The hidden nitrogen nexus: stochastic assembly and linear gene synergies drive urban park microbial networks.

ABSTRACT: Urban parks play a significant role in environmental greening, cultural heritage, and recreational activities. The diversity and distribution of park environmental microbiota have become a hot focus of microbial ecology. However, there has been limited attention on the functional attributes of microbial communities, highlighting the importance of studying the distribution and diversity of functional genes in urban parks. Here, we employed metagenomic sequencing and binning to explore the diversity, assembly, and functional synergy of nitrogen cycling genes from the grassland soil and water in urban parks. Our results showed that glutamate metabolism and assimilatory nitrate reduction are the predominant nitrogen cycling pathways in both the soil and water. The diversity of nitrogen cycling

SUBMITTER: Li M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12521161 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature