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Journal of Desert Research ›› 2020, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (4): 52-62.DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2020.00014

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Distribution characteristics and anti-radiation activity of culturable bacteria in black gobi ecosystem of the Hexi Corridor

Zhenqing Zhang1,4(), Binglin Zhang3, Wei Zhang1(), Guangxiu Liu1, Tuo Chen3, Yang Liu2,5, Jingwei Chen6, Mao Tian1,4   

  1. 1.Key Laboratory of Desert and Desertification /, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
    2.Gansu Province Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering /, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
    3.State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
    4.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    5.Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730000, China
    6.Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
  • Received:2019-11-23 Revised:2020-01-17 Online:2020-08-20 Published:2020-09-01
  • Contact: Wei Zhang

Abstract:

The black gobi region has been occupied by extreme environmental conditions such as drought and strong radiation. Unfortunately, the area is almost negligible for human activities and biological research. Therefore, particular studies are required that cover microbial distribution characteristics of the black gobi ecosystem together valuable information. In the current study, the culturable method was used to analyse different types of soil in the Hexi Corridor. The results showed that the number of culturable bacteria in the study area was 2.3×104-1.49×106 CFU·g-1soil, where the differences in culturable bacteria of different types of soil were obviously varied. The culturable bacteria were mainly enriched in the subsoil habitat, which indicated that the gravel in the Black Gobi provided an ideal colonization site for microorganisms. Furthermore, the statistical analysis showed that soil organic carbon was the main influencing factor on the bacteria number.About,118 different bacterial strains were obtained through 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The strains were mainly classified into Actinobacteria, Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Deinococcus-Thermus, respectively. The Actinobacteria and Firmicutes were the dominant phyla, and Bacillus and Streptomyces were the dominant genera. Ten bacterial strains were found to be the potential new species. Among the higher anti-radiation activity screening, seven strains had shown higher activity than positive control of Deinococcus radiodurans. This study expanded the source of desirable strains and their further screening of active substances resistant to radiation.

Key words: black gobi, microorganism, culturable bacteria, antiradiation

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