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Microbiology
Weigang Hu, Qingqing Hou, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, James C. Stegen, Qiajun Du, Longwei Dong, Mingfei Ji, Yuan Sun, Shuran Yao, Haiyang Gong, Junlan Xiong, Rui Xia, Jiayuan Liu, Muhammad Aqeel, Muhammad Adnan Akram, Jinzhi Ran, Jianming Deng
Summary: A study in northern China's drylands found that there are distinct distributions of archaea and ammonia-oxidizing archaea in the soil. Archaea are mainly found in deserts, while ammonia-oxidizing archaea are more abundant in grasslands. The distribution of archaea is primarily driven by environmental factors, while ammonia-oxidizing archaea are influenced by spatial factors.
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Microbiology
Lan Liu, Ai-Ping Lv, Manik Prabhu Narsing Rao, Yu-Zhen Ming, Nimaichand Salam, Meng-Meng Li, Ze-Tao Liu, Xiao-Tong Zhang, Jing-Yi Zhang, Wen-Dong Xian, Jian-Yu Jiao, Wen-Jun Li
Summary: This study found diverse anammox bacteria, including potential novel candidates, in Conghua hot spring in China for the first time, extending their existence in Chinese hot springs. Nitrate and dissolved inorganic carbon were identified as key environmental factors influencing the distribution and biodiversity of anammox bacterial communities in the hot spring ecosystem.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Microbiology
Manik Prabhu Narsing Rao, Zhou-Yan Dong, Zhen-Hao Luo, Meng-Meng Li, Bing-Bing Liu, Shu-Xian Guo, Wael N. Hozzein, Min Xiao, Wen-Jun Li
Summary: The present study conducted physicochemical and microbial diversity analyses of seven Indian hot springs, and found that temperature and pH influenced microbial diversity, with bacteria being the dominant group. Both culture-dependent and culture-independent methods revealed the potential of these springs to harbor novel microbial candidates and produce thermostable enzymes.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Microbiology
Marianne Quemeneur, Nan Mei, Christophe Monnin, Anne Postec, Sophie Guasco, Julie Jeanpert, Pierre Maurizot, Bernard Pelletier, Gael Erauso
Summary: The southeastern part of New Caledonia main island hosts hyperalkaline springs discharging high pH and warm fluids enriched in methane and hydrogen. The microbial community in these waters is diverse and includes bacteria that use hydrogen as an energy source. The relative abundance of specific uncultured methanogens and methylotrophic Gammaproteobacteria in these waters is correlated with methane concentrations.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
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Horticulture
Joao Martins, Aitana Ares, Joana Costa, Jorge Canhoto
Summary: The study identified endophytic communities on strawberry tree plant tissues in vitro, revealing significant differences in composition and diversity between in vitro and ex vitro samples. The microbiome of genotypes ex vitro showed higher diversity compared to in vitro plants. The genotype was found to be a key factor shaping the microbiota structure, with potential implications for micropropagation and breeding.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2022)
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Microbiology
Tanmoy Debnath, Sushanta Deb, Subrata K. Das
Summary: This study described the microbial community composition and function in tropical hot springs and their relationship with environmental variables. The metagenomic analysis revealed differences in dominant phyla among hot springs with different temperatures, and identified genes related to various metabolic pathways.
CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Yu-Pin Lin, Rainer Ferdinand Wunderlich, Chiao-Ming Lin, Norman Uphoff, Dirk S. Schmeller, Oleg Shipin, Teiji Watanabe, Ngadisih, Hussnain Mukhtar
Summary: The study found that the diversity of archaea and bacteria in soil is influenced by land cover types and environmental zones, with archaeal beta-diversity mainly controlled by environmental zones. These results highlight the importance of land cover types and environmental zones for understanding the contributions of soil microbes to nutrient dynamics and ecosystem resilience.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Li Ma, Geng Wu, Jian Yang, Liuqin Huang, Dorji Phurbu, Wen-Jun Li, Hongchen Jiang
Summary: This study investigated the distribution of hydrogen-producing bacteria (HPB) in hot springs on the Tibetan Plateau using high-throughput sequencing, revealing the composition and spatial distribution pattern of HPB populations. The research also identified environmental factors correlated with the HPB community structure, providing insights into the distribution and function of HPB in geothermal environments.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Microbiology
Gamaliel Lopez-Leal, Laura Carolina Camelo-Valera, Juan Manuel Hurtado-Ramirez, Jerome Verleyen, Santiago Castillo-Ramirez, Alejandro Reyes-Munoz
Summary: This study extracted a large number of prophages from prokaryotic genomes, revealing the diversity of prophages and their relationships with their hosts. Pathogens are an important source of prophages, and the relatedness of prophages and the range of genomic hosts are influenced by the evolutionary relationships of their hosts.
Article
Microbiology
Laura N. N. Blum, Daniel R. R. Colman, Emiley A. A. Eloe-Fadrosh, Matthew Kellom, Eric S. S. Boyd, Olga Zhaxybayeva, William D. D. Leavitt
Summary: Many Archaea produce membrane-spanning lipids that enable life in extreme environments. These lipids contain multiple ring structures, the degree of which is associated with the acidity, temperature, and energy limitation of the environment. Researchers have recently identified genes related to ring structure synthesis in the genomes of two Sulfolobaceae. However, the distribution and abundance of these genes in different environments inhabited by Archaea are still unknown. In this study, the researchers examined the distribution of these genes in relation to environmental temperature and pH, and found a strong negative correlation between gene abundance and pH, and a weak positive correlation between gene abundance and temperature. They also discovered these genes in various classes of Archaea. These findings highlight the important role of gene-regulated lipid cyclization in the diversification of Archaea in hot and acidic environments.
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Linqiong Wang, Yi Li, Zhe Zhao, Tristan Cordier, Isabelle A. Worms, Lihua Niu, Chenyang Fan, Vera Slaveykova
Summary: This study investigated the changes in TBBPA and Cu concentrations and microbial community responses in co-contaminated sediments during long-term incubation. Fungal communities showed a stronger response to pollutant addition after a long incubation compared with bacterial and archaeal communities. Bacterial, archaeal, and fungal microbial communities were distinctly distributed into two separated clusters according to incubation time, indicating temporal changes in response.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Elena Piano, Federico Biagioli, Giuseppe Nicolosi, Claudia Coleine, Anna Poli, Valeria Prigione, Andrea Zanellati, Rosangela Addesso, Giovanna Cristina Varese, Laura Selbmann, Marco Isaia
Summary: Anthropogenic disturbance on natural ecosystems is increasing, affecting all components of the ecosystems. A metacommunity framework is needed to understand the response of different biocoenosis types to human disturbance. Through advanced molecular techniques, sediment communities of Fungi, Bacteria, and Archaea in Italian show caves were investigated to unravel the effects of tourism on their diversity and identify changes in the driving forces of community composition. The study showed that cave tourism directly affects the community of Bacteria and indirectly influences Fungi and Archaea.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Edward F. DeLong
Summary: In 1977, Woese and Fox discovered a new microbial domain, Archaea, and later found that they were not only limited to extreme environments but also abundant in oxygen-rich marine waters. Subsequent studies revealed the widespread presence of marine planktonic archaea, their unexpected symbiotic associations, physiologies, and global abundance.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Shingo Kato, Masafumi Ohnishi, Mai Nagamori, Masahiro Yuki, Tomonori Takashina, Moriya Ohkuma, Takashi Itoh
Summary: A new thermoacidophilic, anaerobic, iron- and sulfur-reducing archaeon strain NAS-02(T) was isolated from a terrestrial hot spring in Japan, leading to the proposal of a new genus Conexivisphaera calida gen. nov., sp. nov. The establishment of the new family Conexivisphaeraceae fam. nov., order Conexivisphaerales ord. nov., and class Conexivisphaeria class. nov. also followed based on phylogenetic and physiological analysis.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Luxia Wang, Qinghai Guo, Geng Wu, Zhicheng Yu, Jose Miguel Leon Ninin, Britta Planer-Friedrich
Summary: Hot springs are a significant source of arsenic release into the environment. Methylated thioarsenates, a group with high mobility and toxicity, contribute up to 13% of the total arsenic in hot spring samples from the Tengchong volcanic region in China. Methanogens, especially Methanosarcina, were found to be responsible for arsenic methylation, suggesting a combination of biotic arsenic methylation and arsenic thiolation in sulfide-rich hot spring environments.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Weiyu She, Jian Yang, Geng Wu, Hongchen Jiang
Summary: This study investigated the impact of hydrologic management on carbon emissions in river reservoirs by analyzing physiochemistry parameters, dissolved organic matter (DOM) compositions, carbon fluxes (CH4 and CO2), and microbial communities in the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR). The results showed that hydrologic management significantly altered physiochemistry and DOM composition, leading to changes in microbial community composition and functions. The study also found significant correlations between DOM composition and water pH with the fluxes of CH4 and CO2, respectively.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Osama Abdalla Abdelshafy Mohamad, Yong-Hong Liu, Li Li, Jin-Biao Ma, Yin Huang, Lei Gao, Bao-Zhu Fang, Shuang Wang, Ashraf F. El-Baz, Hong-Chen Jiang, Wen-Jun Li
Summary: In this study, 71 bacterial endophytes associated with the medicinal plant Thymus roseus were screened for their plant growth promotion (PGP) abilities and biocontrol potential. The results showed that certain strains had positive effects on plant growth, pathogen resistance, and stress tolerance. Strains XIEG05 and XIEG12 significantly enhanced plant tolerance to salt stress, while strain XIEG57 reduced cotton disease incidence caused by Verticillium dahliae. GC-MS analysis revealed the presence of antimicrobial and antifungal compounds in these strains. These findings provide valuable insights for the application of these strains as bioinoculant fertilizers and biological control agents in saline soil conditions.
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hailiang Dong, Liuqin Huang, Linduo Zhao, Qiang Zeng, Xiaolei Liu, Yizhi Sheng, Liang Shi, Geng Wu, Hongchen Jiang, Fangru Li, Li Zhang, Dongyi Guo, Gaoyuan Li, Weiguo Hou, Hongyu Chen
Summary: Mineral-microbe interactions are vital in understanding environmental change and the formation of ore deposits. Microbes impact the dissolution, transformation, and precipitation of minerals, which in turn affects major geological events. Despite progress made, there are still important questions that require further research.
NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Xiaowei Zheng, Xin Dai, Yaxin Zhu, Jian Yang, Hongchen Jiang, Hailiang Dong, Li Huang
Summary: Gemmatimonadota is a widely distributed and rarely reported phylum-level lineage that can degrade various complex organic substrates. They have a highly expandable pangenome and can adapt to diverse environments. A novel lineage of SG8-23 order with potential anoxygenic phototrophic ability was also identified.
Article
Microbiology
Yun Fang, Jun Liu, Jian Yang, Geng Wu, Zhengshuang Hua, Hailiang Dong, Brian P. Hedlund, Brett J. Baker, Hongchen Jiang
Summary: The study investigated the composition and metabolic pathways of autotrophic microorganisms in lacustrine sediments along a salinity gradient using metagenomic analysis. The results showed that salinity had a significant impact on the abundance and community composition of autotrophs, as well as their carbon fixation and glycolysis pathways. The dominant lineage and carbon fixation pathway shifted with decreasing salinity. These findings provide insights into the physiological efficiency and metabolic versatility of autotrophic microorganisms in saline environments and their response to salinity.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jibin Han, Jianxin Xu, Lei Yi, Zheng Chang, Jianping Wang, Haizhou Ma, Baoyun Zhang, Hongchen Jiang
Summary: The study investigated the water exchange rate and its influence on brine concentration and crystallization process in the Nalenggele catchment of Qaidam Basin, China. The results showed that water exchange strongly influenced brine concentration and crystallization process.
JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Weihan Jia, Sten Anslan, Fahu Chen, Xianyong Cao, Hailiang Dong, Katharina Dulias, Zhengquan Gu, Liv Heinecke, Hongchen Jiang, Stefan Kruse, Wengang Kang, Kai Li, Sisi Liu, Xingqi Liu, Ying Liu, Jian Ni, Antje Schwalb, Kathleen R. Stoof-Leichsenring, Wei Shen, Fang Tian, Jing Wang, Yongbo Wang, Yucheng Wang, Hai Xu, Xiaoyan Yang, Dongju Zhang, Ulrike Herzschuh
Summary: This study provides an updated understanding of sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) research on the Tibetan Plateau, including suitable archives, taphonomy, methodologies, and research questions. It highlights the importance of sedaDNA studies in exploring past ecosystem and biodiversity dynamics.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Osama Abdalla Abdelshafy Mohamad, Yong-Hong Liu, Yin Huang, Li Li, Jin-Biao Ma, Dilfuza Egamberdieva, Lei Gao, Bao-Zhu Fang, Shaimaa Hatab, Hong-Chen Jiang, Wen-Jun Li
Summary: The study found that endophytic actinobacteria have various plant growth-promoting traits and can inhibit phytopathogens. Inoculating tomato and cotton plants with strains XIEG63 and XIEG55 significantly increased plant length and biomass. Some strains also produce compounds with antifungal activity.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Jianrong Huang, Adrian Mellage, Julian Pavon Garcia, David Gloeckler, Susanne Mahler, Martin Elsner, Natalia Jakus, Muammar Mansor, Hongchen Jiang, Andreas Kappler
Summary: Autotrophic nitrate-reducing Fe(II)-oxidizing microorganisms play a crucial role in carbon, iron, and nitrogen cycles. The study showed that the distribution of electrons from Fe(II) oxidation to either CO2 fixation or nitrate reduction deviated from the theoretical value. N2O was the main denitrification product. Furthermore, the Fe/N ratios influenced the distribution of electrons and the degree of cell-mineral interactions.
