The bacterial and fungal community composition in time and space in the nest mounds of the ant Formica exsecta (Hymenoptera : Formicidae)
In a subarctic climate, the seasonal shifts in temperature, precipitation, and plant cover drive the temporal changes in the microbial communities in the topsoil, forcing soil microbes to adapt or decline. Many organisms, such as mound-building ants, survive the cold winter owing to the favorable mi...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/334174 2024-01-07T09:46:55+01:00 The bacterial and fungal community composition in time and space in the nest mounds of the ant Formica exsecta (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) Lindstrom, Stafva Timonen, Sari Sundstrom, Liselotte Department of Microbiology Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme Biological stations Tvärminne Zoological Station Teachers' Academy Sari Timonen / Research Group 2021-09-09T05:52:01Z 18 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/334174 eng eng Wiley Blackwell 10.1002/mbo3.1201 Academy of Finland, Grant/Award Number: 252411 and 284666 Lindstrom , S , Timonen , S & Sundstrom , L 2021 , ' The bacterial and fungal community composition in time and space in the nest mounds of the ant Formica exsecta (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) ' , MicrobiologyOpen , vol. 10 , no. 4 , 1201 . https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1201 ORCID: /0000-0001-9039-5648/work/99719570 ORCID: /0000-0002-6176-8940/work/99721302 b70184c0-97f2-4604-8a6b-09a503fc3f62 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/334174 000691326900004 cc_by openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess bacteria fungi microbial communities microbial ecology SOIL PROPERTIES WOOD ANTS RUFA GROUP LASIUS-NIGER DIVERSITY DYNAMICS RESPONSES NITROGEN LITTER 11832 Microbiology and virology 1181 Ecology evolutionary biology Article publishedVersion 2021 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-12-14T00:05:41Z In a subarctic climate, the seasonal shifts in temperature, precipitation, and plant cover drive the temporal changes in the microbial communities in the topsoil, forcing soil microbes to adapt or decline. Many organisms, such as mound-building ants, survive the cold winter owing to the favorable microclimate in their nest mounds. We have previously shown that the microbial communities in the nest of the ant Formica exsecta are significantly different from those in the surrounding bulk soil. In the current study, we identified taxa, which were consistently present in the nests over a study period of three years. Some taxa were also significantly enriched in the nest samples compared with spatially corresponding reference soils. We show that the bacterial communities in ant nests are temporally stable across years, whereas the fungal communities show greater variation. It seems that the activities of the ants contribute to unique biochemical processes in the secluded nest environment, and create opportunities for symbiotic interactions between the ants and the microbes. Over time, the microbial communities may come to diverge, due to drift and selection, especially given the long lifespan (up to 30 years) of the ant colonies. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Subarctic HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository MicrobiologyOpen 10 4 |
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In a subarctic climate, the seasonal shifts in temperature, precipitation, and plant cover drive the temporal changes in the microbial communities in the topsoil, forcing soil microbes to adapt or decline. Many organisms, such as mound-building ants, survive the cold winter owing to the favorable microclimate in their nest mounds. We have previously shown that the microbial communities in the nest of the ant Formica exsecta are significantly different from those in the surrounding bulk soil. In the current study, we identified taxa, which were consistently present in the nests over a study period of three years. Some taxa were also significantly enriched in the nest samples compared with spatially corresponding reference soils. We show that the bacterial communities in ant nests are temporally stable across years, whereas the fungal communities show greater variation. It seems that the activities of the ants contribute to unique biochemical processes in the secluded nest environment, and create opportunities for symbiotic interactions between the ants and the microbes. Over time, the microbial communities may come to diverge, due to drift and selection, especially given the long lifespan (up to 30 years) of the ant colonies. Peer reviewed |
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The bacterial and fungal community composition in time and space in the nest mounds of the ant Formica exsecta (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) |
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The bacterial and fungal community composition in time and space in the nest mounds of the ant Formica exsecta (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) |
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The bacterial and fungal community composition in time and space in the nest mounds of the ant Formica exsecta (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) |
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The bacterial and fungal community composition in time and space in the nest mounds of the ant Formica exsecta (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) |
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The bacterial and fungal community composition in time and space in the nest mounds of the ant Formica exsecta (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) |
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bacterial and fungal community composition in time and space in the nest mounds of the ant formica exsecta (hymenoptera : formicidae) |
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10.1002/mbo3.1201 Academy of Finland, Grant/Award Number: 252411 and 284666 Lindstrom , S , Timonen , S & Sundstrom , L 2021 , ' The bacterial and fungal community composition in time and space in the nest mounds of the ant Formica exsecta (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) ' , MicrobiologyOpen , vol. 10 , no. 4 , 1201 . https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1201 ORCID: /0000-0001-9039-5648/work/99719570 ORCID: /0000-0002-6176-8940/work/99721302 b70184c0-97f2-4604-8a6b-09a503fc3f62 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/334174 000691326900004 |
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