The performance of different methods in characterizing soil live prokaryotic diversity and abundance is highly variable
Yu-juan Du,
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Zelin Wang,
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Kaifang Liu
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et al.
iMetaOmics.,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 28, 2025
Abstract
The
long‐term
persistence
of
extracellular
DNA
in
soils
is
well‐documented,
yet
its
impacts
on
analyzing
soil
microbial
abundance
and
diversity
remain
controversial.
This
primarily
arises
from
our
limited
comprehension
regarding
the
reliability
various
methods
for
studying
live
microbiotas.
In
this
study,
we
systematically
compared
assessed
commonly
used
diversity,
including
alkaline
buffer
washing,
propidium
monoazide
(PMA)
treatment,
DNase
pre‐digestion,
rRNA‐based
analysis,
using
collected
a
wide
range
locations
across
China.
We
found
that
elimination
substantially
influenced
analysis
prokaryotic
abundance,
community
profiles,
co‐occurrence
patterns,
but
not
assembly
mechanisms.
However,
effects
varied
considerably
different
methods.
pre‐digestion
PMA
treatment
led
to
significant
decreases
while
washing
had
negligible
effects.
As
richness,
significantly
decreased
increased
it,
respectively.
Although
67.8%
amplicon
sequence
variants
were
shared,
differences
their
relative
observed
While
removal
simplified
network,
it
also
enhanced
robustness.
According
assessment
experiments,
showed
highest
efficiency
characterizing
accuracy.
Concerns
other
include
low
efficiency,
instability,
uncertainties
result
explanation.
study
suggests
characterized
by
exhibit
high
variability,
recommended
communities.
These
findings
provide
crucial
information
optimizing
microbiome
research
methodologies.
Language: Английский
Disinfection of sink drains to reduce a source of three opportunistic pathogens, during Serratia marcescens clusters in a neonatal intensive care unit
PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
19(6), P. e0304378 - e0304378
Published: June 12, 2024
Evaluate
the
effects
of
five
disinfection
methods
on
bacterial
concentrations
in
hospital
sink
drains,
focusing
three
opportunistic
pathogens
(OPs):
Serratia
marcescens,
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
and
Stenotrophomonas
maltophilia.
Language: Английский
Deciphering the impact of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) on benthic foraminiferal communities: Insights from Cell-Tracker Green staining and eDNA metabarcoding
Journal of Hazardous Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
466, P. 133652 - 133652
Published: Jan. 29, 2024
Language: Английский
Selective Elucidation of Living Microbial Communities in Fermented Grains of Chinese Baijiu: Development of a Technique Integrating Propidium Monoazide Probe Pretreatment and Amplicon Sequencing
Tao Bo,
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Jiaojiao Zhang,
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Enxiang Zong
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et al.
Foods,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(11), P. 1782 - 1782
Published: June 6, 2024
The
fermentation
process
of
Chinese
Baijiu’s
fermented
grains
involves
the
intricate
succession
and
metabolism
microbial
communities,
collectively
shaping
quality.
Understanding
composition
these
living
communities
within
is
crucial
for
comprehending
flavor
formation
mechanisms.
However,
conducting
high-throughput
analysis
complex
system
poses
significant
challenges.
Thus,
this
study
addressed
challenge
by
devising
a
framework
using
light-flavor
Baijiu
as
model.
This
combined
propidium
monoazide
(PMA)
pretreatment
technology
with
amplicon
sequencing
techniques.
Optimal
PMA
treatment
parameters,
including
concentration
50
μM
incubation
in
darkness
5
min
followed
an
exposure
period
min,
were
identified.
Utilizing
protocol,
viable
microorganism
biomass
ranging
from
8.71
×
106
to
1.47
108
copies/μL
was
successfully
detected
grain
samples.
Subsequent
revealed
distinct
community
structures
between
untreated
PMA-treated
groups,
notable
differences
relative
abundance
compositions,
particularly
dominant
species
such
Lactobacillus,
Bacillus,
Pediococcus,
Saccharomycopsis,
Issatchenkia
Pichia,
identified
LEfSe
analysis.
results
confirmed
efficacy
PMA-amplicon
analyzing
furnished
methodological
investigating
diverse
traditional
foods.
technical
holds
considerable
significance
advancing
our
understanding
mechanisms
intrinsic
Language: Английский
Development of a quantitative PMA-16S rRNA gene sequencing workflow for absolute abundance measurements of seawater microbial communities
Marie C. Thomas,
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Gretel Waugh,
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Katarina Damjanovic
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et al.
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 3, 2024
Abstract
Background
Ecological
risk
assessments
rarely
consider
the
impacts
of
environmental
stress
on
microbial
communities.
The
incorporation
community
responses
into
these
evaluations
requires
establishing
sensitivity
thresholds
based
absolute
abundance
viable
taxa.
While
essential
for
describing
dynamics,
sequencing-based
analyses
are
generally
limited
to
assessing
relative
proportions
and
fail
reveal
magnitude
or
directionality
shifts.
To
address
this,
we
developed
validated
a
workflow
combining
propidium
monoazide
(PMA)
treatment,
16S
rRNA
gene
amplicon
sequencing,
quantitative
microbiome
profiling
(QMP)
determine
taxa
in
seawater
microbiomes.
Results
Using
natural
seawater,
load
estimates
from
droplet
digital
PCR
(ddPCR)
flow
cytometry
(FC)
correlated
strongly
total
intact
cell
counts,
confirming
suitability
both
methods
normalising
sequencing
data.
Additionally,
demonstrated
that
PMA
at
concentrations
2.5–15
µM
effectively
inhibited
amplification
DNA
membrane-compromised
cells,
reducing
RNA
copies
by
24–44%
untreated
samples.
Samples
with
known
cells
were
generated
mixing
heat-killed
enabling
data
loads
estimated
via
ddPCR
FC.
This
approach
facilitated
detailed
comparisons
effects
QMP
versus
(RMP)
alpha
beta
diversity
metrics
sequence
variant
(ASV)
profiles.
Unlike
RMP,
captured
significant
shifts
composition
across
samples
decreasing
cells.
Furthermore,
RMP
failed
detect
changes
ASV-level,
while
revealed
consistent
declines.
Conclusion
PMA-16S
workflow,
coupled
QMP,
enhanced
accuracy
representing
dynamics
addressing
key
limitations
such
as
inclusion
damaged
extracellular
misleading
identified
is
particularly
suited
quantifying
direction
following
exposure,
making
it
directly
applicable
stress-response
modelling
supporting
integration
future
regulatory
guidelines.
Language: Английский
Relic DNA obscures bacterial diversity and interactions in ballast tank sediment
Zhaozhao Xue,
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Haoze He,
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Yangchun Han
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et al.
Environmental Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 120715 - 120715
Published: Dec. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
Diatom community assembly and network complexity during different hydrological periods in the Tibetan Plateau floodplain
Journal of Cleaner Production,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 144022 - 144022
Published: Oct. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
Relic DNA confounds the results of DNA-based study on microeukaryotic succession in aquatic biofilms
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
158, P. 111350 - 111350
Published: Dec. 6, 2023
High-throughput
sequencing
has
revolutionized
the
DNA
sequence-based
study
of
microbial
community
and
diversity
on
an
unprecedented
scale.
Relic
is
widespread
in
natural
aquatic
environment;
however,
extent
to
which
such
can
bias
analysis
living
microeukaryotic
communities
unclear.
Here,
we
conducted
a
30-day
field-control
experiment
investigating
biofilm
succession
glass
slides
polyurethane
foam
units
(PFUs)
subtropical
urban
reservoir,
using
DNA-based
approach.
The
propidium
monoazide
(PMA)
dye
was
used
distinguish
relic
sequences.
Our
results
showed
that
biofilms
time
substratum
dependent,
correlated
with
changing
environmental
conditions,
nutrients
microalgae.
Most
importantly,
significant
influence
estimation
beta
turnover
composition,
importantly
its
presence
masked
successional
patterns
different
taxa.
We
found
strong
deterministic
processes
dominating
PFUs
biofilms.
Depending
substrate
absence
sequences,
contrasting
assembly
mechanisms
were
observed.
In
DNA,
our
0.53–3.15
%
dispersal
limitation,
13.16
homogeneous
selection
overestimated,
while
1.06–3.68
homogenizing
dispersal,
2.11–10.53
undominated
2.10–10.52
heterogeneous
underestimated.
This
provides
insights
into
value
removing
when
designing
studies
characterize
raise
questions
about
some
ecological
interpretations
molecular
ecology
have
not
accounted
for
effects
DNA.
Language: Английский