Plant stimulation of soil microbial community succession: how sequential expression mediates soil carbon stabilization and turnover

Firestone, Mary

doi:10.2172/1177136

Title: Plant stimulation of soil microbial community succession: how sequential expression mediates soil carbon stabilization and turnover

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It is now understood that most plant C is utilized or transformed by soil microorganisms en route to stabilization. Hence the composition of microbial communities that mediate decomposition and transformation of root C is critical, as are the metabolic capabilities of these communities. The change in composition and function of the C-transforming microbial communities over time in effect defines the biological component of soil C stabilization. Our research was designed to test 2 general hypotheses; the first two hypotheses are discussed first; H1: Root-exudate interactions with soil microbial populations results in the expression of enzymatic capacities for macromolecular, complex carbon decomposition; and H2: Microbial communities surrounding roots undergo taxonomic succession linked to functional gene activities as roots grow, mature, and decompose in soil. Over the term of the project we made significant progress in 1) quantifying the temporal pattern of root interactions with the soil decomposing community and 2) characterizing the role of root exudates in mediating these interactions.

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Firestone, Mary ^[1]

Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Research Org.:: Regents of the University of Callifornia, Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

OSTI Identifier:: 1177136

Report Number(s):: DOE-UCB-04730

DOE Contract Number:: SC0004730

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Rhizosphere; Root-microