Evaluation of the microbial community in various saline alkaline-soils driven by soil factors of the Hetao Plain, Inner Mongolia.

ABSTRACT: Soil microbial communities play a crucial role in maintaining diverse ecosystem functions within the saline-alkali soil ecosystems. Therefore, in this study, we collected various saline-alkaline soils from across the Inner Mongolia Hetao irrigation area. The soil chemical properties were analyzed, and the microbial diversity of bacteria and fungi was measured using 16 S rRNA and ITS rRNA amplicon sequencing. The dynamic relationship between the soil microbial community and soil factors was analyzed using the ABT (Aggregate Enhanced tree) model, the co-occurrence network, and the structural equation model. The results indicated that electrical conductivity (EC) was the biggest driving force of various saline-alkaline soils, affecting the community structure of bacteria (22.80%) and fungi (2

SUBMITTER: Zhao XY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11582701 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature