Diverse responses of pqqC- and phoD-harbouring bacterial communities to variation in soil properties of Moso bamboo forests.

ABSTRACT: Phosphate-mobilizing bacteria (PMB) play a critical role in the regulation of phosphorus availability in the soil. The microbial genes pqqC and phoD encode pyrroloquinoline quinone synthase and bacterial alkaline phosphatase, respectively, which regulate inorganic and organic phosphorus mobilization, and are therefore used as PMB markers. We examined the effects of soil properties in three Moso bamboo forest sites on the PMB communities that were profiled using high-throughput sequencing. We observed differentiated responses of pqqC- and phoD-harbouring PMB communities to various soil conditions. There was significant variation among the sites in the diversity and structure of the phoD-harbouring community, which correlated with variation in phosphorus levels and non-capillary porosity; so

SUBMITTER: Shi W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9249317 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature