Distinct taxonomic and ecological functions of microbiome in sediments of different depth in Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea

Siqi LI; Ye CHEN; Lun SONG; Tiezhu MI; Yu ZHEN; Zhigang YU

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Distinct taxonomic and ecological functions of microbiome in sediments of different depth in Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea

Ecology | Updated：2024-10-14

- Distinct taxonomic and ecological functions of microbiome in sediments of different depth in Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 41, Issue 5, Pages: 1765-1780(2023)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.College of Marine Life Science, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
  2.Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China
  3.Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
  4.Key Laboratory of Gas Hydrate, Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, Qingdao 266071, China
  5.Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian 116023, China
  6.College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
  7.Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education/Institute for Advanced Ocean Study, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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  zhenyu@ouc.edu.cn
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- Received：24 January 2022，
  
  Accepted：30 March 2022，
  
  Online First：09 June 2022，
  
  Published：01 September 2023
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LI Siqi,CHEN Ye,SONG Lun,et al.Distinct taxonomic and ecological functions of microbiome in sediments of different depth in Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2023,41(05):1765-1780.
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LI Siqi,CHEN Ye,SONG Lun,et al.Distinct taxonomic and ecological functions of microbiome in sediments of different depth in Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2023,41(05):1765-1780. DOI：

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Abstract

Microorganisms in sediments are critical to marine ecosystems. The microbial communities in marine sediments of the Bohai Sea (BS) and Yellow Sea (YS)

the eastern Chinese marginal seas

were uncovered in employing the metagenomic approach. In addition

the taxonomic and functional compositions of microbes were compared among various sediment core depths. Results showing the compositions

diversities

and functions of the microbial communities showed no significant variations with sea areas

and significant seasonal variations was observed in station 3500-7 only on functions of the microbial communities. Moreover

the compositions

diversities

and functions of the microbial communities changed noticeably in different sediment depths in close correlation with physical and chemical properties of sediments. However

the large fraction of the variation in functional communities remained unexplained. From bioinformatic analysis of the metagenomic data

the carbon-metabolism-related genes such as glycosyl transferase (GT)

glycoside hydrolase (GH)

and carbohydrate esterase (CE) genes were rich in the microbial community

especially in the top sediment depth. Additionally

in this N-polluted habitat

nitrification and anaerobic ammonia oxidation (anammox) were dominant in the top sediment depth

whereas dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) and denitrification were dominant in the middle and bottom depth

respectively. Further identification of possible biogeochemical links suggested that Gammaproteobacteria

Alphaproteobacteria

Nitrospirae

Nitrospinae

Chloroflexi

and Methanomicrobia might promote effective circulation of carbon and nitrogen cycling. This study expanded our knowledge about the structure and functional potential of microbial communities associated with different sediment depth

and provided further comprehensive information on element cycles in marine environments.

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