of the genus Anoxybacillus, proving its uniqueness. Moreover, these isolates contain stress response genes that enable them to survive in the harsh conditions of the hot springs. The results of the in silico analysis show that most of the sequenced strains have the potential to produce thermostable enzymes (proteases, lipases, amylases, phytase, chitinase, and glucanase) and various antimicrobial molecules that can be of great importance for industrial, agricultural, and biotechnological applications. Finally, this study provides a basis for further research and understanding of the metabolic potential of these microorganisms.
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- Milka Malesevic
- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Informatics and Computing, Singidunum University, Belgrade, Serbia
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- The Academy of Applied Technical and Preschool Studies, Nis, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042, Belgrade, Serbia
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Ng YS, Chan DJC. Thermal Effect on Algae, Biofilm and Their Composition Towards Membrane Distillation Unit: A Mini-review. Mol Biotechnol 2023:10.1007/s12033-023-00853-5. [PMID: 37651079 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-023-00853-5] [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: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Membrane distillation (MD) has lower operating temperature and potential to recycle waste heat for desalination which catches much attention of the researchers in the recent years. However, the biofouling is still a challenging hurdle to be overcome for such applications. The microbial growth rate, secretion and biofilm formation are sensitive to heat. Membrane distillation is a thermally driven separation, so the increase of temperature in the seawater feed could influence the extent of biofouling on the unit parts. In this review, we present the effect of temperature on algal growth, the range of temperature the microbes, marine algae and planktons able to survive and the changes to those planktons once exceed the critical temperature. Thermal effect on the biofilm, its composition and properties are discussed as well, with association of the biofilm secreting microbes, but the study related to membrane distillation unit seems to be lacking and MD biofouling factors are not fully understood. Characterization of the algae, biofilm and EPS that govern biofouling are discussed. This information not only will help in designing future studies to fill up the knowledge gaps in biofouling of membrane distillation, but also to some extent, assist in pointing out possible fouling factors and predicting the degree of biofouling in the membrane distillation unit.
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- Yin Sim Ng
- School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300, Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300, Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia.
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Mason ARG, Cavagnaro TR, Guerin GR, Lowe AJ. Soil Bacterial Assemblage Across a Production Landscape: Agriculture Increases Diversity While Revegetation Recovers Community Composition. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2023; 85:1098-1112. [PMID: 36763113 PMCID: PMC10156840 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-023-02178-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Aboveground ecological impacts associated with agricultural land use change are evident as natural plant communities are replaced with managed production systems. These impacts have been extensively studied, unlike those belowground, which remain poorly understood. Soil bacteria are good candidates to monitor belowground ecological dynamics due to their prevalence within the soil system and ability to survive under harsh and changing conditions. Here, we use soil physicochemical assessment and 16S rRNA gene sequencing to investigate the soil physical and bacterial assemblage changes across a mixed-use agricultural landscape. We assess soil from remnant vegetation (Eucalyptus mallee), new and old vineyards, old pasture, and recently revegetated areas. Elevated concentrations of nitrogen (NO3-) and plant-available (Colwell) phosphorus were identified in the managed vineyard systems, highlighting the impact of agricultural inputs on soil nutrition. Alpha diversity comparison revealed a significant difference between the remnant mallee vegetation and the vineyard systems, with vineyards supporting highest bacterial diversity. Bacterial community composition of recently revegetated areas was similar to remnant vegetation systems, suggesting that bacterial communities can respond quickly to aboveground changes, and that actions taken to restore native plant communities may also act to recover natural microbial communities, with implications for soil and plant health. Findings here suggest that agriculture may disrupt the correlation between above- and belowground diversities by altering the natural processes that otherwise govern this relationship (e.g. disturbance, plant production, diversity of inputs), leading to the promotion of belowground microbial diversity in agricultural systems.
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- A R G Mason
- School of Agriculture, Food & Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
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- School of Agriculture, Food & Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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Mondal N, Roy C, Chatterjee S, Sarkar J, Dutta S, Bhattacharya S, Chakraborty R, Ghosh W. Thermal Endurance by a Hot-Spring-Dwelling Phylogenetic Relative of the Mesophilic Paracoccus. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0160622. [PMID: 36287077 PMCID: PMC9769624 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01606-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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High temperature growth/survival was revealed in a phylogenetic relative (SMMA_5) of the mesophilic Paracoccus isolated from the 78 to 85°C water of a Trans-Himalayan sulfur-borax spring. After 12 h at 50°C, or 45 min at 70°C, in mineral salts thiosulfate (MST) medium, SMMA_5 retained ~2% colony forming units (CFUs), whereas comparator Paracoccus had 1.5% and 0% CFU left at 50°C and 70°C, respectively. After 12 h at 50°C, the thermally conditioned sibling SMMA_5_TC exhibited an ~1.5 time increase in CFU count; after 45 min at 70°C, SMMA_5_TC had 7% of the initial CFU count. 1,000-times diluted Reasoner's 2A medium, and MST supplemented with lithium, boron, or glycine-betaine, supported higher CFU-retention/CFU-growth than MST. Furthermore, with or without lithium/boron/glycine-betaine, a higher percentage of cells always remained metabolically active, compared with what percentage formed single colonies. SMMA_5, compared with other Paracoccus, contained 335 unique genes: of these, 186 encoded hypothetical proteins, and 83 belonged to orthology groups, which again corresponded mostly to DNA replication/recombination/repair, transcription, secondary metabolism, and inorganic ion transport/metabolism. The SMMA_5 genome was relatively enriched in cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis, and amino acid metabolism. SMMA_5 and SMMA_5_TC mutually possessed 43 nucleotide polymorphisms, of which 18 were in protein-coding genes with 13 nonsynonymous and seven radical amino acid replacements. Such biochemical and biophysical mechanisms could be involved in thermal stress mitigation which streamline the cells' energy and resources toward system-maintenance and macromolecule-stabilization, thereby relinquishing cell-division for cell-viability. Thermal conditioning apparently helped inherit those potential metabolic states which are crucial for cell-system maintenance, while environmental solutes augmented the indigenous stability-conferring mechanisms. IMPORTANCE For a holistic understanding of microbial life's high-temperature adaptation, it is imperative to explore the biology of the phylogenetic relatives of mesophilic bacteria which get stochastically introduced to geographically and geologically diverse hot spring systems by local geodynamic forces. Here, in vitro endurance of high heat up to the extent of growth under special (habitat-inspired) conditions was discovered in a hot-spring-dwelling phylogenetic relative of the mesophilic Paracoccus species. Thermal conditioning, extreme oligotrophy, metabolic deceleration, presence of certain habitat-specific inorganic/organic solutes, and potential genomic specializations were found to be the major enablers of this conditional (acquired) thermophilicity. Feasibility of such phenomena across the taxonomic spectrum can well be paradigm changing for the established scopes of microbial adaptation to the physicochemical extremes. Applications of conditional thermophilicity in microbial process biotechnology may be far reaching and multifaceted.
