Spatial and Temporal Variation in Microbial Diversity and Community Structure in a Contaminated Mangrove Wetland
Field and laboratory investigations were conducted to characterize bacterial diversity and community structure in a badly contaminated mangrove wetland adjacent to the metropolitan area of a megacity in subtropical China. Next-generation sequencing technique was used for sequencing the V4–V5 region...
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| author | Jiaojiao Ma Ting Zhou Chunyu Xu Dawen Shen Songjun Xu Chuxia Lin |
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| description | Field and laboratory investigations were conducted to characterize bacterial diversity and community structure in a badly contaminated mangrove wetland adjacent to the metropolitan area of a megacity in subtropical China. Next-generation sequencing technique was used for sequencing the V4–V5 region of the 16s rRNA gene on the Illumina system. Collectively, Proteobacteria, Chloroflexi, Planctomycetes, Actinobacteria and Bacteroidetes were the predominant phyla identified in the investigated soils. A significant spatial variation in bacterial diversity and community structure was observed for the investigated mangrove soils. Heavy metal pollution played a key role in reducing the bacterial diversity. The spatial variation in soil-borne heavy metals shaped the spatial variation in bacterial diversity and community structure in the study area. Other environmental factors such as total carbon and total nitrogen in the soils that are affected by seasonal change in temperature could also influence the bacterial abundance, diversity and community structure though the temporal variation was relatively weaker, as compared to spatial variation. The bacterial diversity index was lower in the investigated site than in the comparable reference site with less contaminated status. The community structure in mangrove soils at the current study site was, to a remarkable extent, different from those in the tropical mangrove wetlands around the world. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-866b255d63f7499da4aaed303df7c39f2023-11-20T11:09:14ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-08-011017585010.3390/app10175850Spatial and Temporal Variation in Microbial Diversity and Community Structure in a Contaminated Mangrove WetlandJiaojiao Ma0Ting Zhou1Chunyu Xu2Dawen Shen3Songjun Xu4Chuxia Lin5School of Geography, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, ChinaSchool of Geography, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, ChinaSchool of Geography, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, ChinaSchool of Geography, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, ChinaSchool of Geography, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, ChinaFaculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Burwood VIC 3125, AustraliaField and laboratory investigations were conducted to characterize bacterial diversity and community structure in a badly contaminated mangrove wetland adjacent to the metropolitan area of a megacity in subtropical China. Next-generation sequencing technique was used for sequencing the V4–V5 region of the 16s rRNA gene on the Illumina system. Collectively, Proteobacteria, Chloroflexi, Planctomycetes, Actinobacteria and Bacteroidetes were the predominant phyla identified in the investigated soils. A significant spatial variation in bacterial diversity and community structure was observed for the investigated mangrove soils. Heavy metal pollution played a key role in reducing the bacterial diversity. The spatial variation in soil-borne heavy metals shaped the spatial variation in bacterial diversity and community structure in the study area. Other environmental factors such as total carbon and total nitrogen in the soils that are affected by seasonal change in temperature could also influence the bacterial abundance, diversity and community structure though the temporal variation was relatively weaker, as compared to spatial variation. The bacterial diversity index was lower in the investigated site than in the comparable reference site with less contaminated status. The community structure in mangrove soils at the current study site was, to a remarkable extent, different from those in the tropical mangrove wetlands around the world.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/17/5850mangrove16s rRNAmicrobial diversitycommunity structureheavy metalspatial variation |
| spellingShingle | Jiaojiao Ma Ting Zhou Chunyu Xu Dawen Shen Songjun Xu Chuxia Lin Spatial and Temporal Variation in Microbial Diversity and Community Structure in a Contaminated Mangrove Wetland Applied Sciences mangrove 16s rRNA microbial diversity community structure heavy metal spatial variation |
| title | Spatial and Temporal Variation in Microbial Diversity and Community Structure in a Contaminated Mangrove Wetland |
| title_full | Spatial and Temporal Variation in Microbial Diversity and Community Structure in a Contaminated Mangrove Wetland |
| title_fullStr | Spatial and Temporal Variation in Microbial Diversity and Community Structure in a Contaminated Mangrove Wetland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial and Temporal Variation in Microbial Diversity and Community Structure in a Contaminated Mangrove Wetland |
| title_short | Spatial and Temporal Variation in Microbial Diversity and Community Structure in a Contaminated Mangrove Wetland |
| title_sort | spatial and temporal variation in microbial diversity and community structure in a contaminated mangrove wetland |
| topic | mangrove 16s rRNA microbial diversity community structure heavy metal spatial variation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/17/5850 |
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