Article: Community shift of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria along an anthropogenic pollution gradient from the Pearl River Delta to the South China Sea
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| Title | Community shift of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria along an anthropogenic pollution gradient from the Pearl River Delta to the South China Sea | ||||||
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| Authors | Cao, H1 Hong, Y2 Li, M1 Gu, JD1 | ||||||
| Keywords | Ammonia monooxygenase α-subunit (amoA) gene Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) Anthropogenic pollution gradient South China Sea | ||||||
| Issue Date | 2012 | ||||||
| Publisher | Springer. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00253/index.htm | ||||||
| Citation | Applied Microbiology And Biotechnology, 2012, v. 94 n. 1, p. 247-259 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-011-3636-1 | ||||||
| Abstract | The phylogenetic diversity and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing beta-proteobacteria (beta-AOB) was analyzed along an anthropogenic pollution gradient from the coastal Pearl River Delta to the South China Sea using the ammonia monooxygenase subunit A (amoA) gene. Along the gradient from coastal to the open ocean, the phylogenetic diversity of the dominant genus changed from Nitrosomonas to Nitrosospira, indicating the niche specificity by these two genera as both salinity and anthropogenic influence were major factors involved. The diversity of bacterial amoA gene was also variable along the gradient, with the highest in the deep-sea sediments, followed by the marshes sediments and the lowest in the coastal areas. Within the Nitrosomonas-related clade, four distinct lineages were identified including a putative new one (A5-16) from the different sites over the large geographical area. In the Nitrosospira-related clade, the habitat-specific lineages to the deep-sea and coastal sediments were identified. This study also provides strong support that Nitrosomonas genus, especially Nitrosomonas oligotropha lineage (6a) could be a potential bio-indicator species for pollution or freshwater/wastewater input into coastal environments. A suite of statistical analyses used showed that water depth and temperature were major factors shaping the community structure of beta-AOB in this study area. © 2011 The Author(s). | ||||||
| ISSN | 0175-7598 2011 Impact Factor: 3.425 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.180 | ||||||
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-011-3636-1 | ||||||
| ISI Accession Number ID | WOS:000301747500025
Funding Information: The research was supported by a Ph.D. studentship (H-LC) from The University of Hong Kong and in part by the grants from Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of the Hong Kong Government (J-DG). Ms. Jessie Lai was thanked for the kindly laboratory assistance during the research conducted at The University of Hong Kong. | ||||||
| PubMed Central ID | PMC3304064 | ||||||
| References | References in Scopus |
| dc.contributor.author | Cao, H | ||||||
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| dc.contributor.author | Hong, Y | ||||||
| dc.contributor.author | Li, M | ||||||
| dc.contributor.author | Gu, JD | ||||||
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-02-21T05:43:36Z | ||||||
| dc.date.available | 2012-02-21T05:43:36Z | ||||||
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | ||||||
| dc.description.abstract | The phylogenetic diversity and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing beta-proteobacteria (beta-AOB) was analyzed along an anthropogenic pollution gradient from the coastal Pearl River Delta to the South China Sea using the ammonia monooxygenase subunit A (amoA) gene. Along the gradient from coastal to the open ocean, the phylogenetic diversity of the dominant genus changed from Nitrosomonas to Nitrosospira, indicating the niche specificity by these two genera as both salinity and anthropogenic influence were major factors involved. The diversity of bacterial amoA gene was also variable along the gradient, with the highest in the deep-sea sediments, followed by the marshes sediments and the lowest in the coastal areas. Within the Nitrosomonas-related clade, four distinct lineages were identified including a putative new one (A5-16) from the different sites over the large geographical area. In the Nitrosospira-related clade, the habitat-specific lineages to the deep-sea and coastal sediments were identified. This study also provides strong support that Nitrosomonas genus, especially Nitrosomonas oligotropha lineage (6a) could be a potential bio-indicator species for pollution or freshwater/wastewater input into coastal environments. A suite of statistical analyses used showed that water depth and temperature were major factors shaping the community structure of beta-AOB in this study area. © 2011 The Author(s). | ||||||
| dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | ||||||
| dc.description.other | Springer Open Choice, 21 Feb 2012 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.citation | Applied Microbiology And Biotechnology, 2012, v. 94 n. 1, p. 247-259 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-011-3636-1 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.citeulike | 9925347 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-011-3636-1 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.eissn | 1432-0614 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.epage | 259 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 209615 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000301747500025
Funding Information: The research was supported by a Ph.D. studentship (H-LC) from The University of Hong Kong and in part by the grants from Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of the Hong Kong Government (J-DG). Ms. Jessie Lai was thanked for the kindly laboratory assistance during the research conducted at The University of Hong Kong. | ||||||
| dc.identifier.issn | 0175-7598 2011 Impact Factor: 3.425 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.180 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.issue | 1 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.openurl | | ||||||
| dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC3304064 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.pmid | 22005744 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84858438521 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.spage | 247 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/144945 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.volume | 94 | ||||||
| dc.language | Eng | ||||||
| dc.publisher | Springer. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00253/index.htm | ||||||
| dc.publisher.place | Germany | ||||||
| dc.relation.ispartof | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | ||||||
| dc.relation.references | References in Scopus | ||||||
| dc.rights | The Author(s) | ||||||
| dc.rights | Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License | ||||||
| dc.subject | Ammonia monooxygenase α-subunit (amoA) gene | ||||||
| dc.subject | Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) | ||||||
| dc.subject | Anthropogenic pollution gradient | ||||||
| dc.subject | South China Sea | ||||||
| dc.title | Community shift of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria along an anthropogenic pollution gradient from the Pearl River Delta to the South China Sea | ||||||
| dc.type | Article |
Author Affiliations
- The University of Hong Kong
- Chinese Academy of Sciences