Impact of Viruses on Prokaryotic Communities and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Agricultural Soils.

ABSTRACT: Viruses are abundant and ubiquitous in soil, but their importance in modulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in terrestrial ecosystems remains largely unknown. Here, various loads of viral communities are introduced into paddy soils with different fertilization histories via a reciprocal transplant approach to study the role of viruses in regulating greenhouse gas emissions and prokaryotic communities. The results showed that the addition of viruses has a strong impact on methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions and, to a minor extent, carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, along with dissolved carbon and nitrogen pools, depending on soil fertilization history. The addition of a high viral load resulted in a decrease in microbial biomass carbon (MBC) by 3

SUBMITTER: Huang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11672255 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature