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- The method used to transfer soil microbiomes significantly affects the types of microbes that develop in a new environment, as shown through advanced genetic sequencing techniques.
- When a larger volume of initial soil (5% v/v) was transferred to a commercial potting mix, the resulting microbiomes were more closely related to the original soil compared to when a soil wash was used.
- The study highlights that the transfer method not only influences the presence of specific microbial groups but also suggests that the compounds and interactions from the source soil are crucial for determining which microbes thrive.
Article Abstract
We show that choice of soil microbiome transfer method, i.e. direct soil transfers and a common soil wash procedure, dramatically influences the microbiome that develops in a new environment, using high-throughput amplicon sequencing of 16S rRNA genes and the fungal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region. After 3 weeks of incubation in commercial potting mix, microbiomes were most similar to the source soil when a greater volume of initial soil was transferred (5% v/v transfer), and least similar when using a soil wash. Abundant operational taxonomic units were substantially affected by transfer method, suggesting that compounds transferred from the source soil, shifts in biotic interactions, or both, play an important role in their success.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5812521 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnx092 | DOI Listing |
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