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jibin Han, Hongchen Jiang, Jiubo Liu, Jianxin Xu, Wenhua Han, Haiyun Zhang
Summary: The Dong-Xi-Taijinaier Salt Lake (DXTSL) in the Qaidam Basin is a significant lithium reserve in China, but the origin of the lithium deposits in this region is still unknown. The study investigated the hydrochemistry and lithium isotopes of water and solid samples from the Nalenggele River catchment, along with rock leaching experiments. The results showed that hot springs in the upstream had high lithium content but low 87Li values, indicating them as an important lithium source. Additionally, leaching experiments revealed that volcanic rock weathering and hot springs are the main contributors to the lithium deposits in DXTSL.
JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Mingxian Han, Jianrong Huang, Jian Yang, Beichen Wang, Xiaoxi Sun, Hongchen Jiang
Summary: In this study, the assembly processes of prokaryotic and microeukaryotic communities in Qinghai Lake were investigated using Illumina sequencing and a null model. The results showed that both deterministic and stochastic processes played important roles in shaping the communities, with stochastic processes dominating (>70%). Prokaryotic communities were mainly governed by non-dominant processes (60.4%), while microeukaryotes were strongly influenced by non-dominant processes (68.9%). Nutrients were found to be the major factors affecting the community structures. This finding provides a better understanding of the assembly of prokaryotic and eukaryotic communities in saline lakes.
JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Chengbo Zhang, Zhenghan Lian, Bo Xu, Qingzhong Shen, Mingwei Bao, Zunxi Huang, Hongchen Jiang, Wenjun Li
Summary: The gut microbiome of Asian elephants varies depending on their lifestyle, with the diversity decreasing as the degree of captivity increases. The presence of certain bacterial taxa also changes with lifestyle variations.
GENOMICS PROTEOMICS & BIOINFORMATICS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Donglei Zhang, Xiaolei Liu, Yuefei Ding, Juan Liu, Hongchen Jiang, Hailiang Dong
Summary: The air oxidation rate of Cr1-x Fe x (OH)(3) in dark and alkaline environments is influenced by pH, the Fe/Cr ratio, and the presence of siderophores. The role of oxygen in the dark and the effects of organic ligands on Cr(III) oxidation are often overlooked. This study investigates the kinetics of Cr1-x Fe x (OH)(3) oxidation by oxygen in the dark, considering pH, Fe/Cr ratio, and the presence of siderophores. Results show that pH and Fe/Cr ratio linearly affect the Cr(III) oxidation rate, while the siderophore promotes the formation of soluble organically complexed Cr(III) and enhances its oxidation by oxygen. This study emphasizes the importance of oxygen and its interaction with siderophores in the oxidation of Cr(III)-Fe(III) hydroxides.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jiji Li, Ji Huang, Yingying Ye, Jiayin Lu, Shuai Mao, Jie Bai, Pengzhi Qi, Baoying Guo, Chengkai Qu, Hongchen Jiang
Summary: In recent years, the concern over microplastics in environmental and health research has been increasing. Previous studies focused on the impact of microplastic ingestion on animals, but this study investigated the effects of surface contact with plastic filaments contaminated with PAHs on mussel pediveliger larvae. The results showed high mortalities in the larvae when exposed to the contaminated filaments, indicating the importance of considering the non-digestive tract route of exposure in mussel aquaculture.
Article
Microbiology
Jian Yang, Mingxian Han, Zhuoli Zhao, Jinbin Han, Xiying Zhang, Zhanling Xie, Hongchen Jiang
Summary: Expansion of saline lakes leads to inundation of surrounding grassland, increasing terrestrial grass organic matter input and decreasing lake salinity. This study investigated the effects of increased grass organic matter and decreased salinity on organic carbon mineralization and microbial community composition in lake sediments. Results showed that increased grass organic matter supply enhanced carbon mineralization and altered microbial community composition and interactions in sediments with different salinity.
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY
(2022)
