Nitrogen Deposition Reduces the Diversity and Abundance of cbbL Gene-Containing CO2-Fixing Microorganisms in the Soil of the Stipa baicalensis Steppe.
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ABSTRACT: CO2 fixation by autotrophic microbes has a significant effect on the carbon cycle in temperate grasslands. Nitrogen (N) deposition in soil has been steadily increasing for decades, which has consequences for soil microorganisms. However, the impact of this deposition on the diversity and abundance of CO2-fixing soil microorganisms remains unclear in temperate grasslands. In the present study, the cbbL gene, a key gene in the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle that encodes the large subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase, was used to study CO2-fixing microbes under different rates of N addition (0, 15, 30, 50, 100, and 150 kg N ha-1 yr-1) in a 9-year field experiment in a temperate grassland. The results showed that
SUBMITTER: Qin J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7961154 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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