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ArticleNature microbiology2026

Multi-omics reveals nitrogen dynamics associated with soil microbial blooms during snowmelt.

Patrick O Sorensen, Ulas Karaoz, Harry R Beller, Markus Bill, Nicholas J Bouskill, Jillian F Banfied, Rosalie K Chu, David W Hoyt, Elizabeth Eder, Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh and 9 more

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Article in Nature microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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19 authors.

Patrick O SorensenDepartment of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA. patrick.sorensen@uri.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0558-2789
Ulas KaraozEarth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8238-6757
Harry R BellerEarth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Markus BillEarth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7002-2174
Nicholas J BouskillEarth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Jillian F BanfiedDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8203-8771
Rosalie K ChuEnvironmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7428-7647
David W HoytEnvironmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2857-719X
Elizabeth EderEnvironmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.
Emiley Eloe-FadroshDepartment of Energy, Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8162-1276
Allison SharrarDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Malak M TfailyDepartment of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3036-2833
Jason ToyodaEnvironmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.
Nikola TolicEnvironmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.
Shi WangEarth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2408-2544
Allison R WongEnvironmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2511-2098
Kenneth H WilliamsEarth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3568-1155
Yangquanwei ZhongSchool of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China.
Eoin L BrodieEarth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA. elbrodie@lbl.gov.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8453-8435

Funding

National Science Foundation (NSF) DBI-1315705U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) DE-AC02-05CH11231U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) DE-AC05-76RL01830
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Snowmelt triggers a soil microbial bloom and crash that affects nitrogen (N) export in high-elevation watersheds. The mechanisms underlying these microbial dynamics are uncertain, making soil nitrogen processes difficult to predict as snowpack declines globally. Here, integration of genome-resolved metagenomics, metatranscriptomics and metabolomics in a high-elevation watershed revealed ecologically distinct soil microorganisms linked across the snowmelt time-period by their unique nitrogen cycling capacities. The molecular properties and transformations of dissolved organic N suggested that degradation or recycling of microbial biomass provided N for biosynthesis during the microbial bloom. Winter-adapted Bradyrhizobia spp. oxidized amino acids anaerobically and had the highest gene expression for denitrification during the microbial bloom. A pulse of nitrate was driven by spring-adapted Nitrososphaerales after snowmelt, but dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonia (DNRA) gene expression indicated significant nitrate retention potential. These findings inform our understanding of nitrogen cycling in environments sensitive to snowpack decline due to global change.

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BacteriaNitrogen CompoundsNitrogen CycleSeasonsSnowSoil MicrobiologyBiomassBradyrhizobiumClimate ChangeEcosystemMetagenomeMicrobiotaMultiomicsNitrogenNitrogenNitrogen Compounds

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