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Lu Y, Cheung S, Koh XP, Xia X, Jing H, Lee P, Kao SJ, Gan J, Dai M, Liu H. Active degradation-nitrification microbial assemblages in the hypoxic zone in a subtropical estuary. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 904:166694. [PMID: 37660824 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166694] [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: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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In 2017 summer, we observed widespread bottom hypoxia at the lower estuary of the Pearl River estuary (PRE). Our previous study noticed that AOA and bacteria were highly abundant and clustered within the hypoxia zone. Moreover, nitrification and respiration rates were also evidently higher in these hypoxic waters. These observations prompt us to investigate whether these two oxygen-consuming microorganisms have symbiotic relationships and whether specific groups consistently coexist and form ecological-meaningful associations. In this study, we use network analysis to investigate the presence and active communities (DNA-RNA) based on bacterial and AOA communities sequencing (inferred from the 16S rRNA and amoA gene, respectively) to gain more insight into ecological-meaningful associations. We observed a highly diverse and active bacterial community in the hypoxia zone. The RNA networks were more modulized than the corresponding DNA networks, indicating that the active communities were better parsed into functional microbial assemblages. The network topology revealed that Gammaproteobacteria, Bacteroidetes (Flavobacteriales), Alphaproteobacteria (Rhodobacterales and Rhodospirillales), Marinimicrobia, Cyanobacteria (Synechococcales), and AOA sublineages were module hubs and connectors, indicating that they were the keystone taxa of the microbial communities. The hub-subnetwork further showed robust co-occurrence between Gammaproteobacteria, Bacteroidetes (Flavobacteriales), Alphaproteobacteria (Rhodobacterales and Rhodospirillales), Marinimicrobia with AOA sublineages, and Nitrospinae (presumably NOB) reflecting the formation of Degradation-Nitrification (sequential oxidation of Organic matter degradation to ammonia, then nitrate) microbial assemblage in the hypoxia zone. The subnetworks revealed AOA ecotype-specific modularization and niche partitioning of different AOA sublineages. Interestingly, the recurring co-occurrence of nitrifiers assemblage in the RNA subnetworks (SCM1-like-II (AOA) and Nitrospinae OTUs (NOB) suggests an active interaction via nitrite exchange. The Degradation-Nitrification microbial assemblage may contribute substantially to the oxygen consumption in the hypoxia formation in PRE. Our results provide new insight into the functional microbial assemblages, which is worth further investigation on their ecological implication in estuarine waters.
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- Yanhong Lu
- SZU-HKUST Joint PhD Program in Marine Environmental Science, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong; Department of Ocean Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Institute for Ocean Engineering, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, Guangdong; Shenzhen Marine Development and Promotion Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong.
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- Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Division of Environment and Sustainability, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Experimental Study under Deep-sea Extreme Conditions, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, Hainan
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- Department of Ocean Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian
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- Department of Ocean Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian
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- Department of Ocean Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science & Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Vipindas PV, Jabir T, Venkatachalam S, Yang EJ, Jain A, Krishnan KP. Vertical segregation and phylogenetic characterization of archaea and archaeal ammonia monooxygenase gene in the water column of the western Arctic Ocean. Extremophiles 2023; 27:24. [PMID: 37668803 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-023-01310-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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Archaea constitute a substantial fraction of marine microbial biomass and play critical roles in the biogeochemistry of oceans. However, studies on their distribution and ecology in the Arctic Ocean are relatively scarce. Here, we studied the distributions of archaea and archaeal ammonia monooxygenase (amoA) gene in the western Arctic Ocean, using the amplicon sequencing approach from the sea surface to deep waters up to 3040 m depth. A total of five archaeal phyla, Nitrososphaerota, "Euryarchaeota", "Halobacteriota," "Nanoarchaeota", and Candidatus Thermoplasmatota, were detected. We observed a clear, depth-dependent vertical segregation among archaeal communities. Ca. Thermoplasmatota (66.8%) was the most dominant phylum in the surface waters. At the same time, Nitrososphaerota (55.9%) was dominant in the deep waters. Most of the amoA gene OTUs (99%) belonged to the Nitrosopumilales and were further clustered into five subclades ("NP-Alpha", "NP-Delta", "NP-Epsilon", "NP-Gamma", and "NP-Theta"). "NP-Epsilon" was the most dominant clade throughout the water column and "NP_Alpha" showed higher abundance only in the deeper water. Salinity and inorganic nutrient concentrations were the major factors that determined the vertical segregation of archaea. We anticipate that the observed differences in the vertical distribution of archaea might contribute to the compartmentalization of dark carbon fixation and nitrification in deeper water and organic matter degradation in surface waters of the Arctic Ocean.
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- Puthiya Veettil Vipindas
- Arctic Ecology and Biogeochemistry Division, Ministry of Earth Sciences, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Vasco-da-Gama, Goa, 403 804, India.
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- Arctic Ecology and Biogeochemistry Division, Ministry of Earth Sciences, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Vasco-da-Gama, Goa, 403 804, India
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- Arctic Ecology and Biogeochemistry Division, Ministry of Earth Sciences, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Vasco-da-Gama, Goa, 403 804, India
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- Division of Ocean Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, 26 Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 21990, Republic of Korea
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- Arctic Ecology and Biogeochemistry Division, Ministry of Earth Sciences, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Vasco-da-Gama, Goa, 403 804, India
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- Arctic Ecology and Biogeochemistry Division, Ministry of Earth Sciences, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Vasco-da-Gama, Goa, 403 804, India
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Liu J, Huang F, Liu J, Liu X, Lin R, Zhong X, Austin B, Zhang XH. Phylotype resolved spatial variation and association patterns of planktonic Thaumarchaeota in eastern Chinese marginal seas. MARINE LIFE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 5:257-270. [PMID: 37275536 PMCID: PMC10232715 DOI: 10.1007/s42995-023-00169-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The majority of marine ammonia oxidizers belong to Thaumarchaeota, a phylum of Archaea, which is distributed throughout the water column. Marine surface waters contain distinct thaumarchaeotal phylotypes compared to the deeper ocean, but spatial dynamics of the surface-associated lineages are largely unsolved. This study of 120 seawater samples from the eastern Chinese marginal seas identified contrasting distribution and association patterns among thaumarchaeotal phylotypes across different dimensions. Horizontally, Nitrosopumilus-like and Nitrosopelagicus-like phylotypes dominated the surface water (3 m) of the Yellow Sea (YS) and East China Sea (ECS), respectively, along with increased abundance of total free-living Thaumarchaeota in ECS. Similar compositional changes were observed in the surface microlayer. The spatial heterogeneity of particle-attached Thaumarchaeota was less clear in surface microlayers than in surface waters. Vertically, the Nitrosopelagicus-like phylotype increased in abundance from surface to 90 m in ECS, which led to an increase in the proportion of Thaumarchaeota relative to total prokaryotes. This occurred mainly in the free-living fraction. These results indicate a clear size-fractionated niche partitioning, which is more pronounced at lower depths than in the surface water/surface microlayer. In addition, associations of Thaumarchaeota with other microbial taxa varied between phylotypes and size fractions. Our results show that a phylotype-resolved and size-fractionated spatial heterogeneity of the thaumarchaeotal community is present in surface oceanic waters and a vertical variation of the Nitrosopelagicus-like phylotype is present in shallow shelf waters. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-023-00169-y.
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- Jiwen Liu
- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100 China
- Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, 266237 China
- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100 China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266100 China
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland UK
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100 China
- Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, 266237 China
- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
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Wang W, Yu Z, Song X, Chi L, Wu Z, Yuan Y. Nitrate dynamics and source apportionment on the East China Sea shelf revealed by nitrate stable isotopes and a Bayesian mixing model. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 869:161762. [PMID: 36702274 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The excess input of nitrate is one of the primary factors triggering nearshore eutrophication. To estimate the source apportionment of nitrate on the East China Sea (ECS) shelf, the nitrogen and oxygen stable isotopes in nitrate (δ15N-NO3- and δ18O-NO3-) collected in winter and late spring 2016 were analyzed alongside essential physical, chemical and biological parameters. The temporal and spatial distributions and characteristic values of nitrate-bearing water masses were presented. Accordingly, the end-member mixing model and Rayleigh model were applied to systematically analyze biogeochemical processes. The biogeochemical processes of nitrate were weak in winter, except in the southern ECS, where assimilation and nitrification probably occurred. In contrast, the biogeochemical processes were intensive in spring. The stable isotopic fractionations of N and O were unified in the whole area, and the ratio between δ18O-NO3- and δ15N-NO3- was 1.81 ± 0.04, which indicated significant assimilation accompanying nitrification in spring. Furthermore, a Bayesian stable isotope mixing model was used to reveal the source contributions of nitrate on the ECS shelf for the first time, demonstrating that the Changjiang Diluted Water and Kuroshio Subsurface Water were always sustained and provided steady nitrate sources for the whole ECS. The nitrate inputs from the Yellow Sea to the northern ECS increased from approximately 30 % in spring to nearly 70 % in winter, while that from the Taiwan Strait Warm Water to the southern ECS decreased from approximately 40 % in spring to zero in winter. Moreover, although the nitrate contributions from nitrification were significantly weak in the middle and northern ECS during winter, they were important over the entire ECS during spring. This study qualitatively and quantitatively improves the understanding of seasonal nitrate control from various sources, and these findings are important for nutrient management and policy making to mitigate nearshore eutrophication.
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- Wentao Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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Wu J, Hong Y, He X, Liu X, Ye J, Jiao L, Li Y, Wang Y, Ye F, Yang Y, Du J. Niche differentiation of ammonia-oxidizing archaea and related autotrophic carbon fixation potential in the water column of the South China Sea. iScience 2022; 25:104333. [PMID: 35602962 PMCID: PMC9118673 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The significant primary production by ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) in the ocean was reported, but the carbon fixation process of AOA and its community composition along the water depth remain unclear. Here, we investigated the abundance, community composition, and potential carbon fixation of AOA in water columns of the South China Sea. Higher abundances of the amoA and accA genes of AOA were found below the euphotic zone. Similarly, higher carbon fixation potential of AOA, evaluated by the ratios of amoA to accA gene, was also observed below euphotic zone and the ratios increased with increasing water depth. The vertical niche differentiation of AOA was further evidenced, with the dominant genus shifting from Nitrosopelagicus in the epipelagic zone to uncultured genus in the meso- and bathypelagic zones. Our findings highlight the higher carbon fixation potential of AOA in deep water and the significance of AOA to the ocean carbon budget.
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- Jiapeng Wu
- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area; Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area; Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area; Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area; Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area; Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area; Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area; Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area; Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area; Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area; Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area; Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Lv J, Niu Y, Yuan R, Wang S. Different Responses of Bacterial and Archaeal Communities in River Sediments to Water Diversion and Seasonal Changes. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9040782. [PMID: 33917984 PMCID: PMC8068392 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9040782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In recent years, different responses of archaea and bacteria to environmental changes have attracted increasing scientific interest. In the mid-latitude region, Fen River receives water transferred from the Yellow River, electrical conductivity (EC), concentrations of Cl- and Na+ in water, total phosphorus (TP), and Olsen phosphorus (OP) in sediments were significantly affected by water transfer. Meanwhile, temperature and oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) of water showed significant seasonal variations. Based on 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing technology, the composition of bacteria and archaea in sediments was determined in winter and summer, respectively. Results showed that the dominance of bacterial core flora decreased and that of archaeal core flora increased after water diversion. The abundance and diversity of bacterial communities in river sediments were more sensitive to anthropogenic and naturally induced environmental changes than that of archaeal communities. Bacterial communities showed greater resistance than archaeal communities under long-term external disturbances, such as seasonal changes, because of rich species composition and complex community structure. Archaea were more stable than bacteria, especially under short-term drastic environmental disturbances, such as water transfer, due to their insensitivity to environmental changes. These results have important implications for understanding the responses of bacterial and archaeal communities to environmental changes in river ecosystems affected by water diversion.
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- Jiali Lv
- School of Environment and Natural Resources, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China; (J.L.); (Y.N.)
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources Research, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050021, China;
- Sino-Danish College of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China
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- School of Environment and Natural Resources, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China; (J.L.); (Y.N.)
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- School of Environment and Natural Resources, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China; (J.L.); (Y.N.)
- Correspondence:
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources Research, Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050021, China;
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Dai J, Ye Q, Wu Y, Zhang M, Zhang J. Simulation of Enhanced Growth of Marine Group II Euryarchaeota From the Deep Chlorophyll Maximum of the Western Pacific Ocean: Implication for Upwelling Impact on Microbial Functions in the Photic Zone. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:571199. [PMID: 33013804 PMCID: PMC7516215 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.571199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mesoscale eddies can have a strong impact on regional biogeochemistry and primary productivity. To investigate the effect of the upwelling of seawater by western Pacific eddies on the composition of the active planktonic marine archaeal community composition of the deep chlorophyll maximum (DCM) layer, mesoscale cold-core eddies were simulated in situ by mixing western Pacific DCM layer water with mesopelagic layer (400 m) water. Illumina sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and 16S rRNA transcripts indicated that the specific heterotrophic Marine Group IIb (MGIIb) taxonomic group of the DCM layer was rapidly stimulated after receiving fresh substrate from 400 m water, which was dominated by uncultured autotrophic Marine Group I (MGI) archaea. Furthermore, niche differentiation of autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing archaea (MGI) was demonstrated by deep sequencing of 16S rRNA, amoA, and accA genes, respectively. Similar distribution patterns of active Marine Group III (MGIII) were observed in the DCM layer with or without vertical mixing, indicating that they are inclined to utilize the substrates already present in the DCM layer. These findings underscore the importance of mesoscale cyclonic eddies in stimulating microbial processes involved in the regional carbon cycle.
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- Jinlong Dai
- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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Sollai M, Villanueva L, Hopmans EC, Keil RG, Sinninghe Damsté JS. Archaeal Sources of Intact Membrane Lipid Biomarkers in the Oxygen Deficient Zone of the Eastern Tropical South Pacific. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:765. [PMID: 31031734 PMCID: PMC6470261 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Archaea are ubiquitous in the modern ocean where they are involved in the carbon and nitrogen biogeochemical cycles. However, the majority of Archaea remain uncultured. Archaeal specific membrane intact polar lipids (IPLs) are biomarkers of the presence and abundance of living cells. They comprise archaeol and glycerol dibiphytanyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) attached to various polar headgroups. However, little is known of the IPLs of uncultured marine Archaea, complicating their use as biomarkers. Here, we analyzed suspended particulate matter (SPM) obtained in high depth resolution from a coastal and open ocean site in the eastern tropical South Pacific (ETSP) oxygen deficient zone (ODZ) with the aim of determining possible biological sources of archaeal IPL by comparing their composition by Ultra High Pressure Liquid Chromatography coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry with the archaeal diversity by 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and their abundance by quantitative PCR. Thaumarchaeotal Marine Group I (MGI) closely related to Ca. Nitrosopelagicus and Nitrosopumilus dominated the oxic surface and upper ODZ water together with Marine Euryarchaeota Group II (MGII). High relative abundance of hexose phosphohexose- (HPH) crenarchaeol, the specific biomarker for living Thaumarchaeota, and HPH-GDGT-0, dihexose- (DH) GDGT-3 and -4 were detected in these water masses. Within the ODZ, DPANN (Diapherotrites, Parvarchaeota, Aenigmarchaeota, Nanoarchaeota, and Nanohaloarchaea) of the Woesearchaeota DHVE-6 group and Marine Euryarchaeota Group III (MGIII) were present together with a higher proportion of archaeol-based IPLs, which were likely made by MGIII, since DPANN archaea are supposedly unable to synthesize their own IPLs and possibly have a symbiotic or parasitic partnership with MGIII. Finally, in deep suboxic/oxic waters a different MGI population occurred with HPH-GDGT-1, -2 and DH-GDGT-0 and -crenarchaeol, indicating that here MGI synthesize membranes with IPLs in a different relative abundance which could be attributed to the different detected population or to an environmental adaptation. Our study sheds light on the complex archaeal community of one of the most prominent ODZs and on the IPL biomarkers they potentially synthesize.
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- Martina Sollai
- Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Utrecht University, Den Burg, Netherlands
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- Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Utrecht University, Den Burg, Netherlands
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- Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Utrecht University, Den Burg, Netherlands
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- School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Utrecht University, Den Burg, Netherlands.,Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Kataoka T, Suzuki K, Irino T, Yamamoto M, Higashi S, Liu H. Phylogenetic diversity and distribution of bacterial and archaeal amoA genes in the East China Sea during spring. Arch Microbiol 2017; 200:329-342. [PMID: 29143851 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-017-1442-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Revised: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Microbial nitrification is a key process in the nitrogen cycle in the continental shelf ecosystems. The genotype compositions and abundance of the ammonia monooxygenase gene, amoA, derived from ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB) in two size fractions (2-10 and 0.2-2 µm), were investigated in the East China Sea (ECS) in May 2008 using PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and quantitative PCR (qPCR). Four sites were selected across the continental shelf edge: continental shelf water (CSW), Kuroshio branch water (KBW), transition between CSW and KBW (TCSKB) and coastal KBW (CKBW). The gene copy numbers of AOA-amoA were higher than those of AOB-amoA in ECS. The relative abundance of amoA to the total 16S rRNA gene level reached approximately 15% in KBW and CKBW for the free-living fraction of AOA, whereas the level was less than 0.01% throughout ECS for the AOB. A cluster analysis of the AOA-amoA-DGGE band pattern showed distinct genotype compositions in CSW in both the size fractions and in the surface of the TCSKB and KBW. Sequences of the DGGE bands were assigned to two clades. One of the clades exclusively consisted of sequences derived from the 2-10-µm fraction. This study revealed that AOA-amoA abundance dominated over AOB-amoA throughout the ECS, whereas the genotype composition of AOA-amoA were distributed heterogeneously across the water masses. Additionally, this is the first report showing the distribution of AOA-amoA genotypes characteristic to particle-associated AOA in the offshore of the East China Sea.
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- Takafumi Kataoka
- Department of Biology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong. .,Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan. .,Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University, Gakuen-cho 1-1, Obama, 917-0003, Japan.
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- Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan
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- Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan
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- Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan
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- Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong
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Jing H, Cheung S, Xia X, Suzuki K, Nishioka J, Liu H. Geographic Distribution of Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea along the Kuril Islands in the Western Subarctic Pacific. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1247. [PMID: 28713363 PMCID: PMC5492448 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Community composition and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) in the ocean were affected by different physicochemical conditions, but their responses to physical barriers (such as a chain of islands) were largely unknown. In our study, geographic distribution of the AOA from the surface photic zone to the deep bathypelagic waters in the western subarctic Pacific adjacent to the Kuril Islands was investigated using pyrosequencing based on the ammonia monooxygenase subunit A (amoA) gene. Genotypes of clusters A and B dominated in the upper euphotic zone and the deep waters, respectively. Quantitative PCR assays revealed that the occurrence and ammonia-oxidizing activity of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) reached their maxima at the depth of 200 m, where a higher diversity and abundance of actively transcribed AOA was observed at the station located in the marginal sea exposed to more terrestrial input. Similar community composition of AOA observed at the two stations adjacent to the Kuril Islands maybe due to water exchange across the Bussol Strait. They distinct from the station located in the western subarctic gyre, where sub-cluster WCAII had a specific distribution in the surface water, and this sub-cluster seemed having a confined distribution in the western Pacific. Habitat-specific groupings of different WCB sub-clusters were observed reflecting the isolated microevolution existed in cluster WCB. The effect of the Kuril Islands on the phylogenetic composition of AOA between the Sea of Okhotsk and the western subarctic Pacific is not obvious, possibly because our sampling stations are near to the Bussol Strait, the main gateway through which water is exchanged between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Pacific. The vertical and horizontal distribution patterns of AOA communities among stations along the Kuril Islands were essentially determined by the in situ prevailing physicochemical gradients along the two dimensions.
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- Hongmei Jing
- CAS Key Laboratory for Experimental Study under Deep-sea Extreme Conditions, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of SciencesSanya, China
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- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyKowloon, China
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- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyKowloon, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido UniversitySapporo, Japan
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido UniversitySapporo, Japan
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- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyKowloon, China
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Wang Y, Zhang R, He Z, Van Nostrand JD, Zheng Q, Zhou J, Jiao N. Functional Gene Diversity and Metabolic Potential of the Microbial Community in an Estuary-Shelf Environment. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1153. [PMID: 28680420 PMCID: PMC5478683 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2017] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Microbes play crucial roles in various biogeochemical processes in the ocean, including carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) cycling. Functional gene diversity and the structure of the microbial community determines its metabolic potential and therefore its ecological function in the marine ecosystem. However, little is known about the functional gene composition and metabolic potential of bacterioplankton in estuary areas. The East China Sea (ECS) is a dynamic marginal ecosystem in the western Pacific Ocean that is mainly affected by input from the Changjiang River and the Kuroshio Current. Here, using a high-throughput functional gene microarray (GeoChip), we analyzed the functional gene diversity, composition, structure, and metabolic potential of microbial assemblages in different ECS water masses. Four water masses determined by temperature and salinity relationship showed different patterns of functional gene diversity and composition. Generally, functional gene diversity [Shannon–Weaner’s H and reciprocal of Simpson’s 1/(1-D)] in the surface water masses was higher than that in the bottom water masses. The different presence and proportion of functional genes involved in C, N, and P cycling among the bacteria of the different water masses showed different metabolic preferences of the microbial populations in the ECS. Genes involved in starch metabolism (amyA and nplT) showed higher proportion in microbial communities of the surface water masses than of the bottom water masses. In contrast, a higher proportion of genes involved in chitin degradation was observed in microorganisms of the bottom water masses. Moreover, we found a higher proportion of nitrogen fixation (nifH), transformation of hydroxylamine to nitrite (hao) and ammonification (gdh) genes in the microbial communities of the bottom water masses compared with those of the surface water masses. The spatial variation of microbial functional genes was significantly correlated with salinity, temperature, and chlorophyll based on canonical correspondence analysis, suggesting a significant influence of hydrologic conditions on water microbial communities. Our data provide new insights into better understanding of the functional potential of microbial communities in the complex estuarine-coastal environmental gradient of the ECS.
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- Yu Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen UniversityXiamen, China.,Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, Xiamen UniversityXiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen UniversityXiamen, China.,Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, Xiamen UniversityXiamen, China
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics and Institute for Energy and the Environment and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma, NormanOK, United States
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics and Institute for Energy and the Environment and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma, NormanOK, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen UniversityXiamen, China.,Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, Xiamen UniversityXiamen, China
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics and Institute for Energy and the Environment and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma, NormanOK, United States.,Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, BerkeleyCA, United States.,School of Environment, Tsinghua UniversityBeijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen UniversityXiamen, China.,Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, Xiamen UniversityXiamen, China
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Rush D, Sinninghe Damsté JS. Lipids as paleomarkers to constrain the marine nitrogen cycle. Environ Microbiol 2017; 19:2119-2132. [PMID: 28142226 PMCID: PMC5516240 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Revised: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Global climate is, in part, regulated by the effect of microbial processes on biogeochemical cycling. The nitrogen cycle, in particular, is driven by microorganisms responsible for the fixation and loss of nitrogen, and the reduction‐oxidation transformations of bio‐available nitrogen. Within marine systems, nitrogen availability is often the limiting factor in the growth of autotrophic organisms, intrinsically linking the nitrogen and carbon cycles. In order to elucidate the state of these cycles in the past, and help envisage present and future variability, it is essential to understand the specific microbial processes responsible for transforming bio‐available nitrogen species. As most microorganisms are soft‐bodied and seldom leave behind physical fossils in the sedimentary record, recalcitrant lipid biomarkers are used to unravel microbial processes in the geological past. This review emphasises the recent advances in marine nitrogen cycle lipid biomarkers, underlines the missing links still needed to fully elucidate past shifts in this biogeochemically‐important cycle, and provides examples of biomarker applications in the geological past.
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- Darci Rush
- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, and Utrecht University, Den Burg, P.O. Box 59 1790 AB, The Netherlands.,School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, and Utrecht University, Den Burg, P.O. Box 59 1790 AB, The Netherlands.,Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, TA Utrecht, P.O. Box 80.121, 3508, The Netherlands
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Zhang Q, Tang F, Zhou Y, Xu J, Chen H, Wang M, Laanbroek HJ. Shifts in the pelagic ammonia-oxidizing microbial communities along the eutrophic estuary of Yong River in Ningbo City, China. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:1180. [PMID: 26579089 PMCID: PMC4621301 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Aerobic ammonia oxidation plays a key role in the nitrogen cycle, and the diversity of the responsible microorganisms is regulated by environmental factors. Abundance and composition of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) were investigated in the surface waters along an environmental gradient of the Yong River in Ningbo, East China. Water samples were collected from three pelagic zones: (1) freshwaters in the urban canals of Ningbo, (2) brackish waters in the downstream Yong River, and (3) coastal marine water of Hangzhou Bay. Shifts in activity and diversity of the ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms occurred simultaneously with changes in environmental factors, among which salinity and the availabilities of ammonium and oxygen. The AOA abundance was always higher than that of AOB and was related to the ammonia oxidation activity. The ratios of AOA/AOB in the brackish and marine waters were significantly higher than those found in freshwaters. Both AOA and AOB showed similar community compositions in brackish and marine waters, but only 31 and 35% similarity, respectively, between these waters and the urban inland freshwaters. Most of AOA-amoA sequences from freshwater were affiliated with sequences obtained from terrestrial environments and those collected from brackish and coastal areas were ubiquitous in marine, coastal, and terrestrial ecosystems. All AOB from freshwaters belonged to Nitrosomonas, and the AOB from brackish and marine waters mainly belonged to Nitrosospira.
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- Qiufang Zhang
- Faculty of Architectural Civil Engineering and Environment, Ningbo University Ningbo, China
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- Faculty of Architectural Civil Engineering and Environment, Ningbo University Ningbo, China
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- Faculty of Architectural Civil Engineering and Environment, Ningbo University Ningbo, China
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- Faculty of Architectural Civil Engineering and Environment, Ningbo University Ningbo, China
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- Faculty of Architectural Civil Engineering and Environment, Ningbo University Ningbo, China
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- Faculty of Architectural Civil Engineering and Environment, Ningbo University Ningbo, China
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- Department of Microbial Wetland Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) Wageningen, Netherlands ; Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University Utrecht, Netherlands
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Merkel AY, Korneeva VA, Tarnovetskii IY, Bryukhanov AL, Chasovnikov VK, Taranov EA, Toshchakov SV, Pimenov NV. Structure of the archaeal community in the Black Sea photic zone. Microbiology (Reading) 2015. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026261715040128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Cao H, Zhang W, Wang Y, Qian PY. Microbial community changes along the active seepage site of one cold seep in the Red Sea. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:739. [PMID: 26284035 PMCID: PMC4523032 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The active seepage of the marine cold seeps could be a critical process for the exchange of energy between the submerged geosphere and the sea floor environment through organic-rich fluids, potentially even affecting surrounding microbial habitats. However, few studies have investigated the associated microbial community changes. In the present study, 16S rRNA genes were pyrosequenced to decipher changes in the microbial communities from the Thuwal seepage point in the Red Sea to nearby marine sediments in the brine pool, normal marine sediments and water, and benthic microbial mats. An unexpected number of reads from unclassified groups were detected in these habitats; however, the ecological functions of these groups remain unresolved. Furthermore, ammonia-oxidizing archaeal community structures were investigated using the ammonia monooxygenase subunit A (amoA) gene. Analysis of amoA showed that planktonic marine habitats, including seeps and marine water, hosted archaeal ammonia oxidizers that differed from those in microbial mats and marine sediments, suggesting modifications of the ammonia oxidizing archaeal (AOA) communities along the environmental gradient from active seepage sites to peripheral areas. Changes in the microbial community structure of AOA in different habitats (water vs. sediment) potentially correlated with changes in salinity and oxygen concentrations. Overall, the present results revealed for the first time unanticipated novel microbial groups and changes in the ammonia-oxidizing archaea in response to environmental gradients near the active seepages of a cold seep.
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- Huiluo Cao
- Division of Life Sciences, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
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- Division of Life Sciences, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
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- Division of Life Sciences, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong ; Sanya Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences Sanya, China
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- Division of Life Sciences, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
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Youssef NH, Rinke C, Stepanauskas R, Farag I, Woyke T, Elshahed MS. Insights into the metabolism, lifestyle and putative evolutionary history of the novel archaeal phylum 'Diapherotrites'. ISME JOURNAL 2014; 9:447-60. [PMID: 25083931 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2014.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2014] [Revised: 06/22/2014] [Accepted: 07/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The archaeal phylum 'Diapherotrites' was recently proposed based on phylogenomic analysis of genomes recovered from an underground water seep in an abandoned gold mine (Homestake mine in Lead, SD, USA). Here we present a detailed analysis of the metabolic capabilities and genomic features of three single amplified genomes (SAGs) belonging to the 'Diapherotrites'. The most complete of the SAGs, Candidatus 'Iainarchaeum andersonii' (Cand. IA), had a small genome (∼1.24 Mb), short average gene length (822 bp), one ribosomal RNA operon, high coding density (∼90.4%), high percentage of overlapping genes (27.6%) and low incidence of gene duplication (2.16%). Cand. IA genome possesses limited catabolic capacities that, nevertheless, could theoretically support a free-living lifestyle by channeling a narrow range of substrates such as ribose, polyhydroxybutyrate and several amino acids to acetyl-coenzyme A. On the other hand, Cand. IA possesses relatively well-developed anabolic capabilities, although it remains auxotrophic for several amino acids and cofactors. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that the majority of Cand. IA anabolic genes were acquired from bacterial donors via horizontal gene transfer. We thus propose that members of the 'Diapherotrites' have evolved from an obligate symbiotic ancestor by acquiring anabolic genes from bacteria that enabled independent biosynthesis of biological molecules previously acquired from symbiotic hosts. 'Diapherotrites' 16S rRNA genes exhibit multiple mismatches with the majority of archaeal 16S rRNA primers, a fact that could be responsible for their observed rarity in amplicon-generated data sets. The limited substrate range, complex growth requirements and slow growth rate predicted could be responsible for its refraction to isolation.
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- Noha H Youssef
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
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Villanueva L, Schouten S, Sinninghe Damsté JS. Depth-related distribution of a key gene of the tetraether lipid biosynthetic pathway in marine Thaumarchaeota. Environ Microbiol 2014; 17:3527-39. [PMID: 24813867 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 05/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The distribution of isoprenoid glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGT) lipids synthesized by Thaumarchaeota has been shown to be temperature-dependent in world oceans. Depth-related differences in the ammonia monooxygenase (amoA) of Thaumarchaeota have led to the classification of 'shallow' and 'deep water' clusters, potentially affecting GDGT distributions. Here, we investigate if this classification is also reflected in a key gene of the thaumarchaeotal lipid biosynthetic pathway coding for geranylgeranylglyceryl phosphate (GGGP) synthase. We investigated metagenomic databases, suspended particulate matter and surface sediment of the Arabian Sea oxygen minimum zone. These revealed significant differences in amoA and GGGP synthase between 'shallow' and 'deep water' Thaumarchaeota. Intriguingly, amoA and GGGP synthase sequences of benthic Thaumarchaeota clustered with the 'shallow water' rather than with 'deep water' Thaumarchaeota. This suggests that pressure and temperature are unlikely factors that drive the differentiation, and suggests an important role of ammonia concentration that is higher in benthic and 'shallow water' niches. Analysis of the relative abundance of GDGTs in the Arabian Sea and in globally distributed surface sediments showed differences in GDGT distributions from subsurface to deep waters that may be explained by differences in the GGGP synthase, suggesting a genetic control on GDGT distributions.
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- Laura Villanueva
- Department of Marine Organic Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, P.O. Box 59, AB, Den Burg, NL-1790, The Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Organic Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, P.O. Box 59, AB, Den Burg, NL-1790, The Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Organic Biogeochemistry, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, P.O. Box 59, AB, Den Burg, NL-1790, The Netherlands
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Archaeal amoA and ureC genes and their transcriptional activity in the Arctic Ocean. Sci Rep 2014; 4:4661. [PMID: 24722490 PMCID: PMC3983602 DOI: 10.1038/srep04661] [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: 12/23/2013] [Accepted: 03/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Thaumarchaeota and the gene encoding for a subunit of ammonia monooxygenase (amoA) are ubiquitous in Polar Seas, and some Thaumarchaeota also have a gene coding for ureC, diagnostic for urease. Using quantitative PCR we investigated the occurrence of genes and transcripts of ureC and amoA in Arctic samples from winter, spring and summer. AmoA genes, ureC genes and amoA transcripts were always present, but ureC transcripts were rarely detected. Over a 48 h light manipulation experiment amoA transcripts persisted under light and dark conditions, but not ureC transcripts. In addition, maxima for amoA transcript were nearer the surface compared to amoA genes. Clone libraries using DNA template recovered shallow and deep amoA clades but only the shallow clade was recovered from cDNA (from RNA). These results imply environmental control of amoA expression with direct or indirect light effects, and rare ureC expression despite its widespread occurrence in the Arctic Ocean.
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Brown MV, Ostrowski M, Grzymski JJ, Lauro FM. A trait based perspective on the biogeography of common and abundant marine bacterioplankton clades. Mar Genomics 2014; 15:17-28. [PMID: 24662471 DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2014.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2013] [Revised: 03/08/2014] [Accepted: 03/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Marine microbial communities provide much of the energy upon which all higher trophic levels depend, particularly in open-ocean and oligotrophic systems, and play a pivotal role in biogeochemical cycling. How and why species are distributed in the global oceans, and whether net ecosystem function can be accurately predicted from community composition are fundamental questions for marine scientists. Many of the most abundant clades of marine bacteria, including the Prochlorococcus, Synechococcus, SAR11, SAR86 and Roseobacter, have a very broad, if not a cosmopolitan distribution. However this is not reflected in an underlying genetic identity. Rather, widespread distribution in these organisms is achieved by the existence of closely related but discrete ecotypes that display niche adaptations. Closely related ecotypes display specific nutritional or energy generating mechanisms and are adapted to different physical parameters including temperature, salinity, and hydrostatic pressure. Furthermore, biotic phenomena such as selective grazing and viral loss contribute to the success or failure of ecotypes allowing some to compete effectively in particular marine provinces but not in others. An additional layer of complexity is added by ocean currents and hydrodynamic specificity of water body masses that bound microbial dispersal and immigration. These vary in space and time with respect to intensity and direction, making the definition of large biogeographic provinces problematic. A deterministic theory aimed at understanding how all these factors shape microbial life in the oceans can only proceed through analysis of microbial traits, rather than pure phylogenetic assessments. Trait based approaches seek mechanistic explanations for the observed temporal and spatial patterns. This review will present successful recent advances in phylogenetic and trait based biogeographic analyses in some of the most abundant marine taxa.
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- Mark V Brown
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Evolution and Ecology Research Center, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV, USA
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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The evolutionary divergence of psbA gene in Synechococcus and their myoviruses in the East China Sea. PLoS One 2014; 9:e86644. [PMID: 24466184 PMCID: PMC3900582 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2013] [Accepted: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Marine Synechococcus is a principal component of the picophytoplankton and makes an important contribution to primary productivity in the ocean. Synechophages, infecting Synechococcus, are believed to have significant influences on the distribution and abundance of their hosts. Extensive previous ecological studies on cyanobacteria and viruses have been carried out in the East China Sea (ECS). Here we investigate the diversity and divergence of Synechococcus and their myoviruses (Synechomyoviruses) based on their shared photosynthesis psbA gene. Synechococcus is dominated by subclades 5.1A I, 5.1A II and 5.1A IV in the ECS, and clades I and II are the dominant groups in the Synechomyoviruses. As two phylogenetically independent clades, there is much higher diversity of the Synechomyoviruses than Synechococcus. Obvious partitioning characteristics of GC and GC3 (the GC content at the third codon position) contents are obtained among different picophytoplankton populations and their phages. The GC3 content causes the psbA gene in Synechococcus to have a higher GC content, while the opposite is true in the Synechomyoviruses. Analyzing more than one-time difference of the codon usage frequency of psbA sequences, the third position nucleotides of preferred codons for Synechococcus are all G and C, while most Synechomyoviral sequences (72.7%) have A and T at the third position of their preferred codons. This work shed light on the ecology and evolution of phage-host interactions in the environment.
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Luo H, Tolar BB, Swan BK, Zhang CL, Stepanauskas R, Ann Moran M, Hollibaugh JT. Single-cell genomics shedding light on marine Thaumarchaeota diversification. ISME JOURNAL 2013; 8:732-736. [PMID: 24196320 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2013.202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2013] [Revised: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Previous studies based on analysis of amoA, 16S ribosomal RNA or accA gene sequences have established that marine Thaumarchaeota fall into two phylogenetically distinct groups corresponding to shallow- and deep-water clades, but it is not clear how water depth interacts with other environmental factors, including light, temperature and location, to affect this pattern of diversification. Earlier studies focused on single-gene distributions were not able to link phylogenetic structure to other aspects of functional adaptation. Here, we analyzed the genome content of 46 uncultivated single Thaumarchaeota cells sampled from epi- and mesopelagic waters of subtropical, temperate and polar oceans. Phylogenomic analysis showed that populations diverged by depth, as expected, and that mesopelagic populations from different locations were well mixed. Functional analysis showed that some traits, including putative DNA photolyase and catalase genes that may be related to adaptive mechanisms to reduce light-induced damage, were found exclusively in members of the epipelagic clade. Our analysis of partial genomes has thus confirmed the depth differentiation of Thaumarchaeota populations observed previously, consistent with the distribution of putative mechanisms to reduce light-induced damage in shallow- and deep-water populations.
