Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(21), P. e39666 - e39666
Published: Oct. 22, 2024
In
arid
and
semi-arid
regions,
the
use
of
treated
wastewater
(TWW)
for
irrigation
is
gaining
ground
to
alleviate
pressure
on
natural
water
sources.
Despite
said
treatment,
existing
methods
fail
eliminate
potentially
dangerous
contaminants.
As
such,
this
study
assessed
impact
long-term
TWW
(5
25
years)
soil
physicochemical
properties
bacterial
resistance
heavy
metals
(Pb,
Cu,
Cd)
antibiotics
(tetracycline
amoxicillin).
The
results
revealed
heightened
salinity
conductivity
reduced
pH
in
irrigated
soils.
induces
harmful
effects
by
reducing
microbial
density
size,
leading
disappearance
sensitive
populations.
Conversely,
resilient
populations,
which
mainly
utilize
as
a
carbon
source,
have
adapted.
Metagenomic
16S
amplicon
sequencing
analysis
demonstrated
shift,
notably
Water Research X,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
20, P. 100196 - 100196
Published: Aug. 13, 2023
Deciphering
unclear
microbial
interactions
is
key
to
improving
biological
wastewater
treatment
processes.
Microbial
predation
and
parasitism
in
ecosystems
are
unexplored
survival
strategies
that
have
long
been
known
recently
attracted
attention
because
these
interspecies
may
contribute
the
reduction
of
excess
sludge.
Here,
community
profiling
600
activated
sludge
samples
taken
from
six
industrial
one
municipal
processes
(WWTPs)
was
conducted.
To
identify
shared
lineages
WWTPs,
constituents
were
defined
as
family
level
taxa
had
≥
0.1%
average
relative
abundance
detected
all
The
analysis
assigned
106
families
WWTPs.
Correlation
showed
98
significantly
correlated
with
total
carbon
(TC)
and/or
nitrogen
(TN)
concentrations,
suggesting
they
remediation.
Most
possible
predatory
or
parasitic
bacteria
belonging
phyla
Bdellovibrionota,
Myxococcota,
Candidatus
Patescibacteria
found
be
negatively
TC/TN;
thus,
frequently
present
WWTPs
could
involved
removal
carbon/nitrogen
derived
cell
components.
Shotgun
metagenome-resolved
metabolic
reconstructions
indicated
gene
homologs
associated
conserved
Ca.
genomes
(e.g.,
host
interaction
(hit)
locus,
Tad-like
secretion
complexes,
type
IV
pilus
assembly
proteins).
This
study
provides
insights
into
complex
potentially
linked
biomass
Environmental Technology & Innovation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
33, P. 103535 - 103535
Published: Jan. 8, 2024
Phosphogypsum
(PG)
is
the
largest
by-product
of
phosphate
industry.
Nearly
300
M
tons
PG
are
annually
discarded,
which
58%
dry
stacked.
The
exposure
stacks
to
rainwater
and
processed
waters
moisture
creates
hydraulic
pressure,
generating
acidic
leachates
into
nearby
aquifer
systems.
Because
its
elevated
levels
sulfates,
phosphorus
(P)
heavy
metals,
water
leachate
can
negatively
affect
surrounding
environments.
This
work
investigates
effect
activity
on
leaching,
by
studying
different
PG:Water
ratios
leaching
process,
followed
anaerobic
bioremediation
through
biological
sulfate
removal
(BSRA).
later
involves
using
sulfate-reducing
bacteria
consortium
within
an
bioreactor,
allowing
a
simultaneous
monitoring
leachate's
biochemical
changes,
impurities
removal,
microbial
community
dynamics
results
determined
highest
sulfates
from
with
ratio
1:200
(w:v).
Subsequently,
treatment
exhibited
efficient
(79%),
P
(99%)
chemical
oxygen
demand
(93%),
substantial
decline
in
metal
concentrations
(Cd,
As
Al
99%,
Zn
70%)
leachate.
Moreover,
acidity
was
also
neutralized
SRA
process
increasing
pH
4
7.52.
Furthermore,
unveiled
significant
correlation
between
changes
co-existence
specific
phyla,
including
Desulfobacterota,
Firmicutes,
Proteobacteria,
eco-friendly
Gut Pathogens,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: Jan. 22, 2024
Pakistan
is
a
multi-ethnic
society
where
there
disparity
between
dietary
habits,
genetic
composition,
and
environmental
exposures.
The
microbial
ecology
of
healthy
Pakistani
gut
in
the
context
anthropometric,
sociodemographic,
patterns
holds
interest
by
virtue
it
being
one
most
populous
countries,
also
Lower
Middle
Income
Country
(LMIC).
16S
rRNA
profiling
microbiome
normo-weight
individuals
from
different
regions
residence
performed
with
additional
meta-data
collected
through
filled
questionnaires.
current
health
status
then
linked
to
[Formula:
see
text]
test
independence
Generalized
Linear
Latent
Variable
Model
(GLLVM)
distribution
individual
microbes
regressed
against
all
recorded
sources
variability.
To
identify
core
signature,
dynamic
approach
used
that
considers
into
account
species
occupancy
as
well
consistency
across
assumed
grouping
samples
including
organization
gender
province
residence.
Fitting
neutral
modeling
revealed
selected
environment.
A
strong
determinant
It
established
male
better
adapted
local
niche
than
female
microbiome,
taxonomic
functional
diversity
ethnicities,
lifestyle
habits.
Some
genera,
such
as,
Megamonas,
Porphyromonas,
Haemophilus,
Klebsiella
Finegoldia
showed
significant
associations
consumption
pickle,
fresh
fruits,
rice,
cheese.
Our
analyses
suggest
associated
diet,
sleeping
patterns,
employment
status,
medical
history.
This
study
provides
snapshot
focusing
on
provinces
ethnic
groups
residing
predominantly
urban
areas.
serves
reference
dataset
for
exploring
variations
disease
designing
personalized
interventions
promote
health,
particularly
LMICs
settings.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: March 5, 2025
The
obligate
necrotrophic
parasite,
Candidatus
Mycosynbacter
amalyticus,
a
member
of
the
Patescibacteria
has
been
isolated
from
wastewater.
Subsequent
efforts
have
directed
toward
unravelling
its
biological
lifecycle
and
attachment
mechanism
facilitating
infection
subsequent
lysis
Actinobacterial
host,
Gordonia
amarae.
Here,
using
electron
cryo-tomography
(CryoET),
we
reveal
molecular
anatomy
parasitic
amalyticus
cells,
uncovering
an
unusual
process.
Through
laboratory-based
evolution
experiments,
generated
eleven
slow-growing
independent
spontaneous
amarae
resistant
mutants.
Mycolic
acids
(MA)
are
key
components
outer
cellular
envelope
G.
other
Actinobacteria,
with
MA
being
physical
attribute
implicated
in
associated
wastewater
foaming.
CryoET
genome
sequencing
exposed
absence
intact
suite
mutations
predominantly
occurring
within
pks13
pptT
genes
biosynthetic
pathway.
Our
findings
suggest
that
structural
integrity
is
critical
for
Ca.
to
host.
Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(3)
Published: March 1, 2025
Habitat
and
temporal
variation
can
both
influence
microbial
community
dynamics,
although
their
relative
importance
in
reservoir
buffer
zones
with
complex
hydrology
regimes
dramatically
altered
environments
remains
controversial.
To
elucidate
this,
we
investigated
spatiotemporal
soil
bacterial
diversity
ecological
processes
from
the
flooding
period
to
dry
(April
June,
respectively)
using
high-throughput
16S
amplicon
sequencing
three
habitats
(abandoned
cropland,
grassland,
woodland)
within
Chushandian
Reservoir's
strip,
China.
The
results
showed
that
habitat
was
more
important
than
shaping
zone.
Bacterial
communities
responded
terms
of
species
composition
function;
affected
mostly
by
altering
abundance
shared
causing
resurgence
or
extinction
specific
taxa
same
habitat.
main
driver
these
changes
resilience
capacity
changing
moisture
environment.
magnitude
underlying
mechanisms
differed
markedly
between
habitats,
owing
characteristics
vegetation,
thus
allocation
ratios
different
vegetation
types
landscape
should
pay
attention
for
zone
management,
improving
integrated
benefits
ecosystem
a
multiscale.