ArticleMicrobiome2023
Experimental community coalescence sheds light on microbial interactions in soil and restores impaired functions.
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- Role of horizontal gene transfer and cooperation in rhizosphere microbiome assembly.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2025Review
- The quest for environmental analytical microbiology: absolute quantitative microbiome using cellular internal standards.Microbiome · 2025Review
- Interplay of ecological processes modulates microbial community reassembly following coalescence.The ISME journal · 2025Article
- Active layer and permafrost microbial community coalescence increases soil activity and diversity in mixed communities compared to permafrost alone.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Insights into the biotic factors driving the outcome of coalescence events between soil bacterial communities.ISME communications · 2025Article
- Impact of Viruses on Prokaryotic Communities and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Agricultural Soils.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- Effect of Nitrogen on Microbial Communities of Purple Mudstone Weathering Products in Southwest China: A Column Experiment.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- The interplay between microbial communities and soil properties.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2024Review
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- Survival of a microbial inoculant in soil after recurrent inoculations.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Drivers and consequences of microbial community coalescence.The ISME journal · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundMicrobes typically live in communities where individuals can interact with each other in numerous ways. However, knowledge on the importance of these interactions is limited and derives mainly from studies using a limited number of species grown in coculture. Here, we manipulated soil microbial communities to assess the contribution of interactions between microorganisms for assembly of the soil microbiome.
resultsBy combining experimental removal (taxa depletion in the community) and coalescence (mixing of manipulated and control communities) approaches, we demonstrated that interactions between microorganisms can play a key role in determining their fitness during soil recolonization. The coalescence approach not only revealed the importance of density-dependent interactions in microbial community assembly but also allowed to restore partly or fully community diversity and soil functions. Microbial community manipulation resulted in shifts in both inorganic nitrogen pools and soil pH, which were related to the proportion of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria.
conclusionsOur work provides new insights into the understanding of the importance of microbial interactions in soil. Our top-down approach combining removal and coalescence manipulation also allowed linking community structure and ecosystem functions. Furthermore, these results highlight the potential of manipulating microbial communities for the restoration of soil ecosystems. Video Abstract.
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