Microbial Diversity, Co-Occurrence Patterns, and Functional Genes of Bacteria in Aged Coking Contaminated Soils by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Implications to Soil Health and Bioremediation.

ABSTRACT: PAH contamination from coking plants have received widespread attention. However, the microbial diversity, co-occurrence patterns, and functional genes of bacteria in aged coking contaminated soils by PAHs are still not clear. In our study, we used a macro-genetic approach to detect PAH-contaminated soils from both a coking production area (CA group) and an office zone (OA group) in an abandoned coking plant, and analyzed the characteristic bacteria and function genes, microbial network interaction patterns, and soil P-cycling in long-term PAH-contaminated soils. The results revealed that Proteobacteria were significantly positively correlated with PAHs and Betaprobacteria bacterium rifcsplowo2 12 full 6514, candidatus Muproteobacteria bacterium RBG16609, and Sulfur

SUBMITTER: Zheng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12029627 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature