Metagenomic Analysis of the Effects of Salinity on Microbial Community and Functional Gene Diversity in Glacial Meltwater Estuary, Ny-Alesund, Arctic

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Journal Braz J Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2024 Apr 22

PMID 38647870

Authors

Fan Yang

Qinxin Li

Xiaofei Yin

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Abstract

Due to the inflow of meltwater from the Midre Lovénbreen glacier upstream of Kongsfjorden, the nutrient concentration of Kongsfjorden change from the estuary to the interior of the fjord. Our objective was to explore the changes in bacterial community structure and metabolism-related genes from the estuary to fjord by metagenomic analysis. Our data indicate that glacial meltwater input has altered the physicochemical properties of the fjords, with a significant effect, in particular, on fjords salinity, thus altering the relative abundance of some specific bacterial groups. In addition, we suggest that the salinity of a fjord is an important factor affecting the abundance of genes associated with the nitrogen and sulfur cycles in the fjord. Changes in salinity may affect the relative abundance of microbial populations that carry metabolic genes, thus affecting the relative abundance of genes associated with the nitrogen and sulfur cycles.

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