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Li Song, Zhenzhi Pan, Yi Dai, Lin Chen, Li Zhang, Qilin Liao, Xiezhi Yu, Hongyan Guo, Guisheng Zhou
Summary: This study investigated the effects of various degrees of long-term cadmium pollution on soil microorganisms at different soil depths. The results showed that cadmium contamination reduced the richness and diversity of soil microbes, significantly impacting the microbial communities in the polluted underlying soil layer, while leading to an increase in species richness in the mildly and severely polluted surface soils. This research provides insights into how long-term heavy metal contamination affects soil bacterial communities.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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Food Science & Technology
Yuzhao Ling, Hongyuan Tan, Lingwei Shen, Lingyun Wei, Guangquan Xiong, Lan Wang, Wenjin Wu, Yu Qiao
Summary: The effects of ozone water and ultrasound cleaning on the microbial community diversity of crayfish were studied through microbial viable count and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The results showed that the combined treatment significantly reduced the viable count of various microorganisms. Sensory evaluation indicated that the crayfish treated with ozone water and ultrasound cleaning provided a satisfactory sensory experience.
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Immunology
Yun Du, Ruimei Feng, Ellen T. Chang, Justine W. Debelius, Li Yin, Miao Xu, Tingting Huang, Xiaoying Zhou, Xue Xiao, Yancheng Li, Jian Liao, Yuming Zheng, Guangwu Huang, Hans-Olov Adami, Zhe Zhang, Yonglin Cai, Weimin Ye
Summary: The oral microbiome may have an impact on the prognosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Lower within-community diversity is associated with higher mortality, while certain measures of between-community diversity are related to mortality.
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Yan Wei, Yumeng Li, Yayu Wang, Xinyue Luo, Feirong Du, Weifang Liu, Li Xie, Jianwei Chen, Ziwei Ren, Shiqi Hou, Sunhaoyu Wang, Shaojie Fu, Yan Dang, Pengsong Li, Xin Liu
Summary: This study explored the microbial diversity in industrial effluents and verified the feasibility of tracking these effluents in sewer networks based on sequencing data. The results showed that microbial compositions varied greatly among samples from different locations in the sewer system. Furthermore, the study identified microbial markers that differentiate effluents from different factories, which can be used to track the sources of the effluents.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
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Agronomy
Zhiqiang Huang, Bowen Liu, Yong Yin, Fang Liang, Deshan Xie, Tiantian Han, Yongzeng Liu, Bin Yan, Qian Li, Yong Huang, Qing Liu
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PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Binghan Xie, Heng Liang, Hong You, Shihai Deng, Zhongsen Yan, Xiaobin Tang
Summary: This study investigated the degradation of SMX and the response of microbial communities to different initial concentrations of SMX in MFCs. It was found that the highest SMX removal efficiency was achieved at 5 mg/L, while high concentration of SMX inhibited electron transfer. The 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing revealed significant shifts in anode biofilm communities with different initial SMX concentrations in MFCs.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Han Aricha, Huasai Simujide, Chunjie Wang, Jian Zhang, Wenting Lv, Xirnud Jimisi, Bo Liu, Hao Chen, Chen Zhang, Lina He, Yinxue Cui, Ruijuan Gao, Chen Aorigele
Summary: The study found that the composition of the gut microbiota in Mongolian cattle from the grasslands was similar, while those from the desert areas showed distinct differences. The gut microbiota of Mongolian cattle is influenced by geographical factors, with cattle from the grasslands displaying closer clustering and distinct differences from those in the desert regions.
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Oceanography
Rui Zhang, Meirong Sun, Honglian Zhang, Zhihui Zhao
Summary: Research conducted in Shenzhen, China, revealed significant differences in microbial diversity among the offshore sediment samples from 20 coastal areas. The dominant families in the microbial community varied between western and eastern sediment sites. Environmental factors such as salinity, pH, and temperature were found to play a crucial role in shaping the microbial community structure.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Microbiology
Hannah E. Epstein, Alejandra Hernandez-Agreda, Samuel Starko, Julia K. Baum, Rebecca Vega Thurber
Summary: 16S rRNA gene profiling is a widely used technique for studying microbial communities, with standardized protocols that are generally assumed to produce comparable results. However, this study found significant differences in beta diversity metrics between data generated from similar protocols, suggesting that sequencing protocol can impact microbial community analysis in a context-dependent manner. Further research is needed to understand the mechanistic causes of these differences and caution is advised when combining data from distinct sequencing protocols for microbiome analysis.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Jiaojiao Xu, Jiadi Liang, Wenjun Chen, Xin Wen, Na Zhang, Baohua Ma, Yongde Zou, Jiandui Mi, Yan Wang, Xindi Liao, Yinbao Wu
Summary: In this study, the effect of therapeutic doxycycline on the pig intestinal bacterial community was examined. It was found that doxycycline did not affect the diversity of the microbial community structure, but it did affect bacterial interactions and metabolic pathways. This study provides insight into the impact of doxycycline on the pig intestinal microbiota in pig breeding.
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Microbiology
Ya Wang, Yan Yan, Kelsey N. Thompson, Sena Bae, Emma K. Accorsi, Yancong Zhang, Jiaxian Shen, Hera Vlamakis, Erica M. Hartmann, Curtis Huttenhower
Summary: This study comprehensively evaluates PMA-seq in synthetic and complex microbial communities, finding that the technique is effective for semi-quantitative purposes in simple synthetic communities but provides only qualitative assessments in realistically complex community samples.
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Agricultural Engineering
Lan Gao, Danlian Huang, Min Cheng, Ming Yan, Zhen Wei, Ruihao Xiao, Li Du, Guangfu Wang, Ruijin Li, Sha Chen, Lingshi Yin
Summary: Electrolytic manganese residue poses potential threats to the environment and requires eco-friendly treatment. Composting has been found to effectively passivate heavy metals and mitigate their ecotoxicity. Inoculation of Phanerochaete chrysosporium promotes the passivation of manganese, prolongs the thermophilic period, and enriches the microbial community structure.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Marcel Suleiman, Francesca Demaria, Cristina Zimmardi, Boris Alexander Kolvenbach, Philippe Francois-Xavier Corvini
Summary: Pharmaceuticals accumulation in the environment is a concern for our planet and health. Little is known about the biodegradation capacity of microbial communities for multiple micropollutants. This study demonstrates the feasibility of cultivating stable microbial communities capable of degrading a mixture of highly concentrated pharmaceuticals.
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Eiseul Kim, Eun-Ji Cho, Seung-Min Yang, Mi-Ju Kim, Hae-Yeong Kim
Summary: A study compared culture-dependent and culture-independent methods for identifying microbial community changes during kimchi fermentation. Both methods identified Lactobacillus-related genera, Leuconostoc, and Weissella as predominant microorganisms, with the culture-independent method additionally identifying non-lactic acid bacteria and yeasts. The culture-dependent method could identify species level and predominant species in viable cell communities, while culture-independent method provided a more comprehensive view of the microbial ecology in fermented kimchi.
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Environmental Sciences
Ning Zhu, Jiangqin Wang, Yonggang Wang, Shaowei Li, Jixiang Chen
Summary: High-throughput sequencing was used to study the changes in microbial community structure diversity in oil-contaminated soils under different spatial distances and environmental conditions. The results showed that the physicochemical properties of the soil and the microbial community structure were influenced by petroleum hydrocarbon contamination. The diversity and abundance of soil microorganisms were controlled by soil PHA content and environmental factors, and the microbial communities played a key role in PHA degradation.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
