Structural Characteristics and Assembly Mechanisms of Soil Microbial Communities under Water-Salt Gradients in Arid Regions.

ABSTRACT: Exploring the structural characteristics of arid soil microbial communities and their assembly mechanisms is important for understanding the ecological characteristics of arid zone soils and promoting ecological restoration. In this study, we used Illumina high-throughput sequencing technology to study soils in the arid zone of the Lake Ebinur basin, determined the differences among soil microbial community structures in the study area under different water-salt gradients, and investigated the effects of environmental factors on microbial community structure and assembly mechanisms. The results show the following: the microbial community alpha diversity exhibited a significantly higher low water-salt gradient (L) than high water-salt gradient (H) and medium water-salt gradient (M). The pH

SUBMITTER: Yang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10142023 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature