Biogeography and diversity patterns of abundant and rare bacterial communities in paddy soils along middle and lower Yangtze River.

ABSTRACT: The middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River serve as principal rice production bases in China, yet the biodiversity and ecological processes of bacterial communities in paddy soils are not well understood. This study explores the diversity, composition, ecological function, and assembly processes of abundant and rare bacterial communities in paddy soils. A total of 129 paddy soil samples from 43 sites along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River were collected and analyzed using NovaSeq sequencing. The results showed that the dominant phylum for both abundant and rare taxa was Proteobacteria, with a greater relative abundance of the abundant taxa. The diversity of the abundant community was lower than that of the rare community. Soil properties and geographic variables exp

SUBMITTER: Zhu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11148396 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature