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Metagenomic Analysis Revealed that the Terrestrial Pollutants Override the Effects of Seasonal Variation on Microbiome in River Sediments

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Researching the structure and function of sediment microbiome contribute to understanding the response of microbiome to external disturbances. However, seasonal changes in sediment microbiome with different terrestrial pollutants input have not yet been clearly understood. Metagenomic sequencing was used to evaluate the effects of seasonal variations and different land use types on sediment microbiome. Results showed that the differences in structure and functions of sediment microbiome among different land use types were obviously greater than different seasons. This indicated that the terrestrial pollutants weakened the effects of seasonal variations on shaping the sediment microbiome. The significant differences in sediment properties under the input of different terrestrial pollutants was observed, but no obvious differences between seasons, which may be the reason why terrestrial pollutants override the effects of seasonal variation on the sediment microbiome. Overall, the results extended our understanding of the impacts of seasonal variation and terrestrial pollutants on river sediment microbiome.

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We thank the Major Science and Technology Program for Water Pollution Control and Treatment (2017ZX07602-002) supporting this research.

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  1. School of Life Science and Institute of Wetland Ecology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China

    Han Qiu, Miao Zhang, Shuqing An & Xin Leng

  2. College of Resources and Environment, Henan University of Engineering, Zhengzhou, 451191, China

    Likun Gu & Jianyun Zhang

  3. Nanjing University Ecology Research Institute of Changshu, Changshu, 215500, Jiangsu, China

    Han Qiu, Shuqing An & Xin Leng

  4. Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China

    Likun Gu & Bo Sun

  5. College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Bo Sun

  6. Sino-Japan Friendship Center for Environmental Protection, No. 1 Yu Hui Nan Road, Beijing, 100029, China

    Shanshan He

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Qiu, H., Gu, L., Sun, B. et al. Metagenomic Analysis Revealed that the Terrestrial Pollutants Override the Effects of Seasonal Variation on Microbiome in River Sediments. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 105, 892–898 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-020-03033-2

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