ArticleToxics2025
Effects of Long-Term Heavy Metal Pollution on Microbial Community Structure in Soil.
Article in Toxics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Long-Read Metagenomics Profiling for Identification of Key Microorganisms Affected by Heavy Metals at Technogenic Zones.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Genome-resolved metagenomics reveals co-selection of antibiotic and metal resistance in chronically polluted industrial soils.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Isolation and characterization of Pb- and Cr-tolerant phosphate-solubilizing bacteria and optimization of culture conditions.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Heavy metal (HM) contamination of soil is a worldwide problem with adverse consequences for the environment and human health. Microorganisms, as the most active fraction in soil, play a pivotal role in assessing changes in soil quality and maintaining ecological equilibrium. Accordingly, screening efficient microorganisms for remediating contaminated soils has emerged as a key research focus. This study employed high-throughput sequencing and conducted in situ field surveys to investigate the impacts of long-term HM pollution with varying severity on soil physicochemical properties, as well as the community structure and diversity of bacteria and fungi. The results showed that the major soil physiochemical properties and the bacterial and fungal β diversity significantly changed with the increase in HM pollution levels. The relative abundances of
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