Affiliation:
1. Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Engineering Research, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
2. Laboratory of Environmental Planning and Management, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
Abstract
BackgroundThe nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (N-DAMO) pathway, which plays an important role in carbon and nitrogen cycling in aquatic ecosystems, is mediated by “CandidatusMethylomirabilis oxyfera” (M. oxyfera) of the NC10 phylum.M. oxyfera-like bacteria are widespread in nature, however, the presence, spatial heterogeneity and genetic diversity ofM. oxyferain the rhizosphere of aquatic plants has not been widely reported.MethodIn order to simulate the rhizosphere microenvironment of submerged plants,Potamogeton crispuswas cultivated using the rhizobox approach. Sediments from three compartments of the rhizobox: root (R), near-rhizosphere (including five sub-compartments of one mm width, N1–N5) and non-rhizosphere (>5 mm, Non), were sampled. The 16S rRNA gene library was used to investigate the diversity ofM. oxyfera-like bacteria in these sediments.ResultsMethylomirabilis oxyfera-like bacteria were found in all three sections, with all 16S rRNA gene sequences belonging to 16 operational taxonomic units (OTUs). A maximum of six OTUs was found in the N1 sub-compartment of the near-rhizosphere compartment and a minimum of four in the root compartment (R) and N5 near-rhizosphere sub-compartment. Indices of bacterial community diversity (Shannon) and richness (Chao1) were 0.73–1.16 and 4–9, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis showed that OTU1-11 were classified into group b, while OTU12 was in a new cluster of NC10.DiscussionOur results confirmed the existence ofM. oxyfera-like bacteria in the rhizosphere microenvironment of the submerged plantP. crispus. Group b ofM. oxyfera-like bacteria was the dominant group in this study as opposed to previous findings that both group a and b coexist in most other environments. Our results indicate that understanding the ecophysiology ofM. oxyfera-like bacteria group b may help to explain their existence in the rhizosphere sediment of aquatic plant.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Major Science and Technology Programme for Water Pollution Control and Treatment of China
Subject
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Medicine,General Neuroscience
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