Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
8(1)
Published: Jan. 5, 2018
Understating
the
microbial
communities
and
ecological
processes
that
influence
their
structure
in
permafrost
soils
is
crucial
for
predicting
consequences
of
climate
change.
In
this
study
we
investigated
bacterial
archaeal
along
depth
profiles
four
soil
cores
collected
across
Alaska.
The
diversity
(amplicon
sequencing)
overall
decreased
but
depth-wise
pattern
abundances
(qPCR)
varied
by
sites.
community
bacteria
archaea
displayed
site-specific
pattern,
with
a
greater
role
geochemical
characteristics
rather
than
depth.
particular,
found
significant
positive
correlations
between
methane
trapped
relative
abundance
methanogenic
genera,
indicating
strong
association
activity
production
subsurface
soils.
We
observed
phylogenetic
assembly
tended
to
be
more
clustered
surface
deeper
Analyses
turnover
among
indicated
deterministic
stochastic
was
mainly
determined
properties
Overall,
our
findings
emphasize
vertical
distributions
are
large
extent
variation
properties.
mSystems,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
5(1)
Published: Jan. 6, 2020
Fungi
underpin
almost
all
terrestrial
ecosystem
functions,
yet
our
understanding
of
their
community
ecology
lags
far
behind
that
other
organisms.
Here,
red
paddy
soils
in
subtropical
China
were
collected
across
a
soil
depth
profile,
comprising
0-to-10-cm-
(0-10cm-),
10-20cm-,
and
20-40cm-deep
layers.
Using
Illumina
MiSeq
amplicon
sequencing
the
internal
transcribed
spacer
(ITS)
region,
distance-decay
relationships
(DDRs),
ecological
models,
fungal
assemblages
spatial
patterns
investigated
from
each
depth.
We
observed
significant
variation
communities
found
environmental
heterogeneity
decreased
with
depth,
while
showed
opposite
trend.
DDRs
occurred
only
0-10cm-
10-20cm-deep
layers,
not
20-40cm
layer.
Our
analyses
revealed
assembly
0-10cm
layer
was
primarily
governed
by
filtering
high
dispersal
rate,
deeper
(20-40cm),
it
limitation
minimal
filtering.
Both
controlled
10-20cm
layer,
playing
major
role.
Results
demonstrate
decreasing
importance
an
increase
structuring
shallower
to
soils.
Effectively,
"everything
is
everywhere,
but
environment
selects,"
although
are
easily
accessible
dispersive
propagules.
This
work
highlights
perceived
drivers
dependent
on
sampling
suggesting
caution
required
when
interpreting
diversity
samples
integrate
depths.IMPORTANCE
In
this
work,
ITS
region
used
investigate
mechanisms
different
layers
fields
China,
results
Therefore,
study
highlight
suggest
depths.
first
focusing
relatively
large
scale,
we
thus
believe
great
researchers
readers
microbial
ecology,
especially
biogeography,
because
can
provide
guidance
future
studies
biogeography.
Frontiers in Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: July 30, 2021
Elevational
gradients
strongly
affect
the
spatial
distribution
and
structure
of
soil
bacterial
communities.
However,
our
understanding
effects
determining
factors
is
still
limited,
especially
in
deep
layer.
Here,
we
investigated
diversity
composition
communities
different
layers
along
a
1,500-m
elevational
gradient
Taibai
Mountain.
The
variables
associated
with
climate
conditions,
plant
communities,
properties
were
analyzed
to
assess
their
contributions
variations
Soil
richness
α-diversity
showed
hump-shaped
trend
elevation
both
surface
layers.
In
layer,
pH
was
main
factor
driving
pattern
diversity,
while
carbon
(C)
availability
two
predictors.
Bacterial
community
differed
significantly
all
Acidobacteria,
Delta-proteobacteria,
Planctomycetes
more
abundant
lower
sites
than
higher
sites;
Gemmatimonadetes,
Chloroflexi,
Beta-proteobacteria
sites.
AD3
most
highest
site.
co-varied
mean
annual
temperature,
precipitation,
basal
area
trees,
pH,
C
availability,
fractions.
Statistical
results
that
driver
fractions
contributed
variance
These
indicated
changes
driven
by
layers,
which
are
critical
for
predicting
ecosystem
functions
under
future
change
scenarios.
Environmental Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
224, P. 115543 - 115543
Published: Feb. 21, 2023
Bioaugmentation
helps
to
obtain
a
microbiome
capable
of
remediating
polycyclic
aromatic
hydrocarbons
(PAHs).
In
this
study,
acclimation
microorganisms
soil
supplemented
with
phenanthrene
(PHE)
led
enrichment
PAH-degraders,
including
those
in
Actinobacteriota
and
the
genera
Streptomyces,
Rhodococcus,
Nocardioides,
Sphingomonas,
Mycobacterium.
Aqueous
(28
°C,
pH
6.5)
cultures
inoculated
PHE-acclimated
showed
high
PHE
(ca.
50
mg
L−1)
degradation
efficiency.
The
kinetics
aqueous
incubations
fitted
Gompertz
equation
first-order
kinetic
equation,
respectively.
Indigenous
adapted
their
environment,
increased
capacity
degrade
PHE.
effect
co-contaminants
pathway
intermediates
on
that
improved
presence
diesel
while
being
hindered
by
lubricant
oil,
catechol,
salicylic
phthalic
acid.
Our
findings
provide
theoretical
practical
support
for
bioremediationof
PAHs
environment.
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
8(1)
Published: Jan. 5, 2018
Understating
the
microbial
communities
and
ecological
processes
that
influence
their
structure
in
permafrost
soils
is
crucial
for
predicting
consequences
of
climate
change.
In
this
study
we
investigated
bacterial
archaeal
along
depth
profiles
four
soil
cores
collected
across
Alaska.
The
diversity
(amplicon
sequencing)
overall
decreased
but
depth-wise
pattern
abundances
(qPCR)
varied
by
sites.
community
bacteria
archaea
displayed
site-specific
pattern,
with
a
greater
role
geochemical
characteristics
rather
than
depth.
particular,
found
significant
positive
correlations
between
methane
trapped
relative
abundance
methanogenic
genera,
indicating
strong
association
activity
production
subsurface
soils.
We
observed
phylogenetic
assembly
tended
to
be
more
clustered
surface
deeper
Analyses
turnover
among
indicated
deterministic
stochastic
was
mainly
determined
properties
Overall,
our
findings
emphasize
vertical
distributions
are
large
extent
variation
properties.