The pH optimum of soil exoenzymes adapt to long term changes in soil pH

• Published in: Soil biology & biochemistry Vol. 138; p. 107601
• Main Authors: Puissant, Jérémy, Jones, Briony, Goodall, Tim, Mang, Dana, Blaud, Aimeric, Gweon, Hyun Soon, Malik, Ashish, Jones, Davey L., Clark, Ian M., Hirsch, Penny R., Griffiths, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Actinobacteria; Adaptation; beta-glucosidase; Carbon degradation; community structure; environmental factors; Enzyme activity; extracellular enzymes; fungal communities; grasses; isozymes; Liming; long term experiments; Metagenomics; Microbial community; nucleotide sequences; organic matter; soil bacteria; soil pH; Metagenomics; Liming; Enzyme activity; Carbon degradation; Microbial community; Adaptation

Soil exoenzymes released by microorganisms break down organic matter and are crucial in regulating C, N and P cycling. Soil pH is known to influence enzyme activity, and is also a strong driver of microbial community composition; but little is known about how alterations in soil pH affect enzymatic...