Chapter6MicrobialecologyandresourcesEcology生态学Resources资源Twoterms:1.Microbialecology:Isnowusedinageneralwaytodescribethepresenceanddistributionofmicrobes.Itisthestudyofthebehaviorandactivitiesofmicrobesintheirnaturalenvironments.2.Environmentalmicrobiology:Incomparison,relatesprimarilytoall-overmicrobialprocessesthatoccurinasoil,waterorfood,asexamples.itisnotconcernedwiththeparticularmicroenvironmentwherethemicrobesactuallyarefunctioning,butwiththebroader-scaleeffectsofmicrobialpresenceandactivities.6.1Microbesinnatureecosystem6.1.1MicrobesandmicroenvironmentInamicrobialecosystem,individualcellsgrowtoformpopulations.Metabolicallyrelatedpopulationsconstitutegroupingscalledguilds.Setsofguildsconductingcomplementaryphysiologicalprocessesinteracttoformmicrobialcommunities.Microbialcommunitiestheninteractswithcommunitiesofmicrobestodefinetheentireecosystem.6.1.2DistributionofmicrobesThedistributionofmicrobesinnatureecosystemdependsontheresources(nutrients)availableandonthegrowthconditions.Temperature,PH,wateravailability,light,oxygenofahabitatdefinethenicheforeachparticularmicrobes.1.Insoil(1)organismsinsoilsoilisthehabitat(环境)foravarietyoforganisms,includingbacteria,actinomycetes,fungi,protozoa,insects,nematodes(线虫),wormsandmanyotheranimals.Virusesalsoarepresentinsoils.Thiscomplexbiologicalcommunitycontributestotheformation(形成),maintenance(维持),andinsomesituations,thedegradation(降解)anddisappearance(消失)ofsoils.(2)Soilsasanenvironmentformicrobes:Amajorcharacteristicofsoilstheyaretypicallynotwatersaturated(饱和),makingitpossibleforoxygentopenetrateintothepassagesandporessoilsalsocancontainisolatedregionswhicharewatersaturated,andtheseisolatedregionsbecome“mini”aquatic(水生的)environments.Themicroenvironmentbacteriatendtobepresentasisolatedmicrocolonies(微菌落)onsurfacesandinpores,whicharecoveredbythinwaterfilms.Filamentous(丝状的)fungiareabletogrowonandbetweentheseaggregated(聚集的)particles,orprotozoamoveinwaterfilmsandgrazeonbacteria,especiallywhentheyarenotprotectedinsoilpores.proportionofdifferentsoilmicrobesinsoilAerobicbacteria70%Actinomycetes13%Fungi3%Otherorganisms0.02%Anaerobicbacteria14%Microbialnumberandbiomassincultivatedfieldsoil:microbesNumbers/gBiomass(g/m3)bacteria108160actinomycetes107160molds106200yeasts105algae10432protozoa103382.InwaterAmajorfactorinaquaticenvironmentsisthemovementofmaterials,whethertheybegaseous,solid,orinthedissolvedphase.Themicrobesareabletorespondrapidlytoselecttheirmostsuitableenvironment.(1)Differenttypesofwater①FreshwaterTypesofmicrobialcommunitiesaccordingtothecontentsoforganicsubstancesDistributionofmicrobesinfreshwaterNutrientenrichmentStimulatesthegrowthofplants,algae,andbacteria.Cyanobacteriaandalgaecancontributetomassiveblooms(水华)instronglynutrientenrichmentlakes.②marineenvironmentMicrobesinoceanAlgae(藻类),Bacillus(芽孢杆菌属),Pseudomonas(假单胞菌属),Vibrio(弧菌属)andsoon.DistributionofmicrobesinoceanEuphoticzone(透光区)Aphoticzone(无光区)Bathypelagezone(深海区);Hadalzone(超深渊海区)光照区耐压范围中度嗜压范围极端嗜压范围NorthpoleandsouthpolePolaromonas(极地单胞菌属),Marinobacter(海杆菌属),Psychroflexus(嗜冷弯曲菌属),Iceobacter(冰杆菌属),Polibacter(极杆菌属),Psychromonasantarcticus(南极嗜冷单胞菌属)Redtide(2)Nutrientcyclesinaquaticenviron...