Environmental specificity of karst cave habitats evidenced by diverse symbiotic bacteria in Opiliones.

Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101775613 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2730-7182 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 27307182 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Ecol Evol Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2021]-

Caves*/microbiology ; Symbiosis* ; Bacteria*/genetics ; Bacteria*/isolation & purification ; Bacteria*/classification ; Ecosystem*; China ; Microbiota/physiology ; Biodiversity

Background: Karst caves serve as natural laboratories, providing organisms with extreme and constant conditions that promote isolation, resulting in a genetic relationship and living environment that is significantly different from those outside the cave. However, research on cave creatures, especially Opiliones, remains scarce, with most studies focused on water, soil, and cave sediments.
Results: The structure of symbiotic bacteria in different caves were compared, revealing significant differences. Based on the alpha and beta diversity, symbiotic bacteria abundance and diversity in the cave were similar, but the structure of symbiotic bacteria differed inside and outside the cave. Microorganisms in the cave play an important role in material cycling and energy flow, particularly in the nitrogen cycle. Although microbial diversity varies inside and outside the cave, Opiliones in Beijing caves and Hainan Island exhibited a strong similarity, indicating that the two environments share commonalities.
Conclusions: The karst cave environment possesses high microbial diversity and there are noticeable differences among different caves. Different habitats lead to significant differences in the symbiotic bacteria in Opiliones inside and outside the cave, and cave microorganisms have made efforts to adapt to extreme environments. The similarity in symbiotic bacteria community structure suggests a potential similarity in host environments, providing an explanation for the appearance of Sinonychia martensi in caves in the north.
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Keywords: Ecology; Karst cave; Opiliones; Symbiotic bacteria

Date Created: 20240509 Date Completed: 20240509 Latest Revision: 20240511

20240511

PMC11080181

10.1186/s12862-024-02248-9

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