A Treasure Trove of Urban Microbial Diversity: Community and Diversity Characteristics of Urban Ancient Rhizosphere Microorganisms in Shanghai

Overview

Journal J Fungi (Basel)

Date 2024 Oct 25

PMID 39452672

Authors

Jieying Mao

Qiong Wang

Yaying Yang

Feng Pan

Ziwei Zou

Xiaona Su

Yi Wang

Wei Liu

Yaohua Tang

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Abstract

Rapid urbanization has exerted immense pressure on urban environments, severely constraining the growth of ancient trees. The growth of ancient trees is closely linked to the microbial communities in their rhizospheres, and studying their community characteristics may provide new insights into promoting the growth and rejuvenation of ancient trees. In this study, the rhizosphere soil and root systems of ancient trees (approximately 200 years old) and adult trees (approximately 50 years old) in Shanghai were selected as research subjects. Phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis and high-throughput sequencing were employed to investigate the diversity of microbial communities in the rhizosphere. The results indicated that the 19 PLFA species selected to characterize the soil microbial community structure and biomass were present in the rhizosphere soil of both ancient and adult trees. However, the total microbial biomass and the microbial biomass in the rhizosphere soil of ancient were lower than the microbial biomass in the rhizosphere soil of adult . The biomasses of Gram-negative bacteria (G), arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), and protozoans (P) were significantly different. Total phosphorus, organic matter, and pH may be the key factors influencing the soil microbial community in the rhizosphere zone of ancient . An in-depth study of AMF showed that the roots and rhizosphere soil of contained abundant AMF resources, which were assigned to 224 virtual taxa using the MaarjAM reference database, belonging to four orders, ten families, and nineteen genera. The first and second most dominant genera were and , respectively. and were more dominant in the rhizosphere than the roots. Furthermore, the abundance of live AMF was significantly higher in ancient than in adult . Therefore, future research should focus on the improvement of soil environmental characteristics and the identification and cultivation of indigenous dominant AMF in the rhizosphere of ancient , aiming for their effective application in the rejuvenation of ancient trees.

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