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- Haiwei Luo
- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, ME, USA
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.,State Key Laboratory of Marine Geology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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Song ZQ, Wang L, Wang FP, Jiang HC, Chen JQ, Zhou EM, Liang F, Xiao X, Li WJ. Abundance and diversity of archaeal accA gene in hot springs in Yunnan Province, China. Extremophiles 2013; 17:871-9. [PMID: 23918087 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-013-0570-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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It has been suggested that archaea carrying the accA gene, encoding the alpha subunit of the acetyl CoA carboxylase, autotrophically fix CO2 using the 3-hydroxypropionate/4-hydroxybutyrate pathway in low-temperature environments (e.g., soils, oceans). However, little new information has come to light regarding the occurrence of archaeal accA genes in high-temperature ecosystems. In this study, we investigated the abundance and diversity of archaeal accA gene in hot springs in Yunnan Province, China, using DNA- and RNA-based phylogenetic analyses and quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The results showed that archaeal accA genes were present and expressed in the investigated Yunnan hot springs with a wide range of temperatures (66-96 °C) and pH (4.3-9.0). The majority of the amplified archaeal accA gene sequences were affiliated with the ThAOA/HWCG III [thermophilic ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA)/hot water crenarchaeotic group III]. The archaeal accA gene abundance was very close to that of AOA amoA gene, encoding the alpha subunit of ammonia monooxygenase. These data suggest that AOA in terrestrial hot springs might acquire energy from ammonia oxidation coupled with CO2 fixation using the 3-hydroxypropionate/4-hydroxybutyrate pathway.
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- Zhao-Qi Song
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity in Southwest China, Ministry of Education, and Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources, Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
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Hu A, Yang Z, Yu CP, Jiao N. Dynamics of autotrophic marine planktonic thaumarchaeota in the East China Sea. PLoS One 2013; 8:e61087. [PMID: 23565298 PMCID: PMC3614966 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2012] [Accepted: 03/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The ubiquitous and abundant distribution of ammonia-oxidizing Thaumarchaeota in marine environments is now well documented, and their crucial role in the global nitrogen cycle has been highlighted. However, the potential contribution of Thaumarchaeota in the carbon cycle remains poorly understood. Here we present for the first time a seasonal investigation on the shelf region (bathymetry≤200 m) of the East China Sea (ECS) involving analysis of both thaumarchaeal 16S rRNA and autotrophy-related genes (acetyl-CoA carboxylase gene, accA). Quantitative PCR results clearly showed a higher abundance of thaumarchaeal 16S and accA genes in late-autumn (November) than summer (August), whereas the diversity and community structure of autotrophic Thaumarchaeota showed no statistically significant difference between different seasons as revealed by thaumarchaeal accA gene clone libraries. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that shallow ecotypes dominated the autotrophic Thaumarchaeota in the ECS shelf (86.3% of total sequences), while a novel non-marine thaumarchaeal accA lineage was identified in the Changjiang estuary in summer (when freshwater plumes become larger) but not in autumn, implying that Changjiang freshwater discharge played a certain role in transporting terrestrial microorganisms to the ECS. Multivariate statistical analysis indicated that the biogeography of the autotrophic Thaumarchaeota in the shelf water of the ECS was influenced by complex hydrographic conditions. However, an in silico comparative analysis suggested that the diversity and abundance of the autotrophic Thaumarchaeota might be biased by the ‘universal’ thaumarchaeal accA gene primers Cren529F/Cren981R since this primer set is likely to miss some members within particular phylogenetic groups. Collectively, this study improved our understanding of the biogeographic patterns of the autotrophic Thaumarchaeota in temperate coastal waters, and suggested that new accA primers with improved coverage and sensitivity across phylogenetic groups are needed to gain a more thorough understanding of the role of the autotrophic Thaumarchaeota in the global carbon cycle.
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- Anyi Hu
- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, China
- * E-mail: (CPY); (NJ)
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- * E-mail: (CPY); (NJ)
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Thaumarchaeotal signature gene distribution in sediments of the northern South China Sea: an indicator of the metabolic intersection of the marine carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles? Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 79:2137-47. [PMID: 23335759 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03204-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Thaumarchaeota are abundant and active in marine waters, where they contribute to aerobic ammonia oxidation and light-independent carbon fixation. The ecological function of thaumarchaeota in marine sediments, however, has rarely been investigated, even though marine sediments constitute the majority of the Earth's surface. Thaumarchaeota in the upper layer of sediments may contribute significantly to the reservoir of nitrogen oxides in ocean waters and thus to productivity, including the assimilation of carbon. We tested this hypothesis in the northern South China Sea (nSCS), a section of a large oligotrophic marginal sea with limited influx of nutrients, including nitrogen, by investigating the diversity, abundance, community structure, and spatial distribution of thaumarchaeotal signatures in surface sediments. Quantitative real-time PCR using primers designed to detect 16S rRNA and amoA genes in sediment community DNA revealed a significantly higher abundance of pertinent thaumarchaeotal than betaproteobacterial genes. This finding correlates with high levels of hcd genes, a signature of thaumarchaeotal autotrophic carbon fixation. Thaumarchaeol, a signature lipid biomarker for thaumarchaeota, constituted the majority of archaeal lipids in marine sediments. Sediment temperature and organic P and silt contents were identified as key environmental factors shaping the community structure and distribution of the monitored thaumarchaeotal amoA genes. When the pore water PO4(3-) concentration was controlled for via partial-correlation analysis, thaumarchaeotal amoA gene abundance significantly correlated with the sediment pore water NO2(-) concentration, suggesting that the amoA-bearing thaumarchaeota contribute to nitrite production. Statistical analyses also suggest that thaumarchaeotal metabolism could serve as a pivotal intersection of the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles in marine sediments.
