Biodegradation of Polyethylene and Plastic Mixtures in Mealworms (Larvae of Tenebrio molitor) and Effects on the Gut Microbiome.
- A. M. Brandon, Shuhong Gao, C. Criddle
- BiologyEnvironmental Science and Technology
- 15 May 2018
It is found that PE biodegrades at comparable rates to PS and mixtures, and the results suggest that adaptability of the mealworm gut microbiome enables degradation of chemically dissimilar plastics.
Symbiotic Adaptation Drives Genome Streamlining of the Cyanobacterial Sponge Symbiont “Candidatus Synechococcus spongiarum”
- Zhao-Ming Gao, Yong Wang, P. Qian
- Biology, EngineeringmBio
- 1 April 2014
Phylogenomic analysis revealed a high dissimilarity between SH4 and free-living cyanobacterial strains and genetic modifications imply that “Ca. Synechococcus spongiarum” SH4 represents a low-light-adapted cyanob bacterial symbiont and has undergone genome streamlining to adapt to the sponge’s mild intercellular environment.
Spatial and Species Variations in Bacterial Communities Associated with Corals from the Red Sea as Revealed by Pyrosequencing
- O. Lee, Jiangke Yang, P. Qian
- Environmental ScienceApplied and Environmental Microbiology
- 3 August 2012
This study represents the first comparative study using tag-pyrosequencing technology to investigate the bacterial communities in Red Sea corals and revealed highly diverse bacterial communities, with more than 600 ribotypes detected and up to 1,000 species estimated from a single coral species.
Optimal Eukaryotic 18S and Universal 16S/18S Ribosomal RNA Primers and Their Application in a Study of Symbiosis
- Yong Wang, R. Tian, Zhao-Ming Gao, S. Bougouffa, P. Qian
- BiologyPLoS ONE
- 3 March 2014
A network of the communities in external and internal parts of the sponge illustrated the co-variation of some unique microbes in certain parts ofThe sponge, suggesting that the universal primers are useful in simultaneous detection of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbial communities.
Similar drivers but different effects lead to distinct ecological patterns of soil bacterial and archaeal communities
- Guangshan Wei, Mingcong Li, Zheng Gao
- Environmental Science
- 1 May 2020
Diversity and distribution of eukaryotic microbes in and around a brine pool adjacent to the Thuwal cold seeps in the Red Sea
Compared the communities of the eukaryotic microbes in a microbial mat, sediments and water samples distributed in 7 sites within and adjacent to the brine pool, it is shown that fungi highly similar to the species identified along the Arabic coast were almost ubiquitous in the water and sediment samples, supporting their wide distribution in various environments.
Small and mighty: adaptation of superphylum Patescibacteria to groundwater environment drives their genome simplicity
- R. Tian, D. Ning, Jizhong Zhou
- BiologyMicrobiome
- 6 April 2020
It is found that Patescibacteria has streamlined many functions while acquiring advantages such as avoiding phage invasion, to adapt to the groundwater environment, and demonstrates a case where less is more, and small is mighty.
Genomic analysis reveals versatile heterotrophic capacity of a potentially symbiotic sulfur-oxidizing bacterium in sponge.
Insight is provided into SOB of sponge-specific clade with thioautotrophic and versatile heterotrophic metabolism relevant to its roles in the micro-environment of the sponge body.
Temperature shapes coral-algal symbiosis in the South China Sea
- Haoya Tong, Lin Cai, P. Qian
- Environmental ScienceScientific Reports
- 13 January 2017
The results suggest that scleractinian corals may have the ability to regulate Symbiodinium community structures under different temperatures and thus be able to adapt to gradual climate change.
Species sorting during biofilm assembly by artificial substrates deployed in a cold seep system
The results of this study shed light on the control strategy underlying biofilm-associated marine fouling and provide supporting evidence for ecological theories important for understanding the formation of deep-sea biofilms.
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