Fungi promote cross-domain interactions even in deep anoxic mangrove sediments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Microbial communities in mangrove sediments play vital ecological roles that underpin the functioning of the overall mangrove ecosystem. Fungal communities, in particular, are known to play crucial roles across sediment systems, yet their roles in mangrove sediments, especially in deeper layers, remain poorly understood without a comprehensive inter-domain characterization. To better understand fungal roles in sediment horizons, 10 sediment cores extending down to a depth of 1 m were taken in three mangrove sites to characterise the archaeal, bacterial, and fungal communities at 10 cm depth intervals.

Results

We demonstrate that sediment depth has distinct effects on the three microbial communities. While fungal community compositions were similar across sediment

SUBMITTER: Ng MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11934577 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature