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Seaweed loads cause stronger bacterial community shifts in coastal lagoon sediments than nutrient loads

dc.contributor.authorAires, Tânia
dc.contributor.authorMuyzer, Gerard
dc.contributor.authorSerrao, Ester
dc.contributor.authorEngelen, Aschwin
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-14T13:03:18Z
dc.date.available2019-03-14T13:03:18Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe input of nutrients from anthropogenic sources is the leading cause of coastal eutrophication and is usually coupled with algal/seaweed blooms. Effects may be magnified in semi-enclosed systems, such as highly productive coastal lagoon ecosystems. Eutrophication and seaweed blooms can lead to ecosystem disruption. Previous studies have considered only one of these factors, disregarding possible interactive effects and the effect of the blooming species' identity on sediment bacterial communities. We tested the effect of experimental nutrient loading and two common blooming seaweeds (Ulva rigida and Gracilaria vermiculophylla) in coastal lagoon sediments, on the structure of bacterial communities (using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing) and corresponding putative functional potential (using PiCRUSt). At the Operational Taxonomic Unit (OTU) level, the addition of nutrients reduced bacterial community α-diversity and decreased the abundance of sulfate reducers (Desulfobacterales) compared to sulfur oxidizers/denitrifiers (Chromatiales and Campylobacterales), whereas this was not the case at the order level. Seaweed addition did not change bacterial α-diversity and the effect on community structure depended on the taxonomic level considered. The addition of Gracilaria increased the abundance of orders and OTUs involved in sulfate reduction and organic matter decomposition (Desulfobacterales, Bacteroidales, and Clostridiales, respectively), an effect which was also detected when only Ulva was added. Nutrients and the seaweeds combined only interacted for Ulva and nutrients, which increased known sulfide oxidizers and denitrifiers (order Campylobacterales). Seaweed enrichment affected putative functional profiles; a stronger increase of sulfur cycling KEGG pathways was assigned to nutrient-disturbed sediments, particularly with the seaweeds and especially Ulva. In contrast, nitrogen and sulfur cycle pathways showed a higher abundance of genes related to dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) in Ulva+nutrients treatments. However, the other seaweed treatments increased the nitrogen fixation genes. Thiosulfate reduction, performed by sulfate-reducing bacteria, increased in seaweed treatments except when Ulva was combined with nutrients. In conclusion, the in situ addition of nutrients and the seaweeds to intertidal sediments affected the bacterial communities differently and independently. The predicted functional profile suggests a shift in relative abundances of putative pathways for nitrogen and sulfur cycles, in line with the taxonomic changes of the bacterial communities.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFCT - Foundation for Science and Technology UID/Multi/04326/2019 UID/Multi/04326/2016 SEAS-ERA/0001/2012 SFRH/BPD/107878/2015 SFRH/BPD/116774/2016 research priority area Systems Biology of the University of Amsterdampt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fmicb.2018.03283pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1664-302X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/12419
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediapt_PT
dc.relationInvasive seaweeds in rising temperatures: impacts and the role of acclimation and adaptation
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectMarine sedimentspt_PT
dc.subjectMicrobiomept_PT
dc.subject16S amplicon sequencingpt_PT
dc.subjectEutrophicationpt_PT
dc.subjectAlgal bloompt_PT
dc.titleSeaweed loads cause stronger bacterial community shifts in coastal lagoon sediments than nutrient loadspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleInvasive seaweeds in rising temperatures: impacts and the role of acclimation and adaptation
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/SEAS-ERA%2F0001%2F2012/PT
oaire.citation.startPage3283pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleFrontiers in Microbiologypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume9pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream3599-PPCDT
person.familyNameAires
person.familyNameSerrao
person.familyNameEngelen
person.givenNameTania
person.givenNameEster A.
person.givenNameAschwin
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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