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- Nibendu Mondal
- Department of Microbiology, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India
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Homaei A, Izadpanah F. Purification and characterization of a robust thermostable protease isolated from
Bacillus subtilis
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HR02
as an extremozyme. J Appl Microbiol 2022; 133:2779-2789. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.15725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Ahmad Homaei
- Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology University of Hormozgan Bandar Abbas Iran
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- Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology University of Hormozgan Bandar Abbas Iran
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Rozanov AS, Korzhuk AV, Shekhovtsov SV, Vasiliev GV, Peltek SE. Microorganisms of Two Thermal Pools on Kunashir Island, Russia. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:924. [PMID: 34571800 PMCID: PMC8468003 DOI: 10.3390/biology10090924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The Kuril Archipelago is a part of the Circum-Pacific Belt (Ring of Fire). These islands have numerous thermal springs. There are very few studies on these microbial communities, and none of them have been conducted by modern molecular biological methods. Here we performed the first metagenomic study on two thermophilic microbial communities of Kunashir Island. Faust Lake is hot (48 °C) and highly acidic (pH 2.0). We constructed 28 metagenome-assembled genomes as well as 17 16S ribosomal RNA sequences. We found that bottom sediments of Faust Lake are dominated by a single species of red algae belonging to the Cyanidiaceae family. Archaeans in Faust Lake are more diverse than bacteria but less abundant. The Tretyakovsky Thermal Spring is also hot (52 °C) but only weakly acidic (pH 6.0). It has much higher microbial diversity (233 metagenome-assembled genomes; 93 16S ribosomal RNAs) and is dominated by bacteria, with only several archaeans and one fungus. Despite their geographic proximity, these two thermal springs were found to not share any species. A comparison of these two lakes with other thermal springs of the Circum-Pacific Belt revealed that only a few members of the communities are shared among different locations.
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- Aleksei S. Rozanov
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (ICG SB RAS), 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (S.V.S.); (G.V.V.); (S.E.P.)
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (ICG SB RAS), 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (S.V.S.); (G.V.V.); (S.E.P.)
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (ICG SB RAS), 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (S.V.S.); (G.V.V.); (S.E.P.)
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (ICG SB RAS), 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (S.V.S.); (G.V.V.); (S.E.P.)
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (ICG SB RAS), 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (S.V.S.); (G.V.V.); (S.E.P.)
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Wang X, Pecoraro L. Diversity and Co-Occurrence Patterns of Fungal and Bacterial Communities from Alkaline Sediments and Water of Julong High-Altitude Hot Springs at Tianchi Volcano, Northeast China. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:894. [PMID: 34571771 PMCID: PMC8464750 DOI: 10.3390/biology10090894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 08/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The Julong high-altitude volcanic hot springs in northeast China are of undeniable interest for microbiological studies due to their unique, extreme environmental conditions. The objective of this study was to provide a comprehensive analysis of the unexplored fungal and bacterial community composition, structure and networks in sediments and water from the Julong hot springs using a combination of culture-based methods and metabarcoding. A total of 65 fungal and 21 bacterial strains were isolated. Fungal genera Trichoderma and Cladosporium were dominant in sediments, while the most abundant fungi in hot spring water were Aspergillus and Alternaria. Bacterial communities in sediments and water were dominated by the genera Chryseobacterium and Pseudomonas, respectively. Metabarcoding analysis revealed significant differences in the microorganism communities from the two hot springs. Results suggested a strong influence of pH on the analyzed microbial diversity, at least when the environmental conditions became clearly alkaline. Our analyses indicated that mutualistic interactions may play an essential role in shaping stable microbial networks in the studied hot springs. The much more complicated bacterial than fungal networks described in our study may suggest that the more flexible trophic strategies of bacteria are beneficial for their survival and fitness under extreme conditions.
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- Xiao Wang
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, China
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Samarasinghe SN, Wanigatunge RP, Magana-Arachchi DN. Bacterial Diversity in a Sri Lankan Geothermal Spring Assessed by Culture-Dependent and Culture-Independent Approaches. Curr Microbiol 2021; 78:3439-3452. [PMID: 34258683 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-021-02608-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hot springs harbour diverse and interesting groups of microorganisms adapted to extreme conditions. However, due to limitations in the culture-dependent approach, most of such thermophiles remain uncultured and unexplored. Hence, this study was conducted to gain a comprehensive understanding of the bacterial diversity of Mahapelessa hot spring, Sri Lanka using both culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches. The in situ temperature of the water sample was 44.5 °C and the pH was 8.14. 16S rRNA Sanger sequencing of DNA extracted from the 18 bacterial isolates revealed the presence of eight genera belonging to two phyla: Proteobacteria (84%) and Firmicutes (16%) and the most abundant genus being Klebsiella. A total of 23 bacterial phyla representing 80 classes, 43 orders, 123 families, 205 genera and 83 species were detected by 16S rRNA V3-V4 region by amplicon metagenome sequencing of DNA extracted from water samples, where the most abundant phylum was the Proteobacteria (57.39%), followed by Firmicutes (23.7%) and Chloroflexi (4.14%). The three phyla Actinobacteria, Planctomycetes and Bacteroidetes were also detected less than 3% in abundance while 4.48% of bacteria could not be fit into any known phylum. The most abundant genera were Burkholderia (14.87%), Desulfotomaculum (7.23%) and Stenotrophomonas (6.1%). Four strictly anaerobic bacteria, Anaerosolibacter carboniphilus (0.71%), Bellilinea caldifistulae (0.04%), Salimesophilobacter vulgaris (0.1%), Anaerobacterium chartisolvens (0.12%); two potential plant growth-promoting bacteria, Azospirillum halopraeferens (0.04%) and Bradyrhizobium liaoningense (0.16%) and one potential alkali tolerant and sulphate-reducing bacterium, Desulfovibrio alkalitolerans (0.45%) were recorded. Pigmentiphaga sp. was isolated from Mahapelessa hot spring and to the best of our knowledge, this is the first record of this genus from a hot spring. This study gives insight into the vast bacterial diversity present in the Mahapelessa hot spring from the culture-independent approach which could not be identified using standard culturing techniques.
