Environmentally relevant concentrations of silver nanoparticles diminish soil microbial biomass but do not alter enzyme activities or microbial diversity
Language English Country Netherlands Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
32058228
DOI
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122224
PII: S0304-3894(20)30212-0
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Ag nanoparticles, Biomass, Enzyme activities, Soil microbial community,
- MeSH
- Bacteria classification drug effects enzymology genetics MeSH
- Genes, Bacterial MeSH
- beta-Glucosidase chemistry MeSH
- Biomass MeSH
- Metal Nanoparticles toxicity MeSH
- Acid Phosphatase chemistry MeSH
- Soil Pollutants toxicity MeSH
- Microbiota drug effects MeSH
- Soil Microbiology MeSH
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S MeSH
- Silver toxicity MeSH
- Urease chemistry MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Names of Substances
- beta-Glucosidase MeSH
- Acid Phosphatase MeSH
- Soil Pollutants MeSH
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S MeSH
- Silver MeSH
- Urease MeSH
The increasing use of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) due to their well-known antimicrobial activity, has led to their accumulation in soil ecosystems. However, the impact of environmental realistic concentrations of AgNPs on the soil microbial community has been scarcely studied. In this work, we have assessed the impact of AgNPs, that mimic real concentrations in nature, on tropical soils cultivated with Coffea arabica under conventional and organic management systems. We evaluated the biomass, extracellular enzyme activities, and diversity of the soil microbial community, in a microcosm experiment as a function of time. After seven days of incubation, we found an increase in microbial biomass in an AgNPs-concentration-independent manner. In contrast, after 60-day-incubation, there was a decrease in Gram+ and actinobacterial biomass, in both soils and all AgNPs concentrations. Soil physico-chemical properties and enzyme activities were not affected overall by AgNPs. Regarding the microbial community composition, only some differences in the relative abundance at phylum and genus level in the fungal community were observed. Our results suggest that environmental concentrations of AgNPs affected microbial biomass but had little impact on microbial diversity and may have little effects on the soil biogeochemical cycles mediated by extracellular enzyme activities.
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