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Methylococcaceae are the dominant active aerobic methanotrophs in a Chinese tidal marsh

Methylococcaceae are the dominant active aerobic methanotrophs in a Chinese tidal marsh
Methylococcaceae are the dominant active aerobic methanotrophs in a Chinese tidal marsh

Although coastal marshes are net carbon sinks, they are net methane sources. Aerobic methanotrophs in coastal marsh soils are important methane consumers, but their activity and populations are poorly characterized. DNA stable-isotope probing followed by sequencing was used to determine how active methanotrophic populations differed in the main habitats of a Chinese coastal marsh. These habitats included mudflat, native plant-dominated, and alien plant-dominated habitats. Methylococcaceae was the most active methanotroph family across four habitats. Abundant methylotroph sequences, including methanotrophs and non-methane-oxidizing methylotrophs (Methylotenera and Methylophaga), constituted 50–70% of the 16S rRNA genes detected in the labeled native plant-dominated and mudflat soils. Methylotrophs were less abundant (~ 20%) in labeled alien plant-dominated soil, suggesting less methane assimilation into the target community or a different extent of carbon cross-feeding. Canonical correspondence analysis indicated a significant correlation between the active bacterial communities and soil properties (salinity, organic carbon, total nitrogen, pH, and available phosphorus). Importantly, these results highlight how changing vegetation or soil features in coastal marshes may change their resident active methanotrophic populations, which will further influence methane cycling.

DNA-SIP, Methane, Methanotrophs, Methylococcaceae, Spartina alterniflora, Tidal marsh
0944-1344
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Deng, Yongcui
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Deng, Yongcui, Gui, Qian, Dumont, Marc, Han, Cheng, Deng, Huan, Yun, Juanli and Zhong, Wenhui (2018) Methylococcaceae are the dominant active aerobic methanotrophs in a Chinese tidal marsh. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-11. (doi:10.1007/s11356-018-3560-3).

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Abstract

Although coastal marshes are net carbon sinks, they are net methane sources. Aerobic methanotrophs in coastal marsh soils are important methane consumers, but their activity and populations are poorly characterized. DNA stable-isotope probing followed by sequencing was used to determine how active methanotrophic populations differed in the main habitats of a Chinese coastal marsh. These habitats included mudflat, native plant-dominated, and alien plant-dominated habitats. Methylococcaceae was the most active methanotroph family across four habitats. Abundant methylotroph sequences, including methanotrophs and non-methane-oxidizing methylotrophs (Methylotenera and Methylophaga), constituted 50–70% of the 16S rRNA genes detected in the labeled native plant-dominated and mudflat soils. Methylotrophs were less abundant (~ 20%) in labeled alien plant-dominated soil, suggesting less methane assimilation into the target community or a different extent of carbon cross-feeding. Canonical correspondence analysis indicated a significant correlation between the active bacterial communities and soil properties (salinity, organic carbon, total nitrogen, pH, and available phosphorus). Importantly, these results highlight how changing vegetation or soil features in coastal marshes may change their resident active methanotrophic populations, which will further influence methane cycling.

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Accepted/In Press date: 22 October 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 8 November 2018
Keywords: DNA-SIP, Methane, Methanotrophs, Methylococcaceae, Spartina alterniflora, Tidal marsh

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Local EPrints ID: 426887
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/426887
ISSN: 0944-1344
PURE UUID: 961cd918-3d2c-4c3f-aaa3-f6080fb242d4
ORCID for Marc Dumont: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7347-8668

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Date deposited: 14 Dec 2018 17:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 07:19

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Author: Yongcui Deng
Author: Qian Gui
Author: Marc Dumont ORCID iD
Author: Cheng Han
Author: Huan Deng
Author: Juanli Yun
Author: Wenhui Zhong

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