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Fungal endophytes from saline-adapted shrubs induce salinity stress tolerance in tomato seedlings. 来自适应盐碱环境的灌木的真菌内生菌诱导番茄幼苗耐盐碱胁迫。

FEMS microbes Pub Date : 2024-04-29 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/femsmc/xtae012

Priscillar Mumo Mutungi, Vitalis Wafula Wekesa, Justus Onguso, Erustus Kanga, Steve B S Baleba, Hamadi Iddi Boga

{"title":"Fungal endophytes from saline-adapted shrubs induce salinity stress tolerance in tomato seedlings.","authors":"Priscillar Mumo Mutungi, Vitalis Wafula Wekesa, Justus Onguso, Erustus Kanga, Steve B S Baleba, Hamadi Iddi Boga","doi":"10.1093/femsmc/xtae012","DOIUrl":"10.1093/femsmc/xtae012","url":null,"abstract":"To meet the food and feed demands of the growing population, global food production needs to double by 2050. Climate change-induced challenges to food crops, especially soil salinization, remain a major threat to food production. We hypothesize that endophytic fungi isolated from salt-adapted host plants can confer salinity stress tolerance to salt-sensitive crops. Therefore, we isolated fungal endophytes from shrubs along the shores of saline alkaline Lake Magadi and evaluated their ability to induce salinity stress tolerance in tomato seeds and seedlings. Of 60 endophytic fungal isolates, 95% and 5% were from Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes phyla, respectively. The highest number of isolates (48.3%) were from the roots. Amylase, protease and cellulase were produced by 25, 30 and 27 isolates, respectively; and 32 isolates solubilized phosphate. Only eight isolates grew at 1.5 M NaCl. Four fungal endophytes (Cephalotrichum cylindricum, Fusarium equiseti, Fusarium falciforme and Aspergilus puniceus) were tested under greenhouse conditions for their ability to induce salinity tolerance in tomato seedlings. All four endophytes successfully colonized tomato seedlings and grew in 1.5 M NaCl. The germination of endophyte-inoculated seeds was enhanced by 23%, whereas seedlings showed increased chlorophyll and biomass content and decreased hydrogen peroxide content under salinity stress, compared with controls. The results suggest that the the four isolates can potentially be used to mitigate salinity stress in tomato plants in salt-affected soils.","PeriodicalId":73024,"journal":{"name":"FEMS microbes","volume":"5 ","pages":"xtae012"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11104533/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141072458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The gut microbiome of farmed Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) is shaped by feeding stage and nutrient presence. 养殖北极红点鲑（Salvelinus alpinus）的肠道微生物群受饲养阶段和营养物质的影响。

FEMS microbes Pub Date : 2024-04-23 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/femsmc/xtae011

Stephen Knobloch, Sigurlaug Skirnisdóttir, Marianne Dubois, Lucie Mayolle, Laetitia Kolypczuk, Françoise Leroi, Alexandra Leeper, Delphine Passerini, Viggó Þ Marteinsson

{"title":"The gut microbiome of farmed Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) is shaped by feeding stage and nutrient presence.","authors":"Stephen Knobloch, Sigurlaug Skirnisdóttir, Marianne Dubois, Lucie Mayolle, Laetitia Kolypczuk, Françoise Leroi, Alexandra Leeper, Delphine Passerini, Viggó Þ Marteinsson","doi":"10.1093/femsmc/xtae011","DOIUrl":"10.1093/femsmc/xtae011","url":null,"abstract":"The gut microbiome plays an important role in maintaining health and productivity of farmed fish. However, the functional role of most gut microorganisms remains unknown. Identifying the stable members of the gut microbiota and understanding their functional roles could aid in the selection of positive traits or act as a proxy for fish health in aquaculture. Here, we analyse the gut microbial community of farmed juvenile Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and reconstruct the metabolic potential of its main symbionts. The gut microbiota of Arctic char undergoes a succession in community composition during the first weeks post-hatch, with a decrease in Shannon diversity and the establishment of three dominant bacterial taxa. The genome of the most abundant bacterium, a Mycoplasma sp., shows adaptation to rapid growth in the nutrient-rich gut environment. The second most abundant taxon, a Brevinema sp., has versatile metabolic potential, including genes involved in host mucin degradation and utilization. However, during periods of absent gut content, a Ruminococcaceae bacterium becomes dominant, possibly outgrowing all other bacteria through the production of secondary metabolites involved in quorum sensing and cross-inhibition while benefiting the host through short-chain fatty acid production. Whereas Mycoplasma is often present as a symbiont in farmed salmonids, we show that the Ruminococcaceae species is also detected in wild Arctic char, suggesting a close evolutionary relationship between the host and this symbiotic bacterium.","PeriodicalId":73024,"journal":{"name":"FEMS microbes","volume":"5 ","pages":"xtae011"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11092275/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140923575","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Interactions between commensal Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus lactis and clinical isolates of E. faecium 共生粪肠球菌和乳肠球菌与临床分离的粪肠球菌之间的相互作用

FEMS microbes Pub Date : 2024-03-09 DOI: 10.1093/femsmc/xtae009

T. Wagner, A. K. Pöntinen, Carolin Kornelia Fenzel, Daniel Engi, J. Janice, Ana C. Almeida-Santos, A. Tedim, Ana R. Freitas, Luísa Peixe, W. van Schaik, Mona Johannessen, K. Hegstad

{"title":"Interactions between commensal Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus lactis and clinical isolates of E. faecium","authors":"T. Wagner, A. K. Pöntinen, Carolin Kornelia Fenzel, Daniel Engi, J. Janice, Ana C. Almeida-Santos, A. Tedim, Ana R. Freitas, Luísa Peixe, W. van Schaik, Mona Johannessen, K. Hegstad","doi":"10.1093/femsmc/xtae009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/femsmc/xtae009","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Enterococcus faecium (Efm) is a versatile pathogen, responsible for multidrug-resistant infections, especially in hospitalized immunocompromised patients. Its population structure has been characterized by diverse clades (A1, A2 and B (reclassified as Enterococcus lactis (Ela)), adapted to different environments, and distinguished by their resistomes and virulomes. These features only partially explain the predominance of clade A1 strains in nosocomial infections. We investigated in vitro interaction of 50 clinical isolates (clade A1 Efm) against 75 commensal faecal isolates from healthy humans (25 clade A2 Efm and 50 Ela). Only 36% of the commensal isolates inhibited clinical isolates, while 76% of the clinical isolates inhibited commensal isolates. The most apparent overall differences in inhibition patterns were presented between clades. The inhibitory activity was mainly mediated by secreted, proteinaceous, heat-stable compounds, likely indicating an involvement of bacteriocins. A custom-made database targeting 76 Bacillota bacteriocins was used to reveal bacteriocins in the genomes. Our systematic screening of the interactions between nosocomial and commensal Efm and Ela on a large scale suggests that, in a clinical setting, nosocomial strains not only have an advantage over commensal strains due to their possession of AMR genes, virulence factors, and resilience but also inhibit the growth of commensal strains.","PeriodicalId":73024,"journal":{"name":"FEMS microbes","volume":"170 S366","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140256764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Mining the Microbiome of Lake Afdera to Gain Insights into Microbial Diversity and Biosynthetic Potential 挖掘阿夫德拉湖微生物组，深入了解微生物多样性和生物合成潜力

FEMS microbes Pub Date : 2024-03-07 DOI: 10.1093/femsmc/xtae008

E. Balcha, M. Macey, M. T. Gemeda, Barbara Cavalazzi, A. A. Woldesemayat

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The gut metagenome harbors metabolic and antibiotic resistance signatures of moderate-to-severe asthma 肠道元基因组蕴藏着中重度哮喘的代谢和抗生素耐药性特征

FEMS microbes Pub Date : 2024-03-07 DOI: 10.1093/femsmc/xtae010

Naomi G. Wilson, Ariel Hernandez-Leyva, Drew J Schwartz, Leonard B. Bacharier, A. Kau

{"title":"The gut metagenome harbors metabolic and antibiotic resistance signatures of moderate-to-severe asthma","authors":"Naomi G. Wilson, Ariel Hernandez-Leyva, Drew J Schwartz, Leonard B. Bacharier, A. Kau","doi":"10.1093/femsmc/xtae010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/femsmc/xtae010","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Asthma is a common allergic airway disease that has been associated with the development of the human microbiome early in life. Both the composition and function of the infant gut microbiota have been linked to asthma risk, but functional alterations in the gut microbiota of older patients with established asthma remain an important knowledge gap. Here, we performed whole metagenomic shotgun sequencing of 95 stool samples from a cross-sectional cohort of 59 healthy and 36 subjects with moderate-to-severe asthma to characterize the metagenomes of gut microbiota in adults and children 6 years and older. Mapping of functional orthologs revealed that asthma contributes to 2.9% of the variation in metagenomic content even when accounting for other important clinical demographics. Differential abundance analysis showed an enrichment of long-chain fatty acid (LCFA) metabolism pathways which have been previously implicated in airway smooth muscle and immune responses in asthma. We also observed increased richness of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in people with asthma. Several differentially abundant ARGs in the asthma cohort encode resistance to macrolide antibiotics, which are often prescribed to patients with asthma. Lastly, we found that ARG and virulence factor (VF) richness in the microbiome were correlated in both cohorts. ARG and VF pairs co-occurred in both cohorts suggesting that virulence and antibiotic resistance traits are co-selected and maintained in the fecal microbiota of people with asthma. Overall, our results show functional alterations via LCFA biosynthetic genes and increases in antibiotic resistance genes in the gut microbiota of subjects with moderate-to-severe asthma and could have implications for asthma management and treatment.","PeriodicalId":73024,"journal":{"name":"FEMS microbes","volume":"27 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140259574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Comparative assessment of Nanotrap and polyethylene glycol-based virus concentration in wastewater samples 废水样本中纳米诱捕器和聚乙二醇病毒浓度的比较评估

FEMS microbes Pub Date : 2024-03-05 DOI: 10.1093/femsmc/xtae007

K. Farkas, J. Kevill, Rachel C Williams, Igor Pântea, Nicola Ridding, Kathryn Lambert-Slosarska, Nick Woodhall, Jasmine M S Grimsley, Matthew J. Wade, Andrew C. Singer, Andrew J Weightman, Gareth Cross, Davey L Jones

{"title":"Comparative assessment of Nanotrap and polyethylene glycol-based virus concentration in wastewater samples","authors":"K. Farkas, J. Kevill, Rachel C Williams, Igor Pântea, Nicola Ridding, Kathryn Lambert-Slosarska, Nick Woodhall, Jasmine M S Grimsley, Matthew J. Wade, Andrew C. Singer, Andrew J Weightman, Gareth Cross, Davey L Jones","doi":"10.1093/femsmc/xtae007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/femsmc/xtae007","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Wastewater-based epidemiology is now widely used in many countries for the routine monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses at a community level. However, efficient sample processing technologies are still under investigation. In this study, we compared the performance of the novel Nanotrap® Microbiome Particles (NMP) concentration method to the commonly used polyethylene glycol (PEG) precipitation method for concentrating viruses from wastewater and their subsequent quantification and sequencing. For this, we first spiked wastewater with SARS-CoV-2, influenza and measles viruses and norovirus and found that the NMP method recovered 0.4–21% of them depending on virus type, providing consistent and reproducible results. Using the NMP and PEG methods, we monitored SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and B viruses, RSV, enteroviruses and norovirus GI and GII and crAssphage in wastewater using quantitative PCR (qPCR)-based methods and next-generation sequencing. Good viral recoveries were observed for highly abundant viruses using both methods; however, PEG precipitation was more successful in the recovery of low-abundance viruses present in wastewater. Furthermore, samples processed with PEG precipitation were more successfully sequenced for SARS-CoV-2 than those processed with the NMP method. Virus recoveries were enhanced by high sample volumes when PEG precipitation was applied. Overall, our results suggest that the NMP concentration method is a rapid and easy virus concentration method for viral targets that are abundant in wastewater, whereas PEG precipitation may be more suited to the recovery and analysis of low-abundance viruses and for next generation sequencing.","PeriodicalId":73024,"journal":{"name":"FEMS microbes","volume":"3 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140263873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The role of proteinaceous toxins secreted by Staphylococcus aureus in interbacterial competition. 金黄色葡萄球菌分泌的蛋白类毒素在细菌间竞争中的作用。

FEMS microbes Pub Date : 2024-02-28 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/femsmc/xtae006

Stephen R Garrett, Tracy Palmer

{"title":"The role of proteinaceous toxins secreted by Staphylococcus aureus in interbacterial competition.","authors":"Stephen R Garrett, Tracy Palmer","doi":"10.1093/femsmc/xtae006","DOIUrl":"10.1093/femsmc/xtae006","url":null,"abstract":"Staphylococcus aureus is highly adapted to colonization of the mammalian host. In humans the primary site of colonization is the epithelium of the nasal cavity. A major barrier to colonization is the resident microbiota, which have mechanisms to exclude S. aureus. As such, S. aureus has evolved mechanisms to compete with other bacteria, one of which is through secretion of proteinaceous toxins. S. aureus strains collectively produce a number of well-characterized Class I, II, and IV bacteriocins as well as several bacteriocin-like substances, about which less is known. These bacteriocins have potent antibacterial activity against several Gram-positive organisms, with some also active against Gram-negative species. S. aureus bacteriocins characterized to date are sporadically produced, and often encoded on plasmids. More recently the type VII secretion system (T7SS) of S. aureus has also been shown to play a role in interbacterial competition. The T7SS is encoded by all S. aureus isolates and so may represent a more widespread mechanism of competition used by this species. T7SS antagonism is mediated by the secretion of large protein toxins, three of which have been characterized to date: a nuclease toxin, EsaD; a membrane depolarizing toxin, TspA; and a phospholipase toxin, TslA. Further study is required to decipher the role that these different types of secreted toxins play in interbacterial competition and colonization of the host.","PeriodicalId":73024,"journal":{"name":"FEMS microbes","volume":"5 ","pages":"xtae006"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10941976/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140144687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Prevalence of diverse antimicrobial resistance genes and bacteria in sewage treatment plant-derived sludge environment. 污水处理厂污泥环境中各种抗菌药耐药性基因和细菌的流行情况。

FEMS microbes Pub Date : 2024-02-28 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/femsmc/xtae004

Mrinmoy Patra, Bhavana Pandey, Suresh Kumar Dubey

{"title":"Prevalence of diverse antimicrobial resistance genes and bacteria in sewage treatment plant-derived sludge environment.","authors":"Mrinmoy Patra, Bhavana Pandey, Suresh Kumar Dubey","doi":"10.1093/femsmc/xtae004","DOIUrl":"10.1093/femsmc/xtae004","url":null,"abstract":"Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) contamination in the environment is one of the most significant worldwide threats of the 21st century. Since sludge is heavily exposed to diverse contaminants, including pharmaceuticals, the inhabitant bacterial population is expected to exhibit resistance to antimicrobial agents. In this study, sewage treatment plant (STP) sludge samples were analyzed to assess the antibiotic-resistant bacterial population, abundance of AMR genes (ermF, qnrS, Sul1, blaGES, blaCTX-M, and blaNDM), and mobile genetic elements (intl1 and IS26). Out of 16, six bacterial isolates exhibited resistance to 13 antibiotics with a high multiple antibiotic resistance index (MARI) (0.93) and high metal tolerance. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction showed the abundance of target genes ranging from 6.6 × 103 to 6.5 × 108 copies g-1 sludge. The overall outcome reveals that STP sludge comprised varied multidrug-resistant bacterial populations. It will give insights into the functions of heavy metals and biofilm development in the selection and spread of AMR genes and the associated bacteria. Therefore, the application of sludge needs proper screening for AMR and metal contamination prior to its countless applications. This study will contribute immensely to the risk analysis of STP effluents on environmental health, including control of AMR transmission.","PeriodicalId":73024,"journal":{"name":"FEMS microbes","volume":"5 ","pages":"xtae004"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10923292/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140095256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Novel strains of Actinobacteria associated with neotropical social wasps (Vespidae; Polistinae, Epiponini) with antimicrobial potential for natural product discovery. 与新热带社会黄蜂（Vespidae; Polistinae, Epiponini）相关的放线菌新菌株，具有天然产品发现的抗菌潜力。

FEMS microbes Pub Date : 2024-02-24 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/femsmc/xtae005

Laura Chavarría-Pizarro, Kattia Núñez-Montero, Mariela Gutiérrez-Araya, William Watson-Guido, William Rivera-Méndez, Javier Pizarro-Cerdá

{"title":"Novel strains of Actinobacteria associated with neotropical social wasps (Vespidae; Polistinae, Epiponini) with antimicrobial potential for natural product discovery.","authors":"Laura Chavarría-Pizarro, Kattia Núñez-Montero, Mariela Gutiérrez-Araya, William Watson-Guido, William Rivera-Méndez, Javier Pizarro-Cerdá","doi":"10.1093/femsmc/xtae005","DOIUrl":"10.1093/femsmc/xtae005","url":null,"abstract":"Antimicrobial resistance has been considered a public health threat. The World Health Organization has warned about the urgency of detecting new antibiotics from novel sources. Social insects could be crucial in the search for new antibiotic metabolites, as some of them survive in places that favor parasite development. Recent studies have shown the potential of social insects to produce antimicrobial metabolites (e.g. ants, bees, and termites). However, most groups of social wasps remain unstudied. Here, we explored whether Actinobacteria are associated with workers in the Neotropical Social Wasps (Epiponini) of Costa Rica and evaluated their putative inhibitory activity against other bacteria. Most isolated strains (67%) have antagonistic effects, mainly against Bacillus thuringensis and Escherichia coli ATCC 25992. Based on genome analysis, some inhibitory Actinobacteria showed biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) related to the production of antimicrobial molecules such as Selvamycin, Piericidin A1, and Nystatin. The Actinobacteria could be associated with social wasps to produce antimicrobial compounds. For these reasons, we speculate that Actinobacteria associated with social wasps could be a novel source of antimicrobial compounds, mainly against Gram-negative bacteria.","PeriodicalId":73024,"journal":{"name":"FEMS microbes","volume":"5 ","pages":"xtae005"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10929769/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140112385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Insights into freshwater ciliate diversity through high throughput DNA metabarcoding. 通过高通量 DNA 代谢编码深入了解淡水纤毛虫的多样性。

FEMS microbes Pub Date : 2024-02-23 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/femsmc/xtae003

Jeeva Susan Abraham, Sripoorna Somasundaram, Swati Maurya, Utkarsh Sood, Rup Lal, Ravi Toteja, Seema Makhija

{"title":"Insights into freshwater ciliate diversity through high throughput DNA metabarcoding.","authors":"Jeeva Susan Abraham, Sripoorna Somasundaram, Swati Maurya, Utkarsh Sood, Rup Lal, Ravi Toteja, Seema Makhija","doi":"10.1093/femsmc/xtae003","DOIUrl":"10.1093/femsmc/xtae003","url":null,"abstract":"The freshwater bodies of India are highly biodiverse but still understudied, especially concerning ciliates. Ciliates constitute a significant portion of eukaryotic diversity and play crucial roles in microbial loops, nutrient recycling, and ecosystem maintenance. The present study aimed to elucidate ciliate diversity in three freshwater sites in the Delhi region of India: Okhla Bird Sanctuary (OBS), Sanjay Lake (SL), and Raj Ghat pond (RJ). This study represents the first investigation into the taxonomic diversity and richness of freshwater ciliates in India using a high-throughput DNA metabarcoding approach. For the analysis, total environmental DNA was extracted from the three freshwater samples, followed by sequencing of the 18S V4 barcode region and subsequent phylogenetic analyses. Operational taxonomic units (OTU) analyses revealed maximum species diversity in OBS (106), followed by SL (104) and RJ (99) sites. Ciliates from the classes Oligohymenophorea, Prostomatea, and Spirotrichea were dominant in the three sites. The study discusses the ability of the metabarcoding approach to uncover unknown and rare species. The study highlights the need for refined reference databases and cautious interpretation of the high-throughput sequencing-generated data while emphasizing the complementary nature of molecular and morphological approaches in studying ciliate diversity.","PeriodicalId":73024,"journal":{"name":"FEMS microbes","volume":"5 ","pages":"xtae003"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10917447/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140051241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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