Biological Soil Crust From Mesic Forests Promote a Specific Bacteria Community.

ABSTRACT: Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) harbor a diverse community of various microorganisms with microalgae as primary producers and bacteria living in close association. In mesic regions, biocrusts emerge rapidly on disturbed surface soil in forest, typically after clear-cut or windfall. It is unclear whether the bacterial community in biocrusts is similar to the community of the surrounding soil or if biocrust formation promotes a specific bacterial community. Also, many of the interactions between bacteria and algae in biocrusts are largely unknown. Through high-throughput-sequencing analysis of the bacterial community composition, correlated drivers, and the interpretation of biological interactions in a biocrust of a forest ecosystem, we show that the bacterial community in the biocrust r

SUBMITTER: Glaser K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8966483 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature