Article
Environmental Sciences
Jing Chen, Shuo Zhao, Yating Gan, Jing Wu, Jingcheng Dai, Dazhong Yan
Summary: DDT contamination inhibits soil ammonia oxidation, but it recovers over time. DDT affects the diversity and community composition of ammonia-oxidizing archaea, but has no significant effect on ammonia-oxidizing bacteria.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shu-Hang Wang, Sheng-Wu Yuan, Fei-Fei Che, Xin Wan, Yi-Fei Wang, Dian-Hai Yang, Hai-Jiang Yang, Dong Zhu, Peng Chen
Summary: Understanding the assembly and turnover of microbial communities is crucial for gaining insights into the diversity and functioning of lake ecosystems. In this study, the diversity, assembly, and turnover of bacterial and fungal communities in Taihu Lake sediment were examined. The results revealed significant heterogeneity among sediment samples in terms of environmental factors and microbial community composition. These findings deepen the understanding of microbial assembly and turnover in sediments under environmental stress and provide essential insights for maintaining the multifunctionality of lake ecosystems.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Tong-tong Liu, Hong Yang
Summary: This study revealed the spatial and temporal dynamic changes of ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms in different regions of Lake Taihu, with AOM abundance showing significant spatial variation and little seasonal variability. Ammonia-oxidizing archaea were adapted to low-nutrient environments, while ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and anaerobic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria were more abundant in high-nutrient lake regions. Additionally, temperature, pH, and dissolved oxygen had a positive effect on AOM, particularly AOB.
WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Limin Fan, Liping Qiu, Gengdong Hu, Chao Song, Shunlong Meng, Dandan Li, Jiazhang Chen
Summary: This study investigated ammonia-oxidizing bacterial communities in water and surface sediments of three tilapia ponds and found that the abundance and diversity of these bacterial communities were influenced by monthly variations in the water and sediment differences among the ponds. The main factors affecting the bacterial communities in the water were total nitrogen, nitrate, total phosphorus, and sulphate, while total phosphorus was the main influencing factor in the sediments.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Na Li, Yong Li
Summary: Colloids act as vectors for accelerating contaminant movement in natural porous media, and their release is influenced by the valence state and strength of cations. The study also found a correlation between colloids and ammonia nitrogen concentration, indicating the role of colloids in carrying ammonia nitrogen in water bodies. These findings are important for understanding the fate of environmental colloids and controlling endogenous pollution in water bodies.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Huanjun Zhang, Liu Yang, Yi Li, Chao Wang, Wenlong Zhang, Longfei Wang, Lihua Niu
Summary: The study reveals that severe pollution reduces microbial diversity and network complexity, potentially leading to community instability. Competition for nutrients among copiotrophic bacteria may be enhanced as pollution levels increase. Unique keystone taxa in the severe pollution group may contribute to photosynthesis and pollutant degradation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ronnakrit Rattanasriampaipong, Yi Ge Zhang, Ann Pearson, Brian P. Hedlund, Shuang Zhang
Summary: Archaeal membrane lipids, specifically the GDGTs, can be used to reconstruct ancient temperatures and provide insights into the ecology and evolution of marine ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA). The study identified thermal and nonthermal behaviors of GDGTs, which can be used as indicators of environmental temperature. The distribution of GDGTs in AOA cultures and shallow water samples followed a temperature-dependent trend, while deep water samples showed a nonthermal behavior. Statistical analysis revealed long-term trends in GDGT-2/GDGT-3 ratios, suggesting a suppression of deep water marine AOA during greenhouse climates in the Mesozoic and early Cenozoic periods.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Qiaohua Zhao, Jia Xu, Jianjian Wang, Ling Liu
Summary: Research indicates that vertical eddy diffusivity in Taihu Lake exhibits significant seasonal and spatial variations, with a strong influence from meteorological factors such as solar radiation and wind. The intensity of VED varies in different seasons and regions, playing a crucial role in the evolution of the aquatic ecosystem in Taihu Lake.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Li Chen, Rong Bo Zheng, Jun Qin Gao, Ming Hua Song, Xue Lian Guo
Summary: The study found that yak excreta application significantly affects the composition of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria communities and nitrification response in meadow marsh soil and marsh soil. Additionally, urease and catalase activities play important roles in influencing the structure of AOB communities.
JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Zifan Zhao, Zhendu Mao, Peng Xing, Ye Tao, Qinglong Wu
Summary: The Asian clam Corbicula fluminea is an important benthic clam in freshwater ecosystems due to its high population densities and filtering efficiency. However, our understanding of its associated microbiota is limited. This study reveals that the bacterial communities associated with C. fluminea are influenced by both local environments and host selection, and certain bacterial taxa are enriched in the clams compared to their environment. These findings contribute to our knowledge of the origin and ecological roles of microbiota associated with this clam in freshwater ecosystems.
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jun Qiao, Jing Wang, Dong Zhao, Ningyuan Zhu, Jun Tang, Wei Zhou, Graeme Schwenke, Tingmei Yan, Linzhang Yang
Summary: Rainfed agriculture is important for meeting food production demands, but there is a lack of knowledge on rainfed wheat systems in areas with abundant rainfall. This study investigated the effects of different nitrogen fertilizer rates on wheat yield and nitrogen losses in the Taihu Lake region. The results showed that reducing nitrogen fertilizer rates can decrease nitrogen losses and maintain wheat yield stability.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Shuhao Zuo, Zhidong Xie
Summary: This paper presents a detailed mineralogical study on iron-rich spherules in Taihu Lake and proposes an impact-related origin for these spherules. The unique mineralogy and morphology of the iron-rich spherules suggest that they may have been formed through an airburst impact mechanism, rather than a traditional nodule-forming mechanism in aqueous sediments.
Article
Ecology
Meifang Zhong, Eric Capo, Huayong Zhang, Haiyan Hu, Zhongyu Wang, Wang Tian, Tousheng Huang, Stefan Bertilsson
Summary: The planktonic and benthic bacterial communities in Lake Balihe exhibit seasonal and spatial variations, influenced primarily by factors such as water temperature, turbidity, nitrogen and phosphorus availability, and thermal stratification controlled by wind-mixing and fish activity. Interestingly, populations affiliated with Firmicutes, which are abundant in fish gut microbiome, were particularly abundant in the summer and areas with high fish biomass, suggesting a potential link between fish gut microbiome and the pelagic bacterial communities. The study highlights the importance of seasonally-driven environmental variables in shaping the diversity and composition of freshwater bacterial communities.
FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Liang Xiao, Libin Bao, Lantian Ren, Yiqin Xie, Hong Wang, Xiang Wang, Jianfei Wang, Cece Qiao, Xin Xiao
Summary: Harnessing an ammonia-oxidizing microbiome is an attractive management strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in rice paddies. However, the relationship between these microbiomes and greenhouse gas emissions under different nitrogen application and irrigation regimes has not been well studied. This field experiment investigated the succession of key bacterial consortia associated with greenhouse gas emissions and found that water-saving irrigation increased nitrate and ammonium concentrations compared to conventional irrigation. Methane and nitrous oxide emissions varied with the rice-growing season, and certain bacterial taxa were found to have significant positive relationships with higher greenhouse gas emissions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuan Yun, Ziyu Gui, Yu Chen, Xuefeng Tian, Peike Gao, Guoqiang Li, Ting Ma
Summary: The microbial communities in oil reservoirs exhibit unique assembly patterns, with archaeal communities showing a stronger distance-decay relationship compared to bacterial communities. Different environmental factors are linked to the diversity of bacteria and archaea, leading to distinct co-occurrence patterns in high temperature and alkaline pH for bacteria, and low temperature and neutral pH for archaea. Keystone taxa and main ecological clusters in networks indicate chemoheterotrophy in bacterial communities and methanogenesis in archaeal communities, highlighting diverse mechanisms underlying geography and co-occurrence patterns in deep subsurface ecosystems.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Yongxin Lin, Guiping Ye, Hang-Wei Hu, Ping Yang, Song Wan, Mengmeng Feng, Zi-Yang He, Ji-Zheng He
Summary: This study investigated the impact of plant species on the abundance, diversity, and community structure of comammox Nitrospira. The findings revealed that plant species play a critical role in driving the distribution of comammox Nitrospira, with different plant species influencing different clades of comammox Nitrospira. Additionally, plant invasion can alter the community structure of comammox Nitrospira. Soil depth also has some influence on the community structure of comammox Nitrospira, although weaker than the effect of plant species.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Chaoyu Li, Zi-Yang He, Hang-Wei Hu, Ji-Zheng He
Summary: This review summarizes the recent findings on the biogeographical distribution and ecological preference of comammox Nitrospira in soil, as well as their responses to nitrogen application and ecological niche in the habitat. The studies suggest that comammox Nitrospira are not strictly oligotrophic but also have a broader ecological niche breadth.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yongxin Lin, Chunjian Duan, Jianbo Fan, Hang-Wei Hu, Zi-Yang He, Guiping Ye, Ji-Zheng He
Summary: This study found that 1-octyne and PTIO can significantly inhibit the growth of comammox Nitrospira, but have no significant effects on their community structure.
JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Ang Hu, Fanfan Meng, Andrew J. Tanentzap, Kyoung-Soon Jang, Jianjun Wang
Summary: There are uncharacterized microbial taxa and chemical metabolites (dark matter) in Earth's ecosystems. Lack of knowledge about dark matter hinders understanding of microbial ecology and biogeochemical cycles. The importance of dark matter in changing network connectivity within bacterial and DOM assemblages is correlated between bacteria and DOM and increases with higher primary productivity.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Guiyao Zhou, Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja, Shengen Liu, Hang-Wei Hu, Ji-Zheng He, Xinxin Wang, Zheng Jiang, Xuhui Zhou, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo
Summary: This study provides new insights into the patterns and functional trade-offs in the multidimensional rewilding of Mediterranean forests, highlighting the importance of biodiversity for long-term restoration efforts.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Kunkun Fan, Haiyan Chu, David J. J. Eldridge, Juan J. J. Gaitan, Yu-Rong Liu, Blessing Sokoya, Jun-Tao Wang, Hang-Wei Hu, Ji-Zheng He, Wei Sun, Haiying Cui, Fernando D. D. Alfaro, Sebastian Abades, Felipe Bastida, Marta Diaz-Lopez, Adebola R. R. Bamigboye, Miguel Berdugo, Jose L. Blanco-Pastor, Tine Grebenc, Jorge Duran, Javier G. G. Illan, Thulani P. P. Makhalanyane, Arpan Mukherjee, Tina U. U. Nahberger, Gabriel F. F. Penaloza-Bojaca, Cesar Plaza, Jay Prakash Verma, Ana Rey, Alexandra Rodriguez, Christina Siebe, Alberto L. L. Teixido, Pankaj Trivedi, Ling Wang, Jianyong Wang, Tianxue Yang, Xin-Quan Zhou, Xiaobing Zhou, Eli Zaady, Leho Tedersoo, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo
Summary: In urban greenspaces, soil biodiversity is positively correlated with multiple ecosystem functions, while plant diversity indirectly influences multifunctionality. Conserving soil biodiversity is crucial for supporting multiple dimensions of ecosystem functioning in urban ecosystems.
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2023)
Review
Microbiology
Minxiao Ma, Paul W. J. Taylor, Deli Chen, Niloofar Vaghefi, Ji-Zheng He
Summary: Tomato is the second most cultivated vegetable crop globally and is grown in temperate climates. Soilborne pathogens, including bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and oomycetes, have serious impacts on tomato yield and quality. Biological control, with its high efficiency, target-specificity, sustainability, and public acceptance, has become a popular method for managing these diseases.
Article
Microbiology
Chaoran Li, Lingzhan Miao, Tanveer M. Adyel, Wei Huang, Jianjun Wang, Jun Wu, Jun Hou, Zhiyuan Wang
Summary: Global climate change has a significant impact on river ecosystems by influencing microbial biodiversity and ecological functions. This study conducted dry-wet alternation experiments and found that there was a significant difference in the recovery of bacterial and eukaryotic biodiversity after drought. Eukaryotes were more sensitive to drought duration and had a stronger effect on ecosystem functions than bacteria after long-term drought. This research highlights the importance of eukaryotic biodiversity in the biodiversity-ecosystem-function relationship, especially in intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES).