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King GM, Smith CB, Tolar B, Hollibaugh JT. Analysis of composition and structure of coastal to mesopelagic bacterioplankton communities in the northern gulf of Mexico. Front Microbiol 2013; 3:438. [PMID: 23346078 PMCID: PMC3548560 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2012] [Accepted: 12/19/2012] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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16S rRNA gene amplicons were pyrosequenced to assess bacterioplankton community composition, diversity, and phylogenetic community structure for 17 stations in the northern Gulf of Mexico (nGoM) sampled in March 2010. Statistical analyses showed that samples from depths ≤100 m differed distinctly from deeper samples. SAR 11 α-Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes dominated communities at depths ≤100 m, which were characterized by high α-Proteobacteria/γ-Proteobacteria ratios (α/γ > 1.7). Thaumarchaeota, Firmicutes, and δ-Proteobacteria were relatively abundant in deeper waters, and α/γ ratios were low (<1). Canonical correlation analysis indicated that δ- and γ-Proteobacteria, Thaumarchaeota, and Firmicutes correlated positively with depth; α-Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes correlated positively with temperature and dissolved oxygen; Actinobacteria, β-Proteobacteria, and Verrucomicrobia correlated positively with a measure of suspended particles. Diversity indices did not vary with depth or other factors, which indicated that richness and evenness elements of bacterioplankton communities might develop independently of nGoM physical-chemical variables. Phylogenetic community structure as measured by the net relatedness (NRI) and nearest taxon (NTI) indices also did not vary with depth. NRI values indicated that most of the communities were comprised of OTUs more distantly related to each other in whole community comparisons than expected by chance. NTI values derived from phylogenetic distances of the closest neighbor for each OTU in a given community indicated that OTUs tended to occur in clusters to a greater extent than expected by chance. This indicates that "habitat filtering" might play an important role in nGoM bacterioplankton species assembly, and that such filtering occurs throughout the water column.
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- Gary M King
- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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Ngugi DK, Stingl U. Combined analyses of the ITS loci and the corresponding 16S rRNA genes reveal high micro- and macrodiversity of SAR11 populations in the Red Sea. PLoS One 2012; 7:e50274. [PMID: 23185592 PMCID: PMC3502338 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2012] [Accepted: 10/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Bacteria belonging to the SAR11 clade are among the most abundant prokaryotes in the pelagic zone of the ocean. 16S rRNA gene-based analyses indicate that they constitute up to 60% of the bacterioplankton community in the surface waters of the Red Sea. This extremely oligotrophic water body is further characterized by an epipelagic zone, which has a temperature above 24 °C throughout the year, and a remarkable uniform temperature (~22 °C) and salinity (~41 psu) from the mixed layer (~200 m) to the bottom at over 2000 m depth. Despite these conditions that set it apart from other marine environments, the microbiology of this ecosystem is still vastly understudied. Prompted by the limited phylogenetic resolution of the 16S rRNA gene, we extended our previous study by sequencing the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of SAR11 in different depths of the Red Sea's water column together with the respective 16S fragment. The overall diversity captured by the ITS loci was ten times higher than that of the corresponding 16S rRNA genes. Moreover, species estimates based on the ITS showed a highly diverse population of SAR11 in the mixed layer that became diminished in deep isothermal waters, which was in contrast to results of the related 16S rRNA genes. While the 16S rRNA gene-based sequences clustered into three phylogenetic subgroups, the related ITS fragments fell into several phylotypes that showed clear depth-dependent shifts in relative abundances. Blast-based analyses not only documented the observed vertical partitioning and universal co-occurrence of specific phylotypes in five other distinct oceanic provinces, but also highlighted the influence of ecosystem-specific traits (e.g., temperature, nutrient availability, and concentration of dissolved oxygen) on the population dynamics of this ubiquitous marine bacterium.
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MESH Headings
- Alphaproteobacteria/classification
- Alphaproteobacteria/genetics
- Base Sequence
- Biodiversity
- DNA, Bacterial
- DNA, Intergenic/classification
- DNA, Intergenic/genetics
- DNA, Intergenic/isolation & purification
- Ecosystem
- Genetic Loci
- Indian Ocean
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phylogeny
- Plankton/classification
- Plankton/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/classification
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/isolation & purification
- Salinity
- Temperature
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- David Kamanda Ngugi
- Red Sea Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
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Biller SJ, Mosier AC, Wells GF, Francis CA. Global Biodiversity of Aquatic Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea is Partitioned by Habitat. Front Microbiol 2012; 3:252. [PMID: 22826704 PMCID: PMC3399221 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2012] [Accepted: 06/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Archaea play an important role in nitrification and are, thus, inextricably linked to the global carbon and nitrogen cycles. Since the initial discovery of an ammonia monooxygenase α-subunit (amoA) gene associated with an archaeal metagenomic fragment, archaeal amoA sequences have been detected in a wide variety of nitrifying environments. Recent sequencing efforts have revealed extensive diversity of archaeal amoA sequences within different habitats. In this study, we have examined over 8000 amoA sequences from the literature and public databases in an effort to understand the ecological factors influencing the distribution and diversity of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA), with a particular focus on sequences from aquatic habitats. This broad survey provides strong statistical support for the hypothesis that different environments contain distinct clusters of AOA amoA sequences, as surprisingly few sequences are found in more than one habitat type. Within aquatic environments, salinity, depth in the water column, and temperature were significantly correlated with the distribution of sequence types. These findings support the existence of multiple distinct aquatic AOA populations in the environment and suggest some possible selective pressures driving the partitioning of AOA amoA diversity.
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- Steven J Biller
- Department of Environmental Earth System Science, Stanford University Stanford, CA, USA
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The majority of marine dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is resistant to biological degradation and thus can remain in the water column for thousands of years, constituting carbon sequestration in the ocean. To date the origin of such recalcitrant DOC (RDOC) is unclear. A recently proposed conceptual framework, the microbial carbon pump (MCP), emphasizes the microbial transformation of organic carbon from labile to recalcitrant states. The MCP is concerned with both microbial uptakes and outputs of DOC compounds, covering a wide range from gene to ecosystem levels. In this minireview, the ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter is used as an example for the microbial processing of DOC at the genetic level. The compositions of the ABC transporter genes of the two major marine bacterial clades Roseobacter and SAR11 demonstrate that they have distinct patterns in DOC utilization: Roseobacter strains have the advantage of taking up carbohydrate DOC, while SAR11 bacteria prefer nitrogen-containing DOC. At the ecosystem level, bacterially derived RDOC based on d-amino acid biomarkers is reported to be responsible for about a quarter of the total marine RDOC pool. Under future global warming scenarios, partitioning of primary production into DOC could be enhanced, and thus the MCP could play an even more important role in carbon sequestration by the ocean. Joint efforts to study the MCP from multiple disciplines are required to obtain a better understanding of ocean carbon cycle and its coupling with global change.
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