Metagenomics reveals effects of fluctuating water conditions on functional pathways in plant litter microbial community
Matevž Likar, Mateja Grašič, Blaž Stres, Marjana Regvar, Alenka Gaberščik · 2023
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Description
Matevz Likar and four co-authors study microbes in rotting plant litter under shifting water in a 2023 paper. Lakes that fill and dry in cycles make a natural lab for wet-dry stress. Microbes that chew through reed litter drive carbon release, and their toolkits may change with the water regime.
Gene screening compared litter communities from zones with different flooding patterns. Most enriched functions fell into carbohydrate use and a large set of poorly known groups. Water history clearly reshaped which pathways the communities carried. Microbes under frequent stress seemed to pay extra metabolic costs to cope. The findings matter for predicting carbon flow as rainfall patterns shift under climate change. Litter decay is a quiet but large term in that budget.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Matevž Likar, Mateja Grašič, Blaž Stres, Marjana Regvar, Alenka Gaberščik |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |