Abundance of sulfur-degrading bacteria in a benthic bacterial community of shallow sea sediment in the off-Terengganu coast of the South China Sea

This study for the first time provides insight into the bacterial community in the benthic region of the Off-Terengganu Coastline, which is considered to be anthropogenically polluted due to heavy fishing vessel commotion. Subsurface bacteria were randomly collected from two locations at different d...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Zahar, Marziah, Mahdzir, Akbariah, Musa, Md. Nor, Jaafar, Abu Bakar, Azhim, Azran, Hara, Hirofumi
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	John Wiley & Sons, Inc 2016
Subjects:	QR Microbiology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/52529/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52529/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52529/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52529/10/52529_abundance%20of%20sulfur%20degrading.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/52529/11/52529_abundance%20of%20sulfur%20degrading_SCOPUS.pdf

id	iium-52529
recordtype	eprints
spelling	iium-525292017-03-30T08:16:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/52529/ Abundance of sulfur-degrading bacteria in a benthic bacterial community of shallow sea sediment in the off-Terengganu coast of the South China Sea Zahar, Marziah Mahdzir, Akbariah Musa, Md. Nor Jaafar, Abu Bakar Azhim, Azran Hara, Hirofumi QR Microbiology This study for the first time provides insight into the bacterial community in the benthic region of the Off-Terengganu Coastline, which is considered to be anthropogenically polluted due to heavy fishing vessel commotion. Subsurface bacteria were randomly collected from two locations at different depths and were examined using the 16S rDNA V3-V4 marker gene on the Illumina™ Miseq platform. In addition, the physiochemical parameters of the sediment were also measured. Surprisingly, the results show a high diversity of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria in the surveyed area, where Sulfurovum sp. was identified to predominate the overall bacterial community. The physiochemical parameters reveal insufficient evidence of hydrothermal vents in the surveyed area. However, there are traces of hydrocarbon pollutants such as gasoline, diesel, and mineral oil in this area. It is assumed that sediment accumulation in the lee of breakwater plays an important role in trapping the runoff from the nearby harbor, which includes oil spills. Based on the common knowledge, Sulvurofum sp. is a native bacterium that exists in deep hydrothermal vents and volcanic territories. Although the reason for the abundance of Sulfurovum sp. in the surveyed area is still unclear, there is a possibility that metabolic adaptation plays an important role in regulating hydrocarbon pollutants for survival. The work presented in this paper therefore has profound implications for future studies on Sulfurovum sp. versatility. However, future research is needed to strengthen the findings of this study and to provide a better evidence regarding the metabolic response of this bacterium toward hydrocarbon pollutants. John Wiley & Sons, Inc 2016-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52529/10/52529_abundance%20of%20sulfur%20degrading.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52529/11/52529_abundance%20of%20sulfur%20degrading_SCOPUS.pdf Zahar, Marziah and Mahdzir, Akbariah and Musa, Md. Nor and Jaafar, Abu Bakar and Azhim, Azran and Hara, Hirofumi (2016) Abundance of sulfur-degrading bacteria in a benthic bacterial community of shallow sea sediment in the off-Terengganu coast of the South China Sea. MicrobiologyOpen, 5 (6). pp. 967-978. ISSN 2045-8827 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mbo3.380/epdf 10.1002/mbo3.380
repository_type	Digital Repository
institution_category	Local University
institution	International Islamic University Malaysia
building	IIUM Repository
collection	Online Access
language	English English
topic	QR Microbiology
spellingShingle	QR Microbiology Zahar, Marziah Mahdzir, Akbariah Musa, Md. Nor Jaafar, Abu Bakar Azhim, Azran Hara, Hirofumi Abundance of sulfur-degrading bacteria in a benthic bacterial community of shallow sea sediment in the off-Terengganu coast of the South China Sea
description	This study for the first time provides insight into the bacterial community in the benthic region of the Off-Terengganu Coastline, which is considered to be anthropogenically polluted due to heavy fishing vessel commotion. Subsurface bacteria were randomly collected from two locations at different depths and were examined using the 16S rDNA V3-V4 marker gene on the Illumina™ Miseq platform. In addition, the physiochemical parameters of the sediment were also measured. Surprisingly, the results show a high diversity of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria in the surveyed area, where Sulfurovum sp. was identified to predominate the overall bacterial community. The physiochemical parameters reveal insufficient evidence of hydrothermal vents in the surveyed area. However, there are traces of hydrocarbon pollutants such as gasoline, diesel, and mineral oil in this area. It is assumed that sediment accumulation in the lee of breakwater plays an important role in trapping the runoff from the nearby harbor, which includes oil spills. Based on the common knowledge, Sulvurofum sp. is a native bacterium that exists in deep hydrothermal vents and volcanic territories. Although the reason for the abundance of Sulfurovum sp. in the surveyed area is still unclear, there is a possibility that metabolic adaptation plays an important role in regulating hydrocarbon pollutants for survival. The work presented in this paper therefore has profound implications for future studies on Sulfurovum sp. versatility. However, future research is needed to strengthen the findings of this study and to provide a better evidence regarding the metabolic response of this bacterium toward hydrocarbon pollutants.
format	Article
author	Zahar, Marziah Mahdzir, Akbariah Musa, Md. Nor Jaafar, Abu Bakar Azhim, Azran Hara, Hirofumi
author_facet	Zahar, Marziah Mahdzir, Akbariah Musa, Md. Nor Jaafar, Abu Bakar Azhim, Azran Hara, Hirofumi
author_sort	Zahar, Marziah
title	Abundance of sulfur-degrading bacteria in a benthic bacterial community of shallow sea sediment in the off-Terengganu coast of the South China Sea
title_short	Abundance of sulfur-degrading bacteria in a benthic bacterial community of shallow sea sediment in the off-Terengganu coast of the South China Sea
title_full	Abundance of sulfur-degrading bacteria in a benthic bacterial community of shallow sea sediment in the off-Terengganu coast of the South China Sea
title_fullStr	Abundance of sulfur-degrading bacteria in a benthic bacterial community of shallow sea sediment in the off-Terengganu coast of the South China Sea
title_full_unstemmed	Abundance of sulfur-degrading bacteria in a benthic bacterial community of shallow sea sediment in the off-Terengganu coast of the South China Sea
title_sort	abundance of sulfur-degrading bacteria in a benthic bacterial community of shallow sea sediment in the off-terengganu coast of the south china sea
publisher	John Wiley & Sons, Inc
publishDate	2016
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/52529/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52529/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52529/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52529/10/52529_abundance%20of%20sulfur%20degrading.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/52529/11/52529_abundance%20of%20sulfur%20degrading_SCOPUS.pdf
first_indexed	2023-09-18T21:14:25Z
last_indexed	2023-09-18T21:14:25Z
_version_	1777411466541924352

Abundance of sulfur-degrading bacteria in a benthic bacterial community of shallow sea sediment in the off-Terengganu coast of the South China Sea

Similar Items