The response of nitrogen cycling and bacterial communities to E. coli invasion in aquatic environments with submerged vegetation

Journal of Environmental Management
Li GuKe-Jian Chu

Abstract

The effects of exogenous Escherichia coli on nitrogen cycling (N-cycling) in freshwater remains unclear. Thus, seven ecosystems, six with submerged plants-Potamogeton crispus (PC) and Myriophyllum aquaticum (MA)-and one with no plants were set up. Habitats were assessed before and after E. coli addition (107 colony-forming units/mL). E. coli colonization of freshwater ecosystems had significant effects on bacterial community structure in plant surface biofilms and surface sediments (ANOVA, P < 0.05). It reduced the relative abundance of nitrosification bacteria (-70.94 ± 26.17%) and nitrifiers (-47.86 ± 23.68%) in biofilms which lead to significant reduction of ammoxidation in water (P < 0.05). The N-cycling intensity from PC systems was affected more strongly by E. coli than were MA systems. Furthermore, the coupling coefficient of exogenous E. coli to indigenous N-cycling bacteria in sediments (6.061, average connectivity degree) was significantly weaker than that in biofilms (9.852). Additionally, at the genus level, E. coli were most-closely associated with N-cycling bacteria such as Prosthecobacter, Hydrogenophaga, and Bacillus in sediments and biofilms according to co-occurrence bacterial network (Spearman). E. coli direc...Continue Reading

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