Abundance and distribution of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in Tibetan and Yunnan plateau agricultural soils of China

As low oxygen and high ultraviolet （UV） exposure might significantly affect the microbial existence in plateau, it could lead to a specialized microbial community. To determine the abundance and distribution of ammonia-oxidizing archaea （AOA） in agricultural soil of plateau, seven soil samples were collected respectively from farmlands in Tibet and Yunnan cultivating the wheat, highland-barley, and colza, which are located at altitudes of 3200-3800 m above sea level. Quantitative PCR （q-PCR） and clone library targeting on amoA gene were used to quantify the abundances of AOA and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria （AOB）, and characterize the community structures of AOA in the samples. The number of AOA cells （9.34 × 10^7-2.32× 10^8 g^-1 soil） was 3.86-21.84 times greater than that of AOB cells （6.91 × 10^6-1.24 × 10^8 g^-1 soil） in most of the samples, except a soil sample cultivating highland- barley with an AOA/AOB ratio of 0.90. Based Kendall＇s correlation coefficient, no remarkable correlation between AOA abundance and the environmental factor was observed. Additionally, the diversities of AOA community were affected by total nitrogen and organic matter concentration in soils, suggesting that AOA was probably sensitive to several environmental factors, and could adjust its community structure to adapt to the environmental variation while maintaining its abundance.     

不同氮水平下间作对玉米土壤硝化势和氨氧化微生物数量的影响

利用荧光定量PCR(real-time quantitative PCR,Q-PCR)技术,结合氨氧化细菌(ammonia oxidizing bacteria,AOB)和氨氧化古菌(ammonia oxidizing archaea,AOA)丰度和土壤理化性质的测定,探索了不同氮水平下间作对玉米土壤硝化势(PNF)的影响.试验设置玉米单作和与马铃薯间作两个种植模式,4个施氮水平(不施氮N0、1/2常规施氮N1、常规施氮N2和3/2常规施氮N3)的随机区组试验.结果表明,从不施氮到常规施氮,土壤硝化势和AOA、AOB数量均随施氮量增加而逐渐增加,而高氮(N3)时与N2没有显著差异;间作对土壤硝化势、AOA与AOB数量的影响与施氮量和作物生育期有关,低氮投入(N1)间作有利于增加土壤氨氧化微生物数量和硝化作用.施肥是硝化势增加的主要驱动因子,相关性分析结果表明,土壤含水量是影响PNF的主要环境因子;PNF与土壤中AOA、AOB amoA基因丰度成显著的正相关.尽管玉米马铃薯间作降低了土壤中AOA、AOB amoA基因丰度,却使得间作土壤中AOB占据氨氧化微生物数量上的优势.以上结果表明,施氮和间作均影响了土壤硝化作用和氨氧化微生物AOA和AOB数量的变化,这些变化会影响土壤环境质量.     

我国北方四类土壤中氨氧化古菌和氨氧化细菌的活性及对氨氧化的贡献

氨氧化古菌(ammonia-oxidizing archaea,AOA)与氨氧化细菌(ammonia-oxidizing bacteria,AOB)是目前已知的两类好氧氨氧化微生物,广泛分布于各类生态系统中.采用双氰胺(dicyandiamide;DCD)和1-辛炔(1-octyne)抑制剂的方法对我国北方湿地、草原、农田、沙漠4类生态系统的土壤中AOA和AOB的氨氧化速率(ammonia oxidation rate,AR)分别进行定量测定,剖析AOA、AOB对不同土壤中氨氧化的贡献.结果表明:在氨氮含量较高的湿地土壤((32.58±1.38)mg·kg~(-1))中氨氧化速率由AOB主导(ARAOB占AR的86.19%),而在氨氮含量较低的草原土壤((10.40±0.69)mg·kg~(-1))、农田土壤((5.09±0.25)mg·kg~(-1))中氨氧化速率则由AOA主导(ARAOA分别占AR的65.50%、62.20%).氨氮含量是影响AOA、AOB相对活性的主要限制性因素.湿地土壤中氨氧化速率最高,为3.22 mg·kg~(-1)·d~(-1)(以N计),其次是草原土壤和农田土壤,其AR分别为1.11、1.00 mg·kg~(-1)·d~(-1),沙漠土壤中未检测到氨氧化速率.对氨氧化古菌、细菌的amoA基因进行定量分析的结果表明:在氨氮含量最高的湿地土壤和最低的沙漠土壤((1.27±0.05)mg·kg~(-1))中AOA丰度高于AOB丰度,在草原、农田土壤中AOB丰度高于AOA丰度.amoA基因生物多样性分析表明,377个古菌amoA序列以85%相似度可以划分为19个独立操作单元(operational taxonomic unit,OTU),具有较高的生物多样性,其Shannon指数为1.51~1.73.直接通过氨氧化微生物amoA基因丰度来推测AOA、AOB的活性具有一定的缺陷,而依靠AOA、AOB分别的氨氧化速率能够准确地衡量其在不同生态系统中对氨氮去除的相对贡献,对于理解不同生态系统中氨氮去除过程和效应有着重要的意义.     

罗红霉素短期冲击对活性污泥中氨氧化微生物丰度和多样性的影响

本研究基于amo A基因,结合实时荧光定量PCR(quantitative real-time PCR,q PCR)和高通量测序技术研究罗红霉素(roxithromycin,ROX)短期冲击对活性污泥中氨氧化古菌(ammonia-oxidizing archaea,AOA)和氨氧化细菌(ammonia-oxidizing bacteria,AOB)丰度和多样性的影响.本研究共设置10种ROX浓度,不同浓度的ROX对氨氧化作用的影响差异明显,环境浓度(0.3~30μg·L~(-1))与中等浓度(300μg·L~(-1)和3000μg·L~(-1))的ROX并未对氨氧化作用产生影响;较高浓度(5 000~12 000μg·L~(-1))的ROX对氨氧化作用产生明显的抑制作用.环境浓度和中等浓度的ROX刺激了AOA增长,而较高浓度的ROX导致AOA的丰度下降.此外,除了环境中的痕量浓度(0.3μg·L~(-1)),其余浓度的ROX均导致AOB丰度下降,且下降趋势比AOA显著,说明AOA对ROX的耐受性高于AOB.高通量测序结果表明,在ROX的选择压下,AOA的OTUs多样性减少,AOB的OTUs多样性增加;但3个样品中最主要的AOA Candidatus Nitrososphaera gargensis的相对丰度随ROX浓度增加而增多,最主要的AOB Nitrosomonas eutropha的相对丰度随ROX浓度增加而减少,这同样说明了AOA对ROX的耐受性高于AOB.冗余分析结果表明:AOA Ca.Nitrososphaera gargensis、Candidatus Nitrosoarchaeum koreensis和AOB Nitrosomonas oligotropha、Nitrosomonas watsonii、Nitrosomonas halophilus均与ROX浓度呈正相关.     

生物膜水解-好氧循环系统处理活性艳蓝RB-19的微生物群落动态变化

为了研究生物膜水解-好氧循环系统处理蒽醌类染料活性艳蓝RB-19效果及其中微生物群落动态变化,利用基于16S rDNA的PCR-DGGE技术获得了微生物群落的DNA特征指纹图谱。结果表明,该系统能有效地降解活性艳蓝RB-19模拟废水,在RB-19浓度≤400 mg/L时,RB-19去除率维持在82%～96%之间,COD去除率维持在95%左右,但当RB-19浓度提高到500 mg/L时,RB-19去除率降低到58%,COD去除率降低到85%。DGGE分析表明,生物膜上的微生物群落结构随着RB-19浓度递增有显著变化,好氧、水解反应器内的细菌Shannon指数分别从1.32和1.20降低到1.11和1.19。UPGMA聚类分析和NMDS散点分析表明,水解、好氧反应器内的微生物并没有因为同处一个系统内而使得其菌群落结构产生明显的趋同倾向。系统内的多种优势菌群为兼性细菌,克隆测序的结果发现,在水解反应器存在一类具有很强还原能力的古细菌——Methanobacterium sp.MB4。     

异养硝化、厌氧氨氧化及古菌氨氧化与新的氮循环

自然界中氮循环与微生物的作用密不可分.在过去的几年里,随着异养硝化、厌氧氨氧化和古菌氨氧化过程的发现,人们对氮循环的认识发生了明显的变化.就异养硝化菌、厌氧氨氧化菌和氨氧化古菌的发现、生化机理及分子生物学等方面进行综述,旨在为今后人们重新认识和构建新的氮循环提供有用信息,并对这些新型微生物今后在污水生物脱氨处理中的应用提出了一些展望和设想.指出今后在污水生物处理系统中,可通过富集异养硝化菌强化同步硝化反硝化、富集厌氧氨氧化菌实现单级自养脱氟、富集氨氧化古菌提高低溶解氧下的脱氮效率.     

