Bacterial community in saline farmland soil on the Tibetan plateau: responding to salinization while resisting extreme environments

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第一作者： Li, Yi Qiang

作者： Li, Yi Qiang;Chai, Ying Hui;Wang, Xu Sheng;Luo, Xi Ming;Guan, Xiang Yu;Chai, Ying Hui;Huang, Li Ying;Qiu, Cheng;Liu, Qing Hai;Luo, Xi Ming;Guan, Xiang Yu

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关键词： Saline; Tibetan plateau; Metagenomics; Microbial community; Resistance mechanism

期刊名称：BMC MICROBIOLOGY （ 影响因子：2.989； 五年影响因子：3.381 ）

ISSN： 1471-2180

年卷期： 2021 年 21 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Background Salinization damages the health of soil systems and reduces crop yields. Responses of microbial communities to salinized soils and their functional maintenance under high salt stress are valuable scientific problems. Meanwhile, the microbial community of the salinized soil in the plateau environment is less understood. Here, we applied metagenomics technology to reveal the structure and function of microorganisms in salinized soil of the Tibetan Plateau. Results The diversity of composition and function of microbial community in saline soil have changed significantly. The abundances of chemoautotrophic and acidophilic bacteria comprising Rhodanobacter, Acidobacterium, Candidatus Nitrosotalea, and Candidatus Koribacter were significantly higher in saline soil. The potential degradation of organic carbon in the saline soil, as well as the production of NO and N2O via denitrification, and the production of sulfate by sulfur oxidation were significantly higher than the non-saline soil. Both types of soils were rich in genes encoding resistance to environmental stresses (i.e., cold, ultraviolet light, and hypoxia in Tibetan Plateau). The resistance of the soil microbial communities to the saline environment is based on the absorption of K+ as the main mechanism, with cross-protection proteins and absorption buffer molecules as auxiliary mechanisms in our study area. Network analysis showed that functional group comprising chemoautotrophic and acidophilic bacteria had significant positive correlations with electrical conductivity and total sulfur, and significant negative correlations with the total organic carbon, pH, and available nitrogen. The soil moisture, pH, and electrical conductivity are likely to affect the bacterial carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur cycles. Conclusions These results indicate that the specific environment of the Tibetan Plateau and salinization jointly shape the structure and function of the soil bacterial community, and that the bacterial communities respond to complex and harsh living conditions. In addition, environmental feedback probably exacerbates greenhouse gas emissions and accelerates the reduction in the soil pH. This study will provide insights into the microbial responses to soil salinization and the potential ecological risks in the special plateau environment.

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