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ArticleISME communications2026

Phosphorus availability mediates pathway-specific nitrogen cycling in stratified peatland microbiomes.

Shuaizhi Guo, Niall P McNamara, Gary D Bending, Ryan M Mushinski

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Shuaizhi GuoSchool of Life Sciences, Gibbet Hill Campus, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, West Mindlands, United Kingdom.
Niall P McNamaraUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Lancaster LA1 4AP, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
Gary D BendingSchool of Life Sciences, Gibbet Hill Campus, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, West Mindlands, United Kingdom.
Ryan M MushinskiSchool of Life Sciences, Gibbet Hill Campus, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, West Mindlands, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3572-3500

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Abstract

Peatland microbiomes regulate nitrogen (N) cycling processes that control nutrient retention and greenhouse gas emissions in carbon-rich ecosystems. Although depth-driven redox gradients structure microbial communities, how physicochemical stratification shapes the functional versus taxonomic organization of N-cycling microorganisms remains unclear. We used shotgun metagenomics to characterize N-cycling gene distributions, taxonomic affiliations, and metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) across depth and vegetation gradients in a temperate blanket bog. Depth emerged as the primary structuring factor, creating functional-taxonomic decoupling. Surface peat (0-20 cm) harbored functionally diverse but taxonomically constrained communities assembled deterministically around nitrification and labile N acquisition, while subsurface peat (20-40 cm) supported taxonomically richer but functionally-simpler communities assembled stochastically and enriched in denitrification and dissimilatory nitrate reduction. Linear mixed-effects models revealed pathway-specific controls on N cycling. Denitrification increased with depth (β = 11.53,

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blanket bogdenitrificationmetagenomicsnitrificationnitrogen cyclingpeatlandsphosphorus limitation

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PMID42367193
PMCPMC13298671

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