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- Supun N Samarasinghe
- Molecular Microbiology and Human Diseases Research Group, National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Plant and Molecular Biology, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
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- Molecular Microbiology and Human Diseases Research Group, National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
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Narsing Rao MP, Dong ZY, Luo ZH, Li MM, Liu BB, Guo SX, Hozzein WN, Xiao M, Li WJ. Physicochemical and Microbial Diversity Analyses of Indian Hot Springs. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:627200. [PMID: 33763045 PMCID: PMC7982846 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.627200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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In the present study, physicochemical and microbial diversity analyses of seven Indian hot springs were performed. The temperature at the sample sites ranged from 32 to 67°C, and pH remained neutral to slightly alkaline. pH and temperature influenced microbial diversity. Culture-independent microbial diversity analysis suggested bacteria as the dominant group (99.3%) when compared with the archaeal group (0.7%). Alpha diversity analysis showed that microbial richness decreased with the increase of temperature, and beta diversity analysis showed clustering based on location. A total of 131 strains (divided into 12 genera and four phyla) were isolated from the hot spring samples. Incubation temperatures of 37 and 45°C and T5 medium were more suitable for bacterial isolation. Some of the isolated strains shared low 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, suggesting that they may be novel bacterial candidates. Some strains produced thermostable enzymes. Dominant microbial communities were found to be different depending on the culture-dependent and culture-independent methods. Such differences could be attributed to the fact that most microbes in the studied samples were not cultivable under laboratory conditions. Culture-dependent and culture-independent microbial diversities suggest that these springs not only harbor novel microbial candidates but also produce thermostable enzymes, and hence, appropriate methods should be developed to isolate the uncultivated microbial taxa.
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- Manik Prabhu Narsing Rao
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Pathogenic Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbial Resources and Fermentation Technology, College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbial Resources and Fermentation Technology, College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang, China
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- Bioproducts Research Chair, Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China
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Kumar R, Sharma RC. Microbial diversity in relation to physico-chemical properties of hot water ponds located in the Yamunotri landscape of Garhwal Himalaya. Heliyon 2020; 6:e04850. [PMID: 32954033 PMCID: PMC7486430 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The current study includes the assessment of physico-chemical characteristics along with the microbial diversity of hot water samples collected from three important sacred hot water springs of the Uttarakhand Himalaya close to the world-famous Hindu shrine Yamunotri temple. Hot water samples were collected for two consecutive years 2015-2016 in two sampling operations each year. A total of fifteen physico-chemical attributes of hot water were recorded. Microbes of hot water ponds were characterized by morphological, biochemical, MALDI-TOF MS, and molecular approaches. A total of twenty-two microbial strains were identified from the Surya Kund with water temperature ranging between 86 °C and 89 °C; twenty-two microbial strains were identified from the Draupadi Kund with water temperature ranging between 65 °C and 69 °C and twenty-one microbial strains were identified from the Yamunotri Tapt Kund with water temperature ranging between 45 °C and 48 °C during the study period. The present study on the assessment of physico-chemical characteristics and thermophilic microbial diversity of all the three hot water springs can be a useful reference for further studies on similar aspects in other parts of the Himalaya. The available data will also help to understand the reasons behind the curative properties of these hot water springs. This baseline information will also be instrumental for the conservation and management of these hot water springs.
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- Rahul Kumar
- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Environmental Sciences, H.N.B. Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar Garhwal, 246174, Uttarakhand, India
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- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Environmental Sciences, H.N.B. Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar Garhwal, 246174, Uttarakhand, India
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Kumar P, Fulekar MH, Hiranmai RY, Kumar R, Kumar R. 16S rRNA molecular profiling of heavy metal tolerant bacterial communities isolated from soil contaminated by electronic waste. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2020; 65:995-1007. [PMID: 32696197 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-020-00808-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Electronic waste is an evolving source of harmful pollutants in our surrounding environments and considered to be perilous as it contains toxic metals such as chromium, cadmium, lead, mercury, zinc, and nickel in huge quantities. Heavy metals are harmful contaminants and accumulated in the environment due to various anthropogenic activities. The present study was conducted to isolate and characterize different heavy metal tolerant bacterial species, based on molecular techniques from soil contaminated by electronic waste. The contaminated soil samples were analyzed for various physicochemical properties such as pH, electrical conductivity, soil moisture, water holding capacity, organic carbon, organic matter, available phosphorus, total nitrogen, and potassium using standard procedures. The soil samples were found to contain a higher amount of different heavy metals such as copper, chromium, lead, iron, cadmium, and nickel. Serial dilution and spread plate techniques have been used for bacterial isolation. The identification and molecular characterization of isolated bacterial species were done by biochemical tests and 16S rRNA gene sequencing technique. The 16S rRNA sequencing analysis confirmed the presence of different bacterial species as, Micrococcus aloeverae, Kocuria turfanensis, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus jeotgali, Bacillus velezensis, and Bacillus haikouensis. The findings indicated that the e-waste dumping sites are the storehouse of elite bacterial species. The present research study offers a platform for systematic analysis of e-waste sites by microbial profiling that may help in the innovation of novel microorganisms of scientific importance and better biotechnological potential.
