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Agronomy
Lumeng Chao, Xiaodan Ma, Munkhzul Tsetsegmaa, Yaxin Zheng, Hanting Qu, Yuan Dai, Jingpeng Li, Yuying Bao
Summary: This study investigated the changes in soil microbial communities during grassland degradation and the role of these communities in vegetation restoration succession. The results showed that pH was the most critical factor affecting soil microbial communities in severely degraded grassland, while soil moisture content and soil enzyme activities had a greater impact in non-degraded and less degraded grasslands. The findings provide valuable information for reducing grassland degradation and promoting vegetation restoration succession.
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Microbiology
Xia Luo, Kezhong Liu, Yuyu Shen, Guojing Yao, Wenguang Yang, Peter E. Mortimer, Heng Gui
Summary: This study found that soil fungal community composition varies across soil horizons, with higher species richness and diversity in the O horizon. Total organic carbon, total organic nitrogen, alkali-hydrolyzable nitrogen, available potassium, and available phosphorus significantly influence fungal community composition, abundance, and diversity. Precipitation also has a significant effect on fungal community composition.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Li Ji, Fangyuan Shen, Yue Liu, Yuchun Yang, Jun Wang, Witoon Purahong, Lixue Yang
Summary: This study investigated the changes in soil bacterial and fungal communities along an altitudinal gradient, revealing that altitude had a stronger influence on these communities than soil depth. The diversity of bacterial and fungal communities showed different patterns with altitude. The study highlights the importance of both whole and subnetwork community analyses in understanding the factors shaping microbial community structure.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bo Maxwell Stevens, Tim B. Creed, Catherine L. Reardon, Daniel K. Manter
Summary: Illumina MiSeq is the current standard for characterizing microbial communities in soil, but Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION is gaining popularity due to its low cost and longer sequence reads. However, MinION has lower accuracy than MiSeq, and the effects of this difference on taxonomic and diversity estimates are unclear.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Dan Xiang, Yue Wu, Huan Li, Qing Liu, Zhenfeng Zhou, Qinghua Chen, Nan Zhang, Liang Xu
Summary: Continuous cropping of sweet potatoes significantly altered the composition of soil fungal communities, while fungal diversity remained relatively stable. Some potential pathogens increased in abundance with prolonged monoculture, while certain fungi likely acted as antagonists to sweet potato diseases and showed decreased abundance over time. Soil pH and organic carbon content were identified as key factors driving these changes.
PHYTON-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Fang Tian, CaiE Wu, Xiaohong Kou, Gongjian Fan, Tingting Li
Summary: The high-quality sequences of stored and harvested Ginkgo biloba seed samples were obtained using Illumina sequencing technology, showing that the fungal communities in stored samples are richer and more diverse, with a higher potential risk of seed mold and decay.
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Microbiology
Anas Iqbal, Izhar Ali, Pengli Yuan, Rayyan Khan, He Liang, Shanqing Wei, Ligeng Jiang
Summary: This study investigated the effects of combined application of manure and CFs on different fertilization strategies, showing that the addition of synthetic fertilizer plus manure significantly increased soil fertility and rice grain yield, also altering soil fungal community structure.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Wenying Yang, Shuxin Li, Xiaoli Wang, Fulai Liu, Xiangnan Li, Xiancan Zhu
Summary: The study explored the distribution and diversity of AMF communities in the black land of northeast China, finding that diversity increased with latitude and was influenced by latitude, soil organic matter, soil pH, and nitrogen. Soil properties and geographic distance both played a role in shaping the structure of AMF communities in the region.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Yingwu Shi, Xinxiang Niu, Baozhu Chen, Shenghai Pu, Honghong Ma, Pan Li, Guangping Feng, Xingwang Ma
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of chemical fertilizer combined with organic fertilizer on soil chemical properties, microbial community structure, and cotton growth and yield. The results showed that reduction in chemical fertilizer combined with organic fertilizer significantly increased soil available nitrogen and phosphorus in cotton field. Different treatments had significant effects on the abundance, composition, and diversity of bacterial and fungal communities. Reduction in chemical fertilizer combined with organic fertilizer significantly improved cotton stem diameter and seed yield, and the effect of the biological organic fertilizer on plant growth and yield formation was greater than that of ordinary organic fertilizer.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Xueying Wang, Guixiang Li, Yuxin Zhang, Keming Ma
Summary: The study found significant differences in soil fungal community composition above and below the treeline, with geographic distance and environmental factors influencing the composition. Soil temperature was identified as an important environmental predictor for soil fungal community composition. Species in the subalpine meadow soil fungal communities were more closely related to each other compared to those in the montane forest, with the latter showing greater stability. These findings contribute to a better understanding of how mountain ecological functions respond to global climate change.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yu-Han Yuan, Ling-Xiao Liu, Liang Wang, Gui-Zhi Dong, Yun-Guo Liu
Summary: The rhizosphere soil bacterial community of Rosa rugosa Fenghua, Rosa rugosa cv. Plena and Rosa rugosa Zizhi showed changes in different seasons, mainly composed of Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Actinobacteria.
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Xiang Ma, Minglun Du, Peng Liu, Yanqiong Tang, Hong Li, Qianhua Yuan, Yunze Ruan, Lei Meng, Jiachao Zhang, Min Lin, Zhu Liu
Summary: The practice of tomato-rice rotation in subtropical and tropical regions in China enhances crop productivity and suppresses soil-borne plant pathogens. Over two years of experimentation, it was found that beneficial bacterial and fungal communities increased significantly, while potentially pathogenic fungi decreased. Soil acidification was improved and soil total phosphorus was identified as a key factor influencing microbial communities.
ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ling Wang, Meng Wang, Qian Li, Jinjing Zhang, Cuilan Li, Yuhan Yuan, Pan Tan, Hang Liu
Summary: Agricultural irrigation and fertigation systems have significant effects on soil microenvironment and bacterial community structure. The mulched fertigation system (MF) can increase bacterial abundance and diversity, as well as the relative abundance of beneficial bacteria. Moreover, MF can promote the health and stability of agroecosystems.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Jan C. Plaizier, Anne-Mette Danscher, Paula A. Azevedo, Hooman Derakhshani, Pia H. Andersen, Ehsan Khafipour
Summary: High-yielding dairy cows require high-grain diets to meet their energy demands, but excessive grain feeding can lead to subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) and disrupt the taxonomic composition and functionality of the microbial populations in the digestive tract. Our study found that SARA altered the populations of various bacterial taxa attached to the epithelia in the digestive tract, potentially reducing the beneficial effects of these bacteria and increasing the risk of pathogenic invasion. The effects of SARA were most pronounced in the rumen and large intestine, with differing impacts on the small intestine, highlighting the need for further research on the consequences of dysbiosis caused by SARA.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Meng Wang, Ling Wang, Qian Li, Hang Liu, Yuan Lin, Lichun Wang
Summary: This study investigated the changes in bacterial abundance, community composition, and diversity under different N application rates in a water-limited area. The results showed that N application significantly affected bacterial abundance, community composition, and structure, as well as the functions of bacterial community. Bacterial diversity was enhanced at low N application rates, but reduced at higher N application rates.