Enhanced diversity and rock-weathering potential of bacterial communities inhabiting potash trachyte surface beneath mosses and lichens - A case study in Nanjing, China
| Autor: | Cheng Cheng, Yuanyuan Liu, Xia-Fang Sheng, Xuewei Li, Evgenios Agathokleous, Qi Wang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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China
Environmental Engineering 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Lichens Trachyte chemistry.chemical_element Weathering Bryophyta 010501 environmental sciences Biology Complex Mixtures 01 natural sciences Diversity index RNA Ribosomal 16S Botany Environmental Chemistry Lichen Waste Management and Disposal Phylogeny Soil Microbiology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Bacteria Phosphorus Potash Community structure Pollution Phylogenetic diversity chemistry |
| Zdroj: | The Science of the total environment. 785 |
| ISSN: | 1879-1026 |
| Popis: | Mosses and lichens have been shown to play an important role in enhancing global chemical weathering of the surface rock. However, there are no studies concerning the effects of mosses and lichens on the microbial communities inhabiting rock surfaces. In this study, culture-dependent and culture-independent analyses were employed to compare the diversity, composition, and rock-weathering activity of bacterial communities inhabiting potash trachyte surfaces covered by mosses (MR) and lichens (LR) with those inhabiting surrounding bare rock surfaces (BR). Analyses of 16S rRNA gene Miseq sequencing revealed that the order of alpha (α) diversity indices, in terms of the number of unique operational taxonomic units (OTUs) and Faith's index of phylogenetic diversity, was MR > LR > BR. Moreover, α-diveristy indices were positively correlated with the content of available phosphorus (AP) in rock samples (r = 0.87–0.92), and this explained 70% of the variation in bacterial community structure. The culture-dependent analyses revealed that 100% of the culturable bacterial strains could enhance potash trachyte weathering, and the order of rock-weathering acitivity of bacterial strains was MR > LR > BR. Acidolysis was found to be the major mechanism involved in the bacteria-mediated weathering of potash trachyte. Moreover, bacterial strians related to the genera Dyella and Ralstonia showed the highest rock-weatheirng activity, and both Dyella and Ralstonia were enriched in MR. The results of this study enhance our understanding of the roles of bacteria facilitated by mosses and lichens in rock weathering, element cycling, and soil formation, and provide new insights into the interaction between non-vascular plants and the bacteria on rock surfaces. |
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