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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2026

Saline-alkali gradients reshape soil microbial network complexity and niche breadth.

Hanghang Hou, Xiaoling Zhang, Siyuan Chen, Yuyao Kong, Shangkun Yang, Zhijun Gao, Zhijia Cui, Ziyang Lv, Zhengwei Yang, Yuhao Yuan and 1 more

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Hanghang HouState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
Xiaoling ZhangState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
Siyuan ChenState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
Yuyao KongState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
Shangkun YangState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
Zhijun GaoInner Mongolia Erdos Institute of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Erdos, China.
Zhijia CuiState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
Ziyang LvState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
Zhengwei YangInner Mongolia Erdos Institute of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Erdos, China.
Yuhao YuanCollege of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China.
Baili FengState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.

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Abstract

Introduction: Saline-alkali soils impose combined osmotic, ionic and alkaline constraints on soil microorganisms, yet how bacterial and fungal ecological strategies vary along saline-alkali gradients remains insufficiently resolved. Methods: We analyzed 30 composite soil samples from 10 sites across China using bacterial 16S rRNA and fungal ITS amplicon sequencing, soil physicochemical profiling, co-occurrence network analysis, niche breadth classification and Results: Higher saline-alkali intensity was associated with reduced nutrient availability, lower microbial network complexity and greater network vulnerability. Bacterial specialists showed stronger diversity and compositional responses than generalists, whereas fungal communities displayed comparatively stable patterns across the sampled gradient. Predicted bacterial functional profiles suggested an increased representation of stress-survival-related pathways under high saline-alkali conditions. Discussion: These findings identify microbial taxa, network properties and predicted functional features associated with saline-alkali soil degradation and provide candidate targets for future culture-based, metagenomic and experimental validation.

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