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Article: Diversity and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes in sediments from the coastal Pearl River estuary to the South China Sea

TitleDiversity and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes in sediments from the coastal Pearl River estuary to the South China Sea
Authors
KeywordsAmmonia monooxygenase subunit A (amoA)
Ammonia-oxidizing archaea
Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria
South China Sea
Issue Date2011
PublisherSpringer Verlag Dordrecht. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0003-6072
Citation
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal Of General And Molecular Microbiology, 2011, v. 100 n. 4, p. 545-556 How to Cite?
AbstractIn the present study the diversity and abundance of nitrifying microbes including ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and betaproteobacteria (beta-AOB) were investigated, along with the physicochemical parameters potentially affecting them, in a transect of surface sediments from the coastal margin adjacent to the Pearl River estuary to the slope in the deep South China Sea. Nitrifying microbial diversity was determined by detecting the amoA (ammonia monooxygenase subunit A) gene. An obvious community structure shift for both AOA and beta-AOB from the coastal marginal areas to the slope in the deep-sea was detected, while the OTU numbers of AOA amoA were more stable than those of the beta-AOB. The OTUs of beta-AOB increased with the distance from the coastal margin areas to the slope in the deep-sea. Beta-AOB showed lower diversity with dominant strains in a polluted area but higher diversity without dominant strains in a clean area. Moreover, the diversity of beta-AOB was correlated with pH values, while no noticeable relationships were established between AOA and physicochemical parameters. Beta-AOB was more sensitive to transect environmental variability and might be a potential indicator for environmental changes. Additionally, the surface sediments surveyed in the South China Sea harboured diverse and distinct AOA and beta-AOB phylotypes different from other environments, suggesting the endemicity of some nitrifying prokaryotes in the South China Sea. © 2011 The Author(s).
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/144877
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2023 Impact Factor: 1.8
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.650
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
University of Hong Kong
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government
National Natural Science Foundation of China41076095
Chinese Academy of SciencesKZCX2-YW-QN207
Funding Information:

This research was supported by a PhD studentship (H-L C) from The University of Hong Kong and in part by grants from Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government (J-DG), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (41076095), Knowledge Innovation Key Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX2-YW-QN207) (Y-GH). We would like to thank Ms. Jessie Lai and Dr Zhenye Zhao for their kindly laboratory assistances throughout this investigation at The University of Hong Kong.

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dc.date.issued2011en_HK
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dc.identifier.issn0003-6072en_HK
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dc.description.abstractIn the present study the diversity and abundance of nitrifying microbes including ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and betaproteobacteria (beta-AOB) were investigated, along with the physicochemical parameters potentially affecting them, in a transect of surface sediments from the coastal margin adjacent to the Pearl River estuary to the slope in the deep South China Sea. Nitrifying microbial diversity was determined by detecting the amoA (ammonia monooxygenase subunit A) gene. An obvious community structure shift for both AOA and beta-AOB from the coastal marginal areas to the slope in the deep-sea was detected, while the OTU numbers of AOA amoA were more stable than those of the beta-AOB. The OTUs of beta-AOB increased with the distance from the coastal margin areas to the slope in the deep-sea. Beta-AOB showed lower diversity with dominant strains in a polluted area but higher diversity without dominant strains in a clean area. Moreover, the diversity of beta-AOB was correlated with pH values, while no noticeable relationships were established between AOA and physicochemical parameters. Beta-AOB was more sensitive to transect environmental variability and might be a potential indicator for environmental changes. Additionally, the surface sediments surveyed in the South China Sea harboured diverse and distinct AOA and beta-AOB phylotypes different from other environments, suggesting the endemicity of some nitrifying prokaryotes in the South China Sea. © 2011 The Author(s).en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.subjectAmmonia monooxygenase subunit A (amoA)en_HK
dc.subjectAmmonia-oxidizing archaeaen_HK
dc.subjectAmmonia-oxidizing bacteriaen_HK
dc.subjectSouth China Seaen_HK
dc.titleDiversity and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes in sediments from the coastal Pearl River estuary to the South China Seaen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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