Response of microbial communities and their metabolic functions to drying–Rewetting stress in a temperate forest soil

Global climate change is predicted to alter drought–precipitation patterns, which will likely affect soil microbial communities and their functions, ultimately shifting microbially-mediated biogeochemical cycles. The present study aims to investigate the simultaneous variation of microbial community...

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Autores principales: Liu, D., Keiblinger, K.M., Leitner, Sonja, Wegner, U., Zimmermann, M., Fuchs, S., Lassek, C., Riedel, K., Zechmeister-Boltenstern, S.
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106163
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author Liu, D.
Keiblinger, K.M.
Leitner, Sonja
Wegner, U.
Zimmermann, M.
Fuchs, S.
Lassek, C.
Riedel, K.
Zechmeister-Boltenstern, S.
author_browse Fuchs, S.
Keiblinger, K.M.
Lassek, C.
Leitner, Sonja
Liu, D.
Riedel, K.
Wegner, U.
Zechmeister-Boltenstern, S.
Zimmermann, M.
author_facet Liu, D.
Keiblinger, K.M.
Leitner, Sonja
Wegner, U.
Zimmermann, M.
Fuchs, S.
Lassek, C.
Riedel, K.
Zechmeister-Boltenstern, S.
author_sort Liu, D.
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description Global climate change is predicted to alter drought–precipitation patterns, which will likely affect soil microbial communities and their functions, ultimately shifting microbially-mediated biogeochemical cycles. The present study aims to investigate the simultaneous variation of microbial community compositions and functions in response to drought and following rewetting events, using a soil metaproteomics approach. For this, an established field experiment located in an Austrian forest with two levels (moderate and severe stress) of precipitation manipulation was evaluated. The results showed that fungi were more strongly influenced by drying and rewetting (DRW) than bacteria, and that there was a drastic shift in the fungal community towards a more Ascomycota-dominated community. In terms of functional responses, a larger number of proteins and a higher functional diversity were observed in both moderate and severe DRW treatments compared to the control. Furthermore, in both DRW treatments a rise in proteins assigned to “translation, ribosomal structure, and biogenesis” and “protein synthesis” suggests a boost in microbial cell growth after rewetting. We also found that the changes within intracellular functions were associated to specific phyla, indicating that responses of microbial communities to DRW primarily shifted microbial functions. Microbial communities seem to respond to different levels of DRW stress by changing their functional potential, which may feed back to biogeochemical cycles.
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spelling CGSpace1061632025-12-08T09:54:28Z Response of microbial communities and their metabolic functions to drying–Rewetting stress in a temperate forest soil Liu, D. Keiblinger, K.M. Leitner, Sonja Wegner, U. Zimmermann, M. Fuchs, S. Lassek, C. Riedel, K. Zechmeister-Boltenstern, S. forests soil drying microbial ecology proteins metabolism Global climate change is predicted to alter drought–precipitation patterns, which will likely affect soil microbial communities and their functions, ultimately shifting microbially-mediated biogeochemical cycles. The present study aims to investigate the simultaneous variation of microbial community compositions and functions in response to drought and following rewetting events, using a soil metaproteomics approach. For this, an established field experiment located in an Austrian forest with two levels (moderate and severe stress) of precipitation manipulation was evaluated. The results showed that fungi were more strongly influenced by drying and rewetting (DRW) than bacteria, and that there was a drastic shift in the fungal community towards a more Ascomycota-dominated community. In terms of functional responses, a larger number of proteins and a higher functional diversity were observed in both moderate and severe DRW treatments compared to the control. Furthermore, in both DRW treatments a rise in proteins assigned to “translation, ribosomal structure, and biogenesis” and “protein synthesis” suggests a boost in microbial cell growth after rewetting. We also found that the changes within intracellular functions were associated to specific phyla, indicating that responses of microbial communities to DRW primarily shifted microbial functions. Microbial communities seem to respond to different levels of DRW stress by changing their functional potential, which may feed back to biogeochemical cycles. 2019-05-13 2019-12-16T14:18:05Z 2019-12-16T14:18:05Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106163 en Open Access MDPI Liu, D., Keiblinger, K.M., Leitner, S., Wegner, U., Zimmermann, M., Fuchs, S., Lassek, C., Riedel, K. and Zechmeister-Boltenstern, S. 2019. Response of microbial communities and their metabolic functions to drying–rewetting stress in a temperate forest soil. Microorganisms 7(5): 129.
spellingShingle forests
soil
drying
microbial ecology
proteins
metabolism
Liu, D.
Keiblinger, K.M.
Leitner, Sonja
Wegner, U.
Zimmermann, M.
Fuchs, S.
Lassek, C.
Riedel, K.
Zechmeister-Boltenstern, S.
Response of microbial communities and their metabolic functions to drying–Rewetting stress in a temperate forest soil
title Response of microbial communities and their metabolic functions to drying–Rewetting stress in a temperate forest soil
title_full Response of microbial communities and their metabolic functions to drying–Rewetting stress in a temperate forest soil
title_fullStr Response of microbial communities and their metabolic functions to drying–Rewetting stress in a temperate forest soil
title_full_unstemmed Response of microbial communities and their metabolic functions to drying–Rewetting stress in a temperate forest soil
title_short Response of microbial communities and their metabolic functions to drying–Rewetting stress in a temperate forest soil
title_sort response of microbial communities and their metabolic functions to drying rewetting stress in a temperate forest soil
topic forests
soil
drying
microbial ecology
proteins
metabolism
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106163
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