Diazotrophic abundance and community structure associated with three meadow plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 14; p. 1292860
• Main Authors: Nshimiyimana, Jean Bosco, Zhao, Kang, Wang, Wenying, Kong, Weidong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 08.01.2024
• Subjects: biological nitrogen fixation; diazotrophs; grassland ecosystems; Microbiology; nifH gene; non-leguminous plants; Qinghai-Tibet Plateau; diazotrophs; biological nitrogen fixation; non-leguminous plants; Qinghai-Tibet Plateau; grassland ecosystems; nifH gene

Symbiotic diazotrophs form associations with legumes and substantially fix nitrogen into soils. However, grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are dominated by non-legume plants, such as Kobresia tibetica . Herein, we investigated the diazotrophic abundance, composition, and community structure in...