National Centre for Microbial Resource, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, 411007, India.
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Int Microbiol. 2024 Jun;27(3):781-795. doi: 10.1007/s10123-023-00430-5. Epub 2023 Sep 14.
The Western Himalayas offer diverse environments for investigating the diversity and distribution of microbial communities and their response to both the abiotic and biotic factors across the entire altitudinal gradient. Such investigations contribute significantly to our understanding of the complex ecological processes that shape microbial diversity. The proposed study focuses on the investigation of the bacterial and fungal communities in the forest and alpine grasslands of the Western Himalayan region, as well as their relationship with the physicochemical parameters of soil. A total of 185 isolates were obtained using the culture-based technique belonging to Bacillus (37%), Micrococcus (16%), and Staphylococcus (7%). Targeted metagenomics revealed the abundance of bacterial phyla Pseudomonadota (23%) followed by Acidobacteriota (20.2%), Chloroflexota (15%), and Bacillota (11.3%). At the genera level, CandidatusUdaeobacter (6%), Subgroup_2 (5.5%) of phylum Acidobacteriota, and uncultured Ktedonobacterales HSB_OF53-F07 (5.2%) of Choloroflexota phylum were found to be preponderant. Mycobiome predominantly comprised of phyla Ascomycota (54.1%), Basidiomycota (24%), and Mortierellomycota (19.1%) with Archaeorhizomyces (19.1%), Mortierella (19.1%), and Russula (5.4%) being the most abundant genera. Spearman's correlation revealed that the bacterial community was most influenced by total nitrogen in the soil followed by soil organic carbon as compared to other soil physicochemical factors. The study establishes a fundamental relationship between microbial communities and the physicochemical properties of soil. Furthermore, the study provides valuable insights into the complex interplay between biotic and abiotic factors that influence the microbial community composition of this unique region across various elevations.
西喜马拉雅山脉为研究微生物群落的多样性和分布以及它们对整个海拔梯度的非生物和生物因素的响应提供了多样化的环境。这些研究对我们理解塑造微生物多样性的复杂生态过程有重要贡献。本研究拟聚焦于对西喜马拉雅山脉森林和高山草原地区的细菌和真菌群落及其与土壤理化参数的关系进行研究。共获得 185 株分离株,采用基于培养的技术,属于芽孢杆菌(37%)、微球菌(16%)和葡萄球菌(7%)。靶向宏基因组学揭示了细菌门假单胞菌(23%)、酸杆菌门(20.2%)、绿弯菌门(15%)和芽孢杆菌门(11.3%)的丰度。在属水平上,发现候选 Udaeobacter(6%)、酸杆菌门的亚群 2(5.5%)和 Chloroflexota 门的未培养 Ktedonobacterales HSB_OF53-F07(5.2%)是优势属。真菌组主要由子囊菌门(54.1%)、担子菌门(24%)和毛霉门(19.1%)组成,其中 Archaeorhizomyces(19.1%)、Mortierella(19.1%)和 Russula(5.4%)是最丰富的属。Spearman 相关性分析表明,与其他土壤理化因素相比,土壤中的总氮对细菌群落的影响最大,其次是土壤有机碳。该研究确立了微生物群落与土壤理化性质之间的基本关系。此外,该研究提供了有关生物和非生物因素对该独特地区不同海拔微生物群落组成影响的复杂相互作用的有价值的见解。
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