scholarly journals The Bacterial Community Diversity of Bathroom Hot Tap Water Was Significantly Lower Than That of Cold Tap and Shower Water

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiqian Zhang ◽  
Ke Qin ◽  
Ian Struewing ◽  
Helen Buse ◽  
Jorge Santo Domingo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Community Structure ◽  
Microbial Community ◽  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Water Temperature ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Community Diversity ◽  
Community Structures ◽  
Bacterial Community Diversity

Microbial drinking water quality in premise plumbing systems (PPSs) strongly affects public health. Bacterial community structure is the essential aspect of microbial water quality. Studies have elucidated the microbial community structure in cold tap water, while the microbial community structures in hot tap and shower water are poorly understood. We sampled cold tap, hot tap, and shower water from a simulated PPS monthly for 16 consecutive months and assessed the bacterial community structures in those samples via high-throughput sequencing of bacterial 16S rRNA genes. The total relative abundance of the top five most abundant phyla (Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Cyanobacteria, and Firmicutes) was greater than 90% among the 24 identified phyla. The most abundant families were Burkholderiaceae, Sphingomonadaceae, unclassified Alphaproteobacteria, unclassified Corynebacteriales, and Mycobacteriaceae. A multiple linear regression suggests that the bacterial community diversity increased with water temperature and the age of the simulated PPS, decreased with total chlorine residual concentration, and had a limited seasonal variation. The bacterial community in hot tap water had significantly lower Shannon and Inverse Simpson diversity indices (p < 0.05) and thus a much lower diversity than those in cold tap and shower water. The paradoxical results (i.e., diversity increased with water temperature, but hot tap water bacterial community was less diverse) were presumably because (1) other environmental factors made hot tap water bacterial community less diverse, (2) the diversity of bacterial communities in all types of water samples increased with water temperature, and (3) the first draw samples of hot tap water could have a comparable or even lower temperature than shower water samples and the second draw samples of cold tap water. In both a three-dimensional Non-metric multidimensional scaling ordination plot and a phylogenetic dendrogram, the samples of cold tap and shower water cluster and are separate from hot tap water samples (p < 0.05). In summary, the bacterial community in hot tap water in the simulated PPS had a distinct structure from and a much lower diversity than those in cold tap and shower water.

scholarly journals Interaction between typical sulfonamides and bacterial diversity in drinking water

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 914-920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Wu ◽  
Shuqun Li ◽  
Xiaofei Zhao ◽  
Xinhua Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Community Structure ◽  
Microbial Community ◽  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Bacterial Diversity ◽  
Microbial Community Structure ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Community Diversity ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Growth Of Bacteria

Abstract The abuse of antibiotics is becoming more serious as antibiotic use has increased. The sulfa antibiotics, sulfamerazine (SM1) and sulfamethoxazole (SMZ), are frequently detected in a wide range of environments. The interaction between SM1/SMZ and bacterial diversity in drinking water was investigated in this study. The results showed that after treatment with SM1 or SMZ at four different concentrations, the microbial community structure of the drinking water changed statistically significantly compared to the blank sample. At the genus level, the proportions of the different bacteria in drinking water may affect the degradation of the SM1/SMZ. The growth of bacteria in drinking water can be inhibited after the addition of SM1/SMZ, and bacterial community diversity in drinking water declined in this study. Furthermore, the resistance gene sul2 was induced by SM1 in the drinking water.

Heterotrophic Bacterial Community Structure of Multistage Biofilters in a Commercial Pufferfish Takifugu rubripes RAS

2013 ◽  
Vol 726-731 ◽  
pp. 1621-1627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhu Chen ◽  
Ying Liu ◽  
Liang Zi Liu ◽  
Xiao Jing Wang ◽  
Zhi Pei Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Microbial Community ◽  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Bacterial Community Structure ◽  
Heterotrophic Bacteria ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Community Diversity ◽  
Takifugu Rubripes ◽  
Recirculating Aquaculture ◽  
Microbial Resources

The success of a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) greatly depends on the structure, dynamics and activities of microbial community. Heterotrophic bacteria as the major members play various roles. The heterotrophic bacterial community structure in threestaged biofilters was studied using four different media. 228 isolates belonging to 77species were obtained and affiliated toGammaproteobacteria,Alphaproteobacteria,Bacteroidetes,Firmicutes,ActinobacteriaandBetaproteobacteria.Gammaproteobacteriawas the predominant group. The concurrence was found between potential pathogens (VibrioandShewanella) and probiotics (BacillusandPseudomonas). On the basis of community diversity index, we could infer that differences existed between stages, and the diversity index increased along the biofilters. A comprehensive understanding of microbial community in RAS will be in favor of utilization of microbial resources and optimizing the culture systems' operation.

scholarly journals Phyllosphere community assembly and response to drought stress on common tropical and temperate forage grasses

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily K. Bechtold ◽  
Stephanie Ryan ◽  
Sarah E. Moughan ◽  
Ravi Ranjan ◽  
Klaus Nüsslein
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Community ◽  
Drought Stress ◽  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Community Assembly ◽  
Community Diversity ◽  
Grass Species ◽  
Severe Drought ◽  
Hormone Production ◽  
Plant Host ◽  
Bacterial Community Diversity

Grasslands represent a critical ecosystem important for global food production, soil carbon storage, and water regulation. Current intensification and expansion practices add to the degradation of grasslands and dramatically increase greenhouse gas emissions and pollution. Thus, new ways to sustain and improve their productivity are needed. Research efforts focus on the plant-leaf microbiome, or phyllosphere, because its microbial members impact ecosystem function by influencing pathogen resistance, plant hormone production, and nutrient availability through processes including nitrogen fixation. However, little is known about grassland phyllospheres and their response to environmental stress. In this study, globally dominant temperate and tropical forage grass species were grown in a greenhouse under current climate conditions and drought conditions that mimic future climate predictions to understand if (i) plant host taxa influence microbial community assembly, (ii) microbial communities respond to drought stress, and (iii) phyllosphere community changes correlate to changes in plant host traits and stress-response strategies. Community analysis using high resolution sequencing revealed Gammaproteobacteria as the dominant bacterial class, which increased under severe drought stress on both temperate and tropical grasses while overall bacterial community diversity declined. Bacterial community diversity, structure, and response to drought were significantly different between grass species. This community dependence on plant host species correlated with differences in grass species traits, which became more defined under drought stress conditions, suggesting symbiotic evolutionary relationships between plant hosts and their associated microbial community. Further understanding these strategies and the functions microbes provide to plants will help us utilize microbes to promote agricultural and ecosystem productivity in the future.

Bacterial community diversity and dynamics of Dongzhai harbor mangrove soils in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (10) ◽  
pp. 703-712
Author(s):  
Peng Li ◽  
Siyu Wu ◽  
Haoneng Yin ◽  
Hongping Wu ◽  
Qin Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Bacterial Community ◽  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Community Diversity ◽  
Orthologous Group ◽  
Bacterial Community Diversity ◽  
National Nature Reserve ◽  
Abundant Otus

Dongzhai Harbor National Nature Reserve is the largest mangrove reserve in China, but the bacterial diversity and community structure of soils in the Dongzhai harbor mangrove (DHM) is still not well known. This study was conducted to characterize and compare the bacterial community diversity and composition of DHM soils in three typical sites (YA, entrance of wastewater and sanitary sewage; YB, located in Dongzhai Harbor National Nature Reserve; YC, near the sea) using high-throughput sequencing of the 16S rDNA. Community statistical analyses suggested that the YB and YC soils have a similar community structure, but they differ from the YA soils significantly. Proteobacteria and Chloroflexi were the ubiquitous and dominant groups that made up nearly 80% of total bacterial communities, but it was noted that Chloroflexi had a higher relative abundance in YA soil samples than YB and YC soil samples and that the operational taxonomic units (OTUs) of Anaerolineaceae, Gammaproteobacteria, and Thiogranum reached extremely significant levels. Interaction network analysis of the 50 most abundant OTUs further demonstrated that the OTUs of YA showed few interactions with YB and YC OTUs, and the Cluster of Orthologous Group (COG) involved in lipid transport and metabolism showed significant differences between the YA and YB soil samples. Our results will greatly help to understand the bacterial community variation of the DHM as human activities enhance and grow, and to identify some challenges for the restoration and management of the mangrove ecosystem.

scholarly journals Variation of rhizosphere bacterial community diversity in the desert ephemeral plant Ferula sinkiangensis across environmental gradients

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang tao ◽  
Wang Zhongke ◽  
Lv Xinhua ◽  
Dang Hanli ◽  
Zhuang Li
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Bacterial Communities ◽  
Bacterial Community Structure ◽  
Community Diversity ◽  
Bacterial Community Diversity ◽  
Physicochemical Factors ◽  
Rhizosphere Bacterial Community ◽  
Ferula Sinkiangensis ◽  
Rhizosphere Bacterial Communities

Ferula sinkiangensis is a desert short-lived medicinal plant, and its number is rapidly decreasing. Rhizosphere microbial community plays an important role in plant growth and adaptability. However, Ferula sinkiangensis rhizosphere bacterial communities and the soil physicochemical factors that drive the bacterial community distribution are currently unclear. On this study, based on high-throughput sequencing, we explored the diversity, structure and composition of Ferula sinkiangensis rhizosphere bacterial communities at different slope positions and soil depths and their correlation with soil physicochemical properties. Our results revealed the heterogeneity and variation trends of Ferula sinkiangensis rhizosphere bacterial community diversity and abundance on a fine spatial scale (Slope position and soil depth) and Found Actinobacteria (25.5%), Acidobacteria (16.9%), Proteobacteria (16.6%), Gemmatimonadetes (11.5%) and Bacteroidetes (5.8%) were the dominant bacterial phyla in Ferula sinkiangensi s rhizosphere soil. Among all soil physicochemical variables shown in this study, there was a strong positive correlation between phosphorus (AP) and the diversity of rhizosphere bacterial community in Ferula sinkiangensis . In addition, Soil physicochemical factors jointly explained 24.28% of variation in Ferula sinkiangensis rhizosphere bacterial community structure. Among them, pH largely explained the variation of Ferula sinkiangensis rhizosphere bacterial community structure (5.58%), followed by total salt (TS, 5.21%) and phosphorus (TP, 4.90%).

scholarly journals Variation of rhizosphere bacterial community diversity in the desert ephemeral plant Ferula sinkiangensis across environmental gradients

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Zhang ◽  
Zhongke Wang ◽  
Xinhua Lv ◽  
Hanli Dang ◽  
Li Zhuang
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Bacterial Communities ◽  
Bacterial Community Structure ◽  
Community Diversity ◽  
Bacterial Community Diversity ◽  
Physicochemical Factors ◽  
Rhizosphere Bacterial Community ◽  
Ferula Sinkiangensis ◽  
Rhizosphere Bacterial Communities

Abstract Ferula sinkiangensis (F. sinkiangensis) is a desert short-lived medicinal plant, and its number is rapidly decreasing. Rhizosphere microbial community plays an important role in plant growth and adaptability. However, F. sinkiangensis rhizosphere bacterial communities and the soil physicochemical factors that drive the bacterial community distribution are currently unclear. On this study, based on high-throughput sequencing, we explored the diversity, structure and composition of F. sinkiangensis rhizosphere bacterial communities at different slope positions and soil depths and their correlation with soil physicochemical properties. Our results revealed the heterogeneity and changed trend of F. sinkiangensis rhizosphere bacterial community diversity and abundance on slope position and soil depth and found Actinobacteria (25.5%), Acidobacteria (16.9%), Proteobacteria (16.6%), Gemmatimonadetes (11.5%) and Bacteroidetes (5.8%) were the dominant bacterial phyla in F. sinkiangensis rhizosphere soil. Among all soil physicochemical variables shown in this study, there was a strong positive correlation between phosphorus (AP) and the diversity of rhizosphere bacterial community in F. sinkiangensis. In addition, Soil physicochemical factors jointly explained 24.28% of variation in F. sinkiangensis rhizosphere bacterial community structure. Among them, pH largely explained the variation of F. sinkiangensis rhizosphere bacterial community structure (5.58%), followed by total salt (TS, 5.21%) and phosphorus (TP, 4.90%).

scholarly journals Biome-Level Biogeography of Streambed Microbiota

2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (10) ◽  
pp. 3014-3021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Findlay ◽  
Christine Yeates ◽  
Meredith A. J. Hullar ◽  
David A. Stahl ◽  
Louis A. Kaplan
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Microbial Community ◽  
Microbial Biomass ◽  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Microbial Community Structure ◽  
Bacterial Community Structure ◽  
Phospholipid Fatty Acid ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Community Structures ◽  
Microbial Community Structures

ABSTRACT A field study was conducted to determine the microbial community structures of streambed sediments across diverse geographic and climatic areas. Sediment samples were collected from three adjacent headwater forest streams within three biomes, eastern deciduous (Pennsylvania), southeastern coniferous (New Jersey), and tropical evergreen (Guanacaste, Costa Rica), to assess whether there is biome control of stream microbial community structure. Bacterial abundance, microbial biomass, and bacterial and microbial community structures were determined using classical, biochemical, and molecular methods. Microbial biomass, determined using phospholipid phosphate, was significantly greater in the southeastern coniferous biome, likely due to the smaller grain size, higher organic content, and lower levels of physical disturbance of these sediments. Microbial community structure was determined using phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) profiles and bacterial community structure from terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism and edited (microeukaryotic PLFAs removed) PLFA profiles. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to investigate patterns in total microbial community structure. The first principal component separated streams based on the importance of phototrophic microeukaryotes within the community, while the second separated southeastern coniferous streams from all others based on increased abundance of fungal PLFAs. PCA also indicated that within- and among-stream variations were small for tropical evergreen streams and large for southeastern coniferous streams. A similar analysis of bacterial community structure indicated that streams within biomes had similar community structures, while each biome possessed a unique streambed community, indicating strong within-biome control of stream bacterial community structure.

scholarly journals Variation of rhizosphere bacterial community diversity in the desert ephemeral plant Ferula sinkiangensis across environmental gradients

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang tao ◽  
Wang Zhongke ◽  
Lv Xinhua ◽  
Dang Hanli ◽  
Zhuang Li
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Bacterial Communities ◽  
Bacterial Community Structure ◽  
Community Diversity ◽  
Bacterial Community Diversity ◽  
Physicochemical Factors ◽  
Rhizosphere Bacterial Community ◽  
Ferula Sinkiangensis ◽  
Rhizosphere Bacterial Communities

Ferula sinkiangensis is a desert short-lived medicinal plant, and its number is rapidly decreasing. Rhizosphere microbial community plays an important role in plant growth and adaptability. However, Ferula sinkiangensis rhizosphere bacterial communities and the soil physicochemical factors that drive the bacterial community distribution are currently unclear. On this study, based on high-throughput sequencing, we explored the diversity, structure and composition of Ferula sinkiangensis rhizosphere bacterial communities at different slope positions and soil depths and their correlation with soil physicochemical properties. Our results revealed the heterogeneity and variation trends of Ferula sinkiangensis rhizosphere bacterial community diversity and abundance on a fine spatial scale (Slope position and soil depth) and Found Actinobacteria (25.5%), Acidobacteria (16.9%), Proteobacteria (16.6%), Gemmatimonadetes (11.5%) and Bacteroidetes (5.8%) were the dominant bacterial phyla in Ferula sinkiangensi s rhizosphere soil. Among all soil physicochemical variables shown in this study, there was a strong positive correlation between phosphorus (AP) and the diversity of rhizosphere bacterial community in Ferula sinkiangensis . In addition, Soil physicochemical factors jointly explained 24.28% of variation in Ferula sinkiangensis rhizosphere bacterial community structure. Among them, pH largely explained the variation of Ferula sinkiangensis rhizosphere bacterial community structure (5.58%), followed by total salt (TS, 5.21%) and phosphorus (TP, 4.90%).

Cyanobacteria and Photosynthetic Species as Part of the Microbial Community Structure of Biofilms in Copahue Geothermal Springs (Neuquén, Argentina)

2013 ◽  
Vol 825 ◽  
pp. 11-14
Author(s):  
María Sofía Urbieta ◽  
Elena González Toril ◽  
Ángeles Aguilera ◽  
Maria Alejandra Giaveno ◽  
Edgardo Donati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Microbial Community ◽  
Microbial Community Structure ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Hot Springs ◽  
Extreme Temperature ◽  
Community Diversity ◽  
Thermal Activity ◽  
Ph Conditions

Copahue is a geothermal field located in the Northwest corner of Neuquén province in Argentina. It is dominated by the still active Copahue volcano. In the area there are many acidic pools, hot springs and solfataras with different temperature and pH conditions that influence their microbial diversity. On the surrounding rocks and the borders of the pools, where water movements and thermal activity are less intense, many biofilms can be found. They have different aspects and structure, and they present less extreme temperature and pH conditions than the ponds and hot springs. Biofilms are a different ecological niche and they have different microbial community structure. In this study carried out by molecular ecology techniques, mainly 16S and 18S rRNA sequencing, we report a strong presence of cyanobacterias, cloroflexi and eukaryotes, not detected in previous biodiversity studies done on water samples. Almost no acidophilic bacteria were found, with the exception of members of genusThiomonas, also found in the acidic pools. Archaea were detected only in one of the biofilms and the structure of that community seems to be similar to those found in water samples, with many uncultured species mainly related to orderSulfolobales. The aim of this study is to assess microbial community diversity in the biofilms present in this acidic geothermal area, with particular emphasis on detection of cyanobacterias and eukaryotes with potential biotechnological applications like production of alternative energy sources, synthesis and accumulation of biomolecules with antiviral or antibiotic activities or potential ability to bioremediate contaminated areas.

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