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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
卷 335, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122330
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Functional gene array; Bioindicators; Runoff; Terrigenous inputs; Marine sediment; Hydrocarbon degradation
This study developed an experimental approach to study the effect of terrigenous inputs on microbial functional potential in hydrocarbon contaminated marine sediment. The results showed that terrigenous inputs changed the microbial functional potential and the composition of gene variants, indicating functional redundancy. These findings provide important functional information for monitoring and managing coastal environments affected by human activities.
An experimental approach mimicking the land-sea continuum in microcosms was developed in order to determine the effect of the terrigenous inputs by soil runoff on the microbial functional potential in hydrocarbon (HC) contaminated marine coastal sediment. We hypothesized that the coalescent event increases the functional potential of microbial communities in marine coastal sediments, influencing the fate of HC in marine coastal ecosystems.The microbial functional potential including the HC degradation ability was assessed by DNA-array to compare the sediment receiving or not terrigenous inputs. The removal of HC and the functional gene richness in sediment was unchanged with the terrigenous inputs. However, the gene variants (GVs) composition was modified indicating functional redundancy. In addition, functional indicators including GVs related to sulfite reduction, denitrification and polyaromatic degradation were identified in higher proportion in sediment receiving terrigenous inputs. The terrigenous inputs modified the functional co-occurrence networks, showing a reorganization of the GVs associations with an increase of the network complexity. Different keystone GVs ensuring similar functions were identified in networks with or without terrigenous inputs, further confirming functional redundancy.We argue that functional redundancy maintains the structure of microbial community in hydrocarboncontaminated land-sea continuum mixing zone. Our results provide helpful functional information for the monitoring and management of coastal environment affected by human land-based activities.
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