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Phylogenetic Molecular Ecological Network of Soil Microbial Communities in Response to Elevated CO2

Journal Article · · mBio (Online)
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  1. Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China). School of Environment. State key Joint Lab. of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control; Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States). Dept. of Botany and Microbiology. Inst. for Environmental Genomics; Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Earth Sciences Division; DOE/OSTI
  2. Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States). Dept. of Botany and Microbiology. Inst. for Environmental Genomics; Glomics, Inc., Norman, OK (United States)
  3. Clemson Univ., SC (United States). School of Computing
  4. Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States). Dept. of Botany and Microbiology. Inst. for Environmental Genomics
  5. Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China). School of Environment. State key Joint Lab. of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control
Understanding the interactions among different species and their responses to environmental changes, such as elevated atmospheric concentrations of CO2, is a central goal in ecology but is poorly understood in microbial ecology. Here we describe a novel random matrix theory (RMT)-based conceptual framework to discern phylogenetic molecular ecological networks using metagenomic sequencing data of 16S rRNA genes from grassland soil microbial communities, which were sampled from a long-term free-air CO2 enrichment experimental facility at the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve in Minnesota. Our experimental results demonstrated that an RMT-based network approach is very useful in delineating phylogenetic molecular ecological networks of microbial communities based on high-throughput metagenomic sequencing data. The structure of the identified networks under ambient and elevated CO2 levels was substantially different in terms of overall network topology, network composition, node overlap, module preservation, module-based higher-order organization, topological roles of individual nodes, and network hubs, suggesting that the network interactions among different phylogenetic groups/populations were markedly changed. Also, the changes in network structure were significantly correlated with soil carbon and nitrogen contents, indicating the potential importance of network interactions in ecosystem functioning. In addition, based on network topology, microbial populations potentially most important to community structure and ecosystem functioning can be discerned. The novel approach described in this study is important not only for research on biodiversity, microbial ecology, and systems microbiology but also for microbial community studies in human health, global change, and environmental management.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER). Biological Systems Science Division
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; SC0004601
OSTI ID:
1626086
Journal Information:
mBio (Online), Journal Name: mBio (Online) Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 2; ISSN 2150-7511
Publisher:
American Society for Microbiology (ASM)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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