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Shengwei Liu, Jiaxiong Zeng, Huang Yu, Cheng Wang, Yunfeng Yang, Jianjun Wang, Zhili He, Qingyun Yan
Summary: Microorganisms in the Xikuangshan antimony mining site in China contribute to the cycling of phosphorus and increase its bioavailability. This study found that the diversity, structure, and traits of bacterial communities were primarily influenced by soil antimony and pH. The study also identified a specific bacteria that can solubilize phosphate and enhance heavy metal resistance through an antimony efflux pump. These findings offer new strategies for managing and remediating heavy metal-contaminated ecosystems.
Article
Soil Science
Song Wan, Yongxin Lin, Jianbo Fan, Hang-Wei Hu, Jinbo Zhang, Sheng-Sheng Jin, Milin Deng, Christoph Mueller, Ji-Zheng He
Summary: Long-term lime and manure amendment can have different impacts on N2O emissions due to their differential effects on autotrophic and heterotrophic nitrification. Lime amendment increased N2O emissions by promoting autotrophic nitrification, while manure amendment decreased N2O emissions by reducing both heterotrophic and autotrophic nitrification. These results provide important insights for the sustainable management of acidic arable soils.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Linfang Wu, Bingzhang Zou, Sirong Wang, Luhong Zhou, Yong Zheng, Zhiqun Huang, Ji-Zheng He
Summary: Multispecies restoration is a feasible approach to tackle the decline in ecosystem services provided by monocultures. However, limited understanding exists on how multispecies restoration influences microbial catabolic and anabolic pathways in coniferous monocultures. This study assesses the microbial resource limitation and carbon use efficiencies in topsoil and subsoil after multispecies restoration, revealing trade-offs between nutrient acquisition and carbon use efficiency.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Correction
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yu-Rong Liu, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden, Judith Riedo, Carlos Sanz-Lazaro, David J. J. Eldridge, Felipe Bastida, Eduardo Moreno-Jimenez, Xin-Quan Zhou, Hang-Wei Hu, Ji-Zheng He, Jose L. Moreno, Sebastian Abades, Fernando Alfaro, Adebola R. R. Bamigboye, Miguel Berdugo, Jose L. Blanco-Pastor, Asuncion de los Rios, Jorge Duran, Tine Grebenc, Javier G. G. Illan, Thulani P. P. Makhalanyane, Marco A. A. Molina-Montenegro, Tina U. U. Nahberger, Gabriel F. F. Penaloza-Bojaca, Cesar Plaza, Ana Rey, Alexandra Rodriguez, Christina Siebe, Alberto L. L. Teixido, Nuria Casado-Coy, Pankaj Trivedi, Cristian Torres-Diaz, Jay Prakash Verma, Arpan Mukherjee, Xiao-Min Zeng, Ling Wang, Jianyong Wang, Eli Zaady, Xiaobing Zhou, Qiaoyun Huang, Wenfeng Tan, Yong-Guan Zhu, Matthias C. C. Rillig, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Yuting Yan, Danting Yu, Lili Han, Chengyu Yuan, Jizheng He
Summary: As the most abundant organisms on earth, viruses play a crucial role in shaping bacterial communities, mediating gene transfer, and promoting biogeochemical cycles. However, soil viruses are still understudied, and there is a lack of information about community construction, virus-host interactions, and ecological functions. In this study, we investigated viral and bacterial communities in different land use types in China and found that viral communities differed significantly between land use types. We also identified abundant auxiliary metabolic genes in the viral genomes, suggesting that viruses could regulate bacterial carbon cycling processes.
Article
Ecology
Luyao Kang, Leiyi Chen, Ziliang Li, Jianjun Wang, Kai Xue, Ye Deng, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, Yutong Song, Dianye Zhang, Guibiao Yang, Wei Zhou, Xuning Liu, Futing Liu, Yuanhe Yang
Summary: The formation of thermokarst lakes can release a significant amount of carbon and impact the climate. Prokaryotes play a crucial role in regulating biogeochemical cycles in thermokarst lakes, but their large-scale patterns and drivers are not well understood.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Thi Bao-Anh Nguyen, Michael Bonkowski, Kenneth Dumack, Qing-Lin Chen, Ji-Zheng He, Hang-Wei Hu
Summary: This study investigated the response of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in soil to predation pressure from protists. The results showed that an increase in protistan predation pressure was associated with higher abundance and diversity of ARGs in the soil. High concentrations of protists significantly increased the abundance of genes encoding multidrug and tetracycline resistance, as well as the abundance of certain bacterial genera.
