Biogeographical Patterns and Assembly of Bacterial Communities in Saline Soils of Northeast China.

ABSTRACT: Increasing salinity undermines soil fertility and imposes great threats to soil ecosystem productivity and ecological sustainability. Microbes with the ability to adapt to environmental adversity have gained increasing attention for maintenance and restoration of the salt-affected soil ecosystem structure and functioning; however, the characterization of microbial communities in saline-sodic soils remains limited. This study characterized the bacterial community composition and diversity in saline-sodic soils along a latitude gradient across Northeast China, aiming to reveal the mechanism of physicochemical and geographic characteristics shaping the soil bacterial communities. Our results showed that the bacterial community composition and diversity were significantly impacted by soil pH,

SUBMITTER: Liang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9505542 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature