scholarly journals Niche Selection by Soil Bacterial Community of Disturbed Subalpine Forests in Western Sichuan

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 505
Author(s):  
Zheliang Sheng ◽  
Wanze Zhu ◽  
Huaiying Yao ◽  
Shumiao Shu ◽  
Xia Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Soil Bacterial Community ◽  
Available Phosphorus ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Western Sichuan ◽  
Local Soil ◽  
Soil Bacterial

Soil bacterial microbial communities are important in the ecosystem function and succession of forests. Using high-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing and relative importance for linear regression, we explored how the structures of soil bacterial community were influenced by the environmental factors and restoration succession of secondary forests in the Miyaluo Mountains of western Sichuan, China. Using a space-for-time approach, field measurements and sampling were conducted in four stands at different stages of natural restoration. Results of distance-based multivariate analysis showed that soil pH, organic carbon, available phosphorus, and C/N ratio were the predominant environmental factors that collectively explained a 46.9% variation in the bacterial community structures. The community compositions were jointly controlled by the direct and indirect effects of the rehabilitation stages. The changes in soil environmental factors coincided with restoration succession could lead to the shifts in the relative abundance of different soil bacterial taxa. We screened 13 successional discriminant taxa that could quantitatively indicate the secondary succession subalpine stage. Collectively, our findings show that soil bacteria in different taxa are governed by different local soil variables and rehabilitation ages, which can lead to shifts in the relative abundance of different taxa in successional stages, ultimately changing the entire soil bacterial community with the succession of secondary forest.

scholarly journals Effects of Simulated Nitrogen Deposition on the Bacterial Community of Urban Green Spaces

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 918
Author(s):  
Lingzi Mo ◽  
Augusto Zanella ◽  
Xiaohua Chen ◽  
Bin Peng ◽  
Jiahui Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Bacterial Diversity ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Bacterial Community Composition ◽  
N Deposition ◽  
Soil Bacterial Community ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Soil Dna ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Soil Bacterial

Continuing nitrogen (N) deposition has a wide-ranging impact on terrestrial ecosystems. To test the hypothesis that, under N deposition, bacterial communities could suffer a negative impact, and in a relatively short timeframe, an experiment was carried out for a year in an urban area featuring a cover of Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) and simulating environmental N deposition. NH4NO3 was added as external N source, with four dosages (N0 = 0 kg N ha−2 y−1, N1 = 50 kg N ha−2 y−1, N2 = 100 kg N ha−2 y−1, N3 = 150 kg N ha−2 y−1). We analyzed the bacterial community composition after soil DNA extraction through the pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene amplicons. N deposition resulted in soil bacterial community changes at a clear dosage-dependent rate. Soil bacterial diversity and evenness showed a clear trend of time-dependent decline under repeated N application. Ammonium nitrogen enrichment, either directly or in relation to pH decrease, resulted in the main environmental factor related to the shift of taxa proportions within the urban green space soil bacterial community and qualified as a putative important driver of bacterial diversity abatement. Such an impact on soil life induced by N deposition may pose a serious threat to urban soil ecosystem stability and surrounding areas.

scholarly journals Changes in the Composition of the Soil Bacterial Community in Heavy Metal-Contaminated Farmland

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8661
Author(s):  
Shu-chun Tseng ◽  
Chih-ming Liang ◽  
Taipau Chia ◽  
Shan-shin Ton
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Deep Layer ◽  
Soil Bacterial Community ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Zinc Tolerance ◽  
Copper And Zinc ◽  
Soil Bacterial

The structural changes of microorganisms in soil are the focus of soil indicators research. The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in the composition of the soil bacterial community in heavy metal-contaminated soil. A total of six soil samples (two sampling times) were collected from contaminated farmland at three different depths (surface, middle, and deep layer). The pH value was measured. The concentrations of heavy metals (Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb) and the soil bacterial community were analyzed using ICP-OES and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The results of the two samplings showed that the pH value in the deep layer decreased from 6.88 to 6.23, and the concentrations of Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb, with a smaller ion radius, increased by 16–28%, and Shannon, Chao1 increased by ~13%. The bacteria community composition at the three depths changed, but Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, and Actinobacteria were the dominant phyla. In the copper and zinc tolerance test, the isolated bacterium that was able to tolerate copper and zinc was Bacillus sp. We found that, the longer the heavy metal pollution was of concern, the higher the tolerance. These results can be used as references for the microbial remediation of heavy metal-contaminated farmland.

scholarly journals Effects of Continuous Cropping of Codonopsis tangshen on Rhizospheric Soil Bacterial Community as Determined by Pyrosequencing

Diversity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 317
Author(s):  
Meide Zhang ◽  
Yinsheng He ◽  
Wuxian Zhou ◽  
Lunqiang Ai ◽  
Haihua Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Bacterial Community Structure ◽  
Significant Decline ◽  
Soil Bacterial Community ◽  
Continuous Cropping ◽  
Rhizospheric Soil ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Soil Bacterial

Codonopsis tangshen, a perennial herbaceous, has been shown to be affected by continuous cropping, with significant decline in both yield and quality. In this study, we studied the effect of continuous cropping on the abundance and composition of rhizospheric soil bacterial community. Results showed that continuous cropping causes a significant decline in both yield and quality. The nutrient content in continuous cropping soil was higher than that of soil in main cropping. Pyrosequencing analyses revealed Proteobacteria and Acidobacteria as the main phyla in two types of soils. Relative abundance of Acidobacteria, Nitrospirae, TM7, and AD3 phyla was observed to be high in continuous cropping soils, whereas Chloroflexi, Bacteroidetes, and Planctomycetes phyla were richer in main cropping soils. At the genus level, high relative abundance of Pseudomonas (γ-Proteobacteria), Rhodanobacter, Candidatus Koribacter, and Candidatus were observed in continuous cropping soil. Different patterns of bacterial community structure were observed between different soils. Redundancy analysis indicated that organic matter content and available nitrogen content exhibited the strongest effect on bacterial community structure in the continuous cropping soil. Taken together, continuous cropping led to a significant decline in yield and quality, decrease in rhizospheric soil bacterial abundance, and alteration of rhizospheric soil microbial community structure, thereby resulting in poor growth of C. tangshen in the continuous cropping system.

scholarly journals Assessing soil bacterial community and dynamics by integrated high-throughput absolute abundance quantification

PeerJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. e4514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Lou ◽  
Li Yang ◽  
Haizhen Wang ◽  
Laosheng Wu ◽  
Jianming Xu
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Community ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
Relative Abundance ◽  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Laboratory Strain ◽  
Soil Bacterial Community ◽  
Absolute Abundance ◽  
Internal Reference ◽  
Biodegradation Study ◽  
Soil Bacterial

Microbial ecological studies have been remarkably promoted by the high-throughput sequencing approach with explosive information of taxonomy and relative abundance. However, relative abundance does not reflect the quantity of the microbial community and the inter-sample differences among taxa. In this study, we refined and applied an integrated high-throughput absolute abundance quantification (iHAAQ) method to better characterize soil quantitative bacterial community through combining the relative abundance (by high-throughput sequencing) and total bacterial quantities (by quantitative PCR). The proposed iHAAQ method was validated by an internal reference strain EDL933 and a laboratory strain WG5. Application of the iHAAQ method to a soil phenanthrene biodegradation study showed that for some bacterial taxa, the changes of relative and absolute abundances were coincident, while for others the changes were opposite. With the addition of a microbial activity inhibitor (NaN3), the absolute abundances of soil bacterial taxa, including several dominant genera of Bacillus, Flavobacterium, and Paenibacillus, decreased significantly, but their relative abundances increased after 28 days of incubation. We conclude that the iHAAQ method can offer more comprehensive information to reflect the dynamics of soil bacterial community with both relative and absolute abundances than the relative abundance from high-throughput sequencing alone.

scholarly journals Drivers of Soil Bacterial Diversity in Sandy Grasslands in China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengchen Pan ◽  
Qi Feng ◽  
Yulin Li ◽  
Xiaoya Yu ◽  
Shilong Ren
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Bacterial Diversity ◽  
Bacterial Community Structure ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Sandy Land ◽  
Α Diversity ◽  
Soil Bacterial ◽  
Sandy Grasslands

Abstract Bacteria constitute great abundances and groups on Earth and control many important processes in terrestrial ecosystems. However, our understanding of the interactions between soil bacteria and environmental factors remains limited, especially in sensitive and fragile ecosystems. In this study, geographic patterns of bacterial diversity across the four sandy grasslands along a 1600 km north-south transect in northern China were characterized by high-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Then, we analyzed the driving factors behind the patterns in bacterial diversity. The results showed that of the 21 phyla detected, the most abundant were Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Acidobacteria and Firmicutes (average relative abundance > 5%). Soil bacterial α diversity, calculated as the bacterial phylotype richness and Faith’s phylogenetic diversity, was highest in the Otingdag Sandy Land and lowest in the Mu Us Sandy Land. Soil EC was the most influential factor driving bacterial α diversity. The bacterial communities differed significantly among the four sandy grasslands, and the bacterial community structure was significantly affected by environmental factors and geographic distance. Of the environmental variables examined, climatic factors (MAT and MAP) and edaphic properties (pH and EC) explained the highest proportion of the variation in bacterial community structure. Biotic factors such as plant species richness and aboveground biomass exhibited weak but significant associations with bacterial α diversity. Our findings revealed the important role of climate and salinity factors in controlling bacterial diversity; understanding these roles is critical for predicting the impacts of climate change and promoting sustainable management strategies for ecosystem services in these sandy lands.

scholarly journals Rhizosphere bacteria community and functions under typical natural halophyte communities in North China salinized areas

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0259515
Author(s):  
Fating Yin ◽  
Fenghua Zhang ◽  
Haoran Wang
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Bacterial Communities ◽  
Acid Metabolism ◽  
Rhizosphere Soil ◽  
Soil Bacterial Community ◽  
Rhizosphere Bacteria ◽  
Community Diversity ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Soil Bacterial ◽  
Suaeda Glauca

Soil salinity is a serious environmental issue in arid China. Halophytes show extreme salt tolerance and are grow in saline-alkaline environments. There rhizosphere have complex bacterial communities, which mediate a variety of interactions between plants and soil. High-throughput sequencing was used to investigated rhizosphere bacterial community changes under the typical halophyte species in arid China. Three typical halophytes were Leymus chinensis (LC), Puccinellia tenuiflora (PT), Suaeda glauca (SG). The dominant phyla were Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Chloroflexi, Gemmatimonadetes, Acidobacteria and Bacteroidetes, Suaeda glauca rhizosphere has stronger enrichment of Nitrospirae and Cyanobacteria. The Ace, Chao and Shannon indices were significantly higher in soils under LC and SG (P<0.05). Functional predictions, based on 16S rRNA gene by PICRUSt, indicated that Energy metabolism, Amino acid metabolism, Carbohydrate metabolism and Fatty acid metabolism are dominant bacterial functions in three halophytes rhizosphere soil. Carbon metabolism, Oxidative phosphorylation, Methane metabolism, Sulfur metabolism and Nitrogen metabolism in SG were significantly higher than that in LC and PT. Regression analysis revealed that rhizosphere soil bacterial community structure is influenced by soil organic matter (SOM) and soil water content (SWC), while soil bacterial community diversity is affected by soil pH. This study contributes to our understanding of the distribution characteristics and metabolic functions under different halophyte rhizosphere bacterial communities, and will provide references for the use of rhizosphere bacteria to regulate the growth of halophytes and ecological restoration of saline soil.

scholarly journals Different Responses of Soil Bacterial Communities to Nitrogen Addition in Moss Crust

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingwen Huang ◽  
Weiguo Liu ◽  
Xi-En Long ◽  
Yangyang Jia ◽  
Xiyuan Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Bacterial Communities ◽  
N Deposition ◽  
Soil Bacterial Community ◽  
Rrna Genes ◽  
N Addition ◽  
Soil Bacterial Communities ◽  
Soil Bacterial ◽  
Moss Crust

Bacterial communities in soil serve an important role in controlling terrestrial biogeochemical cycles and ecosystem processes. Increased nitrogen (N) deposition in Northwest China is generating quantifiable changes in many elements of the desert environment, but the impacts of N deposition, as well as seasonal variations, on soil bacterial community composition and structure are poorly understood. We used high-throughput sequencing of bacterial 16S rRNA genes from Gurbantünggüt Desert moss crust soils to study the impacts of N addition on soil bacterial communities in March, May, and November. In November, we discovered that the OTU richness and diversity of soil bacterial community dropped linearly with increasing N input. In November and March, the diversity of the soil bacterial community decreased significantly in the medium-N and high-N treatments. In May, N addition caused a substantial change in the makeup of the soil bacterial composition, while the impacts were far less apparent in November and March. Furthermore, the relative abundance of major bacterial phyla reacted non-linearly to N addition, with high-N additions decreasing the relative richness of Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Acidobacteria while increasing the relative abundance of Actinobacteria and Chloroflexi. We also discovered that seasonality, as characterized by changes in soil moisture, pH, SOC, and AK content, had a significant impact on soil bacterial communities. Significant variations in the makeup of the community were discovered at the phylum and genus levels throughout the various months. In May, the variety of soil bacterial community was at its peak. Further investigation showed that the decrease in soil bacterial diversity was mostly attributed to a drop in soil pH. These results indicated that the impact of N deposition on the soil bacterial community was seasonally dependent, suggesting that future research should evaluate more than one sample season at the same time.

scholarly journals Extensive Phylogenetic Analysis of a Soil Bacterial Community Illustrates Extreme Taxon Evenness and the Effects of Amplicon Length, Degree of Coverage, and DNA Fractionation on Classification and Ecological Parameters

2008 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 668-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio E. Morales ◽  
Theodore F. Cosart ◽  
Jesse V. Johnson ◽  
William E. Holben
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Diversity Indices ◽  
Soil Bacterial Community ◽  
Community Diversity ◽  
Sequence Length ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Ecological Parameters ◽  
Soil Bacterial ◽  
Analytical Approaches

ABSTRACT To thoroughly investigate the bacterial community diversity present in a single composite sample from an agricultural soil and to examine potential biases resulting from data acquisition and analytical approaches, we examined the effects of percent G+C DNA fractionation, sequence length, and degree of coverage of bacterial diversity on several commonly used ecological parameters (species estimation, diversity indices, and evenness). We also examined variation in phylogenetic placement based on multiple commonly used approaches (ARB alignments and multiple RDP tools). The results demonstrate that this soil bacterial community is highly diverse, with 1,714 operational taxonomic units demonstrated and 3,555 estimated (based on the Chao1 richness estimation) at 97% sequence similarity using the 16S rRNA gene. The results also demonstrate a fundamental lack of dominance (i.e., a high degree of evenness), with 82% of phylotypes being encountered three times or less. The data also indicate that generally accepted cutoff values for phylum-level taxonomic classification might not be as applicable or as general as previously assumed and that such values likely vary between prokaryotic phyla or groups.

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