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Distribution and Interaction Patterns of Bacterial Communities in an Ornithogenic Soil of Seymour Island, Antarctica

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Next-generation, culture-independent sequencing offers an excellent opportunity to examine network interactions among different microbial species. In this study, soil bacterial communities from a penguin rookery site at Seymour Island were analyzed for abundance, structure, diversity, and interaction networks to identify interaction patterns among the various taxa at three soil depths. The analysis revealed the presence of eight phyla distributed in different proportions among the surface layer (0–8 cm), middle layer (20–25 cm), and bottom (35–40 cm). The bottom layer presented the highest values of bacterial richness, diversity, and evenness when compared to surface and middle layers. The network analysis revealed the existence of a unique pattern of interactions in which the soil microbial network formed a clustered topology, rather than a modular structure as is usually found in biological communities. In addition, specific taxa were identified as important players in microbial community structure. Furthermore, simulation analyses indicated that the loss of potential keystone groups of microorganisms might alter the patterns of interactions within the microbial community. These findings provide new insights for assessing the consequences of environmental disturbances at the whole-community level in Antarctica.

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Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, Brazil) and the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES, Brazil) for their financial support. This work was supported by the INCT-APA (CNPq process no. 574018/2008-5, FAPERJ E-26/170.023/2008), and supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the secretariat for the Marine Resources Interministerial Committee (SECIRM).

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  1. Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus São Gabriel, Av. Antonio Trilha, 1847, 97300-000, São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Pabulo Henrique Rampelotto, Anthony Diego Muller Barboza, Antônio Batista Pereira & Luiz Fernando Wurdig Roesch

  2. Microbiology and Cell Science Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0700, USA

    Eric W. Triplett

  3. Departamento de Solos, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, AV PH Rolfs s/n, Viçosa, 36570-000, MG, Brazil

    Carlos Ernesto G. R. Schaefer

  4. Departamento de Solos, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 7712, 91540-000, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Flávio Anastácio de Oliveira Camargo

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Rampelotto, P.H., Barboza, A.D.M., Pereira, A.B. et al. Distribution and Interaction Patterns of Bacterial Communities in an Ornithogenic Soil of Seymour Island, Antarctica. Microb Ecol 69, 684–694 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-014-0510-6

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