Network analysis and subsequent culturing reveal keystone taxa involved in microbial litter decomposition dynamics

• Published in: Soil biology & biochemistry Vol. 157; p. 108230
• Main Authors: Zheng, Haiping, Yang, Tianjie, Bao, Yanzhuo, He, Panpan, Yang, Keming, Mei, Xinlan, Wei, Zhong, Xu, Yangchun, Shen, Qirong, Banerjee, Samiran
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2021
• Subjects: abandoned land; agricultural land; Aspergillus; China; Chryseobacterium; Culturing; enzymes; forest land; forests; fungi; Fusarium; Keystone taxa; land use; lignocellulose; Litter decomposition; Microbial community; microbiome; Network structure; Penicillium; plant litter; soil ecosystems; soil enzymes; soil microorganisms; temporal variation; China; Culturing; Network structure; Keystone taxa; Litter decomposition; Microbial community

Plant litter decomposition in the soil is governed by microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi that colonize lignocellulose residues during the decomposition process, and thus, the interplay of bacterial and fungal communities can yield insight into the lignocellulose decomposition dynamics. Previo...