互花米草沼泽湿地产甲烷古菌的多样性及垂向分布

为了深入探究影响河口沼泽湿地甲烷排放空间变异的关键因素,采用PCR-RFLP技术及测序分析对闽江河口互花米草沼泽湿地产甲烷古菌的多样性及垂向分布进行了研究.系统发育分析表明,闽江河口互花米草沼泽湿地产甲烷古菌的多样性划分为3大类群:甲烷杆菌目(Methanobacteriales)、甲烷微菌目(Methanomirobiales)和甲烷八叠球菌目(Methanosarcinales).在不同的土壤深度,产甲烷古菌的群落结构呈现出空间变异的特征.0~10 cm土层占优势的产甲烷古菌菌属为Methanoregula和Methanobacterium,分别约占46%和43%;10~20 cm土层主要菌属为Methanoregula、Methanobacterium和Methanolobus,分别约占66%、13%和12%,Methanoregula为优势菌属;20~30 cm土层主要菌属为Methanoregula、Methanobacterium和Methanogenium,分别约占65%、11%和12%,Methanoregula为优势菌属.Shannon指数(H')和Simpson多样性指数(D)计算结果表明,10~20 cm土层(H'=2.69,D=0.073)和20~30 cm土层(H'=2.47,D=0.093)产甲烷古菌的多样性明显高于0~10 cm土层(H'=1.60,D=0.292).     

大庆聚驱后油藏内源微生物群落结构解析与分布特征研究

利用变性梯度凝胶电泳(denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis,DGGE)技术和主成分分析法(principal component analysis,PCA)解析了大庆油田聚驱后油藏的细菌和古菌群落结构组成及分布特征.结果表明,注水井中的细菌主要以好氧的假单胞菌属和不动杆菌属为主,注水井近井地带以兼性厌氧的肠杆菌属为主,各采油井中的细菌则包括陶厄氏菌属、梭菌纲、假单胞菌属、油杆菌属及大量的未培养细菌;各注水井及注水井近井地带检测到的古菌主要是乙酸型产甲烷的甲烷鬃菌,各采油井中古菌则以甲烷微菌属、甲烷螺菌属及甲烷杆菌属等为主.总体上,该聚驱区块从注水井到采油井,细菌优势菌群依次呈好氧细菌-兼性厌氧细菌-严格厌氧细菌分布;古菌的分布受环境因素及微生物代谢产物影响,注水井和采油井中的优势菌群差异显著.     

Spatial distribution of archaeal and bacterial ammonia oxidizers in the littoral buffer zone of a nitrogen-rich lake

The spatial distribution and diversity of archaeal and bacterial ammonia oxidizers (AOA and AOB) were evaluated targeting amoA genes in the gradient of a littoral buffer zone which has been identified as a hot spot for N cycling. Here we found high spatial heterogeneity in the nitrification rate and abundance of ammonia oxidizers in the five sampling sites. The bacterial amoA gene was numerically dominant in most of the surface soil but decreased dramatically in deep layers. Higher nitrification potentials were detected in two sites near the land/water interface at 4.4-6.1 μg NO₂^--N/(g dry weight soil·hr), while only 1.0-1.7 μg NO₂^--N/(g dry weight soil·hr) was measured at other sites. The potential nitrification rates were proportional to the amoA gene abundance for AOB, but with no significant correlation with AOA. The NH4 + concentration was the most determinative parameter for the abundance of AOB and potential nitrification rates in this study. Higher richness in the surface layer was found in the analysis of biodiversity. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that most of the bacterial amoA sequences in surface soil were affiliated with the genus of Nitrosopira while the archaeal sequences were almost equally affiliated with Candidatus ‘Nitrososphaera gargensis’ and Candidatus ‘Nitrosocaldus yellowstonii’. The spatial distribution of AOA and AOB indicated that bacteria may play a more important role in nitrification in the littoral buffer zone of a N-rich lake.     

Influence of the nitrification inhibitor 3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate (DMPP) on ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea in rhizosphere and bulk soil

In agricultural plant production nitrification inhibitors like 3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate (DMPP) are used to retard the microbial nitrification process of fertilized ammonium to enhance the nitrogen supply for cultivated crops and to reduce nitrogen losses from the production system. Besides the well-known ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) it is known for a few years that also ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are able to perform the first step in nitrification, hence being also a target for a nitrification inhibitor. However, so far no information are available concerning the effectiveness of DMPP and its extent towards AOB and AOA, neither in bulk soil nor in the root-rhizosphere complex. We investigated in a field experiment performed according to agricultural practice the effect of DMPP on the abundance of AOB and AOA two, four and eight weeks after fertilization. We observed impaired abundances of AOB but not of AOA in both soil compartments that were still visible eight weeks after application, possibly indicating a reduced effectiveness of the nitrification inhibitor in our study.