Metagenomic insights into the effects of submerged plants on functional potential of microbial communities in wetland sediments.

ABSTRACT: Submerged plants in wetlands play important roles as ecosystem engineers to improve self-purification and promote elemental cycling. However, their effects on the functional capacity of microbial communities in wetland sediments remain poorly understood. Here, we provide detailed metagenomic insights into the biogeochemical potential of microbial communities in wetland sediments with and without submerged plants (i.e., Vallisneria natans). A large number of functional genes involved in carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) cycling were detected in the wetland sediments. However, most functional genes showed higher abundance in sediments with submerged plants than in those without plants. Based on the comparison of annotated functional genes in the N and S cycling databases (i.e.,

SUBMITTER: Wang B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10077182 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature