Publications by authors named "Li-dong Shen"

Paddy fields are recognized as significant sources of methane (CH) emissions, playing a pivotal role in global climate change. Elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO) concentrations (e[CO]) exert a profound influence on the carbon cycling of paddy fields. Understanding the effects of e[CO] on CH emissions, as well as the underlying microbial processes, is crucial for enhancing carbon sequestration and reducing emissions in paddy fields.

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Methane emissions from paddy fields can increase under future warming scenarios. Nevertheless, a comprehensive comparison of the temperature sensitivity of methane-related microbial processes remains elusive. Here, we revealed that the temperature sensitivity of methane production (activation energy () = 0.

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Freshwater wetlands, paddy fields, inland aquatic ecosystems and coastal wetlands are recognized as important sources of atmospheric methane (CH). Currently, increasing evidence shows the potential importance of the anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) mediated by NC10 bacteria and a novel cluster of anaerobic methanotrophic archaea (ANME)-ANME-2d in mitigating CH emissions from different ecosystems. To better understand the role of NC10 bacteria and ANME-2d archaea in CH emission reduction, the current review systematically summarizes different AOM processes and the functional microorganisms involved in freshwater wetlands, paddy fields, inland aquatic ecosystems and coastal wetlands.

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Currently, the influence of elevated atmospheric CO concentration (eCO) on ammonia oxidation to nitrite, the rate-limiting step of nitrification in paddy soil, is poorly known. Previous studies that simulate the effect of eCO on nitrification are primarily based on an abrupt increase of atmospheric CO concentration. However, paddy ecosystems are experiencing a gradual increase of CO concentration.

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Nitrate-dependent anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) is a new pathway to reduce methane emissions from paddy ecosystems. The elevated atmospheric CO concentration can affect methane emissions from paddy ecosystems, but its impact on the process of nitrate-dependent AOM is poorly known. Based on the automatic CO control platform with open top chambers and the CH stable isotope experiments, the responses of the activity of nitrate-dependent AOM, abundance and community composition of Methanoperedens nitroreducens ()-like archaea to the gradual increase of CO concentration were investigated in paddy fields.

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Article Synopsis
  • Nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (n-damo), involving specific bacteria, plays a crucial role in connecting carbon and nitrogen cycles globally, especially in paddy fields in China.
  • The study analyzed soil samples from 20 paddy fields, revealing varying n-damo activity and bacterial abundance, with estimates of significant methane and nitrogen consumption annually.
  • Key factors influencing n-damo activity included soil ammonium content, organic carbon, pH, and mean annual temperature, highlighting the process’s importance and its regulation by local environmental conditions.
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Paddy fields are one of the most important methane sources, which have great impacts on climate change. The nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation, by NC10 phylum bacteria- Methylomirabilis oxyfera ()-like bacteria, is a new process regulating methane emission from paddy fields. However, little is known about the spatial and temporal variations of -like bacterial communities and the regulating factors in paddy soils.

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Candidatus Methanoperedens-like archaea, which can use multiple electron acceptors (nitrate, iron, manganese, and sulfate) for anaerobic methane oxidation, could play an important role in reducing methane emissions from freshwater wetlands. Currently, very little is known about the distribution and community composition of Methanoperedens-like archaea in freshwater wetlands, particularly based on their alpha subunit of methyl-coenzyme M reductase (mcrA) genes. Here, the community composition, diversity, and abundance of Methanoperedens-like archaea were investigated in a freshwater wetland through high-throughput sequencing and quantitative PCR on their mcrA genes.

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Nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (n-damo) catalyzed by Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxyfera (M. oxyfera)-like bacteria is a new pathway for the regulation of methane emissions from paddy fields. Elevated atmospheric CO concentrations (e[CO]) can indirectly affect the structure and function of microbial communities.

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The elevated atmospheric CO concentration is well known to have an important effect on soil nutrient cycling. Ammonia oxidation, mediated by ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB), is the rate-limiting step in soil nitrification, which controls the availability of two key soil nutrients (ammonium and nitrate) for crops. Until now, how the AOA and AOB communities in paddy soils respond to elevated CO remains largely unknown.

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Nitrite (NO)- and nitrate (NO)-dependent anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) are two new additions in microbial methane cycle, which potentially act as important methane sinks in freshwater aquatic systems. Here, we investigated spatial variations of community composition, abundance and potential activity of NO- and NO-dependent anaerobic methanotrophs in the sediment of Jiulonghu Reservoir (Zhejiang Province, China), a freshwater reservoir having a gradient of increasing nitrogen loading from upstream to downstream regions. High-throughput sequencing of total bacterial and archaeal 16S rRNA genes showed the cooccurrence of Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxyfera (M.

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Anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) reduces methane emissions from marine ecosystems but we know little about AOM in rivers, whose role in the global carbon cycle is increasingly recognized. We measured AOM potentials driven by different electron acceptors, including nitrite, nitrate, sulfate, and ferric iron, and identified microorganisms involved across contrasting riverbeds. AOM activity was confined to the more reduced, sandy riverbeds, whereas no activity was measured in the less reduced, gravel riverbeds where there were few anaerobic methanotrophs.

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Nitrite- and nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation are mediated by the NC10 bacteria closely related to "Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxyfera" (M. oxyfera) and the ANME-2d archaea closely related to "Candidatus Methanoperedens nitroreducens" (M. nitroreducens), respectively.

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Currently, the nitrogen removal potential of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) and its regulating factors in reservoir systems remain uncertain. Here, we provided the molecular and isotopic evidence for anammox in the freshwater sediment of Jiulonghu Reservoir that is located in Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. Diverse 16S rRNA gene sequences related to Candidatus Kuenenia and Candidatus Brocadia were detected by using high-throughput (Illumina MiSeq) sequencing of total bacterial 16S rRNA genes, and the Candidatus Brocadia was the most frequently detected anammox bacterial genus.

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In the current study, we investigated nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (N-DAMO) as a potential methane sink in the Hangzhou Bay and the adjacent Zhoushan sea area. The potential activity of the N-DAMO process was primarily observed in Hangzhou Bay by means of (13)C-labeling experiments, whereas very low or no potential N-DAMO activity could be detected in the Zhoushan sea area. The measured potential N-DAMO rates ranged from 0.

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Methane oxidation coupled to nitrite reduction is mediated by 'Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxyfera' (M. oxyfera), which belongs to the NC10 phylum. In this study, the community composition and diversity of M.

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Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process plays a significant role in the marine nitrogen cycle. However, the quantitative importance of this process in nitrogen removal in wetland systems, particularly in natural freshwater wetlands, is still not determined. In the present study, we provided the evidence of the distribution and activity of anammox bacteria in a natural freshwater wetland, located in southeastern China, by using (15)N stable isotope measurements, quantitative PCR assays and 16S rRNA gene clone library analysis.

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The self-alkalization of denitrifying automatic circulation (DAC) reactor resulted in a large increase of pH up to 9.20 and caused a tremendous accumulation of nitrite up to 451.1 ± 49.

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The anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process, which can simultaneously remove ammonium and nitrite, both toxic to aquatic animals, can be very important to the aquaculture industry. Here, the presence and activity of anammox bacteria in the sediments of four different freshwater aquaculture ponds were investigated by using Illumina-based 16S rRNA gene sequencing, quantitative PCR assays and (15)N stable isotope measurements. Different genera of anammox bacteria were detected in the examined pond sediments, including Candidatus Brocadia, Candidatus Kuenenia and Candidatus Anammoxoglobus, with Candidatus Brocadia being the dominant anammox genus.

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Nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (N-DAMO) is a recently discovered process that constitutes a unique association between the two major global elements essential for life, carbon and nitrogen. This process is one of the most important discoveries in the fields of environmental science and microbiology. The discovery of N-DAMO process supplements biogeochemical cycles of carbon and nitrogen in nature, extends microbial diversity and urges development of novel simultaneous carbon and nitrogen removal process.

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The quantitative importance of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) has been described in paddy fields, while the presence and importance of anammox in subsurface soil from vegetable fields have not been determined yet. Here, we investigated the occurrence and activity of anammox bacteria in five different types of vegetable fields located in Jiangsu Province, China. Stable isotope experiments confirmed the anammox activity in the examined soils, with the potential rates of 2.

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Microbial mediated nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (N-DAMO), which couples the oxidation of methane to nitrite reduction, is a recently discovered process. The discovery of N-DAMO process makes great contributions to complete the biogeochemical cycles of carbon and nitrogen, and to develop novel economic biotechnology for simultaneous carbon and nitrogen removal. This process is catalysed by the unique bacterium "Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxyfera" (M.

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Nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (N-DAMO) is a recently discovered process that is performed by "Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxyfera" (M. oxyfera). This process constitutes a unique association between the two major global elements essential to life, carbon and nitrogen, and may act as an important and overlooked sink of the greenhouse gas methane.

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Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) and nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (n-damo) are two of the most recent discoveries in the microbial nitrogen cycle. In the present study, we provide direct evidence for the cooccurrence of the anammox and n-damo processes in a flooded paddy field in southeastern China. Stable isotope experiments showed that the potential anammox rates ranged from 5.

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Nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (n-damo) is a recently discovered process that is catalysed by "Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxyfera". In the present study, the vertical distribution (0-10, 20-30, 50-60 and 90-100 cm) of M. oxyfera-like bacteria was investigated in Xiazhuhu wetland, the largest natural wetland on the southern Yangtze River (China).

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