[Objective] To study changes of the bacterial community structure in the Second Drainage Ditch in Ningxia after ecological engineering. [Methods] We employed high-throughput sequencing to study the bacterial community structures in water samples. We explored the factors affecting the bacterial community structure by non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) and redundancy analysis (RDA). [Results] From August 2021 to August 2022, the ammonium nitrogen, total nitrogen (TN), permanganate index, dichromate oxidizability (CODCr), and fluoride in the water decreased substantially after the ecological engineering. The dominant bacterial phyla in the water were Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Chloroflexi and the dominant genera included hgcI_clade, SAR11_cladeIII, Limnohabitans, Rhodoferax, and Flavobacterium. The bacterial community structures showed significant differences across different sampling locations. The NMDS results revealed significant variations in the bacterial community structure across different sampling months. The RDA results indicated that total phosphorus (TP), CODCr, and pH were the key factors influencing the bacterial community structure. Notably, TP, CODCr, and TN together explained the largest variance (8.81%) in the bacterial community structure, followed by TP combined with CODCr (-8.05%). [Conclusion] After ecological engineering, the water quality of the Second Drainage Ditch improved, and the bacterial community structure became more diverse. The physicochemical properties of the water strongly influence the distribution and diversity of bacterial communities in the Second Drainage Ditch in Ningxia, which provide a scientific basis for managing the regional water environment.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |