Functionality of bacterial communities in constructed wetlands used for water purification: influence of root components and seasonality.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Constructed wetlands have become crucial ecosystems for the purification of industrial and agricultural water. The health of wetland plants and the efficacy of water purification are strongly influenced by root-associated bacteria. However, our understanding of the functions of bacterial communities in the plant different root components (i.e., rhizosphere, rhizoplane, and endosphere) and their impact on water purification is still limited.

Methods

To address this knowledge gap, we employed high-resolution 16S rRNA deep amplicon sequencing to explore the bacterial community structure and assembly within the root components of three plant species (i.e. Iris ensata, Canna indica, and Hymenocallis littoralis) found in constructed wetlands.

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SUBMITTER: Huang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11850325 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature