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Environmental Sciences
Ze Lv, Xingguo Li, Yujia Wang, Xiaomin Hu, Jing An
Summary: The combined pollution of galaxolide (HHCB) and cadmium (Cd) had a greater influence on the soil microbial community than the single pollution of HHCB, as measured by phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis. Addition of Cd led to a significant decrease in total microbial biomass and Gram-positive/Gram-negative bacteria ratio, while increasing the bacteria/fungi ratio. Principal component analysis (PCA) and redundancy analysis (RDA) confirmed that the microbial community structure was significantly altered by the combined effects of HHCB and Cd.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Forestry
Ya Shen, Shichen Xiong, Chengming You, Li Zhang, Yu Li, Zongwen Hong, Yifan Hu, Jing Li, Han Li, Lixia Wang, Sining Liu, Bo Tan, Zhenfeng Xu
Summary: This study investigated the impact of stand age on soil microbial communities, revealing that soil microbial biomass is significantly influenced by stand age and soil depth. The biomass of functional microbial groups increased rapidly in younger stands but leveled off in older stands. Soil organic carbon and ammonium nitrogen were found to be the primary drivers of changes in soil microbial biomass and community composition.
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Soil Science
Tinghui Yang, Xiaojuan Li, Bin Hu, Dandan Wei, Zilong Wang, Weikai Bao
Summary: This study investigated the latitudinal patterns of soil microbial biomass and community composition in arid valleys of southwest China. The results showed that soil microbial biomass increased with latitude, while specific microbial groups were influenced by vegetation properties and soil nutrients. Climate, vegetation, and soil properties were identified as crucial drivers of changes in soil microbial communities with latitude.
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Forestry
Zhuanzhuan Sun, Peilei Hu, Wei Zhang, Dan Xiao, Dongsheng Zou, Yingying Ye, Kelin Wang
Summary: This study compared managed and natural vegetation restorations and found that both types can increase soil microbial community abundance, although it still falls short of the abundance found in mature forests. Soil organic carbon and total nitrogen were identified as the primary factors influencing microbial abundance, while mean annual temperature was recognized as the primary factor contributing to variation in microbial community structure.
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Plant Sciences
Hongbiao Zi, Lei Hu, Changting Wang
Summary: Short-term nitrogen and phosphorus addition have significant effects on soil microbial communities and enzyme activities in alpine meadows, and these effects are rate dependent. Nitrogen addition decreases soil microbial biomass, while phosphorus addition inhibits enzyme activities at low rates and increases enzyme activities at high rates.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Soil Science
Jungang Chen, Biao Zhu, Yunhai Zhang
Summary: The overuse of antibiotics has caused serious concerns worldwide as it may lead to significant changes in soil microbial communities, thereby threatening soil ecosystems. However, the effects of antibiotics on soil microbial biomass and community structure on a global scale are still unclear. Using 66 paired observations, we conducted one of the first global meta-analyses to evaluate the effects of various antibiotics on soil microbial communities and explore the underlying mechanisms. Our findings show that antibiotics suppressed soil microbial biomass, bacterial biomass, and fungal biomass, with the ratio of bacteria to fungi biomass decreasing for all antibiotic types. The negative effects of antibiotics on soil microbial community and bacteria biomass diminished over time, and the response of bacteria biomass to antibiotics varied with latitude, regulated by temperature, precipitation, soil pH, and total nitrogen.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2023)
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Soil Science
Tianli Bao, Xiaoguang Jiao, Xueqin Yang, Mingxiang Xu, Wen Li, Yu Qiao, Liqian Gao, Yunge Zhao
Summary: The study demonstrates that the microbial community structure in biocrusts can be improved and sustained over the long term under moderate disturbance. This improvement is associated with changes in cyanobacterial biomass, available N, soil moisture, vegetation coverage, and the C/N ratio.
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Forestry
Ed-Haun Chang, Isheng Jason Tsai, Shih-Hao Jien, Guanglong Tian, Chih-Yu Chiu
Summary: This study identified significant differences in soil microbial communities across islands in Taiwan, with higher soil organic matter, pH, urease, and PLFA biomass on tropical volcanic islands compared to subtropical granite islands. Soil enzyme activities were positively correlated with soil organic matter and total nitrogen, and soil parent materials and climatic differences were critical factors affecting soil microbial community structure.
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Agronomy
Shuhui Song, Jinyao Zhang, Yunxia Liu, Hong Wang
Summary: In this study, the changes in soil phosphorus forms and associated microbial community composition in a mollisol under long-term fertilization were investigated. It was found that the application of NPK fertilizer and organic manure significantly increased the content of organic and inorganic phosphorus in the soil, and also had an impact on the abundance of bacteria and fungi. The study also revealed a close relationship between soil total carbon, pH, and the composition of the soil microbial community.
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Soil Science
Dylan O. 'Neill Rothenberg, Farhat Abbas, Xin Mei, Changyu Yan, Zhen Zeng, Xiaoli Mo, Shiheng Chen, Lingyun Zhang, Yahui Huang
Summary: This study investigates the effects of tea agroecosystem soil acidification (TASA) on soil microbiota. The results show that TASA has significant impacts on the composition and functionality of soil bacterial communities. Streptomyces is identified as a keystone genus under tea agroecosystem conditions. The study provides insights into the importance of managing soil pH in tea cultivation.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Yanni Li, Zongyao Qian, Dejun Li
Summary: Soil microorganisms play a crucial role in terrestrial ecosystems by contributing to biological diversity and ecosystem processes. Plant diversity has been found to have positive effects on microbial communities. However, more research is needed to understand the complex mechanisms underlying the interactions between plants and soil microorganisms, particularly in natural forest ecosystems with tree diversity gradients. In this study, a field investigation was conducted in a natural subtropical forest to evaluate the effects of tree diversity on soil microbial biomass and community diversity. The results showed that tree diversity significantly increased microbial biomass but decreased microbial diversity. The study also found that soil substrates were the major determinants of microbial biomass, and that the effects of tree diversity on microbial biomass and diversity were dependent on soil substrates and soil water content, respectively. These findings highlight the importance of soil substrates availability in controlling the biomass and diversity of soil microbial communities.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY
(2023)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Fengshan Yang, Yanbo Wang, Yanan Huang, Yuning Wei, Mingrui Yuan, Haiyan Fu, Weimin Zeng, Chunguang Liu
Summary: This study examined the effects of the long-acting herbicide fomesafen on soil enzymes and microbial communities in chernozems of soybean fields. It was found that twice the recommended usage level significantly suppressed soil enzyme activities and culturable microbial biomass, but also stimulated the rapid recovery of fungal biomass.
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Environmental Sciences
Yanyan Jiang, Xiangde Yang, Kang Ni, Lifeng Ma, Yuanzhi Shi, Yu Wang, Yanjiang Cai, Qingxu Ma, Jianyun Ruan
Summary: Nitrogen (N) application had negative effects on soil available phosphorus (P) while increasing the activity of phosphatases in a tea plantation system. The abundance of ppa gene increased but phoD gene decreased with N application levels. Soil pH was found to be a key factor influencing microbial communities related to ppa and phoD genes. Long-term N application indirectly reduced soil P availability by altering the abundances of phoD-harboring microbial communities. Periodic phosphorus supplementation is recommended in tea plantations, particularly under high N application levels.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Soil Science
Yan Zhou, Jianwei Zhang, Lei Xu, CongShan Xu, Hong Chen, Congrong Miao, Weiwei Li, Yu Jiang, Yanfeng Ding, Zhenghui Liu, Ganghua Li
Summary: Soil organic matter (SOM) is crucial for high crop yields in paddy soils, especially in the face of climate change. Long-term fertilizer postponing (FP) has been shown to improve SOM and increase rice yields. In this study, the effect of C release from living roots on SOM under a long-term FP regimen was investigated. The results revealed that FP reduced assimilated C loss and altered the microbial community structure, leading to increased soil carbon sequestration potential. Evaluation: 8 out of 10.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yun-Duo Zhao, Xia Hu
Summary: The freeze-thaw process affects microbial communities in alpine soils, but the microbial responses to seasonal freeze-thaw processes in deep soil have been neglected under climate change. This study collected microbial samples from three alpine meadows on the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau during four seasonal freeze-thaw periods and determined the taxa and biomass of living microbes. The results showed that the microbial biomass varied among different seasonal freeze-thaw periods and soil depths, and the main controlling factors were soil temperature, soil organic carbon, and total nitrogen.
Review
Ecology
M. Tayyab, A. Noman, W. Islam, S. Waheed, Y. Arafat, F. Ali, M. Zaynab, S. Lin, H. Zhang, W. Lin
APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2018)
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Soil Science
Jun Chen, Yasir Arafat, Linkun Wu, Zhigang Xiao, Qisong Li, Muhammad Azam Khan, Muhammad Umar Khan, Sheng Lin, Wenxiong Lin
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2018)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Qisong Li, Jun Chen, Linkun Wu, Xiaomian Luo, Na Li, Yasir Arafat, Sheng Lin, Wenxiong Lin
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2018)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Muhammad Irshad, Biswojit Debnath, Sangeeta Mitra, Yasir Arafat, Min Li, Yueting Sun, Dongliang Qiu
PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE
(2018)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Muhammad Tayyab, Waqar Islam, Yasir Arafat, Ziqin Pang, Caifang Zhang, Yu Lin, Muhammad Waqas, Sheng Lin, Wenxiong Lin, Hua Zhang
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Muhammad Waqas, Shizhong Feng, Hira Amjad, Puleng Letuma, Wenshan Zhan, Zhong Li, Changxun Fang, Yasir Arafat, Muhammad Umar Khan, Muhammad Tayyab, Wenxiong Lin
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2018)
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Environmental Sciences
Misbah Uddin, Jingwen Chen, Xianliang Qiao, Run Tian, Yasir Arafat, Xiaojing Yang
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2019)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Hongmiao Wu, Xianjin Qin, Juanying Wang, Linkun Wu, Jun Chen, Jingkai Fan, Lin Zheng, Haipeng Tangtai, Yasir Arafat, Weiwei Lin, Xiaomian Luo, Sheng Lin, Wenxiong Lin
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2019)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yuhang Jiang, Yasir Arafat, Puleng Letuma, Liaqat Ali, Muhammad Tayyab, Muhammad Waqas, Yanchun Li, Weiwei Lin, Sheng Lin, Wenxiong Lin
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Muhammad Umar Khan, Penghui Li, Hira Amjad, Ali Qaiser Khan, Yasir Arafat, Muhammad Waqas, Zhong Li, Ali Noman, Waqar Islam, Linkun Wu, Zhixing Zhang, Wenxiong Lin
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2019)
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Agronomy
Yasir Arafat, Muhammad Tayyab, Muhammad Umar Khan, Ting Chen, Hira Amjad, Saadia Awais, Xiangmin Lin, Wenxiong Lin, Sheng Lin
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Microbiology
Jun Chen, Yasir Arafat, Israr Ud Din, Bo Yang, Liuting Zhou, Juanying Wang, Puleng Letuma, Hongmiao Wu, Xianjin Qin, Linkun Wu, Sheng Lin, Zhixing Zhang, Wenxiong Lin
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yanchun Li, Zhaowei Li, Yasir Arafat, Wenxiong Lin
ANNALS OF MICROBIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yasir Arafat, Israr Ud Din, Muhammad Tayyab, Yuhang Jiang, Ting Chen, Zhaoying Cai, Hanyu Zhao, Xiangmin Lin, Wenxiong Lin, Sheng Lin
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Microbiology
Jun Chen, Liuting Zhou, Israr Ud Din, Yasir Arafat, Qian Li, Juanying Wang, Tingting Wu, Linkun Wu, Hongmiao Wu, Xianjin Qin, Ganga Raj Pokhrel, Sheng Lin, Wenxiong Lin
Summary: The study revealed that consecutive monoculture reduces the diversity of Trichoderma species in the rhizosphere of Radix pseudostellariae and increases the abundance of pathogenic fungi like Fusarium oxysporum. However, the application of T. harzianum ZC51 effectively inhibits F. oxysporum growth and enhances the plant's disease resistance.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)