EGU24-9087, updated on 08 Mar 2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-9087
EGU General Assembly 2024
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Metallic Nanoparticles: Differential  impact on Fungal vs Bacterial Soil Communities 

Nektarios Kavroulakis1, Myrto Tsiknia1, Maria Kissandraki1, Constantinos Chrysikopoulos2,3, and Anastasios Malandrakis2
Nektarios Kavroulakis et al.
  • 1Hellenic Agricultural Organization “ELGO-DIMITRA”, Institute for Olive Tree, Subtropical Plants and Viticulture, Agrokipio-Souda, 73164 Chania, Greece
  • 2School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, 73100 Chania, Greece
  • 3Department of Civil Infrastructure and Environmental Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE.

This study investigated the impact of metallic nanoparticles (NPs) containing copper, silver, copper oxide, and zinc oxide, recognized as potential pollutants, on the structural and compositional aspects of soil microbial communities in comparison to their bulk counterparts. The influence of these nanoparticles was examined at two distinct accumulation levels within the soil ecosystem.

The potential effects of metallic nanoparticles in comparison to their bulk counterparts were evaluated in a pot experiment under controlled environmental conditions. High-throughput sequencing of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA and ITS2 marker genes was employed to analyze the impact of NPs and counterparts on bacterial and fungal rhizospheric communities using two dosage levels.

Bioinformatic analysis of the obtained sequencing results revealed a distinct metal-dependent differentiation in bacterial and fungal soil community structures. Silver-containing treatments exhibited an enhanced ability to induce changes in both bacterial and fungal communities compared to other metals. Furthermore, treatment dose had a profound differentiation effect on the two microbial communities. The low dose notably influenced bacterial communities to a greater extent compared to the high dose, whereas fungal communities exhibited significant alterations under high-dose conditions rather than under low-dose conditions.

This study was co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund of the European Union and Greek national funds through the Rural Development Program (RDP/ΠΑΑ) 2014 – 2020, under the call "Cooperation for environmental projects, environmental practices and actions for climate change” (project code: Μ16SΥΝ2-00354) and by the European Union- Next Generation EU, Greece 2.0 National Recovery and Resilience plan (project code: TAEDR-0535675)

How to cite: Kavroulakis, N., Tsiknia, M., Kissandraki, M., Chrysikopoulos, C., and Malandrakis, A.: Metallic Nanoparticles: Differential  impact on Fungal vs Bacterial Soil Communities , EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-9087, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-9087, 2024.

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