Exploring bacterial community composition in Mediterranean deep-sea sediments and their role in heavy metal accumulation

The Nexus between Fire and Soil Bacterial Diversity in the African Miombo Woodlands of Niassa Special Reserve, Mozambique

“…This genus constitutes a promising source of a wide range of bioactive compounds of pharmaceutical interest [ 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 ]. Zavarzinella is likely involved in the degradation of organic matter [ 110 ] and Microlunatus, a strong candidate to manage environmental pollution [ 111 ], was differentially abundant in RL, while Pirellula , a potential indicator of desertification [ 112 ], and Virgisporangium , of yet unknown function, were more abundant in RH. Finally, Xylanimicrobium , a novel petroleum hydrocarbon degrading bacterium [ 113 ], was differentially more abundant in SL, while there was no genus-level phylotype differentially abundant in SH compared with the other sites ( Figure 5 ).…”

Spatial co-occurrence patterns of benthic microbial assemblage in response to trace metals in the Atacama Desert Coastline

“…In this context, regular assessment to control metal pollution in the coastal environment is recommended ( Cyriac et al, 2021 ). Moreover, marine sediments under high anthropogenic pressure constantly increase HM concentrations, which may lead to significant additional pollution ( Jacquiod et al, 2018 ; Jroundi et al, 2020 ).…”

“…Based on several active bacteria detected, such as Burkholderia , Campylobacter , Clostridium , Enterobacter and Pseudomonas groups, which are resistant to various antibiotics, the influence of MB environment is also of concern Mainly due to pose a serious threat to global human, animal, and environmental health, a concern recognized by numerous important organizations such as the World Health Organization ( Aslam et al, 2018 ; Miranda et al, 2018 ). However, the above differential assemblage compositions among study zones also suggest the cooperation between all organisms, potentially translating into success of the whole ecosystem ( Cardoso et al, 2017 ), because they reveal the performed functions that are either similar or complementary to each other and may co-occur due to shared and preferred environmental conditions ( Jroundi et al, 2020 ).…”

Termite diet rather than geographical origin determines the microbiome composition and functional genetic structure of nests from South American and African representatives, as revealed by a multiomics approach

“…The genus Microlunatus ( Actinobacteria ) has been previously reported in Mycocepurus smithii ants (Kellner et al, 2015), a fungus-farming ant reported to acquire its microbiome from the surrounding environment. Bacteria from this genus have been found from deep-sea sediments (Jroundi et al, 2020) to rhizospheric soil (Wang et al, 2008), and it has been indicated that they have potential for pollution management (Zhang et al, 2017), especially for capabilities of phosphorus accumulation (Zhong et al, 2018).…”

“…The genus Microlunatus (Actinobacteria) has been previously reported in Mycocepurus smithii ants (Kellner et al, 2015), a fungus-farming ant reported to acquire its microbiome from the surrounding environment. Bacteria from this genus have been found from deep-sea sediments (Jroundi et al, 2020) to rhizospheric soil (Wang et al, 2008), and it has been indicated that they have potential for pollution management (Zhang et al, 2017), especially for capabilities of phosphorus accumulation (Zhong et al, 2018). Microbacteriaceae is a family of Gram-positive bacteria with members that have been reported among the dominant cellulase producing strains isolated from yellow stem borers (Scirpophaga incertulas) (Bashir et al, 2013), but much less proportion in the guts from termites at the same study identified as Odontotermes hiananensis, which were feeding on decomposed trees and leaf litter.…”