Both Artificial Root Exudates and Natural Koelreuteria paniculata Exudates Modify Bacterial Community Structure and Enhance Phenanthrene Biodegradation in Contaminated Soils
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Academic Unit
College of Arts and Sciences
Publication Date
8-2020
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are environmental pollutants that represent a serious threat to the health of humans and ecosystems. The effects of plant root and artificial root exudates (ARE) on the biodegradation of phenanthrene (PHE) and their impact on soil bacterial community structure was the focus of this work using four treatments for 180 days. Treatments included; control treatment (CK), low concentration of ARE (AREL), high concentration of ARE (AREH), and planting Koelreuteria paniculata saplings (KOE). The diversity and composition of soil bacterial community were analyzed using high-throughput sequencing. The results showed that KOE treatments had the most significant effect on the biodegradation of PHE compared to controls. ARE treatments had the similar effects on the biodegradation of PHE in soil with high efficiency in AREH than AREL. Both KOE and ARE treatments reduced diversity of bacterial community but increased the abundance of PAHs degrading bacterial populations within representative phyla, including Proteobacteria and Firmicutes. During the study, the total bacterial OTUs showed the number of unique genus types initially increased, then lowered in the later stages of the incubation process. Specific bacterial populations enriched by the treatments and supported by the exudates seemed to determine the biodegradation of PHE and not the overall bacterial diversity.
Journal Title
Chemosphere
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128041
Recommended Citation
Wang, Jiaolong; Chen, Xiaoyong; Yan, Wende; Ning, Chen; and Gsell, Timothy, "Both Artificial Root Exudates and Natural Koelreuteria paniculata Exudates Modify Bacterial Community Structure and Enhance Phenanthrene Biodegradation in Contaminated Soils" (2020). Faculty Authors and Creators Reception. 156.
https://opus.govst.edu/fac/156