Changes in soil microbial communities at Jinsha earthen site are associated with earthen site deterioration.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Earthen sites are immobile cultural relics and an important part of cultural heritage with historical, artistic and scientific values. The deterioration of features in earthen sites result in permanent loss of cultural information, causing immeasurable damage to the study of history and culture. Most research on the deterioration of earthen sites has concentrated on physicochemical factors, and information on microbial communities in earthen sites and their relationship with the earthen site deterioration is scarce. We used high-throughput sequencing to analyze bacterial and fungal communities in soils from earthen walls with different degree of deterioration at Jinsha earthen site to characterize the microbial communities and their correlation with environmental factors

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7275329 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature