scholarly journals Interactive network configuration maintains bacterioplankton community structure under elevated CO<sub>2</sub> in a eutrophic coastal mesocosm experiment

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 551-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Lin ◽  
Ruiping Huang ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Futian Li ◽  
Yaping Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Elevated Co2 ◽  
Phytoplankton Bloom ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Mesocosm Experiment ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Ecological Processes ◽  
Bacterioplankton Community ◽  
Carbon Pump

Abstract. There is increasing concern about the effects of ocean acidification on marine biogeochemical and ecological processes and the organisms that drive them, including marine bacteria. Here, we examine the effects of elevated CO2 on the bacterioplankton community during a mesocosm experiment using an artificial phytoplankton community in subtropical, eutrophic coastal waters of Xiamen, southern China. Through sequencing the bacterial 16S rRNA gene V3-V4 region, we found that the bacterioplankton community in this high-nutrient coastal environment was relatively resilient to changes in seawater carbonate chemistry. Based on comparative ecological network analysis, we found that elevated CO2 hardly altered the network structure of high-abundance bacterioplankton taxa but appeared to reassemble the community network of low abundance taxa. This led to relatively high resilience of the whole bacterioplankton community to the elevated CO2 level and associated chemical changes. We also observed that the Flavobacteria group, which plays an important role in the microbial carbon pump, showed higher relative abundance under the elevated CO2 condition during the early stage of the phytoplankton bloom in the mesocosms. Our results provide new insights into how elevated CO2 may influence bacterioplankton community structure.

scholarly journals Insignificant effects of elevated CO<sub>2</sub> on bacterioplankton community in a eutrophic coastal mesocosm experiment

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Lin ◽  
Ruiping Huang ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Yaping Wu ◽  
David A. Hutchins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elevated Co2 ◽  
Phytoplankton Bloom ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Co2 Enrichment ◽  
Mesocosm Experiment ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Ecological Processes ◽  
Bacterioplankton Community ◽  
Carbon Pump ◽  
Microbial Carbon

Abstract. There is increasing concern about the effects of ocean acidification on marine biogeochemical and ecological processes and the organisms that drive them, including marine bacteria. Here, we examine the effects of elevated CO2 on bacterioplankton community during a mesocosm experiment using an artificial phytoplankton community in subtropical, eutrophic coastal waters of Xiamen, Southern China. We found that the elevated CO2 hardly altered the network structure of the bacterioplankton taxa present with high abundance but appeared to reassemble the community network of taxa present with low abundance by sequencing of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene V3-V4 region and ecological network analysis. This led to relatively high resilience of the whole bacterioplankton community to the elevated CO2 level and associated chemical changes. We also observed that the Flavobacteriia group, which plays an important role in the microbial carbon pump, showed higher relative abundance under elevated CO2 condition during the developing stage of the phytoplankton bloom in the mesocosms. Compared to the CO2 enrichment, the phytoplankton bloom had more pronounced effects on baterioplankton community structure. Our results suggest that the bacterioplankton community in this subtropical, high nutrient coastal environment is relatively insensitive to changes in seawater carbonate chemistry.

scholarly journals Changes in the Physicochemical Properties and Microbial Communities of Rhizospheric Soil after Cassava/Peanut Intercropping

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiumei Tang ◽  
Saiyun Luo ◽  
Zhipeng Huang ◽  
Haining Wu ◽  
Jin Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Microbial Community ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Microbial Community Structure ◽  
Enzyme Activities ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Nutrient Content ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Rhizospheric Soil

ABSTRACTCassava/peanut intercropping is a popular cultivation method in southern China and has the advantages of apparently increased yield and economic efficiency compared with monoculture, however, the ecological benefits of this method are poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate the effects of intercropping on the physicochemical properties and microbial community structures of soil. Field trials were performed to determine the effects of cassava/peanut intercropping on rhizospheric soil nutrient content, enzyme activities, microbial quantity and microbial community structure. The microbial community was characterized by 16S rRNA tag-based high-throughput sequencing on the Illumina MiSeq platform. Results showed that cassava/peanut intercropping could improve the physicochemical properties of rhizospheric soil by increasing the available nutrient content, pH, bacterial quantity, and some enzyme activities and by altering the microbial community structure. 16S rRNA gene sequencing demonstrated that the microbial community structure varied between the intercropping and monoculture systems. Nitrospirae, Verrucomicrobia and Gemmatimonadetes were more abundant in the intercropping system than in the monocultures. Redundancy analysis (RDA) revealed that the abundances ofDA101,PilimeliaandRamlibacterwere positively correlated with environmental parameters such as available nitrogen and pH, and these were dominant genera in the rhizospheric soil of the intercropped peanut plants.

scholarly journals Seasonal Dynamics of Bacterioplankton Community Structure in a Eutrophic Lake as Determined by 5S rRNA Analysis

1999 ◽  
Vol 65 (7) ◽  
pp. 3164-3174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred G. Höfle ◽  
Heike Haas ◽  
Katja Dominik
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Seasonal Dynamics ◽  
Phytoplankton Bloom ◽  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Seasonal Succession ◽  
Eutrophic Lake ◽  
5S Rrna ◽  
Taxonomic Structure ◽  
Bacterioplankton Community ◽  
Taxonomic Groups

ABSTRACT Community structure of bacterioplankton was studied during the major growth season for phytoplankton (April to October) in the epilimnion of a temperate eutrophic lake (Lake Plußsee, northern Germany) by using comparative 5S rRNA analysis. Estimates of the relative abundances of single taxonomic groups were made on the basis of the amounts of single 5S rRNA bands obtained after high-resolution electrophoresis of RNA directly from the bacterioplankton. Full-sequence analysis of single environmental 5S rRNAs enabled the identification of single taxonomic groups of bacteria. Comparison of partial 5S rRNA sequences allowed the detection of changes of single taxa over time. Overall, the whole bacterioplankton community showed two to eight abundant (>4% of the total 5S rRNA) taxa. A distinctive seasonal succession was observed in the taxonomic structure of this pelagic community. A rather-stable community structure, with seven to eight different taxonomic units, was observed beginning in April during the spring phytoplankton bloom. A strong reduction in this diversity occurred at the beginning of the clear-water phase (early May), when only two to four abundant taxa were observed, with one taxon dominating (up to 72% of the total 5S rRNA). The community structure during summer stagnation (June and July) was characterized by frequent changes of different dominating taxa. During late summer, a dinoflagellate bloom (Ceratium hirudinella) occurred, with Comamonas acidovorans (β-subclass of the classProteobacteria) becoming the dominant bacterial species (average abundance of 43% of the total 5S rRNA). Finally, the seasonal dynamics of the community structure of bacterioplankton were compared with the abundances of other major groups of the aquatic food web, such as phyto- and zooplankton, revealing that strong grazing pressure by zooplankton can reduce microbial diversity substantially in pelagic environments.

scholarly journals Bacterial Community Structure of Acid-Impacted Lakes: What Controls Diversity?

2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 1856-1868 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sascha F. Percent ◽  
Marc E. Frischer ◽  
Paul A. Vescio ◽  
Ellen B. Duffy ◽  
Vincenzo Milano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Community Structure ◽  
Community Composition ◽  
The United States ◽  
Trophic Levels ◽  
Community Diversity ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Clone Libraries ◽  
Bacterioplankton Community ◽  
Bacterioplankton Communities

ABSTRACT Although it is recognized that acidification of freshwater systems results in decreased overall species richness of plants and animals, little is known about the response of aquatic microbial communities to acidification. In this study we examined bacterioplankton community diversity and structure in 18 lakes located in the Adirondack Park (in the state of New York in the United States) that were affected to various degrees by acidic deposition and assessed correlations with 31 physical and chemical parameters. The pH of these lakes ranged from 4.9 to 7.8. These studies were conducted as a component of the Adirondack Effects Assessment Program supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Thirty-one independent 16S rRNA gene libraries consisting of 2,135 clones were constructed from epilimnion and hypolimnion water samples. Bacterioplankton community composition was determined by sequencing and amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis of the clone libraries. Nineteen bacterial classes representing 95 subclasses were observed, but clone libraries were dominated by representatives of the Actinobacteria and Betaproteobacteria classes. Although the diversity and richness of bacterioplankton communities were positively correlated with pH, the overall community composition assessed by principal component analysis was not. The strongest correlations were observed between bacterioplankton communities and lake depth, hydraulic retention time, dissolved inorganic carbon, and nonlabile monomeric aluminum concentrations. While there was not an overall correlation between bacterioplankton community structure and pH, several bacterial classes, including the Alphaproteobacteria, were directly correlated with acidity. These results indicate that unlike more identifiable correlations between acidity and species richness for higher trophic levels, controls on bacterioplankton community structure are likely more complex, involving both direct and indirect processes.

scholarly journals Relative Importance of Stochastic Assembly Process of Membrane Biofilm Increased as Biofilm Aged

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald K. Matar ◽  
Muhammad Ali ◽  
Samik Bagchi ◽  
Suzana Nunes ◽  
Wen-Tso Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beta Diversity ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Surface Characteristics ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Permeate Flux ◽  
Ecological Processes ◽  
Membrane Modules ◽  
Biofilm Community

The relative importance of different ecological processes controlling biofilm community assembly over time on membranes with different surface characteristics has never been investigated in membrane bioreactors (MBRs). In this study, five ultrafiltration hollow-fiber membranes – having identical nominal pore size (0.1μm) but different hydrophobic or hydrophilic surface characteristics – were operated simultaneously in the same MBR tank with a constant flux of 10 liters per square meter per hour (LMH). In parallel, membrane modules operated without permeate flux (0 LMH) were submerged in the same MBR tank, to investigate the passive microbial adsorption onto different hydrophobic or hydrophilic membranes. Samples from the membrane biofilm were collected after 1, 10, 20, and 30days of continuous filtration. The membrane biofilm microbiome were investigated using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing from DNA and cDNA samples. Similar beta diversity trends were observed for both DNA- and cDNA-based analyses. Beta diversity analyses revealed that the nature of the membrane surface (i.e., hydrophobic vs. hydrophilic) did not seem to have an effect in shaping the bacterial community, and a similar biofilm microbiome evolved for all types of membranes. Similarly, membrane modules operated with and without permeate flux did not significantly influence alpha and beta diversity of the membrane biofilm. Nevertheless, different-aged membrane biofilm samples exhibited significant differences. Proteobacteria was the most dominant phylum in early-stage membrane biofilm after 1 and 10days of filtration. Subsequently, the relative reads abundance of the phyla Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes increased within the membrane biofilm communities after 20 and 30days of filtration, possibly due to successional steps that lead to the formation of a relatively aged biofilm. Our findings indicate distinct membrane biofilm assembly patterns with different-aged biofilm. Ecological null model analyses revealed that the assembly of early-stage biofilm community developed after 1 and 10days of filtration was mainly governed by homogenous selection. As the biofilm aged (days 20 and 30), stochastic processes (e.g., ecological drift) started to become important in shaping the assembly of biofilm community.

scholarly journals The capacity of wastewater treatment plants drives bacterial community structure and its assembly

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Kyung Kim ◽  
Keunje Yoo ◽  
Min Sung Kim ◽  
Il Han ◽  
Minjoo Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Community Structure ◽  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Community Assembly ◽  
Bacterial Communities ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
High Capacity ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Rrna Gene

Abstract Bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) affect plant functionality through their role in the removal of pollutants from wastewater. Bacterial communities vary extensively based on plant operating conditions and influent characteristics. The capacity of WWTPs can also affect the bacterial community via variations in the organic or nutrient composition of the influent. Despite the importance considering capacity, the characteristics that control bacterial community assembly are largely unknown. In this study, we discovered that bacterial communities in WWTPs in Korea and Vietnam, which differ remarkably in capacity, exhibit unique structures and interactions that are governed mainly by the capacity of WWTPs. Bacterial communities were analysed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing and exhibited clear differences between the two regions, with these differences being most pronounced in activated sludge. We found that capacity contributed the most to bacterial interactions and community structure, whereas other factors had less impact. Co-occurrence network analysis showed that microorganisms from high-capacity WWTPs are more interrelated than those from low-capacity WWTPs, which corresponds to the tighter clustering of bacterial communities in Korea. These results will contribute to the understanding of bacterial community assembly in activated sludge processing.

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of bacterioplankton assemblages from two subtropical karst reservoirs of southwestern China with contrasting trophic status

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Li ◽  
Yadan Huang ◽  
Shenglin Xin ◽  
Zhongyi Li
Keyword(s):  
Trophic Status ◽  
Alpha Diversity ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Karst Area ◽  
Southwestern China ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Karst Water ◽  
Bacterioplankton Community ◽  
Generation Sequencing

AbstractAlthough bacterioplankton play an important role in aquatic ecosystems, less is known about bacterioplankton assemblages from subtropical karst reservoirs of southwestern China with contrasting trophic status. Here, 16S rRNA gene next-generation sequencing coupled with water chemistry analysis was applied to compare the bacterioplankton communities from a light eutrophic reservoir, DL Reservoir, and a mesotrophic reservoir, WL Reservoir, in subtropical karst area of southwestern China. Our findings indicated that Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Cyanobacteria and Verrucomicrobia dominated bacterioplankton community with contrasting relative frequency in the two subtropical karst reservoirs. Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes were the core communities, which played important roles in karst biogeochemical cycles. Though WT, TN and DOC play the decisive role in assembling karst aquatic bacterioplankton, trophic status exerted significantly negative direct effects on bacterioplankton community composition and alpha diversity. Due to contrasting trophic status in the two reservoirs, the dominant taxa such as Enterobacter, Clostridium sensu stricto, Candidatus Methylacidiphilum and Flavobacteriia, that harbor potential functions as valuable and natural indicators of karst water health status, differed in DL Reservoir and WL Reservoir.

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