In celebration of the International Biodiversity Day The Jordanian Society for Microbial Biodiversity (JMB) has held an interactive lecture in Wild Jordan\RSCN titled : the Importance of Microbial Biodiversity presented by Nura A. Abboud \the president of JMB

1. ‫بسم ال الرحمن الرحيم‬
The Importance of Microbial
Biodiversity
Nura A. Abboud
M.Sc Desert Studies Molecular Microbiology
The Jordanian Society for Microbial Biodiversity
Biodiversity International Day RSCN
May 22th 2012

2. The Jordanian Society for
Microbial Biodiversity
2006
Back to Green Jordan
Reports (microbiology, water management
(,environmental policy
2011217

5. http://home.fnal.gov/~carrigan/pillars/Tree_of_life.htm

6. : The Prokaryote
• First Earth inhibitor
• Anaerobic
• Harsh conditions
• Photosynthesis
• New ecosystem

7. 50 - 90%
of all
biomass
on Earth
is
microbial
http://home.fnal.gov/~carrigan/pillars/Tree_of_life.htm

9.  Everywhere!
Harmful

10. Benign /beneficial...
Necessary for all ecosystems

11. •Soil is a
diverse
habitat:
Bacteria
, fungi,
archaea,
protozoa
& algae.

12. Importance of soil
microbes
oBiological Engine of the Earth
o Maintaining soil functions
Nutrient cycles:
Nitrogen (N),Carbon (C),
Phosphorus (P), Sulfur (S)

13. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_fixation

14. X

15. Agricultural Applications
‫أهمية مايكروبات التربة‬

16. Pharmaceutical Applications
Antibiotics
Actinomycetes Streptomycin

17. Bacterocins
•Bacteria & Archaea
•Water purification
•Food preservations
•Veterinary Medicine
•Agricultural Applications
•Health Applications : Human ,
plants & Animals

18. Medical Laboratories
Lab and
diagnostics
reagents

19. Industrial Applications
 Industrial bacterial
enzymes :Lipase ,
amylase
 Instead of
synthetic chemicals.
 Ex: to enhance
detergents

20. Food industries:
 Whole cells
 Amino Acids
 Vitamins

21. Biogas and Energy production
+
=

22.  Viruses generates electricity
Luminescence bacteria lighting your
house
Bacterial
DNA

23.  Bacteria & Glue
 Medical ,dental & Engineering
applications

24. Clostridium sporogenes
Vs
cancer

27. Biodiversity
 Greatest Earth treasures
 Microorganisms: most
diverse & abundant
 1-5%
 Huge Impact on our life

29. Research lab DNA based methods for
characterizing microbial
:communities
16r DNA Gene library
Bacterial
DNA
Pl c t
as or
ve
m
id
D NA

30. PCR : 16S rRNA-gene
amplification
TRFLP

31. 2 3 4 5 6 7 1

32. Halobacterium
salinarum

33. ?What do HS do
:Astrobiology
Representatives of
life in the universe
?

34. ? What can HS do

35. ?What do HS do
 Biological treatment tool
:highly saline industrial waste
effluents
 (Dong-Jin Ha et al – 2006(

36. ?What do HS do
• Photobioreactor:
• HS + solar = energy (H
gas)
• Daily Human consumption
• (Zabut et al 2006)

37. CBD 1993

38. My Hypothesis:
Jordan has highly diverse
community of microorganisms

39. My recommendations:
• Full survey : microbial biodiversity
in Jordan
• Genetic bank
• Microorganisms & overgrazing …etc

40. Long term
To gain a better understanding of the
ecology of important microorganisms in the
environment
Questions we ask
•Which bacteria are present
in a soil sample?
•How many different types?
•Which bacteria are active
and growing?
•What is the role of bacteria
in the context of their
environment?
•How can we apply this

41. The only
barrier is our
faith in what
we have

44. ! Thank you
Questions ?

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