ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2016
Anthropogenic N Deposition Slows Decay by Favoring Bacterial Metabolism: Insights from Metagenomic Analyses.
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- Simulated atmospheric nitrogen deposition inhibited the leaf litter decomposition of Cinnamomum migao H. W. Li in Southwest China.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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- Using QC-Blind for Quality Control and Contamination Screening of Bacteria DNA Sequencing Data Without Reference Genome.Frontiers in microbiology · 2019Article
- Influence of enhanced ultraviolet-B radiation during rice plant growth on rice straw decomposition with nitrogen deposition.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- A keystone microbial enzyme for nitrogen control of soil carbon storage.Science advances · 2018Article
- Interactions among plants, bacteria, and fungi reduce extracellular enzyme activities under long-term N fertilization.Global change biology · 2018Article
- Anthropogenic N Deposition Alters the Composition of Expressed Class II Fungal Peroxidases.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2018Article
- Long-Term Simulated Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition Alters Leaf and Fine Root Decomposition.Ecosystems (New York, N.Y.) · 2018Article
- Nitrogen enrichment impacts on boreal litter decomposition are driven by changes in soil microbiota rather than litter quality.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Forest Soil Bacteria: Diversity, Involvement in Ecosystem Processes, and Response to Global Change.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2017Review
- Microbial Community Functional Potential and Composition Are Shaped by Hydrologic Connectivity in Riverine Floodplain Soils.Microbial ecology · 2017Article
- Chronic nitrogen deposition influences the chemical dynamics of leaf litter and fine roots during decomposition.Soil biology & biochemistry · 2017Article
- High-resolution characterization of the human microbiome.Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine · 2017Review
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Abstract
Litter decomposition is an enzymatically-complex process that is mediated by a diverse assemblage of saprophytic microorganisms. It is a globally important biogeochemical process that can be suppressed by anthropogenic N deposition. In a northern hardwood forest ecosystem located in Michigan, USA, 20 years of experimentally increased atmospheric N deposition has reduced forest floor decay and increased soil C storage. Here, we paired extracellular enzyme assays with shotgun metagenomics to assess if anthropogenic N deposition has altered the functional potential of microbial communities inhabiting decaying forest floor. Experimental N deposition significantly reduced the activity of extracellular enzymes mediating plant cell wall decay, which occurred concurrently with changes in the relative abundance of metagenomic functional gene pathways mediating the metabolism of carbohydrates, aromatic compounds, as well as microbial respiration. Moreover, experimental N deposition increased the relative abundance of 50 of the 60 gene pathways, the majority of which were associated with saprotrophic bacteria. Conversely, the relative abundance and composition of fungal genes mediating the metabolism of plant litter was not affected by experimental N deposition. Future rates of atmospheric N deposition have favored saprotrophic soil bacteria, whereas the metabolic potential of saprotrophic fungi appears resilient to this agent of environmental change. Results presented here provide evidence that changes in the functional capacity of saprotrophic soil microorganisms mediate how anthropogenic N deposition increases C storage in soil.
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