Evaluating the functional diversity of soil microorganisms
using the BIOLOG method in situ studies and laboratory tests of
toxicity

D 2004

Evaluating the functional diversity of soil microorganisms using the BIOLOG method in situ studies and laboratory tests of toxicity

HOFMAN, Jakub, Jiří ŠVIHÁLEK and Martin NEČAS

Basic information

Original name

Evaluating the functional diversity of soil microorganisms using the BIOLOG method in situ studies and laboratory tests of toxicity

Name in Czech

Hodnocení funkční diverzity mikroorganismů metodou BIOLOG v reálných studiích i v testech toxicity

Authors

HOFMAN, Jakub (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Jiří ŠVIHÁLEK (203 Czech Republic) and Martin NEČAS (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

České Budějovice, Czech Republic, Proceedings of the 9th Methodological workshop: Present methods for investigation of microbial community biodiversity in soils and substrates, p. 67-72, 6 pp. 2004

Publisher

Institute of Soil Biology AS CR

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/04:00019959

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

ISBN

80-86525-03-1

Keywords in English

soil; microorganisms; diversity; BIOLOG

Abstract

ORIG CZ

V originále

This contribution is short example of one field study and three laboratory experiments, which were carried out to answer the question, if the BIOLOG method is suitable to be sensitive indicator of soil contamination in soil ecotoxicology. The BIOLOG main difficulty is introduced especially as effect of inoculum density which causes that information about overall catabolic activity cannot be separated from information about functional diversity, i.e. differences in substrate utilization patterns. In our case field study, twelve soils were measured from area around an industrial source. Soils were compared separately according their catabolic activity and relative diversity. In laboratory toxicity tests, cadmium for validation and toxaphene or chlorinated paraffin as problematic environmental pollutants were evaluated. Cadmium validated BIOLOG to be sensitive as overall physiological activity endpoint. However, there were no diversity changes induced. Toxaphene revealed no effect even at 10 ppm level. The highest levels (10 000 ppm) of both chlorinated paraffin and dodecane stimulated physiological activity and also induced some changes in physiological profile. To conclude, BIOLOG is promising for soil ecotoxicology studies but separated assessment of differences in physiological activity from differences in functional diversity, i.e. substrate utilization patterns, are strongly required to interpret the data correctly.

In Czech

viz. ang.

Links

GA525/03/0367, research and development project

Name: Ekotoxikologie persistentních organických polutantů životního prostředí

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Ecotoxicology of persistent organic environmental pollutants

GP525/04/P159, research and development project

Name: Vliv nově rozpoznávaných prioritních perzistentních organických polutantů (POPs) na organismy v půdním ekosystému

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Effects of newly recognized priority persistent organic pollutants (POPs) on organisms of soil ecosystem

Citovat

HOFMAN, Jakub, Jiří ŠVIHÁLEK and Martin NEČAS. Evaluating the functional diversity of soil microorganisms using the BIOLOG method in situ studies and laboratory tests of toxicity. In Proceedings of the 9th Methodological workshop: Present methods for investigation of microbial community biodiversity in soils and substrates. České Budějovice, Czech Republic: Institute of Soil Biology AS CR, 2004, p. 67-72. ISBN 80-86525-03-1.

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N2  - This contribution is short example of one field study and three laboratory experiments, which were carried out to answer the question, if the BIOLOG method is suitable to be sensitive indicator of soil contamination in soil ecotoxicology. The BIOLOG main difficulty is introduced especially as effect of inoculum density which causes that information about overall catabolic activity cannot be separated from information about functional diversity, i.e. differences in substrate utilization patterns. In our case field study, twelve soils were measured from area around an industrial source. Soils were compared separately according their catabolic activity and relative diversity. In laboratory toxicity tests, cadmium for validation and toxaphene or chlorinated paraffin as problematic environmental pollutants were evaluated. Cadmium validated BIOLOG to be sensitive as overall physiological activity endpoint. However, there were no diversity changes induced. Toxaphene revealed no effect even at 10 ppm level. The highest levels (10 000 ppm) of both chlorinated paraffin and dodecane stimulated physiological activity and also induced some changes in physiological profile. To conclude, BIOLOG is promising for soil ecotoxicology studies but separated assessment of differences in physiological activity from differences in functional diversity, i.e. substrate utilization patterns, are strongly required to interpret the data correctly.
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HOFMAN, Jakub, Jiří ŠVIHÁLEK and Martin NEČAS. Evaluating the functional diversity of soil microorganisms using the BIOLOG method in situ studies and laboratory tests of toxicity. In \textit{Proceedings of the 9th Methodological workshop: Present methods for investigation of microbial community biodiversity in soils and substrates}. České Budějovice, Czech Republic: Institute of Soil Biology AS CR, 2004, p.~67-72. ISBN~80-86525-03-1.

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