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Energy efficiency and biological interactions define the core microbiome of deep oligotrophic groundwater

Mehrshad, Maliheh
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Lopez-Fernandez, Margarita
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Sundh, John
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July 12, 2021
Nature Communications

While oligotrophic deep groundwaters host active microbes attuned to the low-end of the bioenergetics spectrum, the ecological constraints on microbial niches in these ecosystems and their consequences for microbiome convergence are unknown. Here, we provide a genome-resolved, integrated omics analysis comparing archaeal and bacterial communities in disconnected fracture fluids of the Fennoscandian Shield in Europe. Leveraging a dataset that combines metagenomes, single cell genomes, and metatranscriptomes, we show that groundwaters flowing in similar lithologies offer fixed niches that are occupied by a common core microbiome. Functional expression analysis highlights that these deep groundwater ecosystems foster diverse, yet cooperative communities adapted to this setting. We suggest that these communities stimulate cooperation by expression of functions related to ecological traits, such as aggregate or biofilm formation, while alleviating the burden on microorganisms producing compounds or functions that provide a collective benefit by facilitating reciprocal promiscuous metabolic partnerships with other members of the community. We hypothesize that an episodic lifestyle enabled by reversible bacteriostatic functions ensures the subsistence of the oligotrophic deep groundwater microbiome. Ecological constraints on microbial niches in oligotrophic deep groundwaters remain elusive. This study provides support for the existence of a common core microbiome in two deep groundwater biomes of the Fennoscandian Shield using a genome-resolved, integrated omics analysis.

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research article
DOI
10.1038/s41467-021-24549-z
Web of Science ID

WOS:000675329200009

Author(s)
Mehrshad, Maliheh
Lopez-Fernandez, Margarita
Sundh, John
Bell, Emma  
Simone, Domenico
Buck, Moritz
Bernier-Latmani, Rizlan  
Bertilsson, Stefan
Dopson, Mark
Date Issued

2021-07-12

Publisher

Nature Research

Published in
Nature Communications
Volume

12

Issue

1

Article Number

4253

Subjects

Multidisciplinary Sciences

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July 31, 2021
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