Microbiome dynamics modeling and analysis in relation to spatio-temporal changes in physicochemical conditions of the water ecosystem
In this paper, we consider the development of reliable tools to assess the water quality and state of aquatic ecosystems in dynamic conditions a crucial need to address. One of such tools could be devised by monitoring the taxonomic structure of reservoirs’ microbiomes. Microbial taxa’s ecological a...
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| author | Andrzej Woźnica Mirosław Kwaśniewski Karolina Chwiałkowska Bartosz Łozowski Damian Absalon Marcin Libera Michał Krzyżowski Agnieszka Babczyńska |
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| description | In this paper, we consider the development of reliable tools to assess the water quality and state of aquatic ecosystems in dynamic conditions a crucial need to address. One of such tools could be devised by monitoring the taxonomic structure of reservoirs’ microbiomes. Microbial taxa’s ecological and metabolic characteristics suggest their essential roles in maintaining the water ecosystem’s environmental equilibrium. The study aimed to explainthe role of diversity and seasonal variability of the microbial communities in the ecosystem stability on the example of Goczałkowice Reservoir (Poland). The structure of the reservoir microbiome was studied using bioinformatics and modeling techniques. Water was sampled periodically in July & November 2010, and April 2011 at four representative sites. The abundance and relative fraction of the limnetic taxonomic units were determined in respectto the physicochemical indices. Significant seasonal variations in the number of operational taxonomic units (OTU)were observed within the reservoir basin’s main body but not at the main tributary’s mouth. The highest valuesof the correlation coefficients between OTU and physicochemical variables were obtained for Burkholderiales,Pseudoanabenales, Rickettsiales, Roseiflexales, Methylophilales, Actinomycetales, and Cryptophyta. Thesemicroorganisms are proposed as indicators of environmental conditions and water quality. Metataxonomic analyses of the fresh water microbiome in the reservoir, showed that microorganisms constitute conservative communities that undergo seasonal and local changes regarding the relative participation of the identified taxa. Therefore, we propose that monitoring those variations could provide a reliable measure of the state of aquatic ecosystems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0e86bd8242284aca9adb2d8ab2f538262023-11-29T10:40:54ZengPolish Academy of SciencesArchives of Environmental Protection2083-47722083-48102022-03-01vol. 48No 11830https://doi.org/10.24425/aep.2022.140542Microbiome dynamics modeling and analysis in relation to spatio-temporal changes in physicochemical conditions of the water ecosystemAndrzej Woźnica0Mirosław Kwaśniewski1Karolina Chwiałkowska2Bartosz Łozowski3Damian Absalon4Marcin Libera5Michał Krzyżowski6Agnieszka Babczyńska7University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Katowice, PolandMedical University of Bialystok, Faculty of Medicine, Bialystok, PolandMedical University of Bialystok, Faculty of Medicine, Bialystok, PolandUniversity of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Katowice, PolandUniversity of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Katowice, PolandUniversity of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Science and Technology, Katowice, PolandUniversity of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Katowice, PolandUniversity of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Katowice, PolandIn this paper, we consider the development of reliable tools to assess the water quality and state of aquatic ecosystems in dynamic conditions a crucial need to address. One of such tools could be devised by monitoring the taxonomic structure of reservoirs’ microbiomes. Microbial taxa’s ecological and metabolic characteristics suggest their essential roles in maintaining the water ecosystem’s environmental equilibrium. The study aimed to explainthe role of diversity and seasonal variability of the microbial communities in the ecosystem stability on the example of Goczałkowice Reservoir (Poland). The structure of the reservoir microbiome was studied using bioinformatics and modeling techniques. Water was sampled periodically in July & November 2010, and April 2011 at four representative sites. The abundance and relative fraction of the limnetic taxonomic units were determined in respectto the physicochemical indices. Significant seasonal variations in the number of operational taxonomic units (OTU)were observed within the reservoir basin’s main body but not at the main tributary’s mouth. The highest valuesof the correlation coefficients between OTU and physicochemical variables were obtained for Burkholderiales,Pseudoanabenales, Rickettsiales, Roseiflexales, Methylophilales, Actinomycetales, and Cryptophyta. Thesemicroorganisms are proposed as indicators of environmental conditions and water quality. Metataxonomic analyses of the fresh water microbiome in the reservoir, showed that microorganisms constitute conservative communities that undergo seasonal and local changes regarding the relative participation of the identified taxa. Therefore, we propose that monitoring those variations could provide a reliable measure of the state of aquatic ecosystems.https://journals.pan.pl/Content/122573/PDF/Archives%20vol%2048%20no1pp18_30.pdfmicrobial communitieswater monitoringfreshwater ecosystemmetataxonomics |
| spellingShingle | Andrzej Woźnica Mirosław Kwaśniewski Karolina Chwiałkowska Bartosz Łozowski Damian Absalon Marcin Libera Michał Krzyżowski Agnieszka Babczyńska Microbiome dynamics modeling and analysis in relation to spatio-temporal changes in physicochemical conditions of the water ecosystem Archives of Environmental Protection microbial communities water monitoring freshwater ecosystem metataxonomics |
| title | Microbiome dynamics modeling and analysis in relation to spatio-temporal changes in physicochemical conditions of the water ecosystem |
| title_full | Microbiome dynamics modeling and analysis in relation to spatio-temporal changes in physicochemical conditions of the water ecosystem |
| title_fullStr | Microbiome dynamics modeling and analysis in relation to spatio-temporal changes in physicochemical conditions of the water ecosystem |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microbiome dynamics modeling and analysis in relation to spatio-temporal changes in physicochemical conditions of the water ecosystem |
| title_short | Microbiome dynamics modeling and analysis in relation to spatio-temporal changes in physicochemical conditions of the water ecosystem |
| title_sort | microbiome dynamics modeling and analysis in relation to spatio temporal changes in physicochemical conditions of the water ecosystem |
| topic | microbial communities water monitoring freshwater ecosystem metataxonomics |
| url | https://journals.pan.pl/Content/122573/PDF/Archives%20vol%2048%20no1pp18_30.pdf |
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