Diversity of microorganisms from forest soils differently polluted with heavy metals

• Published in: Applied soil ecology : a section of Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 64; pp. 7 - 14
• Main Authors: Chodak, Marcin, Gołębiewski, Marcin, Morawska-Płoskonka, Justyna, Kuduk, Katarzyna, Niklińska, Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 01.02.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; bacterial communities; Biochemistry and biology; Biological and medical sciences; Chemical, physicochemical, biochemical and biological properties; cities; community structure; Diversity; environmental factors; fatty acids; Forest soils; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; genes; Heavy metal pollution; heavy metals; microbial biomass; Microbiology; nitrogen content; Physics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology of agricultural and forest soils; PLFA; pollution; Pyrosequencing; ribosomal RNA; Soil and water pollution; soil bacteria; soil ecology; soil heterogeneity; Soil microorganisms; soil pH; soil respiration; soil sampling; Soil science; soil structure; PLFA; Heavy metal pollution; Soil microorganisms; Diversity; Pyrosequencing; Forest soils; Microbial activity; Phospholipid; Chemiluminescence; Ecology; Forest soil; Fatty acids; Heavy metal; Pollution; Soil biology; Soil science; Microorganism; Sequencing

► The pH had the strongest effect on diversity and structure of soil microbes. ► Heavy metal pollution negatively affected soil bacterial diversity. ► PLFA pattern of soil microbial communities was affected by heavy metal pollution. Large accumulation of heavy metals in organic layers of forest soil...