Metagenomic analysis of lichen‑associated bacterial community profiling in Roccella montagnei
- Author:
- Vijayakumar V.R., Saravanan K., Somasundaram M., Jayaraj R., Annamalai P., Nooruddin T. & Dharumadurai D.
- Year:
- 2022
- Journal:
- Archives of Microbiology
- Pages:
- 204: 54 [10 p.]
- Url:
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-021-02707-7
A lichen is a composite organism formed of algae or cyanobacteria that live in a mutually advantageous symbiotic relationship
with the filaments (hyphae) of fungus. Three lichen samples were obtained from diverse sites at a terrestrial habitat located
in Coimbatore and coastal habitats located in Kanyakumari and Nagapattinam districts of Tamil Nadu. Amplification and
sequencing of 16S rRNA V3–V4 regions were used for metagenomic study. Aside from the Next-Generation Sequencing
data (NGS), distinct types of lichen microbiome profiles were clearly revealed. The bacterial diversity in the lichen genera
of Roccella montagnei growing in coastal and terrestrial environments was further investigated using common and unique
operational taxonomic units (OTUs) and the QIIME pipeline (1.9.1). Using similarity clustering, the heat map analysis depicts
the abundance information of chosen OTUs as well as the similarity and difference between OTUs and lichen samples. Using
multiple methods, the alpha and beta diversity analysis revealed that there were differences in all of the samples. However,
UPGMA tree inference of comparable bacterial community in coastal habitat lichen samples compared to terrestrial habitat
validates their evolutionary lineage. As a result, the bacterial population associated with corticolous lichen is dependent on
geographic locations, growth substrate, and climatic circumstances of similar lichen genera produced in different habitats
and tree substrates.
Keywords: Lichen · Roccella montagnei · Microbiome · 16S rRNA V3–V4 regions · OTUs · QIIME.
- Id:
- 34025
- Submitter:
- zdenek
- Post_time:
- Monday, 03 January 2022 11:06