Microbial communities play important roles in modulating paddy soil fertility

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 20326
• Main Authors: Luo, Xuesong, Fu, Xiaoqian, Yang, Yun, Cai, Peng, Peng, Shaobing, Chen, Wenli, Huang, Qiaoyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 04.02.2016; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 704/158/670; 704/158/855; Abundance; Acid Phosphatase - metabolism; Actinobacteria - enzymology; Actinobacteria - isolation & purification; Actinomycetes; Arylsulfatases - metabolism; Bacteria; beta-Fructofuranosidase - metabolism; Biomass; Carbon - chemistry; Carbon - metabolism; Crop production; Enzymatic activity; Fertilization; Gram-negative bacteria; Gram-Negative Bacteria - enzymology; Gram-Negative Bacteria - isolation & purification; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Microbial activity; Microbiomes; multidisciplinary; Nitrogen; Nitrogen - chemistry; Nitrogen - metabolism; Oryza - growth & development; Oryza - microbiology; pH effects; Phospholipids - analysis; Phosphorus; Phosphorus - chemistry; Phosphorus - metabolism; Potassium; Principal Component Analysis; Relative abundance; Rice fields; Science; Soil - chemistry; Soil fertility; Soil Microbiology; Soil microorganisms; Soil moisture; Soil properties; Temporal variations; Urease - metabolism; Water - chemistry

We studied microbial communities in two paddy soils, which did not receive nitrogen fertilization and were distinguished by the soil properties. The two microbial communities differed in the relative abundance of gram-negative bacteria and total microbial biomass. Variability in microbial communitie...