Microbial Consortium Associated with Crustacean Shells Composting
Soil microbes play an essential role in the biodegradation of crustacean shells, which is the process of sustainable bioconversion to chitin derivatives ultimately resulting in the promotion of plant growth properties. While a number of microorganisms with chitinolytic properties have been character...
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| author | Svetlana N. Yurgel Muhammad Nadeem Mumtaz Cheema |
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| description | Soil microbes play an essential role in the biodegradation of crustacean shells, which is the process of sustainable bioconversion to chitin derivatives ultimately resulting in the promotion of plant growth properties. While a number of microorganisms with chitinolytic properties have been characterized, little is known about the microbial taxa that participate in this process either by active chitin degradation or by facilitation of this activity through nutritional cooperation and composting with the chitinolytic microorganisms. In this study, we evaluated the transformation of the soil microbiome triggered by close approximation to the green crab shell surface. Our data indicate that the microbial community associated with green crab shell matter undergoes significant specialized changes, which was reflected in a decreased fungal and bacterial Shannon diversity and evenness and in a dramatic alteration in the community composition. The relative abundance of several bacterial and fungal genera including bacteria <i>Flavobacterium</i>, <i>Clostridium</i>, <i>Pseudomonas</i>, and <i>Sanguibacter</i> and fungi <i>Mortierella</i>, <i>Mycochlamys</i>, and <i>Talaromyces</i> were increased with approximation to the shell surface. Association with the shell triggered significant changes in microbial cooperation that incorporate microorganisms that were previously reported to be involved in chitin degradation as well as ones with no reported chitinolytic activity. Our study indicates that the biodegradation of crab shells in soil incorporates a consortium of microorganisms that might provide a more efficient way for bioconversion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1a53950a61848519231c90d78cb7c6a2023-11-23T12:16:49ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072022-05-01105103310.3390/microorganisms10051033Microbial Consortium Associated with Crustacean Shells CompostingSvetlana N. Yurgel0Muhammad Nadeem1Mumtaz Cheema2USDA-ARS, Grain Legume Genetics and Physiology Research Unit, Prosser, WA 99350, USASchool of Science and the Environment, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Corner Brook, NL A2H 5G4, CanadaSchool of Science and the Environment, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Corner Brook, NL A2H 5G4, CanadaSoil microbes play an essential role in the biodegradation of crustacean shells, which is the process of sustainable bioconversion to chitin derivatives ultimately resulting in the promotion of plant growth properties. While a number of microorganisms with chitinolytic properties have been characterized, little is known about the microbial taxa that participate in this process either by active chitin degradation or by facilitation of this activity through nutritional cooperation and composting with the chitinolytic microorganisms. In this study, we evaluated the transformation of the soil microbiome triggered by close approximation to the green crab shell surface. Our data indicate that the microbial community associated with green crab shell matter undergoes significant specialized changes, which was reflected in a decreased fungal and bacterial Shannon diversity and evenness and in a dramatic alteration in the community composition. The relative abundance of several bacterial and fungal genera including bacteria <i>Flavobacterium</i>, <i>Clostridium</i>, <i>Pseudomonas</i>, and <i>Sanguibacter</i> and fungi <i>Mortierella</i>, <i>Mycochlamys</i>, and <i>Talaromyces</i> were increased with approximation to the shell surface. Association with the shell triggered significant changes in microbial cooperation that incorporate microorganisms that were previously reported to be involved in chitin degradation as well as ones with no reported chitinolytic activity. Our study indicates that the biodegradation of crab shells in soil incorporates a consortium of microorganisms that might provide a more efficient way for bioconversion.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/5/1033compostingsustainable agriculturecrustacean shellsmicrobial communities |
| spellingShingle | Svetlana N. Yurgel Muhammad Nadeem Mumtaz Cheema Microbial Consortium Associated with Crustacean Shells Composting Microorganisms composting sustainable agriculture crustacean shells microbial communities |
| title | Microbial Consortium Associated with Crustacean Shells Composting |
| title_full | Microbial Consortium Associated with Crustacean Shells Composting |
| title_fullStr | Microbial Consortium Associated with Crustacean Shells Composting |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microbial Consortium Associated with Crustacean Shells Composting |
| title_short | Microbial Consortium Associated with Crustacean Shells Composting |
| title_sort | microbial consortium associated with crustacean shells composting |
| topic | composting sustainable agriculture crustacean shells microbial communities |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/5/1033 |
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