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- Pankaj Kumar
- School of Environment and Sustainable Development, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 382030, India.
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- School of Environment and Sustainable Development, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 382030, India
- Center of Research for Development, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, 391760, India
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- School of Environment and Sustainable Development, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 382030, India
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201310, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, School of Earth Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, 305817, Rajasthan, India
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Effect of Cultural Conditions on Protease Production by a Thermophilic Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius SKF4 Isolated from Sungai Klah Hot Spring Park, Malaysia. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25112609. [PMID: 32512695 PMCID: PMC7321352 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25112609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Major progress in the fields of agriculture, industry, and biotechnology over the years has influenced the quest for a potent microorganism with favorable properties to be used in scientific research and industry. This study intended to isolate a new thermophilic-protease-producing bacterium and evaluate its growth and protease production under cultural conditions. Protease producing bacteria were successfully isolated from Sungai Klah Hot Spring Park in Perak, Malaysia, and coded as SKF4; they were promising protease producers. Based on microscopic, morphological, and 16S rRNA gene analysis, isolate SKF4 was identified as Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius SKF4. The process of isolating SKF4 to grow and produce proteases under different cultural conditions, including temperature, pH, NaCl concentration, carbon and nitrogen sources, and incubation time, was explored. The optimum cultural conditions observed for growth and protease production were at 60 to 65 °C of temperature, pH 7 to 8, and under 1% NaCl concentration. Further, the use of casein and yeast extract as the nitrogen sources, and sucrose and fructose as the carbon sources enhanced the growth and protease production of isolate SKF4. Meanwhile, isolate SKF4 reached maximum growth and protease production at 24 h of incubation time. The results of this study revealed a new potent strain of thermophilic bacterium isolated from Sungai Klah Hot Spring Park in Perak, Malaysia for the first time. The high production of thermostable protease enzyme by G. thermoglucosidasius SKF4 highlighted the promising properties of this bacterium for industrial and biotechnological applications.
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Selvarajan R, Sibanda T, Tekere M. Thermophilic bacterial communities inhabiting the microbial mats of "indifferent" and chalybeate (iron-rich) thermal springs: Diversity and biotechnological analysis. Microbiologyopen 2018; 7:e00560. [PMID: 29243409 PMCID: PMC5911995 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Revised: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Microbial mats are occasionally reported in thermal springs and information on such mats is very scarce. In this study, microbial mats were collected from two hot springs (Brandvlei (BV) and Calitzdorp (CA)), South Africa and subjected to scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and targeted 16S rRNA gene amplicon analysis using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). Spring water temperature was 55°C for Brandvlei and 58°C for Calitzdorp while the pH of both springs was slightly acidic, with an almost identical pH range (6.2-6.3). NGS analysis resulted in a total of 4943 reads, 517 and 736 OTUs for BV and CA at, respectively, a combined total of 14 different phyla in both samples, 88 genera in CA compared to 45 in BV and 37.64% unclassified sequences in CA compared to 27.32% recorded in BV. Dominant bacterial genera in CA microbial mat were Proteobacteria (29.19%), Bacteroidetes (9.41%), Firmicutes (9.01%), Cyanobacteria (6.89%), Actinobacteria (2.65%), Deinococcus-Thermus (2.57%), and Planctomycetes (1.94%) while the BV microbial mat was dominated by Bacteroidetes (47.3%), Deinococcus-Thermus (12.35%), Proteobacteria (7.98%), and Planctomycetes (2.97%). Scanning electron microscopy results showed the presence of microbial filaments possibly resembling cyanobacteria, coccids, rod-shaped bacteria and diatoms in both microbial mats. Dominant genera that were detected in this study have been linked to different biotechnological applications including hydrocarbon degradation, glycerol fermentation, anoxic-fermentation, dehalogenation, and biomining processes. Overall, the results of this study exhibited thermophilic bacterial community structures with high diversity in microbial mats, which have a potential for biotechnological exploitation.
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- Ramganesh Selvarajan
- Department of Environmental SciencesCollege of Agriculture and Environmental SciencesUNISA Science CampusFloridaSouth Africa
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- Department of Environmental SciencesCollege of Agriculture and Environmental SciencesUNISA Science CampusFloridaSouth Africa
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- Department of Environmental SciencesCollege of Agriculture and Environmental SciencesUNISA Science CampusFloridaSouth Africa
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Prieto-Barajas CM, Alfaro-Cuevas R, Valencia-Cantero E, Santoyo G. Effect of seasonality and physicochemical parameters on bacterial communities in two hot spring microbial mats from Araró, Mexico. REV MEX BIODIVERS 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2017.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chan CS, Chan KG, Ee R, Hong KW, Urbieta MS, Donati ER, Shamsir MS, Goh KM. Effects of Physiochemical Factors on Prokaryotic Biodiversity in Malaysian Circumneutral Hot Springs. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1252. [PMID: 28729863 PMCID: PMC5498555 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Malaysia has a great number of hot springs, especially along the flank of the Banjaran Titiwangsa mountain range. Biological studies of the Malaysian hot springs are rare because of the lack of comprehensive information on their microbial communities. In this study, we report a cultivation-independent census to describe microbial communities in six hot springs. The Ulu Slim (US), Sungai Klah (SK), Dusun Tua (DT), Sungai Serai (SS), Semenyih (SE), and Ayer Hangat (AH) hot springs exhibit circumneutral pH with temperatures ranging from 43°C to 90°C. Genomic DNA was extracted from environmental samples and the V3–V4 hypervariable regions of 16S rRNA genes were amplified, sequenced, and analyzed. High-throughput sequencing analysis showed that microbial richness was high in all samples as indicated by the detection of 6,334–26,244 operational taxonomy units. In total, 59, 61, 72, 73, 65, and 52 bacterial phyla were identified in the US, SK, DT, SS, SE, and AH hot springs, respectively. Generally, Firmicutes and Proteobacteria dominated the bacterial communities in all hot springs. Archaeal communities mainly consisted of Crenarchaeota, Euryarchaeota, and Parvarchaeota. In beta diversity analysis, the hot spring microbial memberships were clustered primarily on the basis of temperature and salinity. Canonical correlation analysis to assess the relationship between the microbial communities and physicochemical variables revealed that diversity patterns were best explained by a combination of physicochemical variables, rather than by individual abiotic variables such as temperature and salinity.
