Impact of plants on the diversity and activity of methylotrophs in soil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Methanol is the second most abundant volatile organic compound in the atmosphere, with the majority produced as a metabolic by-product during plant growth. There is a large disparity between the estimated amount of methanol produced by plants and the amount which escapes to the atmosphere. This may be due to utilisation of methanol by plant-associated methanol-consuming bacteria (methylotrophs). The use of molecular probes has previously been effective in characterising the diversity of methylotrophs within the environment. Here, we developed and applied molecular probes in combination with stable isotope probing to identify the diversity, abundance and activity of methylotrophs in bulk and in plant-associated soils.

Results

Application of probes for methanol dehy

SUBMITTER: Macey MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7065363 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature