Guangxi Laboratory on the Study of Coral Reefs in the South China Sea, Coral Reef Research Center of China, School of Marine Sciences, Guangxi University , Nanning, China.
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai) , Zhuhai, China.
Microbiol Spectr. 2023 Dec 12;11(6):e0053123. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00531-23. Epub 2023 Oct 20.
This study comprehensively examined the community dynamics, functional profiles, and interactions of the microbiome in the world's deepest blue hole. The findings revealed a positive correlation between the α-diversities of Symbiodiniaceae and archaea, indicating the potential reliance of Symbiodiniaceae on archaea in an extreme environment resulting from a partial niche overlap. The negative association between the α-diversity and β-diversity of the bacterial community suggested that the change rule of the bacterial community was consistent with the Anna Karenina effects. The core microbiome comprised nine microbial taxa, highlighting their remarkable tolerance and adaptability to sharp environmental gradient variations. Bacteria and archaea played significant roles in carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur cycles, while fungi contributed to carbon metabolism. This study advanced our understanding of the community dynamics, response patterns, and resilience of microorganisms populating the world's deepest blue hole, thereby facilitating further ecological and evolutional exploration of microbiomes in diverse extreme environments.
本研究全面考察了世界上最深蓝洞的微生物群落动态、功能特征和相互作用。研究结果表明,共生藻和古菌的α多样性之间存在正相关关系,这表明共生藻可能在部分生态位重叠导致的极端环境中依赖古菌。细菌群落的α多样性和β多样性之间呈负相关关系,这表明细菌群落的变化规律与安娜·卡列尼娜效应一致。核心微生物组由九个微生物类群组成,这突出了它们对尖锐环境梯度变化的显著耐受性和适应性。细菌和古菌在碳、氮和硫循环中发挥重要作用,而真菌则参与碳代谢。本研究增进了我们对世界上最深蓝洞微生物群落动态、响应模式和恢复力的理解,从而促进了对不同极端环境中微生物组的进一步生态和进化探索。