A novel decomposer-exploiter interaction framework of plant residue microbial decomposition.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plant residue microbial decomposition, subject to significant environmental regulation, represents a crucial ecological process shaping and cycling the largest terrestrial soil organic carbon pool. However, the fundamental understanding of the functional dynamics and interactions between the principal participants, fungi and bacteria, in natural habitats remains limited.

Results

In this study, the evolution of fungal and bacterial communities and their functional interactions were elucidated during the degradation of complexity-gradient plant residues. The results reveal that with increasing residue complexity, fungi exhibit heightened adaptability, while bacterial richness declines sharply. The differential functional evolution of fungi and bacteria is driven by

SUBMITTER: Miao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11792400 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature