Harmful cyanobacterial blooms cause many ecological disasters worldwide. During the development of cyanobacterial blooms, the diversity and domination of cyanobacterial taxa are of a particular concern. In this study,...Harmful cyanobacterial blooms cause many ecological disasters worldwide. During the development of cyanobacterial blooms, the diversity and domination of cyanobacterial taxa are of a particular concern. In this study, the microbial community structure within a water system, such as in Yuqiao Reservoir and Haihe River in Tianjin City, China, was compared by using next-generation sequencing. A total of 5 001 operational taxonomic units were obtained and clustered from filtered 16 S rDNA V3–V4 region sequences. The cyanobacterial and microbial structures greatly differed in these two water areas. Microcystis was dominant in Yuqiao, whereas Synechococcus was dominant in Haihe. Proteobacteria species were dominant among all detected samples. The relative abundances of Bacteroidetes and Planctomycetes were higher in Yuqiao Reservoir than in Haihe River, whereas Firmicutes and Verrucomicrobia were relatively abundant in Haihe River. Further analyses indicated that the domination of both cyanobacteria was strongly related to several environmental factors, such as total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and dissolved oxygen, reflecting the role of trophic states in shaping the dominance of cyanobacterial taxa. The present study provided the example for Microcystis and Synechococcus dominance along a cyanobacterial bloom in north China. Applying highthroughput sequencing could offer a wide field of vision in analyzing microbial community structures.展开更多
Virioplankton dynamics at seven sample sites(from two freshwater lakes) with different trophic states were monitored over the period of a year.Water was sampled monthly from August 2004 to July 2005,and the abundances...Virioplankton dynamics at seven sample sites(from two freshwater lakes) with different trophic states were monitored over the period of a year.Water was sampled monthly from August 2004 to July 2005,and the abundances of viruses and bacteria were measured using direct epifluorescence microscopy counting.Results indicated that both natural and anthropogenic factors could influence the distribution of virioplankton.Temporally,viral abundance was significantly correlated to bacterial density and water temperature.Spatially,viral abundance was significantly correlated to trophic state.This in turn indicated that viral abundance was directly dependant on host abundance in eutrophic lakes,while trophic state and temperature could drive the distribution of virioplankton.The virus-bacteria ratio was significantly lower in less productive water-bodies.The result implied that the control of virioplankton on their hosts may change according to the host density.展开更多
The 1-O-monoalkyl glycerol ethers （MAGEs） were initially viewed as the biomarkers for sulfate-reducing bacteria （SRB） me- diating anaerobic oxidation of methane in the marine environments. However, limited informa...The 1-O-monoalkyl glycerol ethers （MAGEs） were initially viewed as the biomarkers for sulfate-reducing bacteria （SRB） me- diating anaerobic oxidation of methane in the marine environments. However, limited information is known about their distri- bution in terrestrial and other aquatic settings including soils, fresh water lakes, and cave sediments, which may obscure our understanding of their biological sources. Here we found that MAGEs were ubiquitous but differed obviously in distributional pattern among those environments. The surface soils are dominated generally by iC15：0-MAGE, followed by nCI6：o-MAGE whereas the lake sediments show the opposite, resulting in significantly higher iC15：0/nC16：0 ratios in soils than in lake sedi- ments. The cave deposits are characterized by considerably higher proportions of branched MAGEs than the former two envi- ronments. The logarithm of iC15：0/aC15：0 ratio shows a significant negative correlation with soil pH, likely reflecting an adapta- tion of microbial cell membrane to change in the ambient proton concentration. The MAGE profiles in cultured bacteria cannot fully explain the MAGE distribution in all the samples analyzed. Therefore, MAGEs in soil, lake sediments, and cave deposits likely have additional biological source（s） other than SRB and cultured MAGE-producing bacteria. The difference in MAGE pattern among environments is likely to be attributed to change in microbial communities.展开更多
基金Supported by the International Science&Technology Cooperation Program of China(No.2013DFA71340)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51779247)
文摘Harmful cyanobacterial blooms cause many ecological disasters worldwide. During the development of cyanobacterial blooms, the diversity and domination of cyanobacterial taxa are of a particular concern. In this study, the microbial community structure within a water system, such as in Yuqiao Reservoir and Haihe River in Tianjin City, China, was compared by using next-generation sequencing. A total of 5 001 operational taxonomic units were obtained and clustered from filtered 16 S rDNA V3–V4 region sequences. The cyanobacterial and microbial structures greatly differed in these two water areas. Microcystis was dominant in Yuqiao, whereas Synechococcus was dominant in Haihe. Proteobacteria species were dominant among all detected samples. The relative abundances of Bacteroidetes and Planctomycetes were higher in Yuqiao Reservoir than in Haihe River, whereas Firmicutes and Verrucomicrobia were relatively abundant in Haihe River. Further analyses indicated that the domination of both cyanobacteria was strongly related to several environmental factors, such as total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and dissolved oxygen, reflecting the role of trophic states in shaping the dominance of cyanobacterial taxa. The present study provided the example for Microcystis and Synechococcus dominance along a cyanobacterial bloom in north China. Applying highthroughput sequencing could offer a wide field of vision in analyzing microbial community structures.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30470344and30670088)Key Technology Project of Hubei Province(No.2006AA305A04)Commonweal Project of State Oceanic Administration of China(No.200705014)
文摘Virioplankton dynamics at seven sample sites(from two freshwater lakes) with different trophic states were monitored over the period of a year.Water was sampled monthly from August 2004 to July 2005,and the abundances of viruses and bacteria were measured using direct epifluorescence microscopy counting.Results indicated that both natural and anthropogenic factors could influence the distribution of virioplankton.Temporally,viral abundance was significantly correlated to bacterial density and water temperature.Spatially,viral abundance was significantly correlated to trophic state.This in turn indicated that viral abundance was directly dependant on host abundance in eutrophic lakes,while trophic state and temperature could drive the distribution of virioplankton.The virus-bacteria ratio was significantly lower in less productive water-bodies.The result implied that the control of virioplankton on their hosts may change according to the host density.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2011CB808800)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41330103)the"111"Project(Grant No.B08030)
文摘The 1-O-monoalkyl glycerol ethers （MAGEs） were initially viewed as the biomarkers for sulfate-reducing bacteria （SRB） me- diating anaerobic oxidation of methane in the marine environments. However, limited information is known about their distri- bution in terrestrial and other aquatic settings including soils, fresh water lakes, and cave sediments, which may obscure our understanding of their biological sources. Here we found that MAGEs were ubiquitous but differed obviously in distributional pattern among those environments. The surface soils are dominated generally by iC15：0-MAGE, followed by nCI6：o-MAGE whereas the lake sediments show the opposite, resulting in significantly higher iC15：0/nC16：0 ratios in soils than in lake sedi- ments. The cave deposits are characterized by considerably higher proportions of branched MAGEs than the former two envi- ronments. The logarithm of iC15：0/aC15：0 ratio shows a significant negative correlation with soil pH, likely reflecting an adapta- tion of microbial cell membrane to change in the ambient proton concentration. The MAGE profiles in cultured bacteria cannot fully explain the MAGE distribution in all the samples analyzed. Therefore, MAGEs in soil, lake sediments, and cave deposits likely have additional biological source（s） other than SRB and cultured MAGE-producing bacteria. The difference in MAGE pattern among environments is likely to be attributed to change in microbial communities.
