3种野生牛肝菌的菌塘土壤细菌多样性

【目的】以远东疣柄牛肝菌(Leccinum extremiorientale)、美味牛肝菌(Boletus edulis)和小孢粉孢牛肝菌(Tylopilus microsporus)菌塘为研究对象,揭示其菌塘土壤细菌的菌群多样性。【方法】通过高通量测序方法,分析这3种野生牛肝菌菌塘土壤细菌的菌群结构及多样性。【结果】远东疣柄牛肝菌菌塘土样中的主要细菌类群为变形杆菌门(53.6%)、酸杆菌门(33.8%)、拟杆菌门(4.7%)、放线菌门(1.7%);美味牛肝菌中主要类群为酸杆菌门(40.7%)、变形杆菌门(38.1%)、拟杆菌门(10.3%)、放线菌门(3.1%);小孢粉孢牛肝菌中酸杆菌门(65.3%)、变形杆菌门(23.8%)、拟杆菌门(4.9%)为主要类群。细菌在属级分类水平上,远东疣柄牛肝菌菌塘主要属中69.8%为未知属,其余为伯克氏菌属Burkholderia(16.0%)、酸杆菌门中的Candidatus Solibacter(5.9%)和酸孢菌属Acidocella(3.3%)。美味牛肝菌中主要的属分布在未知类群(83.0%),此外,还有Candidatus Solibacter(8.0%),伯克氏菌属Burkholderia(2.1%)。小孢粉孢牛肝菌菌塘中,分别为未知类群(80.9%)和Candidatus Solibacter(12.6%)。【结论】3种牛肝菌菌塘土壤中细菌类群具有丰富的多样性,其中含有大量未知类群。     

Distinct bacterial communities across a gradient of vegetation from a preserved Brazilian Cerrado

The Cerrado biome in the Sete Cidades National Park, an Ecological Reserve in Northeastern Brazil, has conserved its native biodiversity and presents a variety of plants found in other savannas in Brazil. Despite this finding the soil microbial diversity and community structure are poorly understood. Therefore, we described soil bacterial diversity and distribution along a savanna vegetation gradient taking into account the prevailing environmental factors. The bacterial composition was retrieved by sequencing a fragment of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene. The bacterial operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were assigned to 37 different phyla, 96 classes, and 83 genera. At the phylum level, a core comprised by Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Actinobacteria, Firmicutes, Verrucomicrobia and Planctomycetes, was detected in all areas of Cerrado. ‘Cerrado stricto sensu’ and ‘Cerradao’ share more similarities between edaphic properties and vegetation and also present more similar bacterial communities, while ‘Floresta decidual’ and ‘Campo graminoide’ show the largest environmental differences and also more distinct bacterial communities. Proteobacteria (26%), Acidobacteria (21%) and Actinobacteria (21%) were the most abundant phyla within the four areas. All the samples present similar bacteria richness (alpha diversity) and the observed differences among them (beta diversity) were more related to the abundance of specific taxon OTUs compared to their presence or absence. Total organic C, N and P are the main abiotic factors structuring the bacterial communities. In summary, our findings show the bacterial community structure was clearly different across the Cerrado gradient, but that these environments share a bacterial phylum-core comprising Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Actinobacteria, Verrucomicrobia and Planctomycetes with other Brazilian savannas.     

Evidence for Selective Bacterial Community Structuring in the Freshwater Sponge Ephydatia fluviatilis

To understand the functioning of sponges, knowledge of the structure of their associated microbial communities is necessary. However, our perception of sponge-associated microbiomes remains mainly restricted to marine ecosystems. Here, we report on the molecular diversity and composition of bacteria in the freshwater sponge Ephydatia fluviatilis inhabiting the artificial lake Vinkeveense Plassen, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) fingerprints revealed that the apparent diversities within the domain Bacteria and the phylum Actinobacteria were lower in E. fluviatilis than in bulk water. Enrichment of specific PCR-DGGE bands in E. fluviatilis was detected. Furthermore, sponge- and bulk water-derived bacterial clone libraries differed with respect to bacterial community composition at the phylum level. E. fluviatilis-derived sequences were affiliated with six recognized phyla, i.e., Proteobacteria, Planctomycetes, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Chlamydiae and Verrucomicrobia, in order of relative abundance; next to the uncultured candidate phylum TM7 and one deeply rooted bacterial lineage of undefined taxonomy (BLUT). Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria, and Bacteroidetes were the dominant bacterial phyla in the freshwater clone library whereas sequences affiliated with Planctomycetes, Verrucomicrobia, Acidobacteria and Armatimonadetes were found at lower frequencies. Fine-tuned phylogenetic inference showed no or negligible overlaps between the E. fluviatilis and water-derived phylotypes within bacterial taxa such as Alphaproteobacteria, Bacteroidetes and Actinobacteria. We also ascertained the status of two alphaproteobacterial lineages as freshwater sponge-specific phylogenetic clusters, and report on high distinctiveness of other E. fluviatilis specific phylotypes, especially within the Bacteroidetes, Planctomycetes and Chlamydia taxa. This study supports the contention that the composition and diversity of bacteria in E. fluviatilis is partially driven by the host organism.     

枯草芽孢杆菌菌剂对烟草根际土壤细菌群落的影响

通过构建16S rRNA克隆文库及采用核糖体DNA扩增片段酶切分析(ARDRA)的方法,研究施用生物防治剂枯草芽孢杆菌菌剂对烟草根际土壤细菌群落结构以及多样性的影响.采用文库库容值(C)、Shannon多样性指数(H)、Pielou 均匀度指数(E)和Margalef丰富度指数(R)对细菌多样性进行评价.系统发育分析表明: 对照及处理样品均检测到12个细菌类群：酸杆菌门(Acidobacteria)、变形菌门(α 、β 、δ 、γ-Proteobacteria)、浮霉菌门(Planctomycetes)、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)、硝化螺旋菌门(Nitrospirae)、芽单胞菌门(Gemmatimonadetes)、放线菌门(Actinobacteria)、绿弯菌门(Chloroflexi)和拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes);但各细菌类群的结构组成及所占比例在不同样品间有较大差别.对照土壤中优势菌群为Acidobacteria(27.1%)和Proteobacteria(26.5%);处理土壤中则为Proteobacteria(38.0%)和Acidobacteria(29.6%);菌剂处理后土壤中,γ-Proteobacteria和α Proteobacteria所占比例明显提高,而β Proteobacteria、Planctomycetes和Firmicutes等菌群的数量则相对降低.多样性分析表明,土壤样品均具有丰富的细菌多样性,经枯草芽孢杆菌菌剂处理后,土壤细菌多样性指数和丰富度指数均提高.
     

石油污染对土壤微生物群落多样性的影响

土壤中的微生物主要有细菌、放线菌、真菌三大类群,微生物在石油污染的土壤中发挥着维持生态平衡和生物降解的功能。文中以四川省遂宁市射洪县某废弃油井周围不同程度石油污染土壤为供试土壤,首先对各组供试土壤的基本理化性质进行测定分析;然后采用平板菌落计数法测定了供试土壤中三大类微生物数量的变化,结果表明:相比未被污染的对照土壤,石油污染的土壤中细菌、放线菌、真菌数量均减少,并且土壤中可培养微生物的数量与土壤含水量呈正相关;再采用454焦磷酸测序技术对土壤中的细菌群落多样性及变化进行16S rRNA基因分析。在所有供试的4个土壤样品中,共鉴定出不少于23 982个有效读取序列和6 123种微生物,相比于未被污染的对照土壤,石油污染土壤中细菌的种类更加丰富,主要优势门类为酸杆菌门、放线菌门、拟杆菌门、绿弯菌门、浮霉菌门和变形菌门。但不同土壤样品中优势菌群的群落结构有所差异,石油污染的土壤中,酸杆菌门、放线菌门和变形菌门的数量最多,未被石油污染的土壤中,放线菌门、拟杆菌门和变形菌门的数量最多。     

西北半干旱区紫花苜蓿-小黑麦间作对根际土壤养分和细菌群落的影响

我国西北半干旱区土地贫瘠,土壤pH和碳酸盐含量高,容易形成盐碱地,抑制土壤微生物活性,导致土壤养分匮乏。为了改善西北干旱地区土壤健康状况,本研究通过连续3年田间试验,探讨了紫花苜蓿-小黑麦间作对根际土壤养分和根际土壤细菌群落结构的影响。结果表明: 根际土壤中,间作紫花苜蓿有机质含量显著大于单作紫花苜蓿,而pH及速效钾含量显著低于单作紫花苜蓿;间作小黑麦有机质、碱解氮、有效磷及速效钾含量均显著大于单作小黑麦。细菌序列数、种群分类单元(OTU)、丰富度和多样性均表现为间作大于单作。在门水平上,变形菌门和拟杆菌门分别占总分类单元的31.1%～33.4%和22.4%～32.2%,且间作下拟杆菌门比例高于单作。放线菌门数量在单作下显著大于间作,酸杆菌门数量在小黑麦间作下显著大于单作,疣微菌门数量在紫花苜蓿间作下显著大于单作。在属水平上,噬冷菌属、黄杆菌属、Gp6和Chryseolinea数量均表现为单作大于间作,纤维弧菌属相反。相关性分析表明,变形菌门、拟杆菌门与pH呈显著负相关,拟杆菌门与有机质、全氮、碱解氮呈显著正相关;而绿弯菌门、浮霉菌、酸杆菌门、疣微菌门和芽单胞菌门与有机质和碱解氮呈显著负相关。紫花苜蓿-小黑麦间作是改善西北半干旱区土壤的一种有效措施。     

山东地区盐碱土花生种子际土壤微生物群落结构的研究

【目的】以不同含盐量的滨海盐土、内陆盐碱土和中等肥力非盐碱土壤为实验对象,探讨花生种子在吸水膨胀与萌发过程中,不同类型盐碱土对种子际土壤微生物多样性变化的影响。【方法】采集不同含盐量的滨海盐土、内陆盐碱土和中等肥力非盐碱土壤,通过对各样品中细菌的16S r RNA基因的V3-V4区进行PCR扩增,利用Illumina Hiseq高通量测序技术对12份V3-V4高变区PCR产物进行测序,并对测序数据进行生物信息学分析。【结果】(1)盐碱土壤的种子际细菌群落多样性高于非盐碱土壤,且以东营青坨滨海盐土种子际土壤细菌群落多样性较高。(2)不同类型土壤样本微生物群落结构在纲水平存在明显差异。4种土壤类型种子际土壤细菌共分属于6个菌纲,分别为Proteobacteria、Actinobacteria、Actinobacteria、Bacteroidetes、Acidobacteria和Firmicutes菌纲,并均以Proteobacteria和Actinobacteria菌纲为主要菌纲。全样本菌落结构分析结果表明,4种类型土壤中不同吸胀时间内种子际微生物菌落在门、属水平上的类型和丰度差异最为显著(P0.05)。(3)beta多样性分析和各样本遗传距离(phylogenetic distances)聚类树图分析表明,4个土壤类型的12个土壤样本种子际土壤中微生物群落均可聚为2大类。【结论】土壤含盐量越高其种子际土壤细菌群落多样性较高。不同类型土壤样本微生物群落结构在纲水平存在明显差异,以Proteobacteria和Actinobacteria菌纲为主要菌纲。种子吸胀萌发时间影响种子际微生物菌落在门、属水平上的类型和丰度,但对相同土壤类型样本间遗传距离无影响。     

转Bt基因玉米对根际土壤细菌群落结构的影响

利用聚合酶链式反应-变性梯度凝胶电泳(PCR-DGGE)技术及扩增产物序列分析方法研究了转Bt基因玉米对根际土壤细菌群落结构及系统发育的影响.结果表明:转基因玉米与其非转基因亲本根际共有的土壤细菌分别隶属于变形菌门、疣微菌门、放线菌门、拟杆菌门、厚壁菌门、芽单胞菌门和酸杆菌门.其中,变形菌门为主要优势类群,占43.5%...     

基于16S rRNA基因序列分析受砷和硫酸盐污染的土壤细菌多样性（英文稿）

为了了解普通耕地土壤(Nor-1)和受砷及硫酸盐污染土壤(Sul-1)中的细菌组成和多样性差异,对2个不同土壤样品直接提取总DNA,通过PCR扩增16S rRNA基因并建立文库,对文库克隆进行核糖体DNA扩增片段酶切分析(ARDRA)和测序,构建系统进化树。从Nor-1土壤样品中测序获得23个16S rRNA基因序列,分析序列系统发育关系表明,共包含Acidobacteria(12.3%,8/65)、Actinobacteria(3.1%,2/65)、Firmicutes(21.5%,14/65)、Nitrospira(3.1%,2/65)和Proteobacteria(60%,39/65)等5个不同细菌门。而从Sul-1土壤样品中测序获得19个16S rRNA基因序列,分析序列系统发育关系表明,共包含Firmicutes(29.5%,13/44)和Proteobacteria(70.5%,31/44)等2个不同细菌门。结果表明,受高浓度的砷和硫酸盐的影响,Sul-1土壤中细菌群落结构相较于普通耕地土壤(Nor-1)发生了明显的改变,多样性明显下降,但有大量具有较强的污染物降解能力的不动杆菌(Acinetobacter)相关序列在Sul-1土壤细菌群落中被发现。     

Phylogenetic diversity of bacteria in an earth-cave in Guizhou province, southwest of China

The objective of this study was to analyze the phylogenetic composition of bacterial community in the soil of an earth-cave (Niu Cave) using a culture-independent molecular approach. 16S rRNA genes were amplified directly from soil DNA with universally conserved and Bacteria-specific rRNA gene primers and cloned. The clone library was screened by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), and representative rRNA gene sequences were determined. A total of 115 bacterial sequence types were found in 190 analyzed clones. Phylogenetic sequence analyses revealed novel 16S rRNA gene sequence types and a high diversity of putative bacterial community. Members of these bacteria included Proteobacteria (42.6%), Acidobacteria (18.6%), Planctomycetes (9.0%), Chloroflexi (Green nonsulfur bacteria, 7.5%), Bacteroidetes (2.1%), Gemmatimonadetes (2.7%), Nitrospirae (8.0%), Actinobacteria (High G+C Gram-positive bacteria, 6.4%) and candidate divisions (including the OP3, GN08, and SBR1093, 3.2%). Thirty-five clones were affiliated with bacteria that were related to nitrogen, sulfur, iron or manganese cycles. The comparison of the present data with the data obtained previously from caves based on 16S rRNA gene analysis revealed similarities in the bacterial community components, especially in the high abundance of Proteobacteria and Acidobacteria. Furthermore, this study provided the novel evidence for presence of Gemmatimonadetes, Nitrosomonadales, Oceanospirillales, and Rubrobacterales in a karstic hypogean environment.     

Diversity and structure of bacterial communities in Fildes Peninsula, King George Island

To examine the bacterial community structure in the Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica, we examined the bacterial diversity and community composition of samples collected from lacustrine sediment, marine sediment, penguin ornithogenic sediments, and soils using culture-dependent and culture-independent methods. The 70 strains fell into five groups: Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, Gammaproteobacteria, and Betaproteobacteria. Bacterial diversity at the phylum level detected in Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) profiles comprised Proteobacteria (including the subphyla Alpha-, Beta-, Gamma-, Deltaproteobacteria), Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, Chlorobi, and Deinococcus-Thermus. Gammaproteobacteria was identified to be the dominant bacterial subphylum by cultivation and DGGE method. By cluster analysis, the overall structure and composition of bacterial communities in the soil and lacustrine sediment were similar to one another but significantly different from bacterial communities in penguin ornithogenic sediment and marine sediment, which were similar to one another. The majority of 16S rDNA sequences from cultured bacteria were closely related to sequences found in cold environments. In contrast, a minority of 16S rDNA sequences from the DGGE approach were closely related to sequences found in cold environments.     

新疆沙湾冷泉沉积物的细菌系统发育多样性

为了解新疆沙湾冷泉沉积物的细菌群落组成与类群多样性,利用免培养方法直接从沙湾冷泉沉积物中提取环境总DNA,构建细菌16S rRNA基因文库。对随机挑选的241个细菌阳性克隆子进行HaeIII酶切分型得到86个可操作分类单元(OTUs),系统发育分析将其归为11个门:放线菌门(Actinobacteria),酸杆菌门(Acidobacteria),拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes),绿菌门(Chlorobi),蓝细菌门(Cyanobacteria),厚壁菌门(Firmicutes),芽单胞菌门(Gemmatimonadetes),硝化螺旋菌门(Nitrospirae),变形菌门(Proteobacteria),浮霉菌门(Planctomycetes),疣微菌门(Verrucomicrobia)。其中酸杆菌门和变型菌门为优势类群,分别占细菌克隆文库的48%和25%。超过1/3的OTUs序列与GenBank中已存序列具有较低相似性(相似性小于95%)。此外20%左右的克隆子与固氮细菌和硝酸盐氧化细菌相关。研究结果表明,新疆沙湾冷泉沉积物中细菌种类丰富,代谢类型多样而且存在大量未知类群。     

辽宁盘锦三角洲翅碱蓬根系及内生细菌群落多样性

【目的】翅碱蓬(Suaeda heteroptera)是一种典型的盐碱指示物,对重金属和石油污染的盐碱土壤有一定的修复作用,但是关于翅碱蓬根系与根系内生微生物之间的关系、微生物的多样性以及根系微生物在生物修复中所起作用的研究较少。本文以盘锦"红海滩"的翅碱蓬为例,研究翅碱蓬根系及根系内生细菌菌群种类和结构。【方法】通过传统的培养方法和非培养的高通量测序方法对翅碱蓬根系土壤样品、根系附着物样品以及根系匀浆样品中微生物群落多样性进行分析。【结果】传统方法共分离得到67株细菌,选择代表菌28株,根据其形态特征和生理生化特征,结合16S r RNA基因序列比对进行鉴定,它们分别属于盐单胞菌属(Halomonas)、海细菌属(Marinobacterium)、芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus)、副球菌属(Paracoccus)、假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)、游动球菌属(Planococlus)、沙雷氏菌属(Serratia)、刘志恒菌属(Zhihengliuella)等。利用高通量测序技术对样品进行多样性分析,其中根系附着物样品的菌群丰度和多样性最高,依次分别为根系土壤样品和根系匀浆样品。3个样品中有效序列群落结构可分为12个门,包括酸杆菌门(Acidobacteria)、放线菌门(Actinobacteria)、拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)、绿菌门(Chlorobi)、绿弯菌门(Chloroflexi)、蓝菌门(Cyanobacteria)、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)、芽单胞菌门(Gemmatimonadetes)、浮霉菌门(Planctomycetes)、变形菌门(Proteobacteria)、螺旋体门(Spirochaetes)和疣微菌门(Verrucomicrobia)。根系匀浆样品中蓝菌门为优势门类,占整个菌群的42%,变形菌门为次优势类群,占33%。变形菌门在根系附着物样品中为优势门类,占46%,拟杆菌门为次优势门类,占16%。根系土壤样品中拟杆菌门为优势门类,占整个菌群的37%,次优势类群为变形菌门,占20%。【结论】翅碱蓬根系和内生菌具有丰富的多样性,其根系微生物可能会在重金属和石油污染土壤的生物修复中起一定的修复作用。     

九龙江河口区nirS型反硝化细菌多样性及系统发育学分析

【目的】结合16S rRNA基因克隆文库和nirS基因克隆文库的分析,揭示九龙江河口区nirS型反硝化细菌多样性。【方法】选取九龙江河口区一富营养化采样点,分别采集水样及沉积物样品,进行理化因子的测定并提取细菌总DNA。以水样DNA构建16S rRNA基因克隆文库,以沉积物DNA构建nirS基因克隆文库,分析微生物群落结构的多样性并构建系统发育树。【结果】从16S rRNA基因克隆文库中获得86条有效序列,按97%的序列相似性划分为53个OTU,分别属于Proteobacteria门、Planctomycetes门、Bacteroidetes门、Actinobacteria门、Firmicutes门和Chloroflexi门。其中属于Proteobacteria门OTU的克隆子占克隆数的62.9%,是最优势的类群,分属于Alphaproteobacteria、Betaproteobacteria、Gammaproteobacteria和Deltaproteobacteria纲等。从nirS基因克隆文库中获得190条有效序列,翻译为氨基酸序列后,按82%的序列相似性划分为60个OTU,并定位到属的水平。其中Proteobacteria门是最优势的类群,占文库克隆子总数的71.6%,包括Alphaproteobacteria纲(5.8%)、Betaproteobacteria纲(49.0%)和Gammaproteobacteria纲(16.9%)。nirS基因克隆文库中丰度最高的OTU与GenBank中的一株可培养反硝化菌Thauera sp. R-26906具有100%的序列相似性。【结论】九龙江河口区的微生物以及亚硝酸盐还原酶基因(nirS)具有丰富的多样性。大部分NirS序列在GenBank中的最相似序列来源于河口、海湾等相似的环境。     

转mapk双链RNA干扰表达载体黄瓜对根际土壤细菌多样性的影响

随着RNA干扰技术的发展,通过植物表达病原物特异的dsRNA来防治植物病害的转基因作物越来越多.转根结线虫mapk双链RNA表达载体的黄瓜能够通过RNA干扰作用沉默线虫的mapk基因,对根结线虫具有良好的防治效果.为了评价该转基因黄瓜的安全性,明确mapk双链RNA干扰表达载体转基因黄瓜植株对根际土壤细菌多样性的影响,采用16S rRNA基因克隆文库方法对非转基因黄瓜和转基因黄瓜土壤细菌群落多样性进行分析.结果表明,非转基因黄瓜土壤细菌文库包含124个OTU(可操作分类单元),转基因黄瓜土壤细菌文库包含122个OTU.2个文库共同拥有的OTU为115个.2个文库都包含1 3个类群细菌,Acidobacteria、Actinobacteria、Armatimonadetes、Bacteroidetes、candidate division BRC1、Chloroflexi、Firmicutes、Gemmatimonadetes、Nitrospira、Planctomycetes、Proteobacteria、Verrucomicrobia、unclassified_Bacteria. 其中 Proteobacteria、Bacteroidetes 、Chloroflexi和Acidobacteria是优势菌群.其他细菌类群数量相对较少.在纲分类水平上,两个文库包含的细菌类群一致,且各类群细菌比例差异不大.在Acidobacteria门中,Acidobacteria_Gp6为优势菌群.在Bacteroidetes门中,Sphingobacteria纲细菌数量最多.在Chloroflexi门中,unclassified Chloroflexi细菌最多.在Proteobacteria门中,其中Betaproteobacteria纲的细菌数量最多.从多样性指数角度分析,两种土壤细菌群落的Shannon、Simpson和Chao值差异不大.总体来看,两种土壤细菌类群差异不显著,转基因黄瓜未对根际土壤细菌群落产生明显影响.     

青藏铁路沿线唐古拉山口土壤微生物的ARDRA分析

通过构建16S rDNA文库及文库的限制性片段长度多态性分析（ARDRA）,对青藏铁路沿线唐古拉山口的土壤微生物多样性进行了研究。采用限制性内切酶HaeIII和RsaI对克隆文库中的90个克隆子进行了酶切分型,根据ARDRA酶切图谱的不同,可将其分为23个OTUs。16SrDNA序列分析结果表明,该克隆文库中主要包括变形菌门（Proteobacteria）的alpha、beta、detla亚类、厚壁菌门（Firmicutes）、放线菌门（Actinobacteria）、拟杆菌门（Bacteroidetes）、酸杆菌门（Acidobacteria）及浮霉菌门（Planctomycetes）等8类细菌及未培养细菌。Alpha变形细菌为该文库中的主要菌群,占克隆总数的33.3%;其次为未培养细菌,占克隆总数的22.2%,Bradyrhizobium为优势菌属。研究结果揭示,青藏铁路唐古拉山口的土壤微生物种群不仅具有丰富的多样性,还存在丰富的潜在新菌种。     

Response of Soil Bacterial Community Structure to Permafrost Degradation in the Upstream Regions of the Shule River Basin,Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

Permafrost degradation affects soil properties and vegetation, but little is known about its consequent effects on the soil bacterial community. In this study, we analyzed the bacterial community structure of 12 permafrost-affected soil samples from four principal permafrost types, sub-stable permafrost (SSP), transition permafrost (TP), unstable permafrost (UP) and extremely unstable permafrost (EUP), to investigate the effects of vegetation characteristics and soil properties on bacterial community structure during the process of permafrost degradation. Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Actinobacteria and Bacteroidetes were the predominant phyla in all four permafrost soil types. The relative abundance of Proteobacteria decreased in the order SSP > TP> UP > EUP, whereas the abundance of Actinobacteria increased in the order SSP < TP < UP < EUP. Moreover, the Actinobacteria/Proteobacteria ratio increased significantly in the order SSP < TP < UP < EUP along with permafrost degradation, which may be useful as a sign of permafrost degradation. Redundancy analysis (RDA) showed that bacterial communities could be clustered by permafrost types. Analysis of single factors revealed that soil moisture (SM) was the most important factor affecting the bacterial community structure and diversity, followed by soil total nitrogen (STN) and vegetation cover (VC). Partial RDA analysis showed that the soil properties and vegetation characteristics jointly shaped the bacterial community structure. Hence, we can conclude that permafrost degradation, caused by global warming, affects vegetation and soil properties and consequently drives changes in the soil bacterial community structure.     

Pyrosequencing Reveals Bacterial Diversity in the Rhizosphere of Three Phragmites australis Ecotypes

Here we present the use of high-throughput DNA pyrosequencing to assess bacterial diversity in the rhizosphere of three Phragmites australis ecotypes from the Hexi Corridor, China. In total, 43404 sequences were obtained for the three ecotypes, representing 31 phyla and a small amount of unclassified bacteria. The predominant bacterial groups in the rhizosphere of P. australis were Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Chloroflexi, Gemmatimonadetes and Planctomycetes. The bacterial community structure varied with the different degrees of wetland degradation, which were exhibited by the three P. australis ecotypes in the study area. At the phylum level, the Caldiserica, Chlamydiae, Deferribacteres, Lentisphaerae, and candidate division WS3 were only detected in the swamp reed (SR) sample. Then, δ-proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Cyanobacteria and Fusobacteria decreased, the Actinobacteria increased with the degree of degradation from SR through salt meadow reed (SMR) to dune reed (DR). The functional bacterial genera also varied with wetland degradation. The sulfur and sulfate-reducing, nitrifying and nitrogen-fixing bacteria were more abundant in the rhizosphere of the SR sample. Methane-oxidizing bacteria were abundant in the SR and DR samples but less so in the SMR. In our study, pyrosequencing of different P. australis ecotypes provided insight into the structural variation of the rhizosphere bacterial community. This study gave a database for the use of bacteria in the protection and ecological restoration of wetland.     

16S rRNA gene analyses of bacterial community structures in the soils of evergreen broad-leaved forests in south-west China

Bacterial community structure was studied in humus and mineral soils of evergreen broad-leaved forests in Ailaoshan and Xishuangbanna, representing subtropical and tropical ecosystems, respectively, in south-west China using sequence analysis and terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis of 16S rRNA genes. Clone sequences affiliated to Acidobacteria were retrieved as the predominant bacterial phylum in both forest soils, followed by those affiliated to members of the Proteobacteria, Planctomycete and Verrucomicrobia. Despite higher floristic richness at the Xishuangbanna forest than at the Ailaoshan forest, soil at Xishuangbanna harbored a distinctly high relative abundance of Acidobacteria-affiliated sequences (80% of the total clones), which led to a lower overall bacterial diversity than at Ailaoshan. Bacterial communities in humus and mineral soils of the two forests appeared to be well differentiated, based on 16S rRNA gene phylogeny, and correlations were found between the bacterial T-RFLP community patterns and the organic carbon and nutrient contents of the soil samples. The data reveal that Acidobacteria dominate soil bacterial communities in the evergreen broad-leaved forests studied here and suggest that bacterial diversity may be influenced by soil carbon and nutrient levels, but is not related to floristic richness along the climatic gradient from subtropical to tropical forests in south-west China.     

Isolation of novel bacteria, including a candidate division, from geothermal soils in New Zealand

We examined bacterial diversity of three geothermal soils in the Taupo Volcanic Zone of New Zealand. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA genes recovered directly from soils indicated that the bacterial communities differed in composition and richness, and were dominated by previously uncultured species of the phyla Actinobacteria , Acidobacteria , Chloroflexi , Proteobacteria and candidate division OP10. Aerobic, thermophilic, organotrophic bacteria were isolated using cultivation protocols that involved extended incubation times, low-pH media and gellan as a replacement gelling agent to agar. Isolates represented previously uncultured species, genera, classes, and even a new phylum of bacteria. They included members of the commonly cultivated phyla Proteobacteria , Firmicutes , Thermus/Deinococcus , Actinobacteria and Bacteroidetes , as well as more-difficult-to-cultivate groups. Isolates possessing < 85% 16S rRNA gene sequence identity to any cultivated species were obtained from the phyla Acidobacteria , Chloroflexi and the previously uncultured candidate division OP10. Several isolates were prevalent in 16S rRNA gene clone libraries constructed directly from the soils. A key factor facilitating isolation was the use of gellan-solidified plates, where the gellan itself served as an energy source for certain bacteria. The results indicate that geothermal soils are a rich potential source of novel bacteria, and that relatively simple cultivation techniques are practical for isolating bacteria from these habitats.