Environment selected microbial function rather than taxonomic species in a plateau saline-alkaline wetland.

ABSTRACT: Comprehending the microbial community in plateau saline-alkaline wetlands, an understudied and vulnerable ecosystem, is vital for predicting ecosystem functions within the context of global climate change. Despite the rapid shrinkage and potential drying up of some of these wetlands, our knowledge of the microbial community in this ecosystem remains fragmented. Here, we utilized metagenomic sequencing to investigate the distribution of methane, nitrogen, and sulfur cycling genes/pathways and formation mechanism of microbial communities across sediment, surface rhizosphere soils (R_surface), subsurface rhizosphere soils (R_subsurface), surface bulk soils (B_surface), and subsurface bulk soils (B_subsurface) in Cuochuolong Wetland, a typical saline-alk

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12285268 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature