Abstract
Lago de Tota is the largest highland lake in Colombia and one of the most remarkable of Northern Andean Mountain range. This lake is under an anthropogenic-based eutrophication process as a consequence of non-sustainable agriculture practices developing nearby. Notable relationship between the trophic status and Bacteriome loop dynamics has been increasingly disclosed in lakes worldwide. We performed a 16S sequencing analysis to depict the bacterial community present and we inferred its potential gene function in Lago de Tota. Parameters for determining current trophic condition such as total nitrogen (TN), dissolved carbon (DOC), particulate organic matter (POM), and chlorophyll-a (chl-a) were measured. A total of 440 Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) arranged into 50 classes were identified based on V3-V4 regions of the 16S rRNA gene, harboring high-frequent likely found environmental classes such as Actinobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria, Bacteroidia, Acidimicrobia, and Verrucomicrobiae. A total of 26 bacterial classes configure most abundant predicted functional processes involved in organic matter decomposition (i.e., carbohydrate metabolism, amino acid metabolism, xenobiotic biodegradation, and energy metabolism). In general, Actinobacteria, Alphaproteobacteria, and Gammaproteobacteria show the highest potential gene functional contributors, although other low-frequent classes OTUs are also relevant in processes of carbohydrate metabolism, xenobiotic biodegradation, and energy metabolism. The Trophic State Index indicates an oligo-mesotrophic status, and additional variables measured (i.e., POM, DOC) suggest the increasing carbon accumulation. Results provide preliminary evidence for several bacteria groups related to eutrophication of Lago de Tota. Under this picture, we suggest that further studies for Bacteriome loop spatial-temporal description are essential to inform local water quality monitoring strategies.
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