SynthesisMicrobial ecology2023
A Matter of Metals: Copper but Not Cadmium Affects the Microbial Alpha-Diversity of Soils and Sediments - a Meta-analysis.
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- Long-Read Metagenomics Profiling for Identification of Key Microorganisms Affected by Heavy Metals at Technogenic Zones.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Rare Microbial Taxa Dominate the Microecological Landscape of Cadmium Exposure in Rice Rhizosphere.Microbial ecology · 2026Article
- Genome-resolved metagenomics reveals co-selection of antibiotic and metal resistance in chronically polluted industrial soils.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Bacterial Communities Harboured by Amblyomma Hebraeum Infesting Small Stock in Mahikeng city, South Africa.Microbial ecology · 2025Article
- An animal charcoal contaminated cottage industry soil highlighted by halophilic archaea dominance and decimation of bacteria.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2024Article
- Agroecological transition: towards a better understanding of the impact of ecology-based farming practices on soil microbial ecotoxicology.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2024Article
- Substrate Matters: Ionic Silver Alters Lettuce Growth, Nutrient Uptake, and Root Microbiome in a Hydroponics System.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Advances in viticultureFrontiers in plant science · 2024Article
- Diversity of Microbial Communities, PAHs, and Metals in Road and Leaf Dust of Functional Zones of Moscow and Murmansk.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- Out of site, out of mind: Changes in feather moss phyllosphere microbiota in mine offsite boreal landscapes.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Heavy metal (HM) accumulation in soil affects plants and soil fauna, yet the effect on microbial alpha-diversity remains unclear, mainly due to the absence of dedicated research synthesis (e.g. meta-analysis). Here, we report the first meta-analysis of the response of soil microbial alpha-diversity to the experimental addition of cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu). We considered studies conducted between 2013 and 2022 using DNA metabarcoding of bacterial and fungal communities to overcome limitations of other cultivation- and electrophoresis-based techniques. Fungi were discarded due to the limited study number (i.e. 6 studies). Bacterial studies resulted in 66 independent experiments reported in 32 primary papers from four continents. We found a negative dose-dependent response for Cu but not for Cd for bacterial alpha-diversity in the environments, only for Cu additions exceeding 29.6 mg kg
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