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ArticleFEMS microbiology letters2024

The differential assimilation of nitrogen fertilizer compounds by soil microorganisms.

Alice F Charteris, Timothy D J Knowles, Andrew Mead, Michaela K Reay, Katerina Michaelides, Richard P Evershed

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Article in FEMS microbiology letters, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Alice F CharterisOrganic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, United Kingdom.
Timothy D J KnowlesOrganic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, United Kingdom.
Andrew MeadComputational and Analytical Sciences, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom.
Michaela K ReayOrganic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, United Kingdom.
Katerina MichaelidesSchool of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol BS8 1SS, United Kingdom.
Richard P EvershedOrganic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-9483-2750

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Natural Environment Research Council NE/J017523/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The differential soil microbial assimilation of common nitrogen (N) fertilizer compounds into the soil organic N pool is revealed using novel compound-specific amino acid (AA) 15N-stable isotope probing. The incorporation of fertilizer 15N into individual AAs reflected the known biochemistry of N assimilation-e.g. 15N-labelled ammonium (15NH4+) was assimilated most quickly and to the greatest extent into glutamate. A maximum of 12.9% of applied 15NH4+, or 11.7% of 'retained' 15NH4+ (remaining in the soil) was assimilated into the total hydrolysable AA pool in the Rowden Moor soil. Incorporation was lowest in the Rowden Moor 15N-labelled nitrate (15NO3-) treatment, at 1.7% of applied 15N or 1.6% of retained 15N. Incorporation in the 15NH4+ and 15NO3- treatments in the Winterbourne Abbas soil, and the 15N-urea treatment in both soils was between 4.4% and 6.5% of applied 15N or 5.2% and 6.4% of retained 15N. This represents a key step in greater comprehension of the microbially mediated transformations of fertilizer N to organic N and contributes to a more complete picture of soil N-cycling. The approach also mechanistically links theoretical/pure culture derived biochemical expectations and bulk level fertilizer immobilization studies, bridging these different scales of understanding.

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FertilizersNitrogenNitrogen IsotopesSoil MicrobiologyAmino AcidsAmmonium CompoundsBacteriaNitratesSoilAmino AcidsAmmonium CompoundsFertilizersNitratesNitrogenNitrogen IsotopesSoil15N stable isotope tracing (SIP)amino acidsammoniumimmobilizationnitrateurea

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PMCPMC11223579

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