The study on the effect of mercury pollution on soil microorganisms around mercury mining area
Jianxiong Du, Yuxiang Ren, Jianfeng Li, Shuqing Zhang, Huiqiong Huang, Jie Liu · 2023
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Du leads a team studying how mercury pollution reshapes soil microbes near a mining area in a 2023 paper. The Wanshan mining district in China left mercury in surrounding soils. Samples came from several distances around the mine.
Sequencing of soil DNA mapped bacterial and fungal communities at each distance. Near-mine soils held richer communities at several taxonomic levels than far soils. Shared dominant groups outnumbered unique ones, suggesting common adaptation. Distance, which tracks mercury content, correlated most strongly with community structure. Soil acidity and conductivity also mattered. The authors say dominant microbes show long-term adaptation to mercury stress. The work may inform how microbes and plants handle mercury together.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jianxiong Du, Yuxiang Ren, Jianfeng Li, Shuqing Zhang, Huiqiong Huang, Jie Liu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 55 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |