Long-Term Oil Contamination Alters the Molecular Ecological Networks of Soil Microbial Functional Genes.

ABSTRACT: With knowledge on microbial composition and diversity, investigation of within-community interactions is a further step to elucidate microbial ecological functions, such as the biodegradation of hazardous contaminants. In this work, microbial functional molecular ecological networks were studied in both contaminated and uncontaminated soils to determine the possible influences of oil contamination on microbial interactions and potential functions. Soil samples were obtained from an oil-exploring site located in South China, and the microbial functional genes were analyzed with GeoChip, a high-throughput functional microarray. By building random networks based on null model, we demonstrated that overall network structures and properties were significantly different between contaminated and

SUBMITTER: Liang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4737900 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature