蒙东地区玉米田土壤线虫营养与生活史类群结构特征

为进一步了解玉米田覆膜后对土壤生态系统的影响,本文对覆膜和未覆膜玉米田土壤线虫群落的营养类群和生活史类群结构特征进行了研究。结果表明:所调查的土壤中相对多度≥10%的属有巴兹尔属(Basiria)、真滑刃属(Aphelenchus)、丝尾垫刃属(Filenchus)、垫咽属(Tylencholaimus)、拟丽突属(Acrobeloides)和丽突属(Acrobeles),不同处理中土壤线虫个体数的顺序为覆膜1年未覆膜覆膜4年。覆膜处理影响了土壤线虫的营养类群和生活史类群的个体数和相对丰度,连续覆膜4年食真菌线虫、食细菌线虫和植物寄生线虫的个体数量均显著降低,捕食-杂食线虫数量稳定但相对丰度却显著增加;覆膜种植玉米4年后c-p2类群数量和相对丰度均显著降低而c-p4类群却显著增加。不同处理间F/B和NCR值无显著差异,但土壤分解主要依靠细菌分解途径。MI、MI2-5、MMI、MMI2-5和PPI指数在覆膜4年的处理中均显著增加,连续覆膜4年的玉米田土壤生态系统的稳定性增加。因此,线虫群落组成和结构的变化对玉米田土壤生态系统具有很好的指示作用。     

菲对秀丽隐杆线虫、中杆属和拟丽突属线虫毒性效应研究

采用悉生培养系统,研究不同浓度菲对秀丽隐杆线虫、拟丽突属与中杆属线虫的毒性效应,以及3种线虫对菲的去除作用。结果表明:(1)随着菲浓度的增加,3种线虫存活率逐渐降低。秀丽隐杆线虫在不添加菲的处理中,48 h内出现繁殖,而在添加菲的处理中,即使在最低浓度5 mg/L下,繁殖现象也会消失。中杆属与拟丽突属线虫由于世代时间较长,在本试验周期内均未出现繁殖现象。(2)暴露24 h时,比较不同浓度菲处理下线虫的相对死亡率,得到3种线虫的耐性依次为中杆属线虫≥秀丽隐杆线虫≥拟丽突属线虫,且随菲浓度的增加,秀丽隐杆线虫耐性水平逐渐降低;暴露48 h时中杆属线虫耐性依旧高于拟丽突属,而72 h时中杆属与拟丽突属线虫的耐性趋于一致。(3)3种线虫受菲胁迫后均失去头部正常摆动能力,且秀丽隐杆线虫与拟丽突属线虫体长随菲浓度的增加而逐渐降低。(4)不同种类线虫的添加均能促进菲的去除,不同线虫之间无显著差异。因此,菲会显著抑制3种线虫的存活率和生长发育,抑制秀丽隐杆线虫的繁殖。线虫的存活率受线虫种类、暴露时间、菲浓度及其交互作用的影响显著,其中中杆属线虫对菲的综合耐性最强,3种线虫均能促进溶液中菲的去除。     

基于传统和高通量测序技术研究地膜对辣椒土壤特性及细菌多样性的影响

以不同种类地膜覆盖条件下辣椒菜园土壤为研究对象,运用传统和高通量测序技术,研究南方地区不同种类地膜覆盖对辣椒菜园土壤理化、生物学性状和细菌多样性的影响。结果表明：南方地区蔬菜生产中利用不同种类地膜,尤其以聚乙烯为原料的白色透明地膜、黑色地膜和银色地膜不仅有助于提高辣椒耕作层土壤温度与含水量,而且对减缓土壤pH的下降具有显著效果。此外,在细菌门分类水平上,不同种类地膜覆盖条件下土壤细菌的优势菌群表现为变形菌门（Proteobacteria）、拟杆菌门（Bacteroidetes）、酸杆菌门（Acidobacteria）和芽单胞菌门（Gemmatimonadetes）细菌,其中以变形菌门（Proteobacteria）细菌的丰度最高;属分类水平上,不可培养细菌属、黄杆菌属（Flavobacterium）、溶杆菌属（Lysobacter）、芽孢杆菌属（Bacillus）、H16（Ralstonia eutropha）和鞘氨醇单胞菌属（Sphingomonas）细菌是南方地区不同种类地膜覆盖土壤中的优势菌属。此外,地膜覆盖不仅降低了土壤中对环境条件要求苛刻的不可培养细菌的丰度,而且有助于溶杆菌属和芽孢杆菌属等部分具有促生功能细菌的积聚。上述结果表明：南方地区蔬菜生产中利用地膜并没有导致菜园土壤质量劣化,而且有助于提高土壤肥力和保持土壤健康。     

土壤食细菌线虫对菲降解的影响

以菲作为多环芳烃污染物的代表,通过室内培养试验研究了在菲降解菌恶臭假单胞菌存在与否的条件下,接种食细菌线虫对未灭菌土壤中菲去除的影响。析因设计包括4个处理:单独接种恶臭假单胞菌(B),单独接种食细菌线虫(N),同时接种食细菌线虫和恶臭假单胞菌(BN)以及未接种线虫和细菌的对照(CK);分别在培养后第0、5、14、28天进行破坏性采样,测定土壤中菲的残留量,食细菌线虫和恶臭假单胞菌的数量,土壤FDA(荧光素二乙酸酯)水解酶、过氧化氢酶的活性。结果显示,相比CK,在培养前期(0~14天),处理N提高土壤中菲的去除率;而在培养后期(14~28天),BN处理降解菲的优势逐渐显现出来。在培养结束(28天)时,各处理菲的去除率依次为BN(48.2%)B(45.1%)N(44.4%)CK(43.5%)。试验结果还表明,接种食细菌线虫能显著(p0.05)促进细菌以及土壤酶活性。总之,食细菌线虫和细菌的交互作用可能促进土壤中菲的降解。     

四种不同生态系统的土壤解磷细菌数量及种群分布

通过分析农田、林地、草地和菜地土壤有机磷细菌和无机磷细菌的数量及种群结构,发现有机磷细菌数量比无机磷细菌多;有机磷细菌主要是芽孢杆菌属,其次是假单胞菌属;而无机磷细菌主要是假单胞菌属。菜地土壤解磷细菌的数理和种类最多,不同的细菌解磷能力差异很大,其解磷能力与培养介质的ｐＨ值有一定的关系;许多菌株在进一步的纯化过程中失去了解磷能力。     

电镜免疫胶体金定位水稻内生细菌的研究

本研究首次报道了电镜免疫胶体金对水稻内生细菌的定位，用硫酸铵沉淀结合梯度离心提取表面消毒后离的大田水稻内优势菌巨大芽孢杆菌的特异性胞内蛋白，制备兔抗血清为金标一抗，进行微皮固定的组织超薄切片免疫胶体金的染色电镜观察，组织切片中菌体有大量金颗粒沉积，证明表面消毒后分离的巨大芽隐杆菌为水稻内生细菌，大多寄生在植物组织的胞间隙，偶尔也在胞质内存在。     

棉花黄萎病拮抗细菌HMB-1005鉴定及定殖

以大丽轮枝菌(Verticillium dahliae)为指示菌,对从棉田土壤中已经分离筛选到的细菌HMB-1005进行形态、19项生理生化特征及16S rDNA试验,结果表明,HMB-1005为解淀粉芽孢杆菌(Bacillus amyloliquefaciens);通过灭菌土和非灭菌土进行盆栽试验,拮抗菌HMB-1005芽孢液浸种、土壤全部混菌和部分混菌3种处理,经过5个月的盆栽试验表明,拮抗细菌HMB-1005能够在灭菌土和非灭菌土中定殖,且定殖数量达106cfu/g土左右,并仍能保持较高的抑菌活性。通过对棉苗根内细菌的分离,证实拮抗细菌HMB-1005能在棉花根内定殖,数量达到103cfu/g。实验结果显示,灭菌土的拮抗菌数高于非灭菌土,并且3种处理方式差异不明显,在实际生产应用中,建议使用浸种方法。     

3种西兰花种植方式对根际土壤细菌群落结构和多样性的影响研究

为明确不同种植方式减缓西兰花的连作障碍,本研究采用Illumina Miseq高通量测序技术,分析和比较了浙江省台州湾滨海滩涂地西兰花种植区单季稻-西兰花水旱轮作、南瓜-西兰花旱旱轮作和西兰花连作3种种植方式对西兰花根际土壤细菌群落结构和多样性的影响。结果表明,3种种植方式西兰花根际土壤共获得28门、92纲、167目、301科、691属土壤细菌。变形菌门、酸杆菌门、放线菌门、芽单胞菌门、拟杆菌门、绿湾菌门、蓝细菌门、厚壁菌门、硝化螺旋菌门、疣微菌门是台州湾滩涂围垦地西兰花根际土壤细菌相对丰度较高的优势菌群。水旱轮作能提高西兰花根际土壤细菌变形菌门、酸杆菌门和绿湾菌门的相对丰度,但降低了西兰花根际土壤细菌放线菌门、芽单胞菌门、拟杆菌门和蓝细菌门的相对丰度。多样性指数和丰富度指数均以水旱轮作为最高,其次是旱旱轮作,以西兰花连作的土壤多样性指数和丰富度指数最低。因此,与西兰花长期连作相比,水旱轮作和旱旱轮作均能改善台州湾滨海滩涂地区西兰花根际土壤细菌群落结构。水稻-西兰花水旱轮作更能增加西兰花根际土壤细菌有益菌丰度,提高其根际土壤细菌多样性指数,以改良西兰花根际生态环境。本研究结果为实现该区域西兰花优质高产栽培提供了理论和实践依据。     

荔枝园间作平托花生对土壤理化性质、酶活性和细菌群落结构及多样性的影响

研究荔枝间作平托花生对荔枝园土壤理化性质、酶活性及细菌多样性的影响,为荔枝健康栽培提供理论依据和技术支撑。分别选取荔枝/平托花生间作和荔枝单作模式下10～20 cm土层的土壤样本,测定酸性有效磷、全磷和速效钾等理化因子的含量以及蔗糖酶、蛋白酶和脲酶等酶活性,并在此基础上,利用Illumina MiSeq测序平台对荔枝/平托花生间作模式和荔枝单作模式下土壤的细菌群落进行16S rRNA V4～V5区检测。结果表明:与荔枝单作模式相比,在理化因子方面,荔枝间作平托花生模式下的速效钾含量极显著提高138.9%,碱解氮含量显著降低19.6%,pH稍降低但无显著差异性;在土壤酶活性方面,蔗糖酶、酸性蛋白酶、脲酶、过氧化氢酶和多酚氧化酶均极显著或显著提高;在土壤细菌群落多样性方面,Chao1、ACE和Simpson指数分别显著提高5.5%、5.2%和3.7%。在土壤细菌群落结构方面,两组样本的主要优势菌门为酸杆菌门、变形菌门、绿弯菌门和放线菌门;主要优势菌属为Gp1、Gp2、Gp3、Gp4、Gp6、芽孢杆菌属和Gaiella等菌属;间作后变形菌门、放线菌门、红游动菌属、Gaiella和黄杆菌属相对丰度明显提高,酸杆菌门、芽孢杆菌属和Gp2相对丰度显著降低。冗余分析结果表明,碱解氮、pH、全磷和有效磷是影响土壤细菌菌属结构的主要理化因子;单作模式的土壤细菌群落结构差异主要是由pH的变化引起的,而间作模式细菌群落结构主要受碱解氮的影响;此外,在酸杆菌门亚群中,Gp1、Gp2、Gp3及Gp7与pH呈正相关;Gp4、Gp5、Gp6与pH呈负相关;芽孢杆菌属与碱解氮呈正相关;Gaiella、红游动菌属和黄杆菌属等绝大多数菌属均与理化因子呈负相关。因此,荔枝园间作平托花生不仅能改善土壤理化性质以及酶活性,还能提高土壤细菌丰富度和多样性,促进荔枝根系对营养元素的有效吸收,为农民有效利用荔枝园行间空地、实现荔枝健康栽培探索出一条新的路径。     

覆盖和埋置白三叶对黄土高原苹果园土壤细菌多样性的影响

[目的]探究白三叶在不同降解时期果园土壤细菌多样性的变化,为果园白三叶的利用及果园生草模式的推广提供理论依据。[方法]在陕西省洛川县苹果园内分别以覆盖和埋置两种方式将白三叶(Trifolium repens)返园,通过高通量测序研究两种返园方式下白三叶降解1,3,6,12个月时土壤细菌的多样性、丰度及群落结构。[结果]①白三叶返园处理下,土壤微生物优势菌群种类未表现出显著变化,丰度存在差异,返园处理组土壤中出现梭杆菌门(Acidobacteria)、广古菌门(Euryarchaeota)、泉古菌门(Crenarchaeota)、螺旋体门(Spirochaetes)和硝化螺旋菌(Nitrospira)门等特有菌群。②白三叶返园对苹果园土壤细菌群落分布存在显著影响(p0.05),且不同降解时期存在差异。两种返园处理组中酸杆菌门(Acidobacteria)、拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)、变形菌门(Proteobacteria)丰度增高,厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)丰度降低。③随着白三叶降解时间增加,芽单胞菌(Gemmatimonas)、黄杆菌(Flavobacterium)、Opitutu和Arenimonas属的细菌相对丰度增高,硝化螺旋菌属(Nitrospira)、奈瑟菌属(Neisseria)、Pirellula和Steroidobacter的丰度降低。[结论]覆盖和埋置白三叶均能改善土壤菌群结构,提高有益菌丰度,促进土壤微生物生态系统物质循环。     

Nutrition on bacteria by bacterial-feeding nematodes and consequences on the structure of soil bacterial community

Bacterial-feeding nematodes are, with protozoa, the main grazers of soil bacteria. Interactions between bacteria and nematodes have important repercussions on soil functioning and particularly on nutrient availability. We assessed the influence of the bacterial strains ingested on bacterial-feeding nematodes population development and also the consequences of nematode feeding behaviour on the structure of the soil microbial community with a special attention to different soil micro-habitats for nematode and bacteria. In vivo studies conducted in the presence of single bacterial strains showed that the type of ingested bacteria conditioned the development of the different bacterial-feeding Cephalobidae nematode species tested and that the effect of bacteria differed between nematode species. The spatial distribution of soil nematodes between three soil habitats (fresh organic matter, inter-aggregates pores and aggregates) depended of the trophic behaviour of nematodes. Bacterial-feeding nematodes and fungal-feeding nematodes showed comparable distribution: being preferentially located in the fresh organic matter and in the inter-aggregate pores. Besides, the activity of inoculated bacterial-feeding nematodes modified the genetic structure of the soil microbial community. Bacterial community of the macroporosity was significantly influenced by the nematodes. On the contrary, no modification of the structure of the bacterial community linked with nematode activity was measured in the bulk soil.     

不同细菌饲喂细菌线虫对土壤细菌数量、活性以及群落结构的影响

The effects of bacterial-feeding nematodes on bacterial number, activity, and community composition were studied through a microcosm experiment using sterilized soil inoculated with soil bacteria （soil suspension） and with bacteria and three species of bacterial-feeding nematodes （ Cephalobus persegnis, Protorhabditis filiformis, and Caenorhabditis elegans）. Catalyzed reporter deposition-fluorescence in situ hybridization, CO2 evolution, and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis （DGGE） of PCR ampli- fied 16S rRNA gene fragments were used to investigate bacterial numbers, antivity, and community composition, respectively. Our results showed that bacterial numbers and activity significantly increased in the presence of bacterial-feeding nematodes, which indicated that bacterial-feeding nematodes had a significant positive effect on soil bacteria. The different nematode species had different effects on bacterial numbers and activity. C. persegnis and P. filiformis, isolated from native soil, increased the bacterial number and activity more than C. elegans. The DGGE analysis results showed that dominant bacterial species significantly differed among the treatments, which suggested that bacterial-feeding nematode species modified the bacterial community composition in soil. Further gene sequence analysis results showed that the dominant bacterial species in this study were gram-negative bacteria. Given the completely same conditions except nematode species, the varied selective feeding behavior of different nematode species was the most likely reason for the altered bacterial community composition. Overall, the alteration of bacterial numbers, activity and community composition resulting from the bacterial-feeding nematodes may ult!mately affect soil ecological functioning and processes.     

Influence of bacterial-feeding nematodes (Cephalobidae) on soil microbial communities during maize growth

The effect of several bacterial-feeding nematodes of the Cephalobidae family (Zeldia punctata, Acrobeloides nanus and Cephalobus pseudoparvus) on the microbial community of a Sahelian soil (Senegal) was investigated in microcosm. The consequences of the activity of these nematodes on the growth and nitrogen nutrition of young maize plants (aerial biomass, root biomass and nitrogen content) were also estimated. Laboratory-cultured nematodes were inoculated into soil containing maize seedlings where the natural nematofauna had been previously eliminated by alternately freezing and defrosting (five cycles). The microbial compartment of the soil community was characterised through total microbial biomass (using fumigation-extraction), density of bacteria (using colony forming units counts), microbial activity (using alkaline phosphatase) and genetic structure of soil microbial community (using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis) at sowing and at 12, 26 and 47 days after planting. Final nematode densities in the different treatments (between 4 and 20 Ind g⁻¹ dry soil) demonstrated a high level of reproduction. The different types of nematodes tested induced similar trends in changes in the microbial pool of the soil and in maize seedling growth. Compared to control soils, the presence of nematodes led to an increase (+12%) in plant biomass and reduced concentrations of soil ammonium but had no effect on concentrations of nitrate by the end of the experiment. Sixty-three percent of the inorganic nitrogen initially present in the soil was incorporated into the maize plants with nematodes whereas only 47% was incorporated without nematodes. Nematode activity led to a significant decrease in microbial biomass (−28%) and density of cultivable bacteria (−55%), however, nematodes stimulated bacterial activity (+18%). The effects of Z. punctata were weakest compared to A. nanus and C. pseudoparvus. The presence of nematodes modified the genetic structure of the microbial community essentially by changing the relative abundance of dominant bacterial populations. Among nematode species tested, A. nanus modified the structure of the microbial communities the most compared with control soils without nematodes. Overall, results from this study provide evidence for the ability of microbial feeding nematodes to alter microbial activity, microbial community structure, nitrogen mineralisation and growth of maize seedlings in a Sahelian soil from Senegal, West Africa.     

Influence of bacterial-feeding nematodes on nitrification and the ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) community composition

The effects of bacterial-feeding nematodes on nitrification and the ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) community composition were studied in soil microcosms. Sterilized soils were inoculated with mixed soil bacteria (obtained by filtering) or with bacteria and bacterial-feeding nematodes, after which the dynamic inorganic nitrogen concentration was measured weekly. After 28 days of incubation, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) based on PCR amplification of the amoA gene was used to analyze the AOB community composition. In addition, a clone library from the amoA gene fragments was established using clones randomly selected and sequenced from the two treatments. The results showed that the presence of bacterial-feeding nematodes led to significantly greater NH₄⁺ and NO₃⁻ contents over the entire incubation period, indicating that bacterial-feeding nematodes promoted both N mineralization and nitrification. The results of DGGE showed that the AOB community composition was significantly changed in the presence of bacterial-feeding nematodes. Furthermore, the sequencing results suggested that Nitrosospira sp. was the dominant species in the treatment without nematodes, while Nitrosomonas sp. and Nitrosospira sp. were the dominant species in the treatment with nematodes. Such changes in the AOB community may be one of explanation of the important role that nematodes play in promoting nitrification.     

Do bacterial-feeding nematodes stimulate root proliferation through hormonal effects?

We prepared soil with greater populations of bacterial-feeding nematodes either by stimulating the native populations of the soil, adding an additional mixed community of nematodes, or by adding Caenorhabditis elegans, to investigate the effects of bacterial-feeding nematodes on root morphology, soil auxin (indolyl-3-acetic acid—IAA) concentrations and microbial community structure. In the presence of enhanced bacterial-feeding nematode populations, tomato plants had a more highly branched root system with longer and thinner roots. Root system development was greater with native nematodes than C. elegans. The changes of root morphology were accompanied by an increase of soil IAA content and an altered microbial community structure. Bacterial-feeding nematodes may have affected plant growth by stimulating hormone production through grazing-induced changes to the soil microbial community.     

Interactions between nematodes and microbial communities in a tropical soil following manipulation of the soil food web

The carrying capacity for microflora and nematofauna was manipulated (using a bactericide, a fungicide, manure or a growing millet plant) in a poor tropical soil, in order to identify relationships between the soil microbes and nematodes and to assess the influences of these organisms on nitrogen flux. The experiment was conducted for 4 months in containers under greenhouse conditions, with analyses of soil, nematofauna and microbial characteristics at regular intervals. Manure input and initial bactericide application led to a significant increase in bacterial-feeding and fungal-feeding nematodes of coloniser-persister classes 1 and 2, respectively, whereas high manure input stimulated omnivorous nematodes (i.e. Microdorylaimus rapsus) which became the dominant trophic group. Changes in abundance of the different bacterial-feeding nematode taxa between treatments seemed to be more related to changes in the structure of the microbial communities than to the total amount of micro-organisms, as suggested by the RISA fingerprint analysis of the bacterial communities. Canonical analysis of nematode feeding guilds, combined with soil microbial and mineral nitrogen parameters as well as multiple regression showed that the bacterial-feeding nematodes influenced the inorganic N content in the soil whereas microbial biomass was determined by total nematode abundance and not by any specific trophic group.     

Identification and localization of food-source microbial nucleic acids inside soil nematodes

Microorganisms (e.g., prokaryotes, fungi) are food sources for soil nematodes, but they can also be potential mutualists or pathogens. Understanding the linkages between microorganism and invertebrate diversity in soils requires the ability to distinguish between these microbial roles. We tested the potential of a taxon-specific fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) procedure for identifying and localizing microbial rRNA within the bodies of soil nematodes. Our objective was to determine whether the rate of digestion permitted detection and identification of food-source nucleic acids within the nematode digestive system (i.e., pharynges, intestines) before their breakdown. First, using laboratory cultures of Caenorhabditis elegans maintained on Escherichia coli, we were able to localize bacterial rRNA throughout the nematode pharynx with the universal bacterial-probe EUB338, although never in the intestines. Second, we applied the fungal rRNA probe FR1 to Aphelenchus avenae cultured on the fungus Rhizoctonia solani. We were unable to detect fungal rRNA within these nematodes, and it appears that this material may be digested rapidly. Next, we applied our technique to nematodes extracted directly from soils. We were able to localize bacterial rRNA within the pharynges of bacterial-feeding species of nematodes from desert soils. We also localized archaeal rRNA using the probe ARC344. Finally, application of EUB338 to desert soil nematodes revealed the presence of bacteria in the intestines of some nematodes and within the ovary of a single nematode. This technique has great potential for use in understanding the feeding behavior of bacterial-feeding soil nematodes and in studies of nematode:bacterial relationships.     

Migration of bacterial-feeding nematodes,but not protozoa,to decomposing grass residues

Summary Populations of bacterial-feeding nematodes and protozoa developing in soil amended with dried grass powder or a nutrient solution were monitored in experimental systems designed to prevent migration from surrounding unamended soil. The addition of nutrient solution stimulated both microbial activity, as determined by dehydrogenase activity, and protozoa, but brought about no increase in nematode numbers. Amendment of soil with grass, however, caused an increase in both types of grazer, with the maximum biomass of protozoa (180 g g^-1) exceeding that of bacterial-feeding nematodes (42 g^-1). The decomposing grass was rapidly colonised by rhaditid nematodes, mainly Caenorhabditis sp. Incubating grass-amended soil in the absence of any surrounding soil, to prevent migration, changed the microflora from predominantly bacterial to predominantly fungal, and so could not be used to compare treatments with and without migration. Surrounding the amended soil with sterilised soil prevented migration and caused no detectable change in the microflora. This treatment demonstrated that migration plays an important part in the colonisation of decomposing substrates by nematodes, but that protozoa do not migrate in soil. The nematodes migrated from a volume of unamended soil that was equivalent to eight times the volume of amended soil. The potential effects of the large grazing pressure on the subsequent decomposition of the grass residue are discussed.     

食细菌线虫和葡萄糖对恶臭假单胞菌去除菲的影响

Bacterial-feeding nematodes can promote the bacterial activity through feeding.Bacterial abundance and their activity affect the degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) such as phenanthrene.The effects of bacterial-feeding nematodes,bacteria,and their interactions on the degradation of phenanthrene with or without glucose were studied through a microcosm experiment.The results showed that up to 57.0％ of phenanthrene in mineral medium contaminated with phenanthrene was degraded in the control with bacteria alone and bacteria with the presence of nematodes and/or glucose increased the degradation of phenanthrene by 25.6％ to 36.6％.Although both nematode and bacteria abundance decreased gradually,catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (C23O) activity increased during the incubation period.Compared with bacteria alone,the presence of nematodes significantly increased C23O activity as well as the abundance of bacteria;this effect was more pronounced when glucose was present.The results imply that nematodes might promote the removal of phenanthrene from medium by stimulating bacteria and C23O activities.