Chahira Zerouki, Omolara Mofikoya, Taskeen Badar, Marko Mäkinen, Ossi Turunen, Janne Jänis
{"title":"Metabolomic and Genomic Analysis of Bioactive Compounds of Phacidium infestans Karsten DSM 5139 Cultivated on Pinus sylvestris Needles","authors":"Chahira Zerouki, Omolara Mofikoya, Taskeen Badar, Marko Mäkinen, Ossi Turunen, Janne Jänis","doi":"10.1111/1758-2229.70084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.70084","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigates how <i>Phacidium infestans</i> acquires nutrients on <i>Pinus sylvestris</i> needles, which possess antimicrobial properties. <i>P. infestans</i> was evaluated for its growth and enzyme production on various substrates, alongside genomic and metabolomic analysis. Direct-infusion high-resolution mass spectrometry (DI-HRMS) was performed on methanol extracts obtained from <i>P. infestans</i> cultivated on needles and malt extract media. DI-HRMS analysis identified 21 compounds from the malt extract and 112 from the needle samples. The resin components increased in the needle samples post-cultivation, suggesting terpenoid release from resin ducts due to fungal degradation of plant cell walls. <i>P. infestans</i> fully consumed sugars and antifungal compounds, including taxiresinol and salicylic acid, with control-to-sample ratios (CTR/SA) of 289.76 and 47.24, respectively. Moreover, lariciresinol and pinoresinol were reduced to undetectable levels. The genomic analysis identified 421 secreted proteins, including 128 carbohydrate-active enzymes, 3 cutinases, and 49 lipases that aid host penetration and wax degradation. Several multi-drug efflux pumps and two acyclic terpene utilisation proteins were identified as well. These proteins support the cellular integrity of <i>P. infestans</i> by expelling toxic compounds. Our findings provide valuable insights into the metabolic strategies of <i>P. infestans</i> for nutrient assimilation on pine needles.</p>","PeriodicalId":163,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Microbiology Reports","volume":"17 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1758-2229.70084","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144244334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chahira Zerouki, Omolara Mofikoya, Taskeen Badar, Marko Mäkinen, Ossi Turunen, Janne Jänis
{"title":"Metabolomic and Genomic Analysis of Bioactive Compounds of Phacidium infestans Karsten DSM 5139 Cultivated on Pinus sylvestris Needles","authors":"Chahira Zerouki, Omolara Mofikoya, Taskeen Badar, Marko Mäkinen, Ossi Turunen, Janne Jänis","doi":"10.1111/1758-2229.70084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.70084","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigates how <i>Phacidium infestans</i> acquires nutrients on <i>Pinus sylvestris</i> needles, which possess antimicrobial properties. <i>P. infestans</i> was evaluated for its growth and enzyme production on various substrates, alongside genomic and metabolomic analysis. Direct-infusion high-resolution mass spectrometry (DI-HRMS) was performed on methanol extracts obtained from <i>P. infestans</i> cultivated on needles and malt extract media. DI-HRMS analysis identified 21 compounds from the malt extract and 112 from the needle samples. The resin components increased in the needle samples post-cultivation, suggesting terpenoid release from resin ducts due to fungal degradation of plant cell walls. <i>P. infestans</i> fully consumed sugars and antifungal compounds, including taxiresinol and salicylic acid, with control-to-sample ratios (CTR/SA) of 289.76 and 47.24, respectively. Moreover, lariciresinol and pinoresinol were reduced to undetectable levels. The genomic analysis identified 421 secreted proteins, including 128 carbohydrate-active enzymes, 3 cutinases, and 49 lipases that aid host penetration and wax degradation. Several multi-drug efflux pumps and two acyclic terpene utilisation proteins were identified as well. These proteins support the cellular integrity of <i>P. infestans</i> by expelling toxic compounds. Our findings provide valuable insights into the metabolic strategies of <i>P. infestans</i> for nutrient assimilation on pine needles.</p>","PeriodicalId":163,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Microbiology Reports","volume":"17 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1758-2229.70084","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144244866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel A. Bastías, Linda J. Johnson, Sandeep Kumar, Ruy Jáuregui, Emma R. Applegate, Stuart D. Card
{"title":"Genetic Characterisation of the Bacterial Microbiota Associating With a Strain of Epichloë Fungal Endophyte of Perennial Ryegrass and the Interaction With Its Paenibacillus Members","authors":"Daniel A. Bastías, Linda J. Johnson, Sandeep Kumar, Ruy Jáuregui, Emma R. Applegate, Stuart D. Card","doi":"10.1111/1758-2229.70113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.70113","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Plant-associated fungi can host unique bacterial microbiota to provide multiple benefits to their fungal hosts. Here it was characterised the bacterial microbiota associated with an <i>Epichloë</i> fungal endophyte (strain AR135) isolated from perennial ryegrass (<i>Lolium perenne</i>) via both 16S rRNA gene sequencing and direct microbial isolation and investigated the microbe-microbe interactions between these bacteria and the fungus. The bacterial microbiota of AR135 was dominated by members within the genus <i>Paenibacillus</i>, with 99% of abundance (on average); although bacteria within genera <i>Delftia</i> and <i>Bradyrhizobium</i> were also present. <i>Paenibacillus</i> cells were located on the surface of hyphae of AR135 fungus in vitro on synthetic media and <i>in planta</i> within perennial ryegrass leaves. Two bacterial strains, E100 and E300, identified as <i>Paenibacillus</i>, were isolated from the AR135 mycelium. E300 drastically altered the abundance of both the whole bacterial microbiota (increased by 63%) and E100 (reduced to 0%). None of the variations observed in the abundance of total bacterial microbiota and E100 and E300 were associated with changes in the fungal biomass of <i>Epichloë</i>. The findings show that <i>Epichloë</i> fungal endophytes can host bacterial communities, the structure of which was regulated by key members of the bacterial community.</p>","PeriodicalId":163,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Microbiology Reports","volume":"17 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1758-2229.70113","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144244187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel A. Bastías, Linda J. Johnson, Sandeep Kumar, Ruy Jáuregui, Emma R. Applegate, Stuart D. Card
{"title":"Genetic Characterisation of the Bacterial Microbiota Associating With a Strain of Epichloë Fungal Endophyte of Perennial Ryegrass and the Interaction With Its Paenibacillus Members","authors":"Daniel A. Bastías, Linda J. Johnson, Sandeep Kumar, Ruy Jáuregui, Emma R. Applegate, Stuart D. Card","doi":"10.1111/1758-2229.70113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.70113","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Plant-associated fungi can host unique bacterial microbiota to provide multiple benefits to their fungal hosts. Here it was characterised the bacterial microbiota associated with an <i>Epichloë</i> fungal endophyte (strain AR135) isolated from perennial ryegrass (<i>Lolium perenne</i>) via both 16S rRNA gene sequencing and direct microbial isolation and investigated the microbe-microbe interactions between these bacteria and the fungus. The bacterial microbiota of AR135 was dominated by members within the genus <i>Paenibacillus</i>, with 99% of abundance (on average); although bacteria within genera <i>Delftia</i> and <i>Bradyrhizobium</i> were also present. <i>Paenibacillus</i> cells were located on the surface of hyphae of AR135 fungus in vitro on synthetic media and <i>in planta</i> within perennial ryegrass leaves. Two bacterial strains, E100 and E300, identified as <i>Paenibacillus</i>, were isolated from the AR135 mycelium. E300 drastically altered the abundance of both the whole bacterial microbiota (increased by 63%) and E100 (reduced to 0%). None of the variations observed in the abundance of total bacterial microbiota and E100 and E300 were associated with changes in the fungal biomass of <i>Epichloë</i>. The findings show that <i>Epichloë</i> fungal endophytes can host bacterial communities, the structure of which was regulated by key members of the bacterial community.</p>","PeriodicalId":163,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Microbiology Reports","volume":"17 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1758-2229.70113","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144244127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah P. Esser, Victoria Turzynski, Julia Plewka, Julia Nuy, Carrie J. Moore, Indra Banas, André R. Soares, Janey Lee, Tanja Woyke, Alexander J. Probst
{"title":"Differential Expression of Core Metabolic Functions in Candidatus Altiarchaeum Inhabiting Distinct Subsurface Ecosystems","authors":"Sarah P. Esser, Victoria Turzynski, Julia Plewka, Julia Nuy, Carrie J. Moore, Indra Banas, André R. Soares, Janey Lee, Tanja Woyke, Alexander J. Probst","doi":"10.1111/1758-2229.70096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.70096","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Candidatus Altiarchaea</i> are widespread across aquatic subsurface ecosystems and possess a highly conserved core genome, yet adaptations of this core genome to different biotic and abiotic factors based on gene expression remain unknown. Here, we investigated the metatranscriptome of two <i>Ca. Altiarchaeum</i> populations that thrive in two substantially different subsurface ecosystems. In Crystal Geyser, a high-CO<sub>2</sub> groundwater system in the USA, <i>Ca. Altiarchaeum</i> crystalense co-occurs with the symbiont <i>Ca. Huberiarchaeum</i> crystalense, while in the Muehlbacher sulfidic spring in Germany, an artesian spring high in sulfide concentration, <i>Ca. A</i>. <i>hamiconexum</i> is heavily infected with viruses. We here mapped metatranscriptome reads against their genomes to analyse the in situ expression profile of their core genomes. Out of 537 shared gene clusters, 331 were functionally annotated and 130 differed significantly in expression between the two sites. Main differences were related to genes involved in cell defence like CRISPR-Cas, virus defence, replication, transcription and energy and carbon metabolism. Our results demonstrate that altiarchaeal populations in the subsurface are likely adapted to their environment while influenced by other biological entities that tamper with their core metabolism. We consequently posit that viruses and symbiotic interactions can be major energy sinks for organisms in the deep biosphere.</p>","PeriodicalId":163,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Microbiology Reports","volume":"17 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1758-2229.70096","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144206430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah P. Esser, Victoria Turzynski, Julia Plewka, Julia Nuy, Carrie J. Moore, Indra Banas, André R. Soares, Janey Lee, Tanja Woyke, Alexander J. Probst
{"title":"Differential Expression of Core Metabolic Functions in Candidatus Altiarchaeum Inhabiting Distinct Subsurface Ecosystems","authors":"Sarah P. Esser, Victoria Turzynski, Julia Plewka, Julia Nuy, Carrie J. Moore, Indra Banas, André R. Soares, Janey Lee, Tanja Woyke, Alexander J. Probst","doi":"10.1111/1758-2229.70096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.70096","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Candidatus Altiarchaea</i> are widespread across aquatic subsurface ecosystems and possess a highly conserved core genome, yet adaptations of this core genome to different biotic and abiotic factors based on gene expression remain unknown. Here, we investigated the metatranscriptome of two <i>Ca. Altiarchaeum</i> populations that thrive in two substantially different subsurface ecosystems. In Crystal Geyser, a high-CO<sub>2</sub> groundwater system in the USA, <i>Ca. Altiarchaeum</i> crystalense co-occurs with the symbiont <i>Ca. Huberiarchaeum</i> crystalense, while in the Muehlbacher sulfidic spring in Germany, an artesian spring high in sulfide concentration, <i>Ca. A</i>. <i>hamiconexum</i> is heavily infected with viruses. We here mapped metatranscriptome reads against their genomes to analyse the in situ expression profile of their core genomes. Out of 537 shared gene clusters, 331 were functionally annotated and 130 differed significantly in expression between the two sites. Main differences were related to genes involved in cell defence like CRISPR-Cas, virus defence, replication, transcription and energy and carbon metabolism. Our results demonstrate that altiarchaeal populations in the subsurface are likely adapted to their environment while influenced by other biological entities that tamper with their core metabolism. We consequently posit that viruses and symbiotic interactions can be major energy sinks for organisms in the deep biosphere.</p>","PeriodicalId":163,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Microbiology Reports","volume":"17 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1758-2229.70096","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144206429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francesco Smedile, Renata Denaro, Francesca Crisafi, Domenico Giosa, Giuseppe D'Auria, Manuel Ferrer, Riccardo Rosselli, Martin S. Staege, Michail M. Yakimov, Laura Giuliano, Oleg N. Reva
{"title":"Integrated Analysis of Gene Expression, Protein Synthesis, and Epigenetic Modifications in Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2 Under Iron Limitation","authors":"Francesco Smedile, Renata Denaro, Francesca Crisafi, Domenico Giosa, Giuseppe D'Auria, Manuel Ferrer, Riccardo Rosselli, Martin S. Staege, Michail M. Yakimov, Laura Giuliano, Oleg N. Reva","doi":"10.1111/1758-2229.70106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.70106","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study aimed to understand the genetic and molecular mechanisms enabling <i>Alcanivorax borkumensis</i> SK2, a hydrocarbonoclastic marine bacterium, to thrive under iron-limited conditions. Using SMRT PacBio whole-genome sequencing, Illumina total RNA sequencing, and proteomics analysis, we examined the strain's response to iron-rich and iron-depleted media. Despite minimal impact on growth, significant changes in gene expression were observed when using n-tetradecane or acetate under iron limitation. Iron scarcity, depending on the carbon source, affects energy metabolism, membrane transport, lipid metabolism, stress-adaptive responses, and siderophore synthesis. We identified several methyltransferases (MTases) in the studied genome, including RS14230, which is a part of a fully functional restriction-modification (RM) system causing bipartite cytosine methylation and DNA cleavage at AgGCcT sites. Another MTase, RS09425, controls bipartite adenine methylation at GaTNNNNNGtGG motifs; however, no restriction activity at these motifs has been detected. Many epigenetically modified nucleotides lacked canonical motifs, possibly due to MTase byproducts. Notably, non-canonical modifications were statistically associated with transcriptional start sites and gene regulation, suggesting an indirect role in transcription via DNA conformation changes and its accessibility to MTases near actively transcribed genes.</p>","PeriodicalId":163,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Microbiology Reports","volume":"17 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1758-2229.70106","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144191113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francesco Smedile, Renata Denaro, Francesca Crisafi, Domenico Giosa, Giuseppe D'Auria, Manuel Ferrer, Riccardo Rosselli, Martin S. Staege, Michail M. Yakimov, Laura Giuliano, Oleg N. Reva
{"title":"Integrated Analysis of Gene Expression, Protein Synthesis, and Epigenetic Modifications in Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2 Under Iron Limitation","authors":"Francesco Smedile, Renata Denaro, Francesca Crisafi, Domenico Giosa, Giuseppe D'Auria, Manuel Ferrer, Riccardo Rosselli, Martin S. Staege, Michail M. Yakimov, Laura Giuliano, Oleg N. Reva","doi":"10.1111/1758-2229.70106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.70106","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study aimed to understand the genetic and molecular mechanisms enabling <i>Alcanivorax borkumensis</i> SK2, a hydrocarbonoclastic marine bacterium, to thrive under iron-limited conditions. Using SMRT PacBio whole-genome sequencing, Illumina total RNA sequencing, and proteomics analysis, we examined the strain's response to iron-rich and iron-depleted media. Despite minimal impact on growth, significant changes in gene expression were observed when using n-tetradecane or acetate under iron limitation. Iron scarcity, depending on the carbon source, affects energy metabolism, membrane transport, lipid metabolism, stress-adaptive responses, and siderophore synthesis. We identified several methyltransferases (MTases) in the studied genome, including RS14230, which is a part of a fully functional restriction-modification (RM) system causing bipartite cytosine methylation and DNA cleavage at AgGCcT sites. Another MTase, RS09425, controls bipartite adenine methylation at GaTNNNNNGtGG motifs; however, no restriction activity at these motifs has been detected. Many epigenetically modified nucleotides lacked canonical motifs, possibly due to MTase byproducts. Notably, non-canonical modifications were statistically associated with transcriptional start sites and gene regulation, suggesting an indirect role in transcription via DNA conformation changes and its accessibility to MTases near actively transcribed genes.</p>","PeriodicalId":163,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Microbiology Reports","volume":"17 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1758-2229.70106","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144191116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuria Perujo, Daniel Graeber, Patrick Fink, Lola Neuert, Nergui Sunjidmaa, Markus Weitere
{"title":"Bioavailable Dissolved Organic Carbon Serves as a Key Regulator of Phosphorus Dynamics in Stream Biofilms","authors":"Nuria Perujo, Daniel Graeber, Patrick Fink, Lola Neuert, Nergui Sunjidmaa, Markus Weitere","doi":"10.1111/1758-2229.70115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.70115","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Phosphorus (P) dynamics at the sediment–water interface of aquatic ecosystems are receiving increasing attention due to their implications for water quality. P uptake by microbial biofilms can serve as a mechanism to control and mitigate the risk of eutrophication. Microbial biofilms capture P both intracellularly and extracellularly. While the significance of extracellular P entrapment in biofilms in engineered systems has recently been established, little is known about its dynamics in aquatic ecosystems. Current research on eutrophication control predominantly emphasises nitrogen, phosphorus or nitrogen-phosphorus ratio-based approaches, often overlooking the potential indirect influence of bioavailable dissolved organic carbon (DOC) on P uptake by heterotrophic microorganisms. In this study, we tested the effect of bioavailable DOC on P entrapment patterns in biofilms and in biofilm P-regulation mechanisms such as polyphosphate accumulation and alkaline phosphatase activity in semi-natural flow-through experimental flumes. Our results show that intracellular P entrapment is limited by bioavailable DOC, while extracellular P entrapment is independent of bioavailable DOC and has the potential to offset intracellular P saturation. We further demonstrate that DOC bioavailability influences benthic P cycling and that its implications extend into critical areas of ecosystem functioning such as river self-purification, competitive resource utilisation and organic P cycling.</p>","PeriodicalId":163,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Microbiology Reports","volume":"17 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1758-2229.70115","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144190931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuria Perujo, Daniel Graeber, Patrick Fink, Lola Neuert, Nergui Sunjidmaa, Markus Weitere
{"title":"Bioavailable Dissolved Organic Carbon Serves as a Key Regulator of Phosphorus Dynamics in Stream Biofilms","authors":"Nuria Perujo, Daniel Graeber, Patrick Fink, Lola Neuert, Nergui Sunjidmaa, Markus Weitere","doi":"10.1111/1758-2229.70115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.70115","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Phosphorus (P) dynamics at the sediment–water interface of aquatic ecosystems are receiving increasing attention due to their implications for water quality. P uptake by microbial biofilms can serve as a mechanism to control and mitigate the risk of eutrophication. Microbial biofilms capture P both intracellularly and extracellularly. While the significance of extracellular P entrapment in biofilms in engineered systems has recently been established, little is known about its dynamics in aquatic ecosystems. Current research on eutrophication control predominantly emphasises nitrogen, phosphorus or nitrogen-phosphorus ratio-based approaches, often overlooking the potential indirect influence of bioavailable dissolved organic carbon (DOC) on P uptake by heterotrophic microorganisms. In this study, we tested the effect of bioavailable DOC on P entrapment patterns in biofilms and in biofilm P-regulation mechanisms such as polyphosphate accumulation and alkaline phosphatase activity in semi-natural flow-through experimental flumes. Our results show that intracellular P entrapment is limited by bioavailable DOC, while extracellular P entrapment is independent of bioavailable DOC and has the potential to offset intracellular P saturation. We further demonstrate that DOC bioavailability influences benthic P cycling and that its implications extend into critical areas of ecosystem functioning such as river self-purification, competitive resource utilisation and organic P cycling.</p>","PeriodicalId":163,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Microbiology Reports","volume":"17 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1758-2229.70115","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144190932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}