Deep Soil Layers of Drought-Exposed Forests Harbor Poorly Known Bacterial and Fungal Communities

Deep Soil Layers of Drought-Exposed Forests Harbor Poorly Known Bacterial and Fungal Communities

Soil microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi play important roles in the biogeochemical cycling of soil nutrients, because they act as decomposers or are mutualistic or antagonistic symbionts, thereby influencing plant growth and health. In the present study, we investigated the vertical distribut...

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Main Authors: Beat Frey, Lorenz Walthert, Carla Perez-Mon, Beat Stierli, Roger Köchli, Alexander Dharmarajah, Ivano Brunner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
bacterial and fungal communities
deep forest soil layers
drought
Fagus sylvatica
FUNGuild
Illumina MiSeq sequencing
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.674160/full

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