Microorganisms regulate the responses of terrestrial ecosystems to anthropogenic nutrient inputs.The escalation of anthropogenic activities has resulted in a rise in the primary terrestrial constraining elements,namel...Microorganisms regulate the responses of terrestrial ecosystems to anthropogenic nutrient inputs.The escalation of anthropogenic activities has resulted in a rise in the primary terrestrial constraining elements,namely nitrogen(N)and phosphorus(P).Nevertheless,the specific mechanisms governing the influence of soil microbial community structure and ecological processes in ecologically vulnerable and delicate semi-arid loess agroecosystems remain inadequately understood.Therefore,we explored the effects of different N and P additions on soil microbial community structure and its associated ecological processes in the farmland of Chinese Loess Plateau based on a 36-a long-term experiment.Nine fertilization treatments with complete interactions of high,medium,and low N and P gradients were set up.Soil physical and chemical properties,along with the microbial community structure were measured in this study.Additionally,relevant ecological processes such as microbial biomass,respiration,N mineralization,and enzyme activity were quantified.To elucidate the relationships between these variables,we examined correlation-mediated processes using statistical techniques,including redundancy analysis(RDA)and structural equation modeling(SEM).The results showed that the addition of N alone had a detrimental effect on soil microbial biomass,mineralized N accumulation,andβ-1,4-glucosidase activity.Conversely,the addition of P exhibited an opposing effect,leading to positive influences on these soil parameters.The interactive addition of N and P significantly changed the microbial community structure,increasing microbial activity(microbial biomass and soil respiration),but decreasing the accumulation of mineralized N.Among them,N24P12 treatment showed the greatest increase in the soil nutrient content and respiration.N12P12 treatment increased the overall enzyme activity and total phospholipid fatty acid(PLFA)content by 70.93%.N and P nutrient contents of the soil dominate the microbial community structure and the corresponding changes in hydrolytic enzymes.Soil microbial biomass,respiration,and overall enzyme activity are driven by mineralized N.Our study provides a theoretical basis for exploring energy conversion processes of soil microbial community and environmental sustainability under long-term N and P additions in semi-arid loess areas.展开更多
[Objectives]This study was conducted to reveal the effects of bamboo charcoal-based biochar(or bamboo charcoal for short)on soil enzyme activity and microbial community structure.[Methods]The field experiment was carr...[Objectives]This study was conducted to reveal the effects of bamboo charcoal-based biochar(or bamboo charcoal for short)on soil enzyme activity and microbial community structure.[Methods]The field experiment was carried out at the Modern Agriculture Demonstration Base of Gaoping Village,Gaoping Town,Suichang County,Zhejiang Province.Bamboo charcoal was applied at four different levels:T_(0)(no bamboo charcoal),T_(1)(1125 kg/hm^(2)bamboo charcoal),T_(2)(2250 kg/hm^(2)bamboo charcoal)and T_(3)(3375 kg/hm^(2)bamboo charcoal).Soil physicochemical properties and enzyme activities in different treatments were measured.[Results]The soil fungal,bacterial and actinomycete populations increased significantly in the soils surrounding capsicum roots.The bacterial population,fungal population and fungus/bacterium ratio peaked in Treatment T_(2),up to 7.32×10^(6)cfu/g,2.65×10^(4)cfu/g and 0.36×10^(-2),respectively.The effect of bamboo charcoal in promotingβ-glucoside,catalase,acid phosphatase and sucrase activities was T_(2)>T_(3)>T_(1)>T_(0).With bamboo charcoal increasing,the bacterium population,fungus population,fungus/bacterium ratio,β-glucoside,catalase,acid phosphatase and sucrase activities all increased at first and then decreased.T_(2)treatment showed the best effects in improving soil physicochemical properties and microbial community structure.[Conclusions]Bamboo charcoal significantly improves soil enzyme activity and increases soil microbial population,and thus has important positive effects on the soil ecosystem.展开更多
With the rapid expansion of livestock production,the amount of livestock wastewater accumulated rapidly.Lack of biodegradable organic matter makes denitrification of livestock wastewater after anaerobic digestion more...With the rapid expansion of livestock production,the amount of livestock wastewater accumulated rapidly.Lack of biodegradable organic matter makes denitrification of livestock wastewater after anaerobic digestion more difficult.In this study,Myriophyllum aquaticum constructed wetlands(CWs)with efficient nitrogen removal performance were established under different carbon/nitrogen(C/N)ratios.Analysis of community composition reveals the change of M.aquaticum CWs in microbial community structure with C/N ratios.The proportion of Proteobacteria which is one of the dominant phyla among denitrifier communities increased significantly under low C/N ratio conditions.Besides,to obtain cultivable denitrifier that could be added into CWs in situ,33 strains belonging to phylum Proteobacteria were isolated from efficient M.aquaticum CWs,while the best-performing denitrification strain M3-1 was identified as Bacillus velezensis JT3-1(GenBank No.CP032506.1).Redundancy analysis and quadratic models showed that C/N ratio had significant effects on disposal of nitrate(NO_(3)^(−)-N)and the strains isolated could perform well in denitrification when C/N ratio is relatively low.In addition,they have relatively wide ranges of carbon sources,temperature and a high NO_(3)^(−)removal rate of 9.12 mg/(L·hr)at elevated concentrations of 800 mg/L nitrate.Thus,strains isolated from M.aquaticum CWs with low C/N ratio have a practical application value in the treatment of nitrate-containing wastewater.These denitrifying bacteria could be added to CWs to enhance nitrogen removal efficiency of CWs for livestock wastewater with low C/N ratio in the future.展开更多
To evaluate soil environmental quality of introduced new crops and other traditional crops,and to understand the importance of response of soil microbial community to heavy metal stress,rhizosphere soil samples of dif...To evaluate soil environmental quality of introduced new crops and other traditional crops,and to understand the importance of response of soil microbial community to heavy metal stress,rhizosphere soil samples of different land use types(Sphagnum farming,rice field,grassland and bare land) in Dading Village,Duyun City,Guizhou Province of China were selected as research objects.The differences of soil chemical properties,heavy metal concentration and microbial community among different land use types were compared.The abundance and structural diversity of microbial communities in soil samples were analyzed by 16S rDNA sequencing,the relationship between soil pollution characteristics and microbial community in farmland was studied.The results showed that the different land use types planting different agricultural products under the same growing environment were subject to different heavy metal pollution.Soil chemical properties and heavy metals had significant effects on the soil microbial community.Proteobacteria,Actinobacteriota and Acidobacteriota were the most dominant groups of bacteria.The soil microorganisms responded more actively to the variability of pH,SOM and AK contents,although the variability was not high.With the increase of pH value,the abundance of the dominant species Proteobacteria also increased.Verrucomicrobiota had a better tolerance to the heavy metal Hg.Verrucomicrobiota and Firmicutes had strong resistance to the heavy metal Cd.These results deepen our understanding of the changes and aggregation of microorganisms under different land use patterns in heavy-metal contaminated farmland soils.展开更多
In order to investigate microbial community structures in different wastewater treatment processes and understand the relationship between the structures and the status of processes,the microbial community diversity,v...In order to investigate microbial community structures in different wastewater treatment processes and understand the relationship between the structures and the status of processes,the microbial community diversity,variety and distribution in five wastewater treatment pro cesses were studied by a culture-independent genetic fingerprinting technique single-strand conformation poly-morphism(SSCP).The five processes included denitrifying and phosphate-removal system(diminished N),Chinese traditional medicine wastewater treatment system(P),beer wastewater treatment system(W),fermentative biohydrogen-producing system(H),and sulfate-reduction system(S).The results indicated that the microbial community profiles in the wastewater bioreactors with the uniform status were very similar.The diversity of microbial populations was correlated with the complexity of organic contaminants in wastewater.Chinese traditional medicine wastewater contained more complex organic components;hence,the population diversity was higher than that of simple nutrient bioreactors fed with molasses wastewater.Compared with the strain bands in a simulated community,the relative proportion of some functional microbial populations in bioreactors was not dom-inant.Fermentative biohydrogen producer Ethanoligenens harbinense in the better condition bioreactor had only a 5% band density,and the Desulfovibrio sp.in the sulfate-reducing bioreactor had less than 1.5%band density.The SSCP profiles could identify the difference in microbial community structures in wastewater treatment processes,monitor some of the functional microbes in these processes,and consequently provide useful guidance for improving their efficiency.展开更多
Soil redox is a critical environmental factor shaping the microbial community structure and ultimately alters the nutrient cycling.However,the response of soil microbial community structure to prolonged or repeated re...Soil redox is a critical environmental factor shaping the microbial community structure and ultimately alters the nutrient cycling.However,the response of soil microbial community structure to prolonged or repeated redox fluctuations is not yet clear.To study the dynamic effects of prolonged redox disturbances to the soil microbial community structure,soil samples experiencing 8,5 and 0 alternating oxic-anoxic cycles within approximately 6 months each year were collected and the microbial community structure were evaluated using phospholipid fatty acid analysis(PLFA)profiles.Prolonged redox disturbances had significant effects on soil physiochemical properties and soil microbial community structure.The relative abundance of straight chain saturated PLFAs,cyclopropyl,and terminal-and mid-branched chain saturated PLFAs increased due to prolonged redox disturbances,but there was a consistent decrease in linear monounsaturated PLFAs and polyunsaturated PLFAs in the fluctuating zone.Prolonged redox disturbances had a negative impact on the total PLFA content(a proxy for biomass).Both the fluctuating zone(8-cycle and 5-cycle plots)and the never flooded zone(0-cycle plots)were dominated by Gram-positive bacteria and a low content of fungi,actinomycetes and protozoa.The fungi and protozoa abundance decreased significantly with an increase in the occurrence of alternating flooding-dry events,suggesting that the prolonged redox disturbance leads to high stress on the fungi and protozoa populations.Moreover,total organic matter(TOC)and C:N ratio,environmental factors that can be influenced by recurring redox fluctuations,also influenced the microbial community structure.展开更多
The conventional fixed-bed biofilm process has disadvantages of easily blocked,high headloss and short operation cycle.For overcoming these disadvantages,a multi-stage biofilm reactor(MSBFR),in which the lightweight f...The conventional fixed-bed biofilm process has disadvantages of easily blocked,high headloss and short operation cycle.For overcoming these disadvantages,a multi-stage biofilm reactor(MSBFR),in which the lightweight floating filter was dominant,was set up and operated.For detail investigation of the system when treating municipal wastewater,the succession characteristic of microbial community was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction(PCR)-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis(DGGE)method.The results showed that the process had high efficiency to removal COD,SS and NH4+-N.The concentration of COD,SS and NH4-N in effluent were maintained lower than 40 mg/L,5 mg/L and 2 mg/L even though the concentration of COD,SS and NH4+-N in influent were 232-663 mg/L,105-245 mg/L and 23.7-62.7 mg/L,respectively,and the empty bed retention time was 3 h.Furthermore,biofilm samples taken from the column 2nd in height were analyzed by PCR-DGGE.The result of PCR-DGGE analysis showed that the microbial community had a little change in height and the dominant groups were Paracoccus sp.,Lactobacillus delbrueckii,Pseudomonas sp.and Bacteroidetes bacterium.展开更多
In this study,the effects of soluble readily biodegradable COD(sCOD)and particulate slowly biodegradable COD(pCOD)on anammox process were investigated.The results of the longterm experiment indicated that a low sCOD/N...In this study,the effects of soluble readily biodegradable COD(sCOD)and particulate slowly biodegradable COD(pCOD)on anammox process were investigated.The results of the longterm experiment indicated that a low sCOD/N ratio of 0.5 could accelerate the anammox and denitrification activity,to reach as high as 84.9%±2.8%TN removal efficiency.Partial denitrification-anammox(PDN/anammox)and denitrification were proposed as the major pathways for nitrogen removal,accounting for 91.3% and 8.7% of the TN removal,respectively.Anammox bacteria could remain active with high abundance of anammox genes to maintain its dominance.Candidatus Kuenenia and Thauera were the predominant genera in the presence of organic matter.Compared with sCOD,batch experiments showed that the introduction of pCOD had a negative effect on nitrogen removal.The contribution of denitrification to nitrogen removal decreased from approximately 14%to 3% with increasing percentage of pCOD.In addition,the analysis result of the process data using an optimized ASM1 model indicated that high percentage of pCOD resulted in serious N_(2)O emission(the peak value up to 0.25mg N/L),whichwas likely due to limited mass diffusion and insufficient available carbon sources for denitrification.However,a high sCOD/N ratio was beneficial for alleviating N_(2)O accumulation.展开更多
As one typical cationic disinfectant, quaternary ammonium compounds(QACs) were approved for surface disinfection in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and then unintentionally or intentionally released into the sur...As one typical cationic disinfectant, quaternary ammonium compounds(QACs) were approved for surface disinfection in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and then unintentionally or intentionally released into the surrounding environment. Concerningly, it is still unclear how the soil microbial community succession happens and the nitrogen(N)cycling processes alter when exposed to QACs. In this study, one common QAC(benzalkonium chloride(BAC) was selected as the target contaminant, and its effects on the temporal changes in soil microbial community structure and nitrogen transformation processes were determined by q PCR and 16S r RNA sequencing-based methods. The results showed that the aerobic microbial degradation of BAC in the two different soils followed first-order kinetics with a half-life(4.92 vs. 17.33 days) highly dependent on the properties of the soil. BAC activated the abundance of N fixation gene(nif H) and nitrification genes(AOA and AOB) in the soil and inhibited that of denitrification gene(nar G). BAC exposure resulted in the decrease of the alpha diversity of soil microbial community and the enrichment of Crenarchaeota and Proteobacteria. This study demonstrates that BAC degradation is accompanied by changes in soil microbial community structure and N transformation capacity.展开更多
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria(PGPR)represent an important microbial community group and have beneficial effects on plant growth and development.A pot experiment was conducted to study the effect of biochar appl...Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria(PGPR)represent an important microbial community group and have beneficial effects on plant growth and development.A pot experiment was conducted to study the effect of biochar applied with PGPR on the soil microbial community composition and nitrogen use efficiency(NUE)of tomato,which could provide a theoretical basis for rational fertilization.Six treatments were designed:no nitrogen(N),PGPR,or biochar control(CK);biochar without N or PGPR(BCK);N without PGPR or biochar(U);N and PGPR without biochar(UP);N and biochar without PGPR(UB);and N,PGPR,and biochar(UBP).The tomato yield in the UP treatment was 9.09% lower than that in the U treatment,whereas that in the UB treatment was 19.93% higher than that in the U treatment.The tomato yield in the UBP treatment was 32.45%,45.69%,and 10.44% higher than those in the U,UP,and UB treatments,respectively.Biochar combined with PGPR increased the relative abundance of Nitrospira and Bradyrhizobium in the soil.At the tomato maturity stage,the soil NO_(3)^(-)-N content in the UBP treatment was 87.12%,88.12%,and 31.04% higher than those in the U,UP,and UB treatments,respectively.The NUE in the UP treatment was 4.03% lower than that in the U treatment,and that in the UBP treatment was 13.63%,17.66%,and 10.77% higher than those in the U,UP,and UB treatments,respectively.This study showed that biochar combined with PGPR can improve soil microbial community structure and increase the NUE of tomato.展开更多
