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Front Microbiol

Title:		Nitrification Rates Are Affected by Biogenic Nitrate and Volatile Organic Compounds in Agricultural Soils
Author(s):		Mohanty SR; Nagarjuna M; Parmar R; Ahirwar U; Patra A; Dubey G; Kollah B;
Address:		"ICAR Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, India"
Journal Title:		Front Microbiol
Year:		2019
Volume:		20190514
Issue:
Page Number:		772 -
DOI:		10.3389/fmicb.2019.00772
ISSN/ISBN:		1664-302X (Print) 1664-302X (Electronic) 1664-302X (Linking)
Abstract:		"The processes regulating nitrification in soils are not entirely understood. Here we provide evidence that nitrification rates in soil may be affected by complexed nitrate molecules and microbial volatile organic compounds (mVOCs) produced during nitrification. Experiments were carried out to elucidate the overall nature of mVOCs and biogenic nitrates produced by nitrifiers, and their effects on nitrification and redox metabolism. Soils were incubated at three levels of biogenic nitrate. Soils containing biogenic nitrate were compared with soils containing inorganic fertilizer nitrate (KNO(3)) in terms of redox metabolism potential. Repeated NH(4)-N addition increased nitrification rates (mM NO(3) (1-) produced g(-1) soil d(-1)) from 0.49 to 0.65. Soils with higher nitrification rates stimulated (p < 0.01) abundances of 16S rRNA genes by about eight times, amoA genes of nitrifying bacteria by about 25 times, and amoA genes of nitrifying archaea by about 15 times. Soils with biogenic nitrate and KNO(3) were incubated under anoxic conditions to undergo anaerobic respiration. The maximum rates of different redox metabolisms (mM electron acceptors reduced g(-1) soil d(-1)) in soil containing biogenic nitrate followed as: NO(3) (1-) reduction 4.01 +/- 0.22, Fe(3+) reduction 5.37 +/- 0.12, SO(4) (2-) reduction 9.56 +/- 0.16, and CH(4) production (mug g(-1) soil) 0.46 +/- 0.05. Biogenic nitrate inhibited denitrificaton 1.4 times more strongly compared to mineral KNO(3). Raman spectra indicated that aliphatic hydrocarbons increased in soil during nitrification, and these compounds probably bind to NO(3) to form biogenic nitrate. The mVOCs produced by nitrifiers enhanced (p < 0.05) nitrification rates and abundances of nitrifying bacteria. Experiments suggest that biogenic nitrate and mVOCs affect nitrification and redox metabolism in soil"
Keywords:		16S rRNA amoA biogenic nitrate mVOCs nitrification redox metabolism;
Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEMohanty, Santosh Ranjan Nagarjuna, Mounish Parmar, Rakesh Ahirwar, Usha Patra, Ashok Dubey, Garima Kollah, Bharati eng Switzerland 2019/05/30 Front Microbiol. 2019 May 14; 10:772. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00772. eCollection 2019"