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- Chia S Chan
- Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MalaysiaSkudai, Malaysia
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- Division of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of MalayaKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Division of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of MalayaKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Division of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of MalayaKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- CINDEFI (CCT, La Plata-CONICET, UNLP), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La PlataLa Plata, Argentina
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- CINDEFI (CCT, La Plata-CONICET, UNLP), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La PlataLa Plata, Argentina
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- Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MalaysiaSkudai, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MalaysiaSkudai, Malaysia
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Ranawat P, Rawat S. Stress response physiology of thermophiles. Arch Microbiol 2017; 199:391-414. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-016-1331-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Revised: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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DeCastro ME, Rodríguez-Belmonte E, González-Siso MI. Metagenomics of Thermophiles with a Focus on Discovery of Novel Thermozymes. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1521. [PMID: 27729905 PMCID: PMC5037290 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Microbial populations living in environments with temperatures above 50°C (thermophiles) have been widely studied, increasing our knowledge in the composition and function of these ecological communities. Since these populations express a broad number of heat-resistant enzymes (thermozymes), they also represent an important source for novel biocatalysts that can be potentially used in industrial processes. The integrated study of the whole-community DNA from an environment, known as metagenomics, coupled with the development of next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, has allowed the generation of large amounts of data from thermophiles. In this review, we summarize the main approaches commonly utilized for assessing the taxonomic and functional diversity of thermophiles through metagenomics, including several bioinformatics tools and some metagenome-derived methods to isolate their thermozymes.
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- María-Eugenia DeCastro
- Grupo EXPRELA, Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), Departamento de Bioloxía Celular e Molecular, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña A Coruña, Spain
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- Grupo EXPRELA, Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), Departamento de Bioloxía Celular e Molecular, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña A Coruña, Spain
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- Grupo EXPRELA, Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), Departamento de Bioloxía Celular e Molecular, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña A Coruña, Spain
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Yohandini H, Julinar, Muharni. Isolation and Phylogenetic Analysis of Thermophile Community Within Tanjung Sakti Hot Spring, South Sumatera, Indonesia. HAYATI JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hjb.2015.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Urbieta MS, Donati ER, Chan KG, Shahar S, Sin LL, Goh KM. Thermophiles in the genomic era: Biodiversity, science, and applications. Biotechnol Adv 2015; 33:633-47. [PMID: 25911946 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2015.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Revised: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Thermophiles and hyperthermophiles are present in various regions of the Earth, including volcanic environments, hot springs, mud pots, fumaroles, geysers, coastal thermal springs, and even deep-sea hydrothermal vents. They are also found in man-made environments, such as heated compost facilities, reactors, and spray dryers. Thermophiles, hyperthermophiles, and their bioproducts facilitate various industrial, agricultural, and medicinal applications and offer potential solutions to environmental damages and the demand for biofuels. Intensified efforts to sequence the entire genome of hyperthermophiles and thermophiles are increasing rapidly, as evidenced by the fact that over 120 complete genome sequences of the hyperthermophiles Aquificae, Thermotogae, Crenarchaeota, and Euryarchaeota are now available. In this review, we summarise the major current applications of thermophiles and thermozymes. In addition, emphasis is placed on recent progress in understanding the biodiversity, genomes, transcriptomes, metagenomes, and single-cell sequencing of thermophiles in the genomic era.
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- M Sofía Urbieta
- CINDEFI (CCT La Plata-CONICET, UNLP), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 47 y 115, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
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- CINDEFI (CCT La Plata-CONICET, UNLP), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 47 y 115, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
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- Division of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
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Zodrow KR, Bar-Zeev E, Giannetto MJ, Elimelech M. Biofouling and microbial communities in membrane distillation and reverse osmosis. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2014; 48:13155-13164. [PMID: 25295386 DOI: 10.1021/es503051t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging desalination technology that uses low-grade heat to drive water vapor across a microporous hydrophobic membrane. Currently, little is known about the biofilms that grow on MD membranes. In this study, we use estuarine water collected from Long Island Sound in a bench-scale direct contact MD system to investigate the initial stages of biofilm formation. For comparison, we studied biofilm formation in a bench-scale reverse osmosis (RO) system using the same feedwater. These two membrane desalination systems expose the natural microbial community to vastly different environmental conditions: high temperatures with no hydraulic pressure in MD and low temperature with hydraulic pressure in RO. Over the course of 4 days, we observed a steady decline in bacteria concentration (nearly 2 orders of magnitude) in the MD feed reservoir. Even with this drop in planktonic bacteria, significant biofilm formation was observed. Biofilm morphologies on MD and RO membranes were markedly different. MD membrane biofilms were heterogeneous and contained several colonies, while RO membrane biofilms, although thicker, were a homogeneous mat. Phylogenetic analysis using next-generation sequencing of 16S rDNA showed significant shifts in the microbial communities. Bacteria representing the orders Burkholderiales, Rhodobacterales, and Flavobacteriales were most abundant in the MD biofilms. On the basis of the results, we propose two different regimes for microbial community shifts and biofilm development in RO and MD systems.
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- Katherine R Zodrow
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, United States
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Delgado-Serrano L, López G, Bohorquez LC, Bustos JR, Rubiano C, Osorio-Forero C, Junca H, Baena S, Zambrano MM. Neotropical Andes hot springs harbor diverse and distinct planktonic microbial communities. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2014; 89:56-66. [DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2013] [Revised: 03/07/2014] [Accepted: 03/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Luisa Delgado-Serrano
- Molecular Genetics & Microbial Ecology; Corporación CorpoGen; Bogotá DC Colombia
- Colombian Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics of Extreme Environments - GeBiX; Bogotá DC Colombia
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- Colombian Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics of Extreme Environments - GeBiX; Bogotá DC Colombia
- Unidad de Saneamiento y Biotecnología Ambiental; Departamento de Biología; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Bogotá DC Colombia
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- Molecular Genetics & Microbial Ecology; Corporación CorpoGen; Bogotá DC Colombia
- Colombian Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics of Extreme Environments - GeBiX; Bogotá DC Colombia
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- Molecular Genetics & Microbial Ecology; Corporación CorpoGen; Bogotá DC Colombia
- Colombian Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics of Extreme Environments - GeBiX; Bogotá DC Colombia
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- Colombian Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics of Extreme Environments - GeBiX; Bogotá DC Colombia
- Unidad de Saneamiento y Biotecnología Ambiental; Departamento de Biología; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Bogotá DC Colombia
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- Molecular Genetics & Microbial Ecology; Corporación CorpoGen; Bogotá DC Colombia
- Colombian Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics of Extreme Environments - GeBiX; Bogotá DC Colombia
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- Molecular Genetics & Microbial Ecology; Corporación CorpoGen; Bogotá DC Colombia
- Colombian Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics of Extreme Environments - GeBiX; Bogotá DC Colombia
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- Colombian Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics of Extreme Environments - GeBiX; Bogotá DC Colombia
- Unidad de Saneamiento y Biotecnología Ambiental; Departamento de Biología; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Bogotá DC Colombia
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- Molecular Genetics & Microbial Ecology; Corporación CorpoGen; Bogotá DC Colombia
- Colombian Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics of Extreme Environments - GeBiX; Bogotá DC Colombia
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Strepparava N, Wahli T, Segner H, Petrini O. Detection and quantification of Flavobacterium psychrophilum in water and fish tissue samples by quantitative real time PCR. BMC Microbiol 2014; 14:105. [PMID: 24767577 PMCID: PMC4005812 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-14-105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Flavobacterium psychrophilum is the agent of Bacterial Cold Water Disease and Rainbow Trout Fry Syndrome, two diseases leading to high mortality. Pathogen detection is mainly carried out using cultures and more rapid and sensitive methods are needed. Results We describe a qPCR technique based on the single copy gene β’ DNA-dependent RNA polymerase (rpoC). Its detection limit was 20 gene copies and the quantification limit 103 gene copies per reaction. Tests on spiked spleens with known concentrations of F. psychrophilum (106 to 101 cells per reaction) showed no cross-reactions between the spleen tissue and the primers and probe. Screening of water samples and spleens from symptomless and infected fishes indicated that the pathogen was already present before the outbreaks, but F. psychrophilum was only quantifiable in spleens from diseased fishes. Conclusions This qPCR can be used as a highly sensitive and specific method to detect F. psychrophilum in different sample types without the need for culturing. qPCR allows a reliable detection and quantification of F. psychrophilum in samples with low pathogen densities. Quantitative data on F. psychrophilum abundance could be useful to investigate risk factors linked to infections and also as early warning system prior to potential devastating outbreak.
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- Nicole Strepparava
- Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Via Mirasole 22a, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
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Tang X, Hashmi MZ, Long D, Chen L, Khan MI, Shen C. Influence of heavy metals and PCBs pollution on the enzyme activity and microbial community of paddy soils around an e-waste recycling workshop. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2014; 11:3118-31. [PMID: 24637907 PMCID: PMC3987024 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110303118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2013] [Revised: 02/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Due to the emerging environmental issues related to e-waste there is concern about the quality of paddy soils near e-waste workshops. The levels of heavy metals and PCBs and their influence on the enzyme activity and microbial community of paddy soils obtained from the immediate vicinity of an e-waste workshop were investigated in the present study. The results indicated that the heavy metal and PCB pollution did not differ significantly with an increase of the sampling point distances (5 to 30 m). The concentration of Cd (2.16 mg·kg−1) and Cu (69.2 mg·kg−1) were higher, and the PCB pollution was also serious, ranging from 4.9 to 21.6 μg·kg−1. The highest enzyme activity was found for urease compared to phosphatase and catalase, and a fluctuating trend in soil enzyme activity was observed in soils from different sampling sites. The microbial analysis revealed that there was no apparent correlation between the microbial community and the pollutants. However, a slight influence for soil microbial communities could be found based on DGGE, the Shannon index and PCA analysis. The present study suggests that the contamination stress of heavy metals and PCBs might have a slight influence on microbial activity in paddy soils. This study provides the baseline data for enzyme activities and microbial communities in paddy soil under the influence of mixed contamination.
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- Xianjin Tang
- College of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- College of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- College of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- College of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.
