Microbial Community Characterizing Vermiculations from Karst Caves and Its Role in Their Formation
| Autor: | Valme Jurado, Jo De Waele, Ilenia M. D’Angeli, Cesareo Saiz-Jimenez, Ana Z. Miller, Daniela Baldantoni, Rosangela Addesso, Giovanni Vigliotta, Jose L. Gonzalez-Pimentel, Beatriz Cubero |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Addesso R., Gonzalez-Pimentel J.L., D'Angeli I.M., De Waele J., Saiz-Jimenez C., Jurado V., Miller A.Z., Cubero B., Vigliotta G., Baldantoni D., Università degli Studi di Salerno, European Commission, Addesso, Rosangela [0000-0002-0300-8337], González Pimentel, José L. [0000-0002-9687-3134], D’Angeli, Ilenia M. [0000-0002-2471-62 36], Waele, J. de [0000-0001-5325-5208], Sáiz-Jiménez, Cesáreo [0000-0003-0036-670X], Jurado, Valme [0000-0003-0972-9909], Miller, A. Z. [0000-0002-0553-8470], Vigliotta, Giovanni [0000-0001-5132-0037], Baldantoni, Daniela [0000-0002-6794-0107], Addesso, Rosangela, González Pimentel, José L., D’Angeli, Ilenia M., Waele, J. de, Sáiz-Jiménez, Cesáreo, Jurado, Valme, Miller, A. Z., Vigliotta, Giovanni, Baldantoni, Daniela |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
Firmicutes 030106 microbiology Soil Science Vermicular deposits Nitrospirae Cave ecology 03 medical and health sciences Pertosa-Auletta Cave Cave Microbial ecology Proteobacteria Environmental Microbiology Gemmatimonadetes Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics geography geography.geographical_feature_category Bacteria Ecology biology Geomicrobiology Microbiota Planctomycetes biology.organism_classification Underground ecosystem Next-generation sequencing Acidobacteria Caves 030104 developmental biology |
| Zdroj: | Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC instname Microbial Ecology |
| Popis: | 13 páginas.- 4 figuras.- 3 tablas.- 60 referencias The microbiota associated with vermiculations from karst caves is largely unknown. Vermiculations are enigmatic deposits forming worm-like patterns on cave walls all over the world. They represent a precious focus for geomicrobiological studies aimed at exploring both the microbial life of these ecosystems and the vermiculation genesis. This study comprises the first approach on the microbial communities thriving in Pertosa-Auletta Cave (southern Italy) vermiculations by next-generation sequencing. The most abundant phylum in vermiculations was Proteobacteria, followed by Acidobacteria > Actinobacteria > Nitrospirae > Firmicutes > Planctomycetes > Chloroflexi > Gemmatimonadetes > Bacteroidetes > Latescibacteria. Numerous less-represented taxonomic groups (< 1%), as well as unclassified ones, were also detected. From an ecological point of view, all the groups co-participate in the biogeochemical cycles in these underground environments, mediating oxidation-reduction reactions, promoting host rock dissolution and secondary mineral precipitation, and enriching the matrix in organic matter. Confocal laser scanning microscopy and field emission scanning electron microscopy brought evidence of a strong interaction between the biotic community and the abiotic matrix, supporting the role of microbial communities in the formation process of vermiculations. Open access funding provided by Università degli Studi di Salerno within the CRUI-CARE Agreement. This work was supported by Musei Integrati dell’Ambiente Foundation, by the Spanish project MINECO [CGL2016-75590-P] with European Regional Development Fund and by University of Salerno [ORSA197159]. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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