Bacterial community structure and its relationship to soil physico-chemical characteristics in alder stands with different management histories

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 10-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens-Konrad Preem ◽  
Jaak Truu ◽  
Marika Truu ◽  
Ülo Mander ◽  
Kristjan Oopkaup ◽  
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Water SA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (3 July) ◽  
Author(s):  
MC Changara ◽  
WT Sanyika ◽  
C Bangira ◽  
S Misi

The study characterized the changes in physico-chemical properties and bacterial community structure during mesophilic anaerobic digestion (AD) of pit latrine sludge. The sludge was sampled from six different pits six times at an interval of 40 days. Standard techniques were used to assess the changes in pollution indicators including COD and faecal coliforms. Metagenomic DNA from a composite sample from the six pits’ sludge was then extracted at Days 0, 14 and 35 and directly sequenced followed by analysis of the microbial structure using the Ribosomal Database Project tools. Multivariate analyses were used to identify the main determinants of microbial community structure during the digestion process.  AD significantly reduced the levels of pollution indicators (p < 0.05). Total solids, volatile solids and COD were reduced by 17–27%, 52–79%, and 42– 63%, respectively. The indicator pathogenic microorganisms FC and E. coli were reduced by 34–54% and 35–60%, respectively. The reduction in terms of COD and BOD were, however, not sufficient to satisfy the standards for safe disposal into the environment. Proteobacteria were the most dominant bacterial phylum in the undigested sludge (24.1%) and were significantly reduced to 2.5% at the peak of the AD (Day 14) up until Day 35. Firmicutes significantly increased (p < 0.05) from 22.4% to 28.8% at Day 14 before being reduced to 11.6% at Day 35. This study contributes to our understanding of AD of pit latrine faecal sludge through mesophilic AD as a baseline study, and helps to inform future research on mesophilic AD.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parvathi Ammini ◽  
Michela R Catena ◽  
Jasna Vijayan ◽  
Nikhil Phadke ◽  
Nikhita Gogate

Abstract In the present study, we analysed variations in bacterial community structure along a salinity gradient in a tropical monsoonal estuary (Cochin estuary, CE), on the southwest coast of India, using Illumina next-generation sequencing (NGS). Water samples were collected from eight different locations thrice a year, to assess the variability in the bacterial community structure and to determine the physico-chemical factors influencing the bacterial diversity. Proteobacteria was the most dominant phyla in the estuary followed by Bacteroidetes, Cyanobacteria, Actinobacteria, and Firmicutes. Statistical analysis indicated significant variations in bacterial communities between freshwater, mesohaline and euryhaline regions, as well as between the monsoon (wet) and non-monsoon (dry) periods. Non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) analysis demonstrated that the bacterial communities cluster according to different salinity regimes of the estuary. Canonical Correspondence analysis (CCA) showed a clear spatial and temporal variation in the distribution of bacterial communities in the CE. Abundance of Betaproteobacteria was high in the freshwater regions, while Gammaproteobacteria, Alphaproteobacteria and Epsilonproteobactera were more abundant in mesohaline and euryhaline regions of the estuary. Correlagram based on Pearson correlation analysis demonstrated the impact of different physico-chemical variables on the distribution of dominant phyla, class and genera. Spatial and temporal variations in bacterial community structure could be due to regional variations in environmental conditions imparted by allochthonous inputs, monsoonal rainfall, and tidal influence.


2014 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Jain ◽  
M Bandekar ◽  
J Gomes ◽  
D Shenoy ◽  
RM Meena ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie E. Hereira-Pacheco ◽  
Yendi E. Navarro-Noya ◽  
Luc Dendooven

AbstractRhizosphere and root endophytic bacteria are crucial for plant development, but the question remains if their composition is similar and how environmental conditions, such as water content, affect their resemblance. Ricinus communis L., a highly drought resistant plant, was used to study how varying soil water content affected the bacterial community in uncultivated, non-rhizosphere and rhizosphere soil, and in its roots. Additionally, the bacterial community structure was determined in the seeds of R. communis at the onset of the experiment. Plants were cultivated in soil at three different watering regimes, i.e. 50% water holding capacity (WHC) or adjusted to 50% WHC every two weeks or every month. Reducing the soil water content strongly reduced plant and root dry biomass and plant development, but had little effect on the bacterial community structure. The bacterial community structure was affected significantly by cultivation of R. communis and showed large variations over time. After 6 months, the root endophytic bacterial community resembled that in the seeds more than in the rhizosphere. It was found that water content had only a limited effect on the bacterial community structure and the different bacterial groups, but R. communis affected the bacterial community profoundly.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Loftus ◽  
Sayf Al-Deen Hassouneh ◽  
Shibu Yooseph

Abstract Background Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The human gut microbiome has become an active area of research for understanding the initiation, progression, and treatment of colorectal cancer. Despite multiple studies having found significant alterations in the carriage of specific bacteria within the gut microbiome of colorectal cancer patients, no single bacterium has been unequivocally connected to all cases. Whether alterations in species carriages are the cause or outcome of cancer formation is still unclear, but what is clear is that focus should be placed on understanding changes to the bacterial community structure within the cancer-associated gut microbiome. Results By applying a novel set of analyses on 252 previously published whole-genome shotgun sequenced fecal samples from healthy and late-stage colorectal cancer subjects, we identify taxonomic, functional, and structural changes within the cancer-associated human gut microbiome. Bacterial association networks constructed from these data exhibited widespread differences in the underlying bacterial community structure between healthy and colorectal cancer associated gut microbiomes. Within the cancer-associated ecosystem, bacterial species were found to form associations with other species that are taxonomically and functionally dissimilar to themselves, as well as form modules functionally geared towards potential changes in the tumor-associated ecosystem. Bacterial community profiling of these samples revealed a significant increase in species diversity within the cancer-associated gut microbiome, and an elevated relative abundance of species classified as originating from the oral microbiome including, but not limited to, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Peptostreptococcus stomatis, Gemella morbillorum, and Parvimonas micra. Differential abundance analyses of community functional capabilities revealed an elevation in functions linked to virulence factors and peptide degradation, and a reduction in functions involved in amino-acid biosynthesis within the colorectal cancer gut microbiome. Conclusions We utilize whole-genome shotgun sequenced fecal samples provided from a large cohort of late-stage colorectal cancer and healthy subjects to identify a number of potentially important taxonomic, functional, and structural alterations occurring within the colorectal cancer associated gut microbiome. Our analyses indicate that the cancer-associated ecosystem influences bacterial partner selection in the native microbiota, and we highlight specific oral bacteria and their associations as potentially relevant towards aiding tumor progression.


2021 ◽  
Vol 777 ◽  
pp. 145128
Author(s):  
M. Paniagua-López ◽  
M. Vela-Cano ◽  
D. Correa-Galeote ◽  
F. Martín-Peinado ◽  
F.J. Martínez Garzón ◽  
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