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- College of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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MALIK AMARILA, SANTOSO IMAN, YEHUDA ANDI, K.U. FREISLEBEN SERUNI, INAWATIWANAND SEPTELIAI, HUBER HARALD, LUTHFA ZESSINDA, SALEH ROSARI, FREISLEBEN HANSJOACHIM. Characterization of Thermoplasma Species Cultured from Sampling on Tangkuban Perahu, Indonesia. MICROBIOLOGY INDONESIA 2014. [DOI: 10.5454/mi.8.1.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Wang H, Zhou Y, Yuan Q, Zhao H, Dai X. Bacteria morphology and diversity of the combined autotrophic nitritation and sulfur-carbon three-dimensional-electrode denitrification process. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2014; 49:39-51. [PMID: 24117082 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2013.824296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The bacterial morphology and diversity in the reactors of a combined autotrophic nitritation and sulfur-carbon three-dimensional-electrode denitrification (CANSCTED) process operating under steady-state conditions were investigated by scanning electron microscopy and partial 16S rDNA cloning and sequencing. The CANSCTED process consisted of two parts, i.e., the nitritation membrane bioreactor (NMBR) and the sulfur-carbon three-dimensional-electrode denitrification reactor (SCTED). When the influent NH₄(+) concentration of NMBR ranged from 854 to 1086 mg N L(-1), with about 50% NH₄(+) removal efficiency and NO₂(-) accumulation rate, the spherical and spheroidal ammonia-oxidizing bacteria were predominant, with community successions of β-Proteobacteria (60.0%), Bacteroidetes (28.3%) and Chloroflexi (11.7%). The NMBR effluent with 429∼543 mg N L(-1) NH₄(+) and 519∼578 mg N L(-1) NO₂(-) was continuously supplied to SCTED for sulfur denitrification, bioelectrochemical hydrogen denitrification, and anaerobic ammonium oxidation. The predominant bacterial community successions were β-Proteobacteria (78.3%) and ϵ-Proteobacteria (21.7%). When the SCTED influent was supplied with only NO₂(-) (412-525 mg N L(-1)) as nitrogen substrate, the predominant bacteria in SCTED were short-bacilliform and spheroidal denitrification bacteria, β-Proteobacteria (82.0%), ϵ-Proteobacteria (16.4%) and γ-Proteobacteria (1.6%). Although the predominant bacterial communities were both β-Proteobacteria and ϵ-Proteobacteria in SCTED, the species and quantity of each community varied with the change of SCTED influent composition, which indicated that the composition influence the bacterial morphology and diversity in SCTED.
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- Haiyan Wang
- a State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment , Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Anwai, Chaoyang District , Beijing , P.R. China
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Coman C, Drugă B, Hegedus A, Sicora C, Dragoş N. Archaeal and bacterial diversity in two hot spring microbial mats from a geothermal region in Romania. Extremophiles 2013; 17:523-34. [DOI: 10.1007/s00792-013-0537-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Edwards KJ, Logan JMJ, Langham S, Swift C, Gharbia SE. Utility of real-time amplification of selected 16S rRNA gene sequences as a tool for detection and identification of microbial signatures directly from clinical samples. J Med Microbiol 2012; 61:645-652. [PMID: 22322340 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.041764-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The potential of incorporating a real-time PCR for amplification and detection of 16S rRNA gene signatures directly from clinical samples was assessed as a tool for diagnostics. Universal PCR primers spanning short variable regions (~500 bp) were optimized for real-time PCR and tested in comparison with a longer fragment (~1400 bp) generated from block-based amplification. Real-time PCR had improved sensitivity of detection (8% increase), decreased amplification time and simplified downstream processing. The real-time PCR primers also offered an improvement in detection of bacteria from samples that demonstrated inhibition with the block-based primers and in the resolution of mixed-sequence traces. In addition to testing primer sensitivity, the effect of amplifying and sequencing two different variable regions of the 16S rRNA gene on organism identification was compared. By amplifying and sequencing a shorter variable region, the number of species that were identified to the species level was reduced by 18%.
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- Kirstin J Edwards
- Department of Bioanalysis and Horizon Technologies, Health Protection Agency Microbiology Services Division Colindale, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, UK
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- Department of Bioanalysis and Horizon Technologies, Health Protection Agency Microbiology Services Division Colindale, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, UK
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- Department of Bioanalysis and Horizon Technologies, Health Protection Agency Microbiology Services Division Colindale, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, UK
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- Department of Bioanalysis and Horizon Technologies, Health Protection Agency Microbiology Services Division Colindale, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, UK
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- Department of Bioanalysis and Horizon Technologies, Health Protection Agency Microbiology Services Division Colindale, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, UK
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Zheng L, Gao N, Deng Y. Evaluation of DNA extraction methods for the analysis of microbial community in biological activated carbon. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2012; 33:437-444. [PMID: 22629615 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2011.579179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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It is difficult to isolate DNA from biological activated carbon (BAC) samples used in water treatment plants, owing to the scarcity of microorganisms in BAC samples. The aim of this study was to identify DNA extraction methods suitable for a long-term, comprehensive ecological analysis of BAC microbial communities. To identify a procedure that can produce high molecular weight DNA, maximizes detectable diversity and is relatively free from contaminants, the microwave extraction method, the cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) extraction method, a commercial DNA extraction kit, and the ultrasonic extraction method were used for the extraction of DNA from BAC samples. Spectrophotometry, agarose gel electrophoresis and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP) analysis were conducted to compare the yield and quality of DNA obtained using these methods. The results showed that the CTAB method produce the highest yield and genetic diversity of DNA from BAC samples, but DNA purity was slightly less than that obtained with the DNA extraction-kit method. This study provides a theoretical basis for establishing and selecting DNA extraction methods for BAC samples.
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- Lu Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai, PR China
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Puspasari F, Nurachman Z, Noer AS, Radjasa OK, van der Maarel MJEC, Natalia D. Characteristics of raw starch degrading α-amylase from Bacillus aquimaris MKSC 6.2 associated with soft coral Sinularia sp. STARCH-STARKE 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/star.201000127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Lau MCY, Aitchison JC, Pointing SB. Bacterial community composition in thermophilic microbial mats from five hot springs in central Tibet. Extremophiles 2008; 13:139-49. [PMID: 19023516 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-008-0205-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2008] [Accepted: 10/13/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Despite detailed study of selected thermophilic taxa, overall community diversity of bacteria in thermophilic mats remains relatively poorly understood. A sequence-based survey of bacterial communities from several hot spring locations in central Tibet was undertaken. Diversity and frequency of occurrence for 140 unique 16S rRNA gene phylotypes were identified in clone libraries constructed from environmental samples. A lineage-per-time plot revealed that individual locations have evolved to support relatively large numbers of phylogenetically closely related phylotypes. Application of the F ( ST ) statistic and P test to community data was used to demonstrate that phylogenetic divergence between locations was significant, thus emphasizing the status of hot springs as isolated habitats. Among phylotypes, only the Chlorobi were ubiquitous to all mats, other phototrophs (Cyanobacteria and Chloroflexi) occurred in most but not all samples and generally accounted for a large number of recovered phylotypes. Phylogenetic analyses of phototrophic phylotypes revealed support for location-specific lineages. The alpha, beta and gamma proteobacteria were also frequently recovered phyla, suggesting they may be abundant phylotypes in mats, a hitherto unappreciated aspect of thermophilic mat biodiversity. Samples from one location indicated that where phototrophic bacteria were rare or absent due to niche disturbance, the relative frequency of proteobacterial phylotypes increased.
