Temporal and spatial variability in nearshore bacterioplankton communities of Lake Michigan

The spatial and temporal variability of bacterial communities were determined for the nearshore waters of Lake Michigan, an oligotrophic freshwater inland sea. A freshwater estuary and nearshore sites were compared six times during 2006 using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). Bacterial composition clustered by individual site and date rather than by depth. Seven 16S rRNA gene clone libraries were constructed, yielding 2717 bacterial sequences. Spatial variability was detected among the DGGE banding patterns and supported by clone library composition. The clone libraries from deep waters and the estuary environment revealed highest overall bacterial diversity. Betaproteobacteria sequence types were the most dominant taxa, comprising 40.2–67.7% of the clone libraries. BAL 47 was the most abundant freshwater cluster of Betaproteobacteria , indicating widespread distribution of this cluster in the nearshore waters of Lake Michigan. Incertae sedis 5 and Oxalobacteraceae sequence types were prevalent in each clone library, displaying more diversity than previously described in other freshwater environments. Among the Oxalobacteraceae sequences, a globally distributed freshwater cluster was determined. The nearshore waters of Lake Michigan are a dynamic environment that experience forces similar to the coastal ocean environment and share common bacterial diversity with other freshwater habitats.     

Dietary salt intake and its relevance to ionic regulation in freshwater salmonids

Dietary sodium intake for freshwater salmonids feeding in the wild (invertebrate diet) or in captivity (pellet diet) was calculated and compared with published branchial sodium influx values. Dietary sodium intake (mmol kg⁻¹ per month) increases from winter minimum values of 5 and 30-40 to reach maximum values in summer of 175 and 240 for invertebrate and pellet diet, respectively. In summer, dietary sodium intake for fish feeding in the wild was of the same magnitude as branchial sodium influx. The implications of dietary sodium intake for sodium balance in freshwater fish are discussed.     

Bacterial community composition of a shallow hypertrophic freshwater lake in China, revealed by 16S rRNA gene sequences

The phylogenetic composition of a bacterial community from a hypertrophic freshwater lake in China was investigated by sequencing cloned 16S rRNA genes. Three hundred and thirty-six bacterial clones from four clone libraries in different months (March, May, July and September in 2004) were classified into 142 operational taxonomic units, most of which were affiliated with bacterial divisions commonly found in freshwater ecosystem, e.g. Alpha-, Beta-, Gamma- and Deltaproteobacteria, Bacteriodetes and Actinobacteria. The results showed that the composition of bacterial community in the July library was the most diverse one. Actinobacteria was the most significant lineage in Lake Taihu, with dominant numbers of operational taxonomic units in the May, July and September libraries. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that 53 sequences were grouped into six novel clusters which may represent specific populations indigenous to the environment. Coverage analyses indicated that the clone libraries could provide a fine inventory of bacterial diversity in the lake.     

基于16S rRNA基因高通量绝对定量解析黄河入海口淡水与海水水体细菌群落特征

【目的】 黄河入海口地处河流-陆地-海洋的交汇地带,是淡水水体与海水水体相互作用的混合区域,也是多样化和生产力较强的河口生态系统。本研究以黄河入海口为研究对象,探究其淡水与海水水体细菌群落特征。【方法】 采用高通量绝对定量技术,获得细菌群落绝对丰度信息,在此基础上比较分析2种水体细菌群落优势物种组成、α和β多样性、网络共现模式、构建机制及潜在功能,并探究优势物种与水体环境因子的相关性。【结果】 淡水水体细菌的绝对拷贝数为2.61×10⁶ copies/mL,是海水的1.8倍。2种水体共同优势菌门为放线菌门、假单胞菌门、蓝细菌门和拟杆菌门等,其各自绝对丰度有明显差异。淡水中放线菌门数量最高,约等于海水中所有优势菌门数量之和,而海水中假单胞菌门数量最高。淡水水体细菌群落α多样性高于海水,2种水体细菌群落结构存在较明显的差异,主要源于各自优势物种丰度的差异。淡水水体细菌共现网络较海水更复杂和稳定,随机性过程主导2种水体细菌群落构建机制。2种水体细菌群落功能结构存在差异,但拥有共性功能。新陈代谢是2种水体细菌群落丰度最高的功能,其在淡水中的相对丰度显著高于海水。5种环境因子[pH、氧化还原电位(oxidation-reduction potential, ORP)、电导率(electrical conductivity, EC)、总有机碳(total organic carbon, TOC)和总氮(total nitrogen, TN)]与水体优势物种分别具有不同程度的相关性。除EC外的4种环境因子间均存在共线性关系,与pH、TOC和TN呈正相关关系的优势菌属均与ORP呈负相关,反之亦然。放线菌门和假单胞菌门分别与pH呈正相关和负相关关系。【结论】 黄河入海口淡水和海水水体细菌群落特征存在较大差异,主要体现在细菌数量、多样性、功能结构和共现网络上,但2种水体具有相似的优势物种组成和群落构建机制。本研究结果可为黄河入海口水体微生物生态学研究及开发利用微生物资源提供数据支持。     

番茄连作青枯病不同发病时期的非根际土壤细菌群落变化特征

[目的]研究连作条件下番茄青枯病不同发病时期的非根际土壤微生物群落差异,明确土壤微生物对青枯病发病时期的响应机制。[方法]本研究对16S rRNA V4-V5区进行实时荧光定量PCR和高通量测序,综合分析了连续种植第1、3、5和7季的发病高峰期和发病末期的番茄非根际土壤的病原菌数量、细菌群落多样性、群落组成、标志细菌类群和群落构建机制。[结果]发病高峰期的青枯菌数量(1.28×10⁷ copies/g)要高于发病末期(1.77×10⁶ copies/g)。随着连作时间的增加,发病时期对细菌群落多样性的影响逐渐增加。第3季和第5季不同发病时期之间的细菌群落alpha和beta多样性存在显著差异。LEfSe分析发现,番茄青枯病发病高峰期和发病末期的非根际土壤样品有其各自不同的标志细菌类群。此外,随连作时间的延长协助青枯菌致病的细菌逐渐累积。发病高峰期是微杆菌属(Microbacterium)和亚硝化螺菌属(Nitrosospira)协助青枯菌致病,而在发病末期,则由鞘脂菌属(Sphingobium)、norank_f...     

Unique Microbial Communities Inhabiting Underground Seawater in an Intertidal Area Utilized for Industrialized Aquaculture,as Compared with the Coastal Water

In recent decades, the decline of coastal water quality has promoted the birth of a new industrialized aquaculture mode in China, which involves the cultivation of organisms using underground seawater extracted from various depths below the intertidal zone. In view of the special physicochemical characteristics of underground seawater, the microbial community in this environment has attracted interest. In this study, the microbial community in the underground seawater of an intertidal area of the Qingdao coast of China was investigated. Compared with the upper coastal water, the underground seawater displayed lower numbers of microorganisms (2.7?±?0.3?×?10⁵ cells mL^?1 in underground seawater vs. 5.3?±?0.4?×?10⁵ cells mL^?1 in upper coastal seawater) but displayed much higher microbial diversity. At the phyla level, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Cyanobacteria, and Actinobacteria inhabited both environments, whereas bacteria in the phyla Planctomycetes, Deferribacteres, and Nitrospirae were recovered only from the underground seawater. Eighty-nine percent of the OTUs in the underground seawater were environmental specific. Furthermore, compared with coastal water, underground seawater displayed significant lower (p?<?0.05) concentration of NH₃-N, NO₂-N, PO₄-P, and DOC-C, and contained fewer potentially harmful pathogens (e.g., Verrucomicrobia/Opitutae) and more denitrifying bacteria (e.g., Shewanella denitrificans), thus making it more suitable for aquaculture.     

Effects of planktivore abundance on chlorophyll-a and Secchi depth

We used two analyses to test the hypothesis that planktivore abundances contribute to the residual variations of Secchi depth or chlorophyll-a plotted with respect to mean summer epilimnetic total phosphorus. The first analysis involved 15 lake years of data from six lakes. The data set comprised mark-recapture assessments of piscivore and planktivore numbers and estimates of mean summer chlorophyll-a, total phosphorus and Secchi depth. We found that residual chlorophyll-a variation was not significantly (p>0.05) correlated with planktivore densities, but that planktivore densities did contribute (p<0.02) to the residual variation of Secchi depth on mean total phosphorus. The second analysis included all of the data used in the first plus an additional 13 lake years of data from the literature. These data showed that the percentage of the total fish community comprising planktivores did not significantly (p>0.05) contribute to the residual variation in chlorophyll-a with respect to mean summer total phosphorus. Together, our results suggest that planktivore abundance has a significant cascading impact on water clarity, but no long term statistically significant impact on mean summer chlorophyll-a concentration.     

Effects of planktivorous fish mass mortality on the plankton community of Lake Mendota,Wisconsin: implications for biomanipulation

Massive mortality of planktivorous fish had a dramatic impact on plankton community dynamics of Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, USA. After fish mortality, the largerDaphnia pulicaria replaced the smallerDaphnia galeata mendotae, resulting in greater grazing pressure on phytoplankton. This was accompanied by a much longer spring clear-water period and lower summer phytoplankton biomass compared to years before the fish mortality. Analysis of historical data (from the mid-1970's) showed that previous fluctuations in planktivorous abundance had similar effects onDaphnia abundance and species composition, and on spring phytoplankton biomass. However, the mid-1970's fish fluctuations had no detectable effect on summer phytoplankton. Concentrations of phosphorus were much higher in the 1970's (spring P 80–135 μg 1⁻¹) than in the 1980's (spring P 19–36 μg 1⁻¹) and it is possible that high P concentrations may reduce trophic cascade effects on summer phytoplankton communities. This suggests that the success of biomanipulation programs may be dependent on lake nutrient status.     

中国淡水渔业碳汇强度估算

【背景】碳汇是指从大气中消除二氧化碳的过程、活动或机制,我国最先提出碳汇渔业概念。【方法】捕捞鱼类的碳均来自天然饵料,故以其平均碳含量估算碳移出量。而养殖鱼类中,一般假定不考虑施肥养鱼的碳输入;鲢和鳙是滤食性鱼类,主要摄食浮游生物,鳜属鱼类以其他种鱼类为食物,而这些鱼类主要摄食天然饵料,故可以认为其碳均来自天然饵料。此外,假设草鱼、鲫和鲤等产量的20%来自天然饵料,而河蟹产量的50%来自天然饵料。基于渔业统计年鉴(2011—2015年),估算了我国近5年来淡水渔业碳汇强度。【结果】2010—2014年,全国淡水养殖碳移出量逐年稳步增长,分别为136.2万、140.5万、146.0万、153.0万和164.5万t,平均每年的碳移出量为148.0万t。2010—2014年全国淡水捕捞碳移出量分别为29.3万、28.7万、29.6万、29.7万和29.6万t,平均每年的碳移出量为29.4万t。【结论与意义】在自然资源日益减少的情况下,淡水养殖渔业碳汇的发展必然会成为淡水渔业经济发展的主体。     

南日岛鲍鱼养殖产业的发展与展望

福建省莆田市南日岛独特的地理位置和良好的环境资源为鲍鱼养殖提供了优越的条件。本文概述了近10年来南日岛鲍鱼养殖发展所取得的经验及存在的问题,从保护生态环境、产品质量、品牌和技术等方面评述了\"南日鲍\"养殖产业的发展,并提出通过研发新的养殖模式、拓展养殖区域、加强养殖海域管理、调整优化鲍鱼养殖产业结构、改进养殖技术、发展休闲渔业等一系列措施,进一步促进南日鲍养殖产业的可持续发展。     

Epidemiology of Renibacterium salmoninarum in wild Arctic charr and brown trout in Iceland

Renibacterium salmoninarum (Rs) is common in wild Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus and brown trout Salmo trutta in Iceland. Of 22 charr and nine trout populations none were free of Rs antigens. In two charr populations only one fish exceeded the Rs antigen detection limit and in one of these cases the ELISA value was within uncertainty limits of the infection criterion. Mean prevalence of infection was 46% for Arctic charr (range: 3–100%) and 35% for brown trout (range: 6–81%). No infected fish showed gross pathological signs of bacterial kidney disease (BKD). The ubiquity and high prevalences of infection indicated that the bacterium has been endemic for a long time, and is probably a normal, low density resident in the fish. A lack of correlation in mean intensity of Rs antigen and prevalence of infection between sympatricpopulations of Arctic charr and brown trout suggests that the dynamics of infection and internal proliferation of bacteria can be quite independent in the two species even if they live in the same lake. Rs intensity and its coefficient of variation decreased with age in older fish, suggesting a connection between Rs intensity and host mortality. However, this can be caused by other ecological factors that decrease survival, especially low food availability, which simultaneously increase the susceptibility to Rs infection and internal proliferation.