Effects of soil type and farm management on soil ecological functional genes and microbial activities

• Published in: The ISME Journal Vol. 4; no. 9; pp. 1099 - 1107
• Main Authors: Reeve, Jennifer R, Schadt, Christopher W, Carpenter-Boggs, Lynne, Kang, Sanghoon, Zhou, Jizhong, Reganold, John P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.09.2010; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: 09 BIOMASS FUELS; 631/158/670; 631/326/171/1818; Agricultural ecosystems; Agriculture - methods; Ammonium; Biological analysis; BIOLOGY; BIOMASS; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biota; CELLULOSE; Cellulose - metabolism; Community structure; Dehydrogenase; DNA - genetics; DNA - isolation & purification; Ecological function; Ecology; Environmental conditions; Evolutionary Biology; Farm management; FARMS; Fragaria; Fruits; FUNCTIONALS; Gene frequency; GENES; Genetic Variation; Life Sciences; MANAGEMENT; Metabolic Networks and Pathways - genetics; Metagenome; Microarray Analysis; Microbial Ecology; Microbial Genetics and Genomics; Microbiology; original-article; Physical training; Quaternary Ammonium Compounds - metabolism; Soil - analysis; Soil biology; SOIL CHEMISTRY; Soil management; Soil Microbiology; Soil types; SOILS; SULFUR; Sulfur - metabolism; GeoChip microarray; soil functions; organic farming

Relationships between soil microbial diversity and soil function are the subject of much debate. Process-level analyses have shown that microbial function varies with soil type and responds to soil management. However, such measurements cannot determine the role of community structure and diversity...