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Soil Science
Haiyang Liu, Hangwei Hu, Xing Huang, Tida Ge, Yongfu Li, Zhenke Zhu, Xingmei Liu, Wenfeng Tan, Zhongjun Jia, Hongjie Di, Jianming Xu, Yong Li
Summary: Chemoautotrophic canonical ammonia-oxidizers play a significant role in autotrophic nitrification during the mineralization of organic substances with low C/N ratios in paddy soils, as shown by N-15 tracing and DNA-SIP techniques.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xia Jia, Yunfeng Gao, Xiaodi Li, Yonghua Zhao, Lu Wang, Chunyan Zhang
Summary: This study investigated the impacts of elevated CO2 and cadmium levels on soil nitrification in the rhizosphere of Robinia pseudoacacia L. seedlings. The results showed that elevated CO2 combined with Cd pollution generally stimulated nitrification enzyme activities and influenced bacterial community structures.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
Yongxin Lin, Hang-Wei Hu, Guiping Ye, Jianbo Fan, Weixin Ding, Zi-Yang He, Yong Zheng, Ji-Zheng He
Summary: The meta-analysis of laboratory incubation studies with 1-octyne as the nitrification inhibitor shows that AOB play a more dominant role in soil nitrification in cropland than in wetland soils, indicating a major role of AOB in acidic soil nitrification. Moreover, the reduction of nitrification rate by 1-octyne is greater in soils incubated in slurry and with nitrogen additions, suggesting AOB's importance in nitrification in global acidic soils.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Elizabeth French, Jessica A. Kozlowski, Annette Bollmann
Summary: The study found that ammonia-oxidizing archaea are more abundant in systems with low ammonium availabilities, while ammonia-oxidizing bacteria are more abundant when ammonium availability increases. Population dynamics of ammonia oxidizers may shift in response to changes in ammonium concentrations.
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Jonathan Rodriguez, Seemanti Chakrabarti, Eunkyung Choi, Nisreen Shehadeh, Samantha Sierra-Martinez, Jun Zhao, Willm Martens-Habbena
Summary: The discovery of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and complete ammonia-oxidizing (comammox) bacteria in terrestrial ecosystems highlights their important role in nitrification. A nutrient-limited enrichment strategy was found to favor the growth of comammox bacteria with high affinity and yield. Direct enrichment from soil and nutrient-limited sub-cultivation consistently yielded high enrichments of Nitrosocosmicus-affiliated AOA associated with multiple canonical nitrite-oxidizing Nitrospira strains.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dumsane Themba Matse, Paramsothy Jeyakumar, Peter Bishop, Christopher W. N. Anderson
Summary: This study investigated the effects of applying Cu-complexing compounds on nitrification rate, abundance of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea genes, and mineral nitrogen leaching in urine patches. The results showed that using organic compounds such as co-poly-acrylic-maleic acid and calcium lignosulphonate can significantly reduce the copper content in the soil, thereby reducing mineral nitrogen leaching.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ting Lan, Yuxiao Huang, Xi Song, Ouping Deng, Wei Zhou, Ling Luo, Xiaoyan Tang, Jian Zeng, Guangdeng Chen, Xuesong Gao
Summary: Nitrogen management measures such as urease inhibitors, synthetic nitrification inhibitors, and biochar are commonly used in agriculture to mitigate nitrogen loss and increase fertilizer recovery efficiency. In a study conducted on calcareous soil under rice cropping, it was found that a combination of BNIs and UIs had the most effective results in reducing nitrogen loss and improving FRE by utilizing synergistic effects.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Adrian Bozal-Leorri, Guntur Subbarao, Masahiro Kishii, Leyre Urmeneta, Victor Kommerell, Hannes Karwat, Hans-Joachim Braun, Pedro Ma Aparicio-Tejo, Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio, Carmen Gonzalez-Murua, Ma Begona Gonzalez-Moro
Summary: Synthetic nitrification inhibitors (SNI) and biological nitrification inhibitors (BNI) are promising tools to limit agricultural nitrogen pollution. Introducing the chromosome region (Lr#n-SA) controlling BNI production into wheat cultivars can enhance nitrogen uptake and utilization.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Ting Lan, Mengxiao Li, Xiaoqian He, Ouping Deng, Wei Zhou, Ling Luo, Guangdeng Chen, Shu Yuan, Jing Ling, Min Zeng, Xuesong Gao
Summary: An aerobic N-15 microcosmic experiment was conducted to compare the inhibitory effects of the biological nitrification inhibitor (BNI), methyl 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate (MHPP) and the synthetic nitrification inhibitor 3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate (DMPP) on the gross nitrification rate and the abundance and community composition of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in contrasting soils. The results showed that the two inhibitors had different effects on nitrification rates and the response of AOB to the inhibitors was more sensitive.
BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Feng Wang, Xiaolong Liang, Shihan Ma, Lingzhi Liu, Jingkuan Wang
Summary: The study found that ammonia-oxidizing archaea and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria had significantly higher transcriptional abundance of amoA gene in soils compared to complete ammonia oxidizers, suggesting the former may be the dominant contributors to soil nitrification. Seasonal variation and fertilization regimes substantially affected the abundance of ammonia-oxidizing microbes, with ammonia-oxidizing bacteria being less sensitive to these factors compared to ammonia-oxidizing archaea.
JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Guoqiang Liu, Xianwei Wu, Deyong Li, Lugao Jiang, Ju Huang, Li Zhuang
Summary: The study showed that short-term low dissolved oxygen increased N2O emissions, while long-term low DO decreased emissions by increasing the abundance of ammonia oxidizers in the ASP. Long-term low DO reduced AOB abundance but increased AOA, with AOA potentially inhibiting N2O production. The positive correlation between N2O emissions and nitrite concentration became insignificant after 80 days of low DO operation, suggesting that ASPs can reduce N2O production and CO2 emissions by operating with low DO and extended sludge age.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mingyue Li, Hui He, Tiezhu Mi, Yu Zhen
Summary: In this study, the spatiotemporal dynamics of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB) and their contribution to nitrification were investigated in the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea. The results showed that AOA had a greater contribution to nitrification than AOB in coastal sediments, and both seasons and sea areas had significant effects on the abundance and potential nitrification rate of AOA and AOB.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Weifang Hu, Mianrun Chen, Xue Lan, Guoliang Li, Bin Wang, Dong Yao Sun, Xianbiao Lin
Summary: This study found significant shifts in potential ammonia oxidation rates (PARs) and gene abundances of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) along different salinity gradients. The PARs were higher under high salinity conditions, and the AOB gene abundance was greater than AOA under moderate and high salinity. This has important implications for nitrogen cycling in estuarine sediments.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shishi He, Zhirong Zhao, Zhichao Tian, Chi Xu, Yuan Liu, Da He, Yinghui Zhang, Maosheng Zheng
Summary: This study analyzed activated sludge samples from municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants and found that comammox bacteria were more abundant than ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and ammonia-oxidizing archaea in municipal plants, while this trend did not hold true for industrial plants. Furthermore, a higher diversity of comammox bacteria was found in municipal samples. This study provides important insights into the abundance and diversity of comammox bacteria in municipal and refinery wastewater treatment systems.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Yongping Kou, Chaonan Li, Bo Tu, Jiabao Li, Xiangzhen Li
Summary: The assembly mechanisms of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) communities along an altitudinal gradient were investigated. The study found that the alpha-diversity of AOA communities decreased monotonically with increasing elevation, while a sinusoidal pattern was observed for AOB communities. Mean annual temperature was the most influential factor for the alpha-diversity of AOA communities, while plant richness, soil conductivity, and total nitrogen made comparable contributions to the alpha-diversity of AOB communities. Additionally, beta-diversity of AOA and AOB communities were divided into two distinct clusters by elevation, mainly attributed to soil pH and variations in plant richness. AOB communities contributed more to soil nitrification potential in the low-altitude section, while AOA communities were more important in the high-altitude section.
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
Xiujuan Zhang, Dale Li, Yong Liu, Junjian Li, Hangwei Hu
Summary: Organic matter content has a strong influence on bacterial network complexity and functional redundancy in soil. Bacterial diversity plays a predominant role in soil with low organic content.
JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS
(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
Soil Science
Qi Yang, Xueling Yang, Xiaowei Huang, Wenwu Ye, Tianyu Wang, Zhongyi Cheng, Jiachun Shi, Yong Li, Jianming Xu, Yan He
Summary: While seed coating with fungicide is commonly used in soybean culture to control diseases, its impact on root-associated microbial communities remains understudied. This study found that fungicide seed coating had a greater effect on endophytic communities, including root endosphere and nodules, than rhizosphere communities. Many beneficial microbes responded positively to fungicide seed coating. Seed coating also increased the abundance of nitrogen fixation genes. Root-associated microbes with coatings had a higher complexity of microbial interactions. Fungicide seed coating did not show any negative impact on the root-associated microecology of mature soybean and may have a lower environmental risk than expected.
SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Li Bi, Li-Li Han, Shuai Du, Dan-Ting Yu, Ji-Zheng He, Li-Mei Zhang, Hang-Wei Hu
Summary: Viruses can influence the composition and functions of host communities, as well as enhance host pathogenicity by transporting virus-encoded virulence genes. The contribution of viral communities to the dissemination of virulence genes across various biomes is largely unknown. In this study, we identified a wide variety of virulence genes in soil viruses, suggesting their potential role in driving the pathogenesis of their hosts in terrestrial ecosystems.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Guiping Ye, Jianming Chen, Ping Yang, Hang-Wei Hu, Zi-Yang He, Dan Wang, Dingding Cao, Wenbin Zhang, Bingyu Wu, Yonghong Wu, Xiangying Wei, Yongxin Lin
Summary: This study found that non-native species invasion can increase fungal diversity and the relative abundance of saprotrophic and pathogenic fungi in coastal wetlands. It also showed that deterministic processes play a stronger role in fungal community assembly in non-native species compared to native species.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaoting Liu, Qichun Zhang, Xiaoyu Yang, Dan Wu, Yong Li, Hongjie Di
Summary: To solve nitrogen pollution in environmental water, two strains, Achromobacter sp. strain HNDS-1 and Enterobacter sp. strain HNDS-6, were isolated from acid paddy soil and identified as heterotrophic nitrifying and aerobic denitrifying strains. Both strains showed remarkable ability in removing nitrogen, with strain HNDS-1 achieving removal efficiencies of 93.31% for NH4+-N, 89.47% for NO3--N, and 100% for NO2--N when using different nitrogen resources. Genomic analysis identified key enzymes and transport proteins involved in nitrogen removal pathways. Further analysis revealed denitrification pathways of NO3-- > NO2-- > NO -> N2O -> N-2 for strain HNDS-1 and strain HNDS-6, while the nitrification pathway of NH4+ -> NO2- requires further investigation.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Peixin Ren, Anqi Sun, Xiaoyan Jiao, Ju-Pei Shen, Dan-Ting Yu, Fangfang Li, Bingxue Wu, Ji-Zheng He, Hang-Wei Hu
Summary: Soil-borne fungal pathogens are a major threat to global agricultural production and food security. This study investigates the impact of agricultural management practices on the relative importance of protists and bacteria in plant disease suppression. The results show that organic fertilization regimes significantly decrease the abundance of fungal pathogens and alter the community composition of these pathogens compared to inorganic fertilization regimes.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Thi Bao Anh Nguyen, Qing-Lin Chen, Zhen-Zhen Yan, Chaoyu Li, Ji-Zheng He, Hang-Wei Hu
Summary: Protists play important roles in soil food webs by decomposing organic matter and cycling biogeochemical elements. Bacterial and invertebrate diversity are important factors driving the diversity of protists. Bacteria and fungi have a stronger influence on the taxonomic and functional composition of protists than soil invertebrates.
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS
(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)
Editorial Material
Microbiology
Yongxin Lin, Hang-Wei Hu, Gui-Feng Gao, Yanjiang Cai
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Zahra F. Islam, Pavel V. Cherepanov, Hang-Wei Hu
Summary: With the pressures of a changing global climate and ever-growing population, the need for sustainable agricultural practices is critical. The next generation of enhanced efficiency fertilisers that combine chemical, materials engineering and biological components are likely to be a game changer. This perspective proposes novel, interdisciplinary strategies to generate highly efficient, biodegradable fertiliser coatings for use in the agricultural sector.
MICROBIOLOGY AUSTRALIA
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Chaobiao Meng, Yaowei Liu, Weiqin Su, Jinbo Zhang, Yu Luo, Qichun Zhang, Hongjie Di, Caixian Tang, Jianming Xu, Yong Li
Summary: This study used 15N dilution and Miseq sequencing techniques to investigate the impact of fire history on soil nutrient availability, microbial traits, and gross N mineralization rates at five forest sites. The results showed that fire had both positive and negative effects on soil gross N mineralization, depending on the soil texture. Fire increased gross N mineralization rates in fine-textured soils, but decreased them in coarse-textured soils. This study provides insights into the complex mechanisms of how fire affects soil gross N mineralization in forest ecosystems.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Bingxue Wu, Xiaoyan Jiao, Anqi Sun, Fangfang Li, Ji-Zheng He, Hang-Wei Hu
Summary: Soil invertebrates in agricultural systems are influenced by precipitation seasonality and soil pH, and future climate change and agricultural practices may have significant effects on their distribution.
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY
(2023)