Non-synchronous Structural and Functional Dynamics During the Coalescence of Two Distinct Soil Bacterial Communities.

ABSTRACT: Soil is a unique environment in which the microbiota is frequently subjected to community coalescence. Additions of organic fertilizer and precipitation of dust induce coalescent events in soil. However, the fates of these communities after coalescence remain uncharted. Thus, to explore the effects of microbiota coalescence, we performed reciprocal inoculation and incubation experiments in microcosms using two distinct soils. The soils were, respectively, collected from a cropland and an industrial site, and the reciprocal inoculation was performed as models for the incursion of highly exotic microbiota into the soil. After incubation under either aerobic or anaerobic conditions for two months, the soils were assayed for their bacterial community structure and denitrification function. Acc

SUBMITTER: Wu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6548817 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature