bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Сен. 27, 2022
Abstract
Land-ocean
interactions
greatly
impacted
the
evolution
of
coastal
life
on
Earth.
However,
geological
forces
and
genetic
mechanisms
that
shaped
evolutionary
adaptations
allowed
microorganisms
to
inhabit
brackish
waters
remain
largely
unexplored.
Here,
we
infer
trajectory
ubiquitous
heterotrophic
archaea
Poseidoniales
(Marine
Group
II
archaea)
across
global
aquatic
habitats.
Our
results
show
their
subgroups
have
evolved
through
rearrangement
magnesium
transport
gene
corA
conferred
osmotic-stress
tolerance
dated
over
600
million
years
ago.
The
family
showed
a
rapid
increase
in
rate
during
aftermath
Cryogenian
Snowball
Earth
(~700
ago),
possibly
response
enhanced
phosphorus
supply
rise
algae.
study
highlights
close
interplay
between
changes
ecosystem
transformations
boosted
microbial
diversification
Neoproterozoic
continental
margins.
Global Change Biology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
29(17), С. 4731 - 4749
Опубликована: Июль 12, 2023
Abstract
Climate
change
is
fundamentally
altering
marine
and
coastal
ecosystems
on
a
global
scale.
While
the
effects
of
ocean
warming
acidification
ecology
ecosystem
functions
services
are
being
comprehensively
researched,
less
attention
directed
toward
understanding
impacts
human‐driven
salinity
changes.
The
water
cycle
operates
through
fluxes
expressed
as
precipitation,
evaporation,
freshwater
runoff
from
land.
Changes
to
these
in
turn
modulate
shape
environment
by
affecting
currents,
stratification,
oxygen
saturation,
sea
level
rise.
Besides
direct
impact
physical
processes,
changes
biological
with
ecophysiological
consequences
poorly
understood.
This
surprising
may
diversity,
habitat
structure
loss,
community
shifts
including
trophic
cascades.
model
future
projections
(of
end
century
changes)
indicate
magnitudes
that
lead
modification
open
plankton
suitability
coral
reef
communities.
Such
also
capable
diversity
metabolic
capacity
microorganisms
impairing
photosynthetic
(coastal
ocean)
phytoplankton,
macroalgae,
seagrass,
downstream
ramifications
biogeochemical
cycling.
scarcity
comprehensive
data
dynamic
regions
warrants
additional
attention.
datasets
crucial
quantify
salinity‐based
function
relationships
project
such
ultimately
link
into
carbon
sequestration
well
food
availability
human
populations
around
globe.
It
critical
integrate
vigorous
high‐quality
interacting
key
environmental
parameters
(e.g.,
temperature,
nutrients,
oxygen)
for
anthropogenically
induced
its
health
economy.
Climate
change-driven
sea
level
rise
threatens
freshwater
ecosystems
and
elicits
salinity
stress
in
microbiomes.
Methane
emissions
these
systems
are
largely
mitigated
by
methane-oxidizing
microorganisms.
Here,
we
characterized
the
physiological
metabolic
response
of
methanotrophic
archaea
to
salt
stress.
In
our
microcosm
experiments,
inhibition
started
at
1%.
However,
during
gradual
increase
up
3%
a
reactor
over
12
weeks,
culture
continued
oxidize
methane.
Using
gene
expression
profiles
metabolomics,
identified
pathway
for
salt-stress
that
produces
osmolyte
anaerobic
archaea:
N(ε)-acetyl-β-L-lysine.
An
extensive
phylogenomic
analysis
on
N(ε)-acetyl-β-L-lysine-producing
enzymes
revealed
they
widespread
across
both
bacteria
archaea,
indicating
potential
horizontal
transfer
link
BORG
extrachromosomal
elements.
Physicochemical
bioreactor
biomass
further
indicated
presence
sialic
acids
consumption
intracellular
polyhydroxyalkanoates
methanotrophs
Annual Review of Microbiology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
77(1), С. 193 - 212
Опубликована: Апрель 26, 2023
Related
groups
of
microbes
are
widely
distributed
across
Earth's
habitats,
implying
numerous
dispersal
and
adaptation
events
over
evolutionary
time.
However,
relatively
little
is
known
about
the
characteristics
mechanisms
these
habitat
transitions,
particularly
for
populations
that
reside
in
animal
microbiomes.
Here,
we
review
literature
concerning
transitions
among
a
variety
bacterial
archaeal
lineages,
considering
frequency
migration
events,
potential
environmental
barriers,
to
new
physicochemical
conditions,
including
modification
protein
inventories
other
genomic
characteristics.
Cells
dependent
on
microbial
hosts,
bacteria
from
Candidate
Phyla
Radiation,
have
undergone
repeated
sources
into
We
compare
their
trajectories
those
both
free-living
cells-including
Melainabacteria,
Elusimicrobia,
methanogenic
archaea-and
cellular
endosymbionts
bacteriophages,
which
made
similar
transitions.
conclude
by
highlighting
major
related
topics
may
be
worthy
future
study.
Kinases and Phosphatases,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
2(2), С. 209 - 223
Опубликована: Июнь 20, 2024
Protein
phosphorylation
serves
as
a
fundamental
regulatory
mechanism
to
modulate
cellular
responses
environmental
stimuli
and
plays
crucial
role
in
orchestrating
adaptation
metabolic
homeostasis
various
diverse
organisms.
In
cyanobacteria,
an
ancient
phylum
of
significant
ecological
biotechnological
relevance,
protein
emerges
central
axis
mediating
adaptive
that
are
essential
for
survival
growth.
This
exhaustive
review
thoroughly
explores
the
complex
terrain
cyanobacterial
metabolism,
illustrating
its
forms
functional
implications.
Commencing
with
overview
physiology
historical
trajectory
research
prokaryotes,
this
navigates
through
mechanisms
two-component
sensory
systems
their
interplay
phosphorylation.
Furthermore,
it
investigates
different
feeding
modes
cyanobacteria
highlights
between
photoautotrophy,
variables,
susceptibility
photo-inhibition.
The
elucidation
coordinating
light
harvesting
acquisition
inorganic
nutrients
underscores
importance
physiology.
novelty
by
synthesizing
existing
knowledge
proposing
future
trajectories,
thereby
contributing
deeper
regulation
Canadian Journal of Microbiology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2025
Climate
change
is
rapidly
altering
Arctic
marine
environments,
leading
to
warmer
waters,
increased
river
discharge,
and
accelerated
sea
ice
melt.
The
Hudson
Bay
Marine
System
(HBMS)
experiences
the
fastest
rate
of
loss
in
Canadian
North
resulting
a
prolonged
open
water
season
during
summer
months.
We
examined
microbial
communities
Strait
using
high
throughput
16s
rRNA
gene
sequencing
peak
summer,
which
bay
was
almost
completely
ice-free,
air
temperatures
were
high.
found
that
salinity
temperature
significantly
affected
taxonomic
composition
among
across
sites.
observed
higher
relative
abundance
specific
Polaribacter
sp.
ASVs
at
more
saline
Shannon
diversity
not
impacted
by
or
temperature.
These
results
contribute
our
understanding
surface
community
shed
light
on
how
future
conditions
may
favour
certain
populations.
Molecular Biology and Evolution,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
41(5)
Опубликована: Май 1, 2024
Abstract
Prokaryotes
dominate
the
Tree
of
Life,
but
our
understanding
macroevolutionary
processes
generating
this
diversity
is
still
limited.
Habitat
transitions
are
thought
to
be
a
key
driver
prokaryote
diversity.
However,
relatively
little
known
about
how
prokaryotes
successfully
transition
and
persist
across
environments,
these
might
vary
between
biomes
lineages.
Here,
we
investigate
biome
specialization
in
natural
populations
focal
bacterial
phylum,
Myxococcota,
sampled
range
replicated
soils
freshwater
marine
sediments
Cornwall
(UK).
By
targeted
deep
sequencing
protein-coding
gene
rpoB,
found
>2,000
unique
Myxococcota
lineages,
with
majority
(77%)
classified
as
specialists
only
<5%
lineages
distributed
salt
barrier.
Discrete
character
evolution
models
revealed
that
one
rarely
transitioned
into
another
biome.
Instead,
evolved
generalism
mediated
specialists.
State-dependent
diversification
variation
speciation
rates
tree,
was
independent
association
or
specialization.
Our
findings
were
robust
phylogenetic
uncertainty,
different
levels
species
delineation,
assumed
amounts
unsampled
resulting
an
incomplete
phylogeny.
Overall,
results
consistent
“jack-of-all-trades”
tradeoff
where
generalists
suffer
cost
any
individual
environment,
rapid
niche
shed
light
on
bacteria
could
biomes.
Environmental Science & Technology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
58(36), С. 16040 - 16054
Опубликована: Авг. 8, 2024
Ammonia-oxidizing
archaea
(AOA)
are
widely
distributed
in
marine
and
terrestrial
habitats,
contributing
significantly
to
global
nitrogen
carbon
cycles.
However,
their
genomic
diversity,
ecological
niches,
metabolic
potentials
the
anoxic
intertidal
aquifers
remain
poorly
understood.
Here,
we
discovered
named
a
novel
AOA
genus,
Candidatus
Nitrosomaritimum,
from
of
Yancheng
Wetland,
showing
close
metagenomic
abundance
previously
acknowledged
dominant
Nitrosopumilus
AOA.
Further
construction
ammonia
monooxygenase-based
phylogeny
demonstrated
widespread
distribution
Nitrosomaritimum
estuarine-coastal
niches
sediment.
Niche
differentiation
among
sublineages
this
new
genus
is
driven
by
salinity
dissolved
oxygen
gradients.
Comparative
genomics
revealed
that
has
genetic
capacity
utilize
urea
possesses
high-affinity
phosphate
transporter
systems
(phnCDE)
for
surviving
phosphorus-limited
conditions.
Additionally,
it
contains
putative
nosZ
genes
encoding
nitrous-oxide
(N2O)
reductase
reducing
N2O
gas.
Furthermore,
gained
first
insights
into
archaeal
phylum
Hydrothermarchaeota
populations
residing
potential
hydroxylamine-detoxification
mutualism
with
through
utilizing
AOA-released
extracellular
hydroxylamine
using
oxidoreductase.
Together,
study
unravels
overlooked
role
priorly
unknown
but
abundant
lineages
newly
biological
transformation
pollution
mitigation
coastal
environments.