The influence of bioclimate on soil microbial communities of cork oak

Abstract Background Soil microbiomes are important to maintain soil processes in forests and confer protection to plants against abiotic and biotic stresses. These microbiomes can be affected by environmental changes. In this work, soil microbial communities from different cork oak Portuguese forest...

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Main Authors: Daniela Costa, Rui M. Tavares, Paula Baptista, Teresa Lino-Neto
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Published: BMC 2022-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-022-02574-2
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author Daniela Costa
Rui M. Tavares
Paula Baptista
Teresa Lino-Neto
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Rui M. Tavares
Paula Baptista
Teresa Lino-Neto
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description Abstract Background Soil microbiomes are important to maintain soil processes in forests and confer protection to plants against abiotic and biotic stresses. These microbiomes can be affected by environmental changes. In this work, soil microbial communities from different cork oak Portuguese forests under different edaphoclimatic conditions were described by using a metabarcoding strategy targeting ITS2 and 16S barcodes. Results A total of 11,974 fungal and 12,010 bacterial amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) were obtained, revealing rich and diverse microbial communities associated with different cork oak forests. Bioclimate was described as the major factor influencing variability in these communities (or bioclimates/cork oak forest for fungal community), followed by boron and granulometry. Also, pH explained variation of fungal communities, while C:N ratio contributed to bacterial variation. Fungal and bacterial biomarker genera for specific bioclimates were described. Their co-occurrence network revealed the existence of a complex and delicate balance among microbial communities. Conclusions The findings revealed that bacterial communities are more likely to be affected by different edaphoclimatic conditions than fungal communities, also predicting a higher impact of climate change on bacterial communities. The integration of cork oak fungal and bacterial microbiota under different bioclimates could be further explored to provide information about useful interactions for increasing cork oak forest sustainability in a world subject to climate changes.
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spelling doaj.art-e60685e22d434b9eb160c69c40311f772022-12-22T03:38:14ZengBMCBMC Microbiology1471-21802022-06-0122111710.1186/s12866-022-02574-2The influence of bioclimate on soil microbial communities of cork oakDaniela Costa0Rui M. Tavares1Paula Baptista2Teresa Lino-Neto3Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Department of Biology, University of MinhoCentre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Department of Biology, University of MinhoCentro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de BragançaCentre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Department of Biology, University of MinhoAbstract Background Soil microbiomes are important to maintain soil processes in forests and confer protection to plants against abiotic and biotic stresses. These microbiomes can be affected by environmental changes. In this work, soil microbial communities from different cork oak Portuguese forests under different edaphoclimatic conditions were described by using a metabarcoding strategy targeting ITS2 and 16S barcodes. Results A total of 11,974 fungal and 12,010 bacterial amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) were obtained, revealing rich and diverse microbial communities associated with different cork oak forests. Bioclimate was described as the major factor influencing variability in these communities (or bioclimates/cork oak forest for fungal community), followed by boron and granulometry. Also, pH explained variation of fungal communities, while C:N ratio contributed to bacterial variation. Fungal and bacterial biomarker genera for specific bioclimates were described. Their co-occurrence network revealed the existence of a complex and delicate balance among microbial communities. Conclusions The findings revealed that bacterial communities are more likely to be affected by different edaphoclimatic conditions than fungal communities, also predicting a higher impact of climate change on bacterial communities. The integration of cork oak fungal and bacterial microbiota under different bioclimates could be further explored to provide information about useful interactions for increasing cork oak forest sustainability in a world subject to climate changes.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-022-02574-2Soil microbiomeITS16SCork oakBioclimate
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Rui M. Tavares
Paula Baptista
Teresa Lino-Neto
The influence of bioclimate on soil microbial communities of cork oak
BMC Microbiology
Soil microbiome
ITS
16S
Cork oak
Bioclimate
title The influence of bioclimate on soil microbial communities of cork oak
title_full The influence of bioclimate on soil microbial communities of cork oak
title_fullStr The influence of bioclimate on soil microbial communities of cork oak
title_full_unstemmed The influence of bioclimate on soil microbial communities of cork oak
title_short The influence of bioclimate on soil microbial communities of cork oak
title_sort influence of bioclimate on soil microbial communities of cork oak
topic Soil microbiome
ITS
16S
Cork oak
Bioclimate
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-022-02574-2
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