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- Maggie C Y Lau
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
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Reddy GSN, Uttam A, Shivaji S. Bacillus cecembensis sp. nov., isolated from the Pindari glacier of the Indian Himalayas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2330-5. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.65515-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Influence of the temperature regime on the composition of the macrozoobenthos community in a thermal brook in Serbia. Biologia (Bratisl) 2006. [DOI: 10.2478/s11756-006-0029-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Rhee JK, Ahn DG, Kim YG, Oh JW. New thermophilic and thermostable esterase with sequence similarity to the hormone-sensitive lipase family, cloned from a metagenomic library. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 71:817-25. [PMID: 15691936 PMCID: PMC546692 DOI: 10.1128/aem.71.2.817-825.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A gene coding for a thermostable esterase was isolated by functional screening of Escherichia coli cells that had been transformed with fosmid environmental DNA libraries constructed with metagenomes from thermal environmental samples. The gene conferring esterase activity on E. coli grown on tributyrin agar was composed of 936 bp, corresponding to 311 amino acid residues with a molecular mass of 34 kDa. The enzyme showed significant amino acid similarity (64%) to the enzyme from a hyperthermophilic archaeon, Pyrobaculum calidifontis. An amino acid sequence comparison with other esterases and lipases revealed that the enzyme should be classified as a new member of the hormone-sensitive lipase family. The recombinant esterase that was overexpressed and purified from E. coli was active above 30 degrees C up to 95 degrees C and had a high thermal stability. It displayed a high degree of activity in a pH range of 5.5 to 7.5, with an optimal pH of approximately 6.0. The best substrate for the enzyme among the p-nitrophenyl esters (C(4) to C(16)) examined was p-nitrophenyl caproate (C(6)), and no lipolytic activity was observed with esters containing an acyl chain length of longer than 10 carbon atoms, indicating that the enzyme is an esterase and not a lipase.
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- Jin-Kyu Rhee
- Department of Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 134 Sinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, Korea
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Kanokratana P, Chanapan S, Pootanakit K, Eurwilaichitr L. Diversity and abundance of Bacteria and Archaea in the Bor Khlueng Hot Spring in Thailand. J Basic Microbiol 2005; 44:430-44. [PMID: 15558824 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200410388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The prokaryotic diversity in the Bor Khlueng hot spring in Ratchaburi province, Thailand was investigated by a culture-independent molecular approach. This hydrothermal pool is located in the central part of Thailand and contains sulfide-rich mineral water that is believed to relieve muscle ache and pain. The water flow year-round with temperature ranging between 50-57 degrees C. Community DNA was extracted directly from sediment samples by coring to depth of approximately 20-30 cm. Small-subunit rRNA genes (16S rDNA) were amplified by PCR using primers specific for the domains Archaea and Bacteria. The PCR products were cloned and sequenced. For the bacterial rDNA clone library, 200 clones were randomly selected for further analyses. After restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of rDNA clones and exclusion of chimeric sequences 36 phylotypes were obtained. The Bor Khlueng phylotypes spanned a wide range within the domain Bacteria, occupying eleven major lineages (phyla). Almost a quarter (23%) of the clones were classified as Acidobacteria. The other clones were grouped into the Bacteriodetes (19%), Nitrospirae (13%), Proteobacteria (12%), Deinococcus-Thermus lineage (11%), planctomycetes (6%), and Verrucomicrobia (5%). The four remaining phyla, 5% each, were assigned to Actinobacteria, Chloroflexi, Cyanobacteria, and the candidate division "OP10". For the archaeal 16S rRNA gene sequence library, 25 distinct phylotypes were obtained, 17 clones were found to be associated with Crenarahaeota and 8 clones were associated with Euryarachaeota. The findings of the molecular survey of this so far not investigated site showed that Bor Khlueng hot spring is a potential rich source of unique bacterial and archaeal species. The great majority ( approximately 80%) of the prokaryotic sequences detected in Bor Khlueng were unknown.
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MESH Headings
- Archaea/classification
- Archaea/isolation & purification
- Bacteria/classification
- Bacteria/isolation & purification
- Biodiversity
- DNA Fingerprinting
- DNA, Archaeal/chemistry
- DNA, Archaeal/isolation & purification
- DNA, Bacterial/chemistry
- DNA, Bacterial/isolation & purification
- Genes, rRNA
- Geologic Sediments/microbiology
- Hot Springs/microbiology
- Mineral Waters/microbiology
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phylogeny
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- RNA, Archaeal/genetics
- RNA, Bacterial/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Thailand
- Water Microbiology
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- Pattanop Kanokratana
- BIOTEC Center Laboratory, Thailand Science Park, 113 Paholyothin Road, Klong 1, Klongluang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
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Baker GC, Smith JJ, Cowan DA. Review and re-analysis of domain-specific 16S primers. J Microbiol Methods 2004; 55:541-55. [PMID: 14607398 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2003.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1169] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) has facilitated the detection of unculturable microorganisms in virtually any environmental source and has thus been used extensively in the assessment of environmental microbial diversity. This technique relies on the assumption that the gene sequences present in the environment are complementary to the "universal" primers used in their amplification. The recent discovery of new taxa with 16S rDNA sequences not complementary to standard universal primers suggests that current 16S rDNA libraries are not representative of true prokaryotic biodiversity. Here we re-assess the specificity of commonly used 16S rRNA gene primers and present these data in tabular form designed as a tool to aid simple analysis, selection and implementation. In addition, we present two new primer pairs specifically designed for effective "universal" Archaeal 16S rDNA sequence amplification. These primers are found to amplify sequences from Crenarchaeote and Euryarchaeote type strains and environmental DNA.
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- G C Baker
- Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7335, Cape Town, South Africa
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