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Kokkola Material Week 2017
Kokkola City Hall, 31st October
Dr. Riina Muilu-Mäkelä
Microbial composition of
Sphagnum mosses and their
potential for applications
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10 million hectare of mires
30 % of Finlands area
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10 million hectare of mires
30 % of Finlands area
Main vegetative component of peat lands are
mosses, especially Sphagnum species.
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10 million hectare of mires
30 % of Finlands area
0,5 % of mires are used for peat industry
Main vegetative component of peat lands are
mosses, especially Sphagnum species.
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10 million hectare of mires
30 % of Finlands area
0,5 % of mires are used for peat industry
Harvested areas can be reconstructed by
Sphagnum farming
Main vegetative component of peat lands are
mosses, especially Sphagnum species.
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10 million hectare of mires
30 % of Finlands area
0,5 % of mires are used for peat industry
Harvested areas can be reconstructed by
Sphagnum farming
Main vegetative component of peat lands are
mosses, especially Sphagnum species.
Sphagnum sp. are cultivable, renewable material
that support sustainable development
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Sphagnum biomass has the same properties
as low humified moss peat and has been
successfully tested in horticultural trials
Sphagnum mosses have strong antifungal
properties against common greenhouse
disease
Mosses are acid, contain phenolic compounds
Host growth promoting microbes
Bragina et al 2012, The ISMEJournal 6:802-813
Opelt et al 2007 FEMS microbiol Ecol 61:38-53
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Microbial composition of peat bog mosses
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Tampere
Parkano
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Microbial composition of peat bog mosses
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Sphagnum magellanicum Sphagnum fallax Sphagnum fuscum
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Localization of bacteria in hyalocytes of Sphagnum
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Sphagnum mosses harbour
highly specific bacterial
diversity during their whole
lifecycle. Bragina et al 2012,
The ISME Journal (2012) 6,
802–813
S. Fallax
S. Magellanicum
S.Fuscum
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16s rRNA amplicon sequencing method
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NGS Ion Torrent sequencing method
Biocenter of Oulu
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Bacterial composition evaluated by 16s rRNA
amplicon sequencing
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S. magellanicum S. fallax S. fuscum
Class Gammaproteobacteria
Xanthomonadales; Sinobacteraceae
Legionellales; Legionellagea
Unclassified
Class Alphaproteobacteria
Rhodospirillales; Acetobacteraceae
Rhizobiales; Xantobacteraceae
Rhizobiales; alpha_cluster
Claucobacterales; Claucobacteraceae
Class Firmicutes
Bacillales; Staphylococcaeae
Bacillales; Paenibacillaceae
Bacillales; unclassified
Class Cyanobacteria
Subsection VI unclassified
Chloroplast unclassiefied
Class Bacterioidetes
Sphingobacteriales; Chitinophagaceae
Bacterioidetes; unclassified
Class Actinobacteria
Rubrobacteridae; Solirubrobacteriales
Actinobacteridae; Actinomycetales
Actinobacteria; Unclassified
Acidobacteriales; Acidobacteriaceae
Gammaproteobacteria
Alphaproteobacteria
Actinobacteria
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Pure culture on LB plate
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ExoSmagel_11_2_A_G4_16SrRNA926trP1.ab1 Beta proteobacteria
ExoSmagel_11_3_A_H4_16SrRNA926trP1.ab1 Paenibacillus sp.
ExoSmagel_11_4_A_A5_16SrRNA926trP1.ab1 Paenibacillus sp.
ExoSmagel_11_5_A_D1_16SrRNA519F.ab1 Mycoplasma
ExoSmagel_110_8_A_G1_16SrRNA519F.ab1 Uncultured Burkholderia
ExoSfall_11_1_A_H1_16SrRNA519F.ab1 Streptomyces cyaneousfuscatus
ExoSfall_11_2_A_A2_16SrRNA519F.ab1 uncultured bacterium
ExoSfall_11_3_A_B2_16SrRNA519F.seq Lactobacillus amylotrophicus
ExoSfall_11_4_A_C2_16SrRNA519F.ab1 Streptomyces cyanefuscatus ja albulus
ExoSfall_110_5_A_B6_16SrRNA926trP1.seq Paenibacillus sp. Taichungensis
ExoSfall_110_6_A_C6_16SrRNA926trP1.ab1 Paenibacillus tundrae/sp.
ExoSfall_110_7_A_D6_16SrRNA926trP1.ab1 Paenibacillus tundrae/sp.
ExoSfall_110_8_A_G2_16SrRNA519F.ab1 Paenibacillus sp.
ExoSfall_110_9_A_F6_16SrRNA926trP1.seq Paenibacillus xylanilyticus
ExoSfall_1100_10_A_A3_16SrRNA519F.seq Burkholderia sp. Dipogonis
ExoSfall_1100_11_A_H6_16SrRNA926trP1.seq Burkholderia sp. Phenazinium
ExoSfall_1100_12_A_A7_16SrRNA926trP1.seq Paenibacillus sp. Selenii ja amylolyticus
ExoSfus_11_1_A_B7_16SrRNA926trP1.seq Burkholderia tuberum
ExoSfus_11_2_A_E3_16SrRNA519F.seq Burkholderia tropica/sp.
ExoSfus_11_3_A_F3_16SrRNA519F.ab1 Burkholderia sp. KP236126
ExoSfus_11_5_A_E7_16SrRNA926trP1.seq Burkholderia
ExoSfus_11_6_A_F7_16SrRNA926trP1.ab1 Burkholderia sp.
ExoSfus_11_7_A_G7_16SrRNA926trP1.ab1 Burkholderia sp.
ExoSfus_11_8_A_H7_16SrRNA926trP1.ab1Pseudocercosporella, epicoleosporium, Batcheloromyces, Mycosphaerella
ExoSfus_110_9_A_A8_16SrRNA926trP1.seq Burkholderia
ExoSfus_110_15_A_C8_16SrRNA926trP1.ab1 escherichia, serratia, pantoea..
ExoSfus_110_16_A_D8_16SrRNA926trP1.seq Burkholderia fungorum
ExoSfus_11_3_A_F3_16SrRNA519F.ab1
Burkholderia sp. KP236126
ExoSfall_110_5_A_B6_16SrRNA926trP1.se
q Paenibacillus taichungensis
ExoSfus_11_3_A_F3_16SrRNA519F.ab1
Burkholderia sp. KP236126
ExoSfall_110_5_A_B6_16SrRNA926trP1.seq
Paenibacillus taichungensis
ExoSFall_11_1A_H1_16srRNA519F.ab1
Streptomyces sp.
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Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (RGPR)
• Direct mechanisms
– phosphate solubilization,
– nitrogen fixation,
– degradation of environmental pollutants
– hormone production.
• Indirect mechanisms
– controlling phytopathogens by competing for resources
such as iron, amino acids and sugars, as well as by
producing antibiotics or lytic enzymes.
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Biosensors
• Gene construct, luxCDABE
linked with rec A-gene
promoter sequence
• Genotoxic substances induce
luminescent light signal
• E.coli DPD2794
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S. fuscum
S. fallax
S. magellanicum
MSc Jenni Tienaho
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High throughput screening methods to evaluate
antioxidativity
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• FRAP =
• ORAC = Oxygen radical absorbance capacity
• SCAV =
http://sanctumtree.com/nutritional-
support/ningxia-red-nutrient-infusion/
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Bioactive fractions of S. magellanicum
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Datafile Name:U160516_Sm__1_B_f1.lcdSample Name:U160516_Sm__1_B_f1
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S.magellanicum
Fractions F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 F13 F14 F15 F16
FRAP - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - -
ORAC ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ - - - - + + - -
SCAV - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Resazurin - + + - + - - - - - - - - - - -
recA - + + + + - - - - - - - - - - -
S.aureus lux - + + + + - - - - - - - - - - -E.coli lux - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Antibacterial
properties, biosensors
Antibacterial properties
Antioxidative properties
++ = strong activity
+ = active
- = inactive
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Bioactive fractions of S. fuscum
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S.fuscum
Fractions F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 F13 F14 F15 F16 F17 F18 F19 F20
FRAP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + -
ORAC ++ + + - - + - - + - + + + + + - + ++ + +
SCAV - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Resazurin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
recA - + + + +/- +/- +/- +/- +/- - - - - - -/+ -/+ -/+ - - -
S.aureus lux + + + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
E.coli lux - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Datafile Name:U180516_Sfuscum_2B_fr1.lcdSample Name:U180516_Sfuscum_2B_fr1
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Biosensors
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Bioactive fractions of S. fallax
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S.fallax
Fractions F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 F13 F14 F15 F16 F17
FRAP - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ORAC - - - ++ + + + + - - - + + - - - - +
SCAV - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
resazurin - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - -
recA - + + + + - - - - - - + + + + + +
S.aureus lux - + + + + - - - - - - - - - + + -
E.coli lux - + + + + - - - - - + - - - + + -
Datafile Name:U190506_Sfallax_3B_Fr1.lcdSample Name:U190506_Sfallax_3B_Fr1
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- = inactive
Biosensors
Antibacterial
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Antioxidative
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Potential of Sphagnum mosses for biochemical
applications
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Fractions F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 F13 F14 F15 F16
FRAP - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - -
ORAC ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ - - - - + + - -
SCAV - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Resazurin - + + - + - - - - - - - - - - -
recA - + + + + - - - - - - - - - - -
S.aureus lux - + + + + - - - - - - - - - - -
E.coli lux - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
• Bioactivity tests
• Preparative HPLC bioactive
compounds
• NGS to evaluate microbial
composition
• Chemical structure of bioactive
molecules
• Potential biocontrol microbes
• Plant-pathogen-microbe
interactions
• Biotechnological applications
Renewable large biomass, bioactive
compounds, host essential microbes,
growth substrate
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Thank you!
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Principal Research Scientist,
Dos. Tytti Sarjala
Research Scientists,
Dr. Riina Muilu-MäkeläDos. Niko Silvan
Tampere University of Technology,
Chemistry and Biotechnology
Prof. Matti Karp
Assistant Prof. Ville Santala
MSc. Jenni Tienaho
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