Microbial community structure is afiected by both natural processes and human activities.In coastal area,anthropegenetic activity can usually lead to the discharge of the effluent from wastewater treatment plant(WWTP)...Microbial community structure is afiected by both natural processes and human activities.In coastal area,anthropegenetic activity can usually lead to the discharge of the effluent from wastewater treatment plant(WWTP)to sea,and thus the water quality chronically turns worse and marine ecosystem becomes unhealthy.Microorganisms play key roles in pollutants degradation and ecological restoration;however,there are few studies about how the WWTP effluent disposal influences coastal microbial communities.In this study,sediment samples were collected from two WWTP effluentreceiving areas(abbreviated as JX and SY)in Hangzhou Bay.First,based on the high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA gene,microbial community structure was analyzed.Secondly,several statistical analyses were conducted to reveal the microbial community characteristics in response to the effluent disposal.Using PCoA,the significant difference of in microbial community structure was determined between JX and SY;using RDA,water COD and temperature,and sediment available phosphate and ammonia nitrogen were identified as the key environmental factors for the community difference;using LDA effect size analysis,the most distinctive microbes were found and their correlations with environmental factors were investigated;and according to detrended beta-nearesttaxon-index,the sediment microbial communities were found to follow"niche theory".An interesting and important finding was that in SY that received more and toxic COD,many distinctive microbes were related to the groups that were capable of degrading toxic organic pollutants.This study provides a clear illustration of eco-environmental deterioration under the long-term human pressure from the view of microbial ecology.展开更多
Biofl oc technology(BFT)improves water quality,and productivity of the farmed species through converting ammonium nitrogen to microbial protein,stabilizing microbial community,and reducing the production cost.In this ...Biofl oc technology(BFT)improves water quality,and productivity of the farmed species through converting ammonium nitrogen to microbial protein,stabilizing microbial community,and reducing the production cost.In this study,a small-scale biofl oc development unit was designed in combination of recirculation system(RAS)for Artemia culture.Artemia growth,water quality,and microbial composition of biofl ocs in RAS were studied in comparison with in-situ batch culture(Glu).Glucose was added in RAS and Glu at C/N ratio of 10.The cultures without glucose addition,but with 50%daily water renewal(WRe)and without water renewal(NWRe)were considered as the controls.Arte mia were cultured at 25℃ and salinity 30 for 24 days and fed formulated feed.The results showed that compared to the controls,Glu signifi cantly improved the Artemia biomass,increased the biofl oc volume,and reduced the content of total ammonia nitrogen(TAN),nitrite nitrogen(NO_(2)-N)and nitrate nitrogen(NO_(3)-N)in water column(P<0.05).In addition,RAS had similar results with Glu.High throughput sequencing analysis on biofl oc microbial composition demonstrated that glucose supplement shaped the microbial community structure,and increased proportion of potential probiotic bacteria and suppressed pathogenic bacteria growth.Furthermore,we analyzed the relationship between the microbial composition of biofl oc and environmental factors.Canonical correspondence analysis(CCA)indicated that inorganic nitrogen in culture water had great impact on biofl oc microbial composition in NWRe and WRe,whilst the dissolved organic carbon(DOC)modifi ed the microbial community in Glu and RAS.This study shows the advantages of BFT in Artemia culture and provides practical information for applying BFT-RAS in indoor Artemia culture.展开更多
Anaerobic digestion(AD)of waste activated sludge(WAS)is usually limited by the low generation efficiency of methane.Fe(Ⅲ)-loaded chitosan composite(CTS-Fe)have been reported to effectively enhanced the digestion of W...Anaerobic digestion(AD)of waste activated sludge(WAS)is usually limited by the low generation efficiency of methane.Fe(Ⅲ)-loaded chitosan composite(CTS-Fe)have been reported to effectively enhanced the digestion of WAS,but its role in promoting anaerobic sludge digestion remains unclear.In present study,the effects of CTS-Fe on the hydrolysis and methanogenesis stages of WAS anaerobic digestion were investigated.The addition of CTSFe increased methane production potential by 8%-23%under the tested conditions with the addition of 5-20 g/L CTS-Fe.Besides,the results demonstrate that the addition of CTS-Fe could effectively promote the hydrolysis of WAS,evidenced by lower protein or polysaccharides concentration,higher soluble organic carbon in rector adding CTS-Fe,as well as the increased activity of extracellular hydrolase with higher CTS-Fe concentration.Meanwhile,the enrichment of Clostridia abundance(iron-reducing bacteria(IRBs))was observed in CTS-Fe adding reactor(8.9%-13.8%),which was higher than that in the control reactor(7.9%).The observation further suggesting the acceleration of hydrolysis through dissimilatory iron reduction(DIR)process,thus providing abundant substrates for methanogenesis.However,the presence of CTS-Fe was inhibited the acetoclastic and hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis process,which could be ascribed to the Fe(Ⅲ)act as electron acceptor coupled to methane for anaerobic oxidation.Furthermore,coenzyme F420 activity in the CTS-Fe added reactor was 34.9% lower than in the blank,also abundance of microorganisms involved in hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis was decreased.Results from this study could provide theoretical support for the practical applications of CTS-Fe.展开更多
Arsenic(As)speciation transformation in acid mine drainage(AMD)is comprehensively affected by biological and abiotic factors,such as microbially mediated Fe/S redox reactions and changes in environmental conditions(pH...Arsenic(As)speciation transformation in acid mine drainage(AMD)is comprehensively affected by biological and abiotic factors,such as microbially mediated Fe/S redox reactions and changes in environmental conditions(pH and oxidation-reduction potential).However,their combined impacts on arsenic speciation transformation remain poorly studied.Therefore,we explored arsenic transformation and immobilization during pyrite dissolution mediated by AMD enrichment culture under different acidic pH conditions.The results for incubation and mineralogical transformation of solid residues show that in the presence of AMD enrichment culture,pH 2.0,2.5,and 3.0 are more conducive to the formation of jarosites and ferric arsenate,which could immobilize high quantities of dissolved arsenic by adsorption and coprecipitation.The pH conditions significantly affect the initial adsorption of microbial cells to the minerals and the evolution of microbial community structure,further infuencing the biodissolution of pyrite and the release and oxidation process of Fe/S.The results of Fe/S/As speciation transformation of the solid residues show that the transformation of Fe,S,and As in solution is mainly regulated by pH and potential values,which imposed significantly different effects on the formation of secondary minerals and thus arsenic oxidation and immobilization.The above results indicated that arsenic transformation is closely related to the Fe/S oxidation associated with pyrite bio-oxidation,and this correlation is critically regulated by the pH conditions of the system.展开更多
Knowledge on methanogenic microbial communities associated with the degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs)is crucial to developing strategies for PAHs bioremediation.In this study,the linkage between th...Knowledge on methanogenic microbial communities associated with the degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs)is crucial to developing strategies for PAHs bioremediation.In this study,the linkage between the type of PAHs and microbial community structure was fully investigated through 16 S rRNA gene sequencing on four PAH-degrading cultures.Putative degradation products were also detected.Our results indicated that naphthalene(Nap)/2-methylnaphthalene(2-Nap),phenanthrene(Phe)and anthracene(Ant)sculpted different microbial communities.Among them,Nap and 2-Nap selected for similar degrading bacteria(i.e.,Alicycliphilus and Thauera)and methanogens(Methanomethylovorans and Methanobacterium).Nap and 2-Nap were probably activated via carboxylation,producing 2-naphthoic acid.In contrast,Phe and Ant shaped different bacterial and archaeal communities,with Arcobacter and Acinetobacter being Phe-degraders and Thiobacillus Ant-degrader.Methanogenic archaea Methanobacterium and Methanomethylovorans predominated Phe-degrading and Ant-degrading culture,respectively.These findings can improve our understanding of natural PAHs attenuation and provide some guidance for PAHs bioremediation in methanogenic environment.展开更多
Two anaerobic membrane bioreactors(AnMBRs)equipped with different membrane pore size(0.4 or 0.05μm)were operated at 25℃and fed with domestic wastewater.The hydraulic retention time(HRT)of the reactors was shortened....Two anaerobic membrane bioreactors(AnMBRs)equipped with different membrane pore size(0.4 or 0.05μm)were operated at 25℃and fed with domestic wastewater.The hydraulic retention time(HRT)of the reactors was shortened.The microbial communities of the two AnMBRs were investigated by 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing to see the effects of HRT.The predominant Archaea was an aceticlastic methanogen Methanosaeta.The composition of hydrogenotrophic methanogens changed with the HRTs:the population of Methanobacterium was higher for longer HRTs,whereas the population of unclassified Methanoregulaceae was higher for shorter HRTs.The Anaerolineae,Bacteroidia and Clostridia bacteria were dominant in both of the reactors,with a combined relative abundance of over 55%.The relative abundance of Anaerolineae was proportional to the biogas production performance.The change in the population of hydrogenotrophic methanogens or Anaerolineae can be used as an indicator for process monitoring.The sum of the relative abundance of Anaerolineae and Clostridia fluctuated slightly with changes in the HRT in both AnMBRs when the reactor was stably operated.The co-occurrence analysis revealed the relative abundance of the operational taxonomic units belonging to Anaerolineae and Clostridia was functionally equivalent during the treatment of real domestic sewage.A principal coordination analysis revealed that the changes in the microbial community in each reactor were consistent with the change of HRT.In addition,both the HRT and the stability of the process are important factors for maintaining microbial community structures.展开更多
Dissolved organic matter(DOM) in the ocean is one of the largest carbon pools on Earth. Microbial metabolism is an important process that shapes the marine DOM pool. Current studies on the interactions between microor...Dissolved organic matter(DOM) in the ocean is one of the largest carbon pools on Earth. Microbial metabolism is an important process that shapes the marine DOM pool. Current studies on the interactions between microorganisms and DOM focus mainly on oxic environments. Few studies have addressed the molecular characteristics of DOM in microbial-mediated transformation under anoxic/hypoxic conditions. As a result of deteriorating water quality due to eutrophication and global warming, anoxia occurs frequently in coastal waters. In this study, we performed an experiment to investigate changes in microbial community responses and the molecular characteristics of DOM in microbial-mediated transformation under hypoxic conditions. We compared microbial-mediated DOM transformation at different dissolved oxygen levels(7, 5, and 2 mg L^(-1)) and in different media(natural and artificial seawater with and without laminarin). We also investigated differences in DOM composition between groups using spectroscopic analysis and ultrahigh-resolution Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. The results showed decreased microbial metabolic activity and delayed community succession at low oxygen(≤2 mg L^(-1)) in natural seawater supplemented with laminarin. The growth of strictly aerobic bacteria such as Pseudomonadaceae and Sphingomonadaceae was inhibited and the total organic carbon utilization rate was reduced by 36.9–46.7% from 4 to 32days. Moreover, tyrosine-like and tryptophan-like components were preserved, while DOM humification and modified aromaticity indices were significantly reduced under low oxygen conditions. This experiment provides justification for further study of the processes and mechanisms of improved labile DOM preservation in anoxic estuarine and coastal waters.展开更多
Sugars are frequently and abundantly found in root exudates,but influence of specific sugars on the fate of soil-borne pathogens,microbiome structure,and particularly microbial interactions are not well understood.A 4...Sugars are frequently and abundantly found in root exudates,but influence of specific sugars on the fate of soil-borne pathogens,microbiome structure,and particularly microbial interactions are not well understood.A 42-day of microcosm incubation was conducted with two soils:a natural watermelon Fusarium wilt pathogen(i.e.,Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.niveum(FON))-infested soil(Low-FON soil)and the soil further receiving the wilt pathogen inocula(High-FON soil).Both soils were supplemented with four simple sugars before incubation.The results show that,in both soils,FON was enriched by all sugars although co-living with tremendously diverse microbes;and bacterial richness,evenness,and diversity were decreased and bacterial community structure was changed by all sugars.Bacterial richness and evenness were negatively correlated with FON quantity in both Low-FON and High-FON soils,indicating that FON may tend to live in soil with low alpha-diversity.In both Low-FON and High-FON soils,the sugar-spiked networks had more links,higher density,larger modules,and shorter harmonic geodesic distance,suggesting greater potentials for microbial interaction and niche-sharing.The positive links between some of the keystone taxa and FON indicates that these keystone taxa may have promoted FON.This may be one of reasons why FON could proliferate vigorously after sugar supplementation.展开更多
Wasted tofu rich in protein was subject to hydrothermal pretreatment(HTPT)under different conditions(at 120,140,160 and 180℃;for 0,30,60 and 90 min)followed by biochemical methane potential(BMP)tests,and 140℃and 0 m...Wasted tofu rich in protein was subject to hydrothermal pretreatment(HTPT)under different conditions(at 120,140,160 and 180℃;for 0,30,60 and 90 min)followed by biochemical methane potential(BMP)tests,and 140℃and 0 min were found to be respectively the best temperature and duration for HTPT of tofu in terms of its biogas production.Under the under the optimal conditions(140℃,0 min)the accumulative methane yield reached up to 510.9 mL⋅(gVS)-1,which was 26.98%higher than that without HTPT(402.3 mL⋅(gVS)-1).The start-up process of continuous anerobic digestion(AD)of the tofu before and after hydrothermal treated(HT)at the optimal HTPT conditions(140℃,0 min)was examined,to investigate and compare how their consequent AD responded to HTPT.It was found that,for start-up of continuous AD,the HT tofu delivered more balanced nutrients and thus led to more stable AD and quicker biogas production.Unavoidably,HTPT generated products refractory to biodegradation,to slightly decrease the total biogas production.During AD of HT tofu some weak ammonia-tolerant microbes,such as methylotrophic methanogens,survived and played indispensable roles.Analyses of living microbial community structure indicated that,some hydrolytic acidification bacteria intolerant to ammonia nitrogen(such as Proteobacteria)were always active and appeared at high proportion.The viable methylotrophic methanogens,e.g.RumEn M2,took obvious responsibilities in start-up of the AD for HT tofu.展开更多
Introduction:Management practices are essential for maintaining forest ecological functions under increasing diseases and pest disasters.The effects of nitrogen fertilization(NF)and clear-cutting(CC)on the soil microb...Introduction:Management practices are essential for maintaining forest ecological functions under increasing diseases and pest disasters.The effects of nitrogen fertilization(NF)and clear-cutting(CC)on the soil microbial community structure and greenhouse gases emission were investigated of pinewood nematodes(Bursaphelenchus xylophilus)-infected Masson pine(Pinus massoniana)plantations.Outcomes:CC increased the soil microbial biomass carbon(SMBC)and soil microbial biomass nitrogen(SMBN)contents relative to the control(CK).NF increased the SMBN but had no significant effect on the SMBC content.The total fungal and bacterial abundances increased in the CC treatment compared with the CK,but there was no significant difference between the NF and CK.The cumulative soil CO_(2)emission(-2.35 t C·hm^(-2))was higher than that of CK(1.65 t C·hm^(-2))in summer,and the cumulative annual N_(2)O emission(16.90 kg N·hm^(-2)yr^(-1))of NF was approximately 47 times of CK(0.36 t N·hm^(-2)·yr^(-1)).CC increased the CO_(2)flux(-2.21 t C·hm^(-2))in summer but have no significantly effects on N_(2)O emission.Conclusion:These results indicated that NF and CC practices changed forest soil microbial community structure and affected soil greenhouse gas emissions in pinewood nematodes-infected Masson pine plantations.The CO_(2)emission rates increased in the NF and CC treatments,which reduced the carbon sequestration function of forests and had a negative impact on climate change.展开更多
基金funded by the Project of Science and Technology Department of Shaanxi Province,China(2022NY-074)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41501255)+1 种基金the Xi'an Science and Technology Project(21NYYF0033)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(SYJS202224,GK202206032).
文摘Microorganisms regulate the responses of terrestrial ecosystems to anthropogenic nutrient inputs.The escalation of anthropogenic activities has resulted in a rise in the primary terrestrial constraining elements,namely nitrogen(N)and phosphorus(P).Nevertheless,the specific mechanisms governing the influence of soil microbial community structure and ecological processes in ecologically vulnerable and delicate semi-arid loess agroecosystems remain inadequately understood.Therefore,we explored the effects of different N and P additions on soil microbial community structure and its associated ecological processes in the farmland of Chinese Loess Plateau based on a 36-a long-term experiment.Nine fertilization treatments with complete interactions of high,medium,and low N and P gradients were set up.Soil physical and chemical properties,along with the microbial community structure were measured in this study.Additionally,relevant ecological processes such as microbial biomass,respiration,N mineralization,and enzyme activity were quantified.To elucidate the relationships between these variables,we examined correlation-mediated processes using statistical techniques,including redundancy analysis(RDA)and structural equation modeling(SEM).The results showed that the addition of N alone had a detrimental effect on soil microbial biomass,mineralized N accumulation,andβ-1,4-glucosidase activity.Conversely,the addition of P exhibited an opposing effect,leading to positive influences on these soil parameters.The interactive addition of N and P significantly changed the microbial community structure,increasing microbial activity(microbial biomass and soil respiration),but decreasing the accumulation of mineralized N.Among them,N24P12 treatment showed the greatest increase in the soil nutrient content and respiration.N12P12 treatment increased the overall enzyme activity and total phospholipid fatty acid(PLFA)content by 70.93%.N and P nutrient contents of the soil dominate the microbial community structure and the corresponding changes in hydrolytic enzymes.Soil microbial biomass,respiration,and overall enzyme activity are driven by mineralized N.Our study provides a theoretical basis for exploring energy conversion processes of soil microbial community and environmental sustainability under long-term N and P additions in semi-arid loess areas.
基金Supported by Special Fund of Lishui City for Public Interest(2021GYX11)Special Fund of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Finance for Basic Research and Development of Bamboo Charcoal-based Soil Conditioner(20180021)Key Research and Development Project of Zhejiang Province(2018C02031)。
文摘[Objectives]This study was conducted to reveal the effects of bamboo charcoal-based biochar(or bamboo charcoal for short)on soil enzyme activity and microbial community structure.[Methods]The field experiment was carried out at the Modern Agriculture Demonstration Base of Gaoping Village,Gaoping Town,Suichang County,Zhejiang Province.Bamboo charcoal was applied at four different levels:T_(0)(no bamboo charcoal),T_(1)(1125 kg/hm^(2)bamboo charcoal),T_(2)(2250 kg/hm^(2)bamboo charcoal)and T_(3)(3375 kg/hm^(2)bamboo charcoal).Soil physicochemical properties and enzyme activities in different treatments were measured.[Results]The soil fungal,bacterial and actinomycete populations increased significantly in the soils surrounding capsicum roots.The bacterial population,fungal population and fungus/bacterium ratio peaked in Treatment T_(2),up to 7.32×10^(6)cfu/g,2.65×10^(4)cfu/g and 0.36×10^(-2),respectively.The effect of bamboo charcoal in promotingβ-glucoside,catalase,acid phosphatase and sucrase activities was T_(2)>T_(3)>T_(1)>T_(0).With bamboo charcoal increasing,the bacterium population,fungus population,fungus/bacterium ratio,β-glucoside,catalase,acid phosphatase and sucrase activities all increased at first and then decreased.T_(2)treatment showed the best effects in improving soil physicochemical properties and microbial community structure.[Conclusions]Bamboo charcoal significantly improves soil enzyme activity and increases soil microbial population,and thus has important positive effects on the soil ecosystem.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.42177099 and 91951108)the Key R&D plan of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region(No.2019BFG02032)the CAS International Partnership Program(No.121311KYSB20200017).
文摘With the rapid expansion of livestock production,the amount of livestock wastewater accumulated rapidly.Lack of biodegradable organic matter makes denitrification of livestock wastewater after anaerobic digestion more difficult.In this study,Myriophyllum aquaticum constructed wetlands(CWs)with efficient nitrogen removal performance were established under different carbon/nitrogen(C/N)ratios.Analysis of community composition reveals the change of M.aquaticum CWs in microbial community structure with C/N ratios.The proportion of Proteobacteria which is one of the dominant phyla among denitrifier communities increased significantly under low C/N ratio conditions.Besides,to obtain cultivable denitrifier that could be added into CWs in situ,33 strains belonging to phylum Proteobacteria were isolated from efficient M.aquaticum CWs,while the best-performing denitrification strain M3-1 was identified as Bacillus velezensis JT3-1(GenBank No.CP032506.1).Redundancy analysis and quadratic models showed that C/N ratio had significant effects on disposal of nitrate(NO_(3)^(−)-N)and the strains isolated could perform well in denitrification when C/N ratio is relatively low.In addition,they have relatively wide ranges of carbon sources,temperature and a high NO_(3)^(−)removal rate of 9.12 mg/(L·hr)at elevated concentrations of 800 mg/L nitrate.Thus,strains isolated from M.aquaticum CWs with low C/N ratio have a practical application value in the treatment of nitrate-containing wastewater.These denitrifying bacteria could be added to CWs to enhance nitrogen removal efficiency of CWs for livestock wastewater with low C/N ratio in the future.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.31960044)the Department of Science and Technology Foundation of Guizhou Province, China [DSTFGC (2019)] for financial support。
文摘To evaluate soil environmental quality of introduced new crops and other traditional crops,and to understand the importance of response of soil microbial community to heavy metal stress,rhizosphere soil samples of different land use types(Sphagnum farming,rice field,grassland and bare land) in Dading Village,Duyun City,Guizhou Province of China were selected as research objects.The differences of soil chemical properties,heavy metal concentration and microbial community among different land use types were compared.The abundance and structural diversity of microbial communities in soil samples were analyzed by 16S rDNA sequencing,the relationship between soil pollution characteristics and microbial community in farmland was studied.The results showed that the different land use types planting different agricultural products under the same growing environment were subject to different heavy metal pollution.Soil chemical properties and heavy metals had significant effects on the soil microbial community.Proteobacteria,Actinobacteriota and Acidobacteriota were the most dominant groups of bacteria.The soil microorganisms responded more actively to the variability of pH,SOM and AK contents,although the variability was not high.With the increase of pH value,the abundance of the dominant species Proteobacteria also increased.Verrucomicrobiota had a better tolerance to the heavy metal Hg.Verrucomicrobiota and Firmicutes had strong resistance to the heavy metal Cd.These results deepen our understanding of the changes and aggregation of microorganisms under different land use patterns in heavy-metal contaminated farmland soils.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.:50208006,30470054 and 50678049)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.:20070410266).
文摘In order to investigate microbial community structures in different wastewater treatment processes and understand the relationship between the structures and the status of processes,the microbial community diversity,variety and distribution in five wastewater treatment pro cesses were studied by a culture-independent genetic fingerprinting technique single-strand conformation poly-morphism(SSCP).The five processes included denitrifying and phosphate-removal system(diminished N),Chinese traditional medicine wastewater treatment system(P),beer wastewater treatment system(W),fermentative biohydrogen-producing system(H),and sulfate-reduction system(S).The results indicated that the microbial community profiles in the wastewater bioreactors with the uniform status were very similar.The diversity of microbial populations was correlated with the complexity of organic contaminants in wastewater.Chinese traditional medicine wastewater contained more complex organic components;hence,the population diversity was higher than that of simple nutrient bioreactors fed with molasses wastewater.Compared with the strain bands in a simulated community,the relative proportion of some functional microbial populations in bioreactors was not dom-inant.Fermentative biohydrogen producer Ethanoligenens harbinense in the better condition bioreactor had only a 5% band density,and the Desulfovibrio sp.in the sulfate-reducing bioreactor had less than 1.5%band density.The SSCP profiles could identify the difference in microbial community structures in wastewater treatment processes,monitor some of the functional microbes in these processes,and consequently provide useful guidance for improving their efficiency.
基金financed by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41271267,41301315).
文摘Soil redox is a critical environmental factor shaping the microbial community structure and ultimately alters the nutrient cycling.However,the response of soil microbial community structure to prolonged or repeated redox fluctuations is not yet clear.To study the dynamic effects of prolonged redox disturbances to the soil microbial community structure,soil samples experiencing 8,5 and 0 alternating oxic-anoxic cycles within approximately 6 months each year were collected and the microbial community structure were evaluated using phospholipid fatty acid analysis(PLFA)profiles.Prolonged redox disturbances had significant effects on soil physiochemical properties and soil microbial community structure.The relative abundance of straight chain saturated PLFAs,cyclopropyl,and terminal-and mid-branched chain saturated PLFAs increased due to prolonged redox disturbances,but there was a consistent decrease in linear monounsaturated PLFAs and polyunsaturated PLFAs in the fluctuating zone.Prolonged redox disturbances had a negative impact on the total PLFA content(a proxy for biomass).Both the fluctuating zone(8-cycle and 5-cycle plots)and the never flooded zone(0-cycle plots)were dominated by Gram-positive bacteria and a low content of fungi,actinomycetes and protozoa.The fungi and protozoa abundance decreased significantly with an increase in the occurrence of alternating flooding-dry events,suggesting that the prolonged redox disturbance leads to high stress on the fungi and protozoa populations.Moreover,total organic matter(TOC)and C:N ratio,environmental factors that can be influenced by recurring redox fluctuations,also influenced the microbial community structure.
基金Sponsored by the Research Funds of the Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering,Protection and Assessment(Grant No.0804K001)the Development Program for Outstanding Young Teachers in Harbin Institute of Technology(Grant No.HITQNJS.2008.044)
文摘The conventional fixed-bed biofilm process has disadvantages of easily blocked,high headloss and short operation cycle.For overcoming these disadvantages,a multi-stage biofilm reactor(MSBFR),in which the lightweight floating filter was dominant,was set up and operated.For detail investigation of the system when treating municipal wastewater,the succession characteristic of microbial community was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction(PCR)-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis(DGGE)method.The results showed that the process had high efficiency to removal COD,SS and NH4+-N.The concentration of COD,SS and NH4-N in effluent were maintained lower than 40 mg/L,5 mg/L and 2 mg/L even though the concentration of COD,SS and NH4+-N in influent were 232-663 mg/L,105-245 mg/L and 23.7-62.7 mg/L,respectively,and the empty bed retention time was 3 h.Furthermore,biofilm samples taken from the column 2nd in height were analyzed by PCR-DGGE.The result of PCR-DGGE analysis showed that the microbial community had a little change in height and the dominant groups were Paracoccus sp.,Lactobacillus delbrueckii,Pseudomonas sp.and Bacteroidetes bacterium.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51978487 and 51678424)National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2019YFC1906402)the National Science Centre (No. 2017/26/D/ST8/00967)
文摘In this study,the effects of soluble readily biodegradable COD(sCOD)and particulate slowly biodegradable COD(pCOD)on anammox process were investigated.The results of the longterm experiment indicated that a low sCOD/N ratio of 0.5 could accelerate the anammox and denitrification activity,to reach as high as 84.9%±2.8%TN removal efficiency.Partial denitrification-anammox(PDN/anammox)and denitrification were proposed as the major pathways for nitrogen removal,accounting for 91.3% and 8.7% of the TN removal,respectively.Anammox bacteria could remain active with high abundance of anammox genes to maintain its dominance.Candidatus Kuenenia and Thauera were the predominant genera in the presence of organic matter.Compared with sCOD,batch experiments showed that the introduction of pCOD had a negative effect on nitrogen removal.The contribution of denitrification to nitrogen removal decreased from approximately 14%to 3% with increasing percentage of pCOD.In addition,the analysis result of the process data using an optimized ASM1 model indicated that high percentage of pCOD resulted in serious N_(2)O emission(the peak value up to 0.25mg N/L),whichwas likely due to limited mass diffusion and insufficient available carbon sources for denitrification.However,a high sCOD/N ratio was beneficial for alleviating N_(2)O accumulation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 42177363)the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2019YFC1805502)+1 种基金the Open Project of National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Shale Gas Exploration and Development (No. YYQKTKFGJDFLHGCYJZX-201904)the Innovation Support Program for Chongqing Overseas Returnees (2017)。
文摘As one typical cationic disinfectant, quaternary ammonium compounds(QACs) were approved for surface disinfection in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and then unintentionally or intentionally released into the surrounding environment. Concerningly, it is still unclear how the soil microbial community succession happens and the nitrogen(N)cycling processes alter when exposed to QACs. In this study, one common QAC(benzalkonium chloride(BAC) was selected as the target contaminant, and its effects on the temporal changes in soil microbial community structure and nitrogen transformation processes were determined by q PCR and 16S r RNA sequencing-based methods. The results showed that the aerobic microbial degradation of BAC in the two different soils followed first-order kinetics with a half-life(4.92 vs. 17.33 days) highly dependent on the properties of the soil. BAC activated the abundance of N fixation gene(nif H) and nitrification genes(AOA and AOB) in the soil and inhibited that of denitrification gene(nar G). BAC exposure resulted in the decrease of the alpha diversity of soil microbial community and the enrichment of Crenarchaeota and Proteobacteria. This study demonstrates that BAC degradation is accompanied by changes in soil microbial community structure and N transformation capacity.
基金funded by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2017YFD0200804)the Shandong Provincial Key R&D Program of China(No.2017CXGC0306)the Shandong Provincial Development Plan of China(No.2013GNC11309)。
文摘Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria(PGPR)represent an important microbial community group and have beneficial effects on plant growth and development.A pot experiment was conducted to study the effect of biochar applied with PGPR on the soil microbial community composition and nitrogen use efficiency(NUE)of tomato,which could provide a theoretical basis for rational fertilization.Six treatments were designed:no nitrogen(N),PGPR,or biochar control(CK);biochar without N or PGPR(BCK);N without PGPR or biochar(U);N and PGPR without biochar(UP);N and biochar without PGPR(UB);and N,PGPR,and biochar(UBP).The tomato yield in the UP treatment was 9.09% lower than that in the U treatment,whereas that in the UB treatment was 19.93% higher than that in the U treatment.The tomato yield in the UBP treatment was 32.45%,45.69%,and 10.44% higher than those in the U,UP,and UB treatments,respectively.Biochar combined with PGPR increased the relative abundance of Nitrospira and Bradyrhizobium in the soil.At the tomato maturity stage,the soil NO_(3)^(-)-N content in the UBP treatment was 87.12%,88.12%,and 31.04% higher than those in the U,UP,and UB treatments,respectively.The NUE in the UP treatment was 4.03% lower than that in the U treatment,and that in the UBP treatment was 13.63%,17.66%,and 10.77% higher than those in the U,UP,and UB treatments,respectively.This study showed that biochar combined with PGPR can improve soil microbial community structure and increase the NUE of tomato.
基金This study was supported by projects(Nos.51678003 and 51678334)granted by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘Microbial community structure is afiected by both natural processes and human activities.In coastal area,anthropegenetic activity can usually lead to the discharge of the effluent from wastewater treatment plant(WWTP)to sea,and thus the water quality chronically turns worse and marine ecosystem becomes unhealthy.Microorganisms play key roles in pollutants degradation and ecological restoration;however,there are few studies about how the WWTP effluent disposal influences coastal microbial communities.In this study,sediment samples were collected from two WWTP effluentreceiving areas(abbreviated as JX and SY)in Hangzhou Bay.First,based on the high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA gene,microbial community structure was analyzed.Secondly,several statistical analyses were conducted to reveal the microbial community characteristics in response to the effluent disposal.Using PCoA,the significant difference of in microbial community structure was determined between JX and SY;using RDA,water COD and temperature,and sediment available phosphate and ammonia nitrogen were identified as the key environmental factors for the community difference;using LDA effect size analysis,the most distinctive microbes were found and their correlations with environmental factors were investigated;and according to detrended beta-nearesttaxon-index,the sediment microbial communities were found to follow"niche theory".An interesting and important finding was that in SY that received more and toxic COD,many distinctive microbes were related to the groups that were capable of degrading toxic organic pollutants.This study provides a clear illustration of eco-environmental deterioration under the long-term human pressure from the view of microbial ecology.
基金Supported by the Yangtze Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University of Ministry of Education of China(No.IRT_17R81)the Project of Agricultural intelligence introduction of Tibet(No.2020WZ006)。
文摘Biofl oc technology(BFT)improves water quality,and productivity of the farmed species through converting ammonium nitrogen to microbial protein,stabilizing microbial community,and reducing the production cost.In this study,a small-scale biofl oc development unit was designed in combination of recirculation system(RAS)for Artemia culture.Artemia growth,water quality,and microbial composition of biofl ocs in RAS were studied in comparison with in-situ batch culture(Glu).Glucose was added in RAS and Glu at C/N ratio of 10.The cultures without glucose addition,but with 50%daily water renewal(WRe)and without water renewal(NWRe)were considered as the controls.Arte mia were cultured at 25℃ and salinity 30 for 24 days and fed formulated feed.The results showed that compared to the controls,Glu signifi cantly improved the Artemia biomass,increased the biofl oc volume,and reduced the content of total ammonia nitrogen(TAN),nitrite nitrogen(NO_(2)-N)and nitrate nitrogen(NO_(3)-N)in water column(P<0.05).In addition,RAS had similar results with Glu.High throughput sequencing analysis on biofl oc microbial composition demonstrated that glucose supplement shaped the microbial community structure,and increased proportion of potential probiotic bacteria and suppressed pathogenic bacteria growth.Furthermore,we analyzed the relationship between the microbial composition of biofl oc and environmental factors.Canonical correspondence analysis(CCA)indicated that inorganic nitrogen in culture water had great impact on biofl oc microbial composition in NWRe and WRe,whilst the dissolved organic carbon(DOC)modifi ed the microbial community in Glu and RAS.This study shows the advantages of BFT in Artemia culture and provides practical information for applying BFT-RAS in indoor Artemia culture.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52200031)。
文摘Anaerobic digestion(AD)of waste activated sludge(WAS)is usually limited by the low generation efficiency of methane.Fe(Ⅲ)-loaded chitosan composite(CTS-Fe)have been reported to effectively enhanced the digestion of WAS,but its role in promoting anaerobic sludge digestion remains unclear.In present study,the effects of CTS-Fe on the hydrolysis and methanogenesis stages of WAS anaerobic digestion were investigated.The addition of CTSFe increased methane production potential by 8%-23%under the tested conditions with the addition of 5-20 g/L CTS-Fe.Besides,the results demonstrate that the addition of CTS-Fe could effectively promote the hydrolysis of WAS,evidenced by lower protein or polysaccharides concentration,higher soluble organic carbon in rector adding CTS-Fe,as well as the increased activity of extracellular hydrolase with higher CTS-Fe concentration.Meanwhile,the enrichment of Clostridia abundance(iron-reducing bacteria(IRBs))was observed in CTS-Fe adding reactor(8.9%-13.8%),which was higher than that in the control reactor(7.9%).The observation further suggesting the acceleration of hydrolysis through dissimilatory iron reduction(DIR)process,thus providing abundant substrates for methanogenesis.However,the presence of CTS-Fe was inhibited the acetoclastic and hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis process,which could be ascribed to the Fe(Ⅲ)act as electron acceptor coupled to methane for anaerobic oxidation.Furthermore,coenzyme F420 activity in the CTS-Fe added reactor was 34.9% lower than in the blank,also abundance of microorganisms involved in hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis was decreased.Results from this study could provide theoretical support for the practical applications of CTS-Fe.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (No.41830318)the Joint Funds of the NSFC-DFG (No.51861135305)。
文摘Arsenic(As)speciation transformation in acid mine drainage(AMD)is comprehensively affected by biological and abiotic factors,such as microbially mediated Fe/S redox reactions and changes in environmental conditions(pH and oxidation-reduction potential).However,their combined impacts on arsenic speciation transformation remain poorly studied.Therefore,we explored arsenic transformation and immobilization during pyrite dissolution mediated by AMD enrichment culture under different acidic pH conditions.The results for incubation and mineralogical transformation of solid residues show that in the presence of AMD enrichment culture,pH 2.0,2.5,and 3.0 are more conducive to the formation of jarosites and ferric arsenate,which could immobilize high quantities of dissolved arsenic by adsorption and coprecipitation.The pH conditions significantly affect the initial adsorption of microbial cells to the minerals and the evolution of microbial community structure,further infuencing the biodissolution of pyrite and the release and oxidation process of Fe/S.The results of Fe/S/As speciation transformation of the solid residues show that the transformation of Fe,S,and As in solution is mainly regulated by pH and potential values,which imposed significantly different effects on the formation of secondary minerals and thus arsenic oxidation and immobilization.The above results indicated that arsenic transformation is closely related to the Fe/S oxidation associated with pyrite bio-oxidation,and this correlation is critically regulated by the pH conditions of the system.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation Projects (Nos. 41573065 and 41773082)the Key Project of Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21337001)the National Water Pollution Control and Treatment Science and Technology Major Project (No. 2017ZX07202002)
文摘Knowledge on methanogenic microbial communities associated with the degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs)is crucial to developing strategies for PAHs bioremediation.In this study,the linkage between the type of PAHs and microbial community structure was fully investigated through 16 S rRNA gene sequencing on four PAH-degrading cultures.Putative degradation products were also detected.Our results indicated that naphthalene(Nap)/2-methylnaphthalene(2-Nap),phenanthrene(Phe)and anthracene(Ant)sculpted different microbial communities.Among them,Nap and 2-Nap selected for similar degrading bacteria(i.e.,Alicycliphilus and Thauera)and methanogens(Methanomethylovorans and Methanobacterium).Nap and 2-Nap were probably activated via carboxylation,producing 2-naphthoic acid.In contrast,Phe and Ant shaped different bacterial and archaeal communities,with Arcobacter and Acinetobacter being Phe-degraders and Thiobacillus Ant-degrader.Methanogenic archaea Methanobacterium and Methanomethylovorans predominated Phe-degrading and Ant-degrading culture,respectively.These findings can improve our understanding of natural PAHs attenuation and provide some guidance for PAHs bioremediation in methanogenic environment.
基金supported by Grant-in-Aids for JSPS Fellows(KAKENHI Grant nos.JP19J11931 and JP19J12023)Scientific Research(B)(KAKENHI Grant no.JP18H01564)+1 种基金Scientific Research(A)(KAKENHI Grant no.JP19H01160)from Japan Society for the Promotion of Scienceby Ministry of the Environment,Japan(Low Carbon Technology Research,Development and Demonstration Program:Innovative sewage treatment system for energy saving and energy production,20172019)。
文摘Two anaerobic membrane bioreactors(AnMBRs)equipped with different membrane pore size(0.4 or 0.05μm)were operated at 25℃and fed with domestic wastewater.The hydraulic retention time(HRT)of the reactors was shortened.The microbial communities of the two AnMBRs were investigated by 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing to see the effects of HRT.The predominant Archaea was an aceticlastic methanogen Methanosaeta.The composition of hydrogenotrophic methanogens changed with the HRTs:the population of Methanobacterium was higher for longer HRTs,whereas the population of unclassified Methanoregulaceae was higher for shorter HRTs.The Anaerolineae,Bacteroidia and Clostridia bacteria were dominant in both of the reactors,with a combined relative abundance of over 55%.The relative abundance of Anaerolineae was proportional to the biogas production performance.The change in the population of hydrogenotrophic methanogens or Anaerolineae can be used as an indicator for process monitoring.The sum of the relative abundance of Anaerolineae and Clostridia fluctuated slightly with changes in the HRT in both AnMBRs when the reactor was stably operated.The co-occurrence analysis revealed the relative abundance of the operational taxonomic units belonging to Anaerolineae and Clostridia was functionally equivalent during the treatment of real domestic sewage.A principal coordination analysis revealed that the changes in the microbial community in each reactor were consistent with the change of HRT.In addition,both the HRT and the stability of the process are important factors for maintaining microbial community structures.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(Grant No.2021QZKK0102)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42222604,42188102,92251306,42141003,41861144018 and 42106040)the President’s Fund of Xiamen University(Grant Nos.20720170107 and 20720210076)。
文摘Dissolved organic matter(DOM) in the ocean is one of the largest carbon pools on Earth. Microbial metabolism is an important process that shapes the marine DOM pool. Current studies on the interactions between microorganisms and DOM focus mainly on oxic environments. Few studies have addressed the molecular characteristics of DOM in microbial-mediated transformation under anoxic/hypoxic conditions. As a result of deteriorating water quality due to eutrophication and global warming, anoxia occurs frequently in coastal waters. In this study, we performed an experiment to investigate changes in microbial community responses and the molecular characteristics of DOM in microbial-mediated transformation under hypoxic conditions. We compared microbial-mediated DOM transformation at different dissolved oxygen levels(7, 5, and 2 mg L^(-1)) and in different media(natural and artificial seawater with and without laminarin). We also investigated differences in DOM composition between groups using spectroscopic analysis and ultrahigh-resolution Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. The results showed decreased microbial metabolic activity and delayed community succession at low oxygen(≤2 mg L^(-1)) in natural seawater supplemented with laminarin. The growth of strictly aerobic bacteria such as Pseudomonadaceae and Sphingomonadaceae was inhibited and the total organic carbon utilization rate was reduced by 36.9–46.7% from 4 to 32days. Moreover, tyrosine-like and tryptophan-like components were preserved, while DOM humification and modified aromaticity indices were significantly reduced under low oxygen conditions. This experiment provides justification for further study of the processes and mechanisms of improved labile DOM preservation in anoxic estuarine and coastal waters.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China(41601266)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(SBK2020023002)the Special Fund for Basic Scientific Research by Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences(ZX(2020)3011).
文摘Sugars are frequently and abundantly found in root exudates,but influence of specific sugars on the fate of soil-borne pathogens,microbiome structure,and particularly microbial interactions are not well understood.A 42-day of microcosm incubation was conducted with two soils:a natural watermelon Fusarium wilt pathogen(i.e.,Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.niveum(FON))-infested soil(Low-FON soil)and the soil further receiving the wilt pathogen inocula(High-FON soil).Both soils were supplemented with four simple sugars before incubation.The results show that,in both soils,FON was enriched by all sugars although co-living with tremendously diverse microbes;and bacterial richness,evenness,and diversity were decreased and bacterial community structure was changed by all sugars.Bacterial richness and evenness were negatively correlated with FON quantity in both Low-FON and High-FON soils,indicating that FON may tend to live in soil with low alpha-diversity.In both Low-FON and High-FON soils,the sugar-spiked networks had more links,higher density,larger modules,and shorter harmonic geodesic distance,suggesting greater potentials for microbial interaction and niche-sharing.The positive links between some of the keystone taxa and FON indicates that these keystone taxa may have promoted FON.This may be one of reasons why FON could proliferate vigorously after sugar supplementation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant No.21976181).
文摘Wasted tofu rich in protein was subject to hydrothermal pretreatment(HTPT)under different conditions(at 120,140,160 and 180℃;for 0,30,60 and 90 min)followed by biochemical methane potential(BMP)tests,and 140℃and 0 min were found to be respectively the best temperature and duration for HTPT of tofu in terms of its biogas production.Under the under the optimal conditions(140℃,0 min)the accumulative methane yield reached up to 510.9 mL⋅(gVS)-1,which was 26.98%higher than that without HTPT(402.3 mL⋅(gVS)-1).The start-up process of continuous anerobic digestion(AD)of the tofu before and after hydrothermal treated(HT)at the optimal HTPT conditions(140℃,0 min)was examined,to investigate and compare how their consequent AD responded to HTPT.It was found that,for start-up of continuous AD,the HT tofu delivered more balanced nutrients and thus led to more stable AD and quicker biogas production.Unavoidably,HTPT generated products refractory to biodegradation,to slightly decrease the total biogas production.During AD of HT tofu some weak ammonia-tolerant microbes,such as methylotrophic methanogens,survived and played indispensable roles.Analyses of living microbial community structure indicated that,some hydrolytic acidification bacteria intolerant to ammonia nitrogen(such as Proteobacteria)were always active and appeared at high proportion.The viable methylotrophic methanogens,e.g.RumEn M2,took obvious responsibilities in start-up of the AD for HT tofu.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[31370627]National Key Research and Development Program of China[2017YFC0505500].
文摘Introduction:Management practices are essential for maintaining forest ecological functions under increasing diseases and pest disasters.The effects of nitrogen fertilization(NF)and clear-cutting(CC)on the soil microbial community structure and greenhouse gases emission were investigated of pinewood nematodes(Bursaphelenchus xylophilus)-infected Masson pine(Pinus massoniana)plantations.Outcomes:CC increased the soil microbial biomass carbon(SMBC)and soil microbial biomass nitrogen(SMBN)contents relative to the control(CK).NF increased the SMBN but had no significant effect on the SMBC content.The total fungal and bacterial abundances increased in the CC treatment compared with the CK,but there was no significant difference between the NF and CK.The cumulative soil CO_(2)emission(-2.35 t C·hm^(-2))was higher than that of CK(1.65 t C·hm^(-2))in summer,and the cumulative annual N_(2)O emission(16.90 kg N·hm^(-2)yr^(-1))of NF was approximately 47 times of CK(0.36 t N·hm^(-2)·yr^(-1)).CC increased the CO_(2)flux(-2.21 t C·hm^(-2))in summer but have no significantly effects on N_(2)O emission.Conclusion:These results indicated that NF and CC practices changed forest soil microbial community structure and affected soil greenhouse gas emissions in pinewood nematodes-infected Masson pine plantations.The CO_(2)emission rates increased in the NF and CC treatments,which reduced the carbon sequestration function of forests and had a negative impact on climate change.
