Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria Promote the Development of Biological Soil Crusts
Chlorophyll-containing oxygenic photoautotrophs have been well known to play a fundamental role in the development of biological soil crusts (BSCs) by harvesting solar radiations and providing fixed carbon to the BSCs ecosystems. Although the same functions can be theoretically fulfilled by the wide...
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| author | Kai Tang Lijuan Jia Bo Yuan Bo Yuan Shanshan Yang Heng Li Jianyu Meng Yonghui Zeng Yonghui Zeng Fuying Feng |
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| description | Chlorophyll-containing oxygenic photoautotrophs have been well known to play a fundamental role in the development of biological soil crusts (BSCs) by harvesting solar radiations and providing fixed carbon to the BSCs ecosystems. Although the same functions can be theoretically fulfilled by the widespread bacteriochlorophyll-harboring aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria (AAnPB), whether AAnPB play a role in the formation of BSCs and how important they are to this process remain largely unknown. To address these questions, we set up a microcosm system with surface sands of the Hopq desert in northern China and observed the significant effects of near-infrared illumination on the development of BSCs. Compared to near-infrared or red light alone, the combined use of near-infrared and red lights for illumination greatly increased the thickness of BSCs, their organic matter contents and the microalgae abundance by 24.0, 103.7, and 1447.6%, respectively. These changes were attributed to the increasing abundance of AAnPB that can absorb near-infrared radiations. Our data suggest that AAnPB is a long-overlooked driver in promoting the development of BSCs in drylands. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fcbde88aa5d241018fa4d98dc35a13f12022-12-21T18:59:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2018-11-01910.3389/fmicb.2018.02715419167Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria Promote the Development of Biological Soil CrustsKai Tang0Lijuan Jia1Bo Yuan2Bo Yuan3Shanshan Yang4Heng Li5Jianyu Meng6Yonghui Zeng7Yonghui Zeng8Fuying Feng9Institute for Applied and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot, ChinaInstitute for Applied and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot, ChinaInstitute for Applied and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot, ChinaCollege of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Huhhot, ChinaInstitute for Applied and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot, ChinaInstitute for Applied and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot, ChinaInstitute for Applied and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot, ChinaAarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Aarhus, DenmarkDepartment of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, DenmarkInstitute for Applied and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot, ChinaChlorophyll-containing oxygenic photoautotrophs have been well known to play a fundamental role in the development of biological soil crusts (BSCs) by harvesting solar radiations and providing fixed carbon to the BSCs ecosystems. Although the same functions can be theoretically fulfilled by the widespread bacteriochlorophyll-harboring aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria (AAnPB), whether AAnPB play a role in the formation of BSCs and how important they are to this process remain largely unknown. To address these questions, we set up a microcosm system with surface sands of the Hopq desert in northern China and observed the significant effects of near-infrared illumination on the development of BSCs. Compared to near-infrared or red light alone, the combined use of near-infrared and red lights for illumination greatly increased the thickness of BSCs, their organic matter contents and the microalgae abundance by 24.0, 103.7, and 1447.6%, respectively. These changes were attributed to the increasing abundance of AAnPB that can absorb near-infrared radiations. Our data suggest that AAnPB is a long-overlooked driver in promoting the development of BSCs in drylands.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02715/fullAAnPBbiological soil crustspufMco-occurrence networksMethyloversatilisSphingomonas |
| spellingShingle | Kai Tang Lijuan Jia Bo Yuan Bo Yuan Shanshan Yang Heng Li Jianyu Meng Yonghui Zeng Yonghui Zeng Fuying Feng Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria Promote the Development of Biological Soil Crusts Frontiers in Microbiology AAnPB biological soil crusts pufM co-occurrence networks Methyloversatilis Sphingomonas |
| title | Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria Promote the Development of Biological Soil Crusts |
| title_full | Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria Promote the Development of Biological Soil Crusts |
| title_fullStr | Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria Promote the Development of Biological Soil Crusts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria Promote the Development of Biological Soil Crusts |
| title_short | Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria Promote the Development of Biological Soil Crusts |
| title_sort | aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria promote the development of biological soil crusts |
| topic | AAnPB biological soil crusts pufM co-occurrence networks Methyloversatilis Sphingomonas |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02715/full |
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