Fertilization changes soil microbiome functioning, especially phagotrophic protists

• Published in: Soil biology & biochemistry Vol. 148; p. 107863
• Main Authors: Zhao, Zhi-Bo, He, Ji-Zheng, Quan, Zhi, Wu, Chuan-Fa, Sheng, Rong, Zhang, Li-Mei, Geisen, Stefan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2020
• Subjects: agricultural soils; biochemistry; China; crop production; Fertilization; High-throughput sequencing; microbiome; Microbiome functioning; Nitrogen; Phagotrophic protists; protists; soil acidification; soil biology; soil microorganisms; China; Phagotrophic protists; Fertilization; High-throughput sequencing; Microbiome functioning; Nitrogen

The soil microbiome determines crop production and drives nutrient cycling, functions that are altered by fertilization. Yet, we have only begun to understand the effects of fertilization on taxonomic changes on soil microorganisms, while impacts on functional groups across the microbiome and theref...