磷酸三苯酯对根际氨氧化过程及N2O排放的影响: 全程氨氧化菌的积极响应

Effects of Triphenyl Phosphate on Rhizosphere Ammonia Oxidation and N2O Emission: Positive Response of Comammox

  • 摘要: 磷酸三苯酯(TPhP)是备受关注的一种典型有机磷酸酯(OPEs), 广泛存在于地表水环境中, 生态风险高, 研究其对水生生态系统中根际氨氧化菌的影响效应, 可以深入了解氮循环菌对有机污染物胁迫的响应, 进而为N2O减排提供重要的理论支持。本研究以芦苇(Phragmites australis)为供试植物, 开展TPhP在环境浓度水平上的暴露试验, 利用实时荧光定量PCR技术和宏基因组学技术, 研究了TPhP对芦苇根际氨氧化过程及N2O排放的影响。结果表明, TPhP胁迫下, 全程氨氧化菌(CMX)的丰度明显增加, 氨氧化古菌(AOA)和氨氧化细菌(AOB)的代谢受到显著抑制。TPhP促进根际氨氮向硝态氮的转化, 大幅降低植物培养体系的N2O排放通量。从氨氧化速率的角度来看, AOA的贡献几乎可以忽略不计; 相比之下, CMX和AOB的氨氧化速率与其丰度的变化呈现出一致性, 即CMX的氨氧化速率显著提升, AOB的氨氧化速率明显下降, 这一变化趋势有效抑制了N2O的产生潜势。此外, 通过宏基因组学分析发现TPhP能够增强根际微生物之间的协同作用, 并上调氨单加氧酶(amo)基因的表达水平, 促进了CMX菌中Nitrospira属的增长, 但抑制了AOA菌中Nitrosarchaeum属和AOB菌中Nitrosomonas属的活性。本研究既可以为全面了解TPhP对氮循环相关菌的影响提供数据支持, 还能够为进一步了解全程氨氧化菌在TPhP胁迫下的功能拓展思路。

     

    Abstract: Triphenyl phosphate (TPhP), a typical organophosphate ester (OPE), has garnered significant attention due to its widespread occurrence in surface water environments and associated high ecological risks. Investigating its effects on rhizosphere ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms in aquatic ecosystems is crucial for understanding the response of nitrogen-cycling microbes to organic pollutant stress and thereby providing theoretical support for N2O mitigation strategies. In this study, Phragmites australis was used as the model plant to investigate the impacts of TPhP at environmentally relevant concentrations on rhizosphere ammonia oxidation and N2O emission. Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) and metagenomic sequencing were employed. The results show that under TPhP stress, the abundance of complete ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (comammox, CMX) significantly increased, while the metabolic activities of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) were markedly suppressed. TPhP promoted the conversion of ammonium to nitrate in the rhizosphere and substantially reduced the N2O emission flux from the plant cultivation system. From the perspective of ammonia oxidation rates, the contribution of AOA was almost negligible. In contrast, the ammonia oxidation rates of CMX and AOB were consistent with their abundance changes: the CMX ammonia oxidation rate increased significantly, whereas that of AOB decreased markedly. This trend effectively suppressed the potential for N2O production. Furthermore, metagenomic analysis revealed that TPhP enhanced the synergistic interactions among rhizosphere microorganisms and upregulated the expression of the ammonia monooxygenase (amo) gene, promoting the growth of the CMX genus Nitrospira, while inhibiting the AOA genus Nitrosarchaeum and the AOB genus Nitrosomonas. This study can not only provide data to comprehensively understand the impacts of TPhP on nitrogen-cycling microorganisms, but also offer new insights into the functions of CMX under TPhP stress.

     

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