Microbiome of vineyard soils is shaped by geography and management.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite their importance as a reservoir of biodiversity, the factors shaping soil microbial communities and the extent by which these are impacted by cultivation are still poorly understood. Using 16S rRNA gene and ITS sequencing, we characterized the soil microbiota of vineyards and of neighboring permanent grassland soils in the Italian province of Trentino, and correlated their structure and composition to location, chemical properties of the soil, and land management.

Results

Bacterial communities had a core of conserved taxa accounting for more than 60% of the reads of each sample, that was influenced both by geography and cultivation. The core fungal microbiota was much smaller and dominated by geography alone. Cultivation altered the structure and compositi

SUBMITTER: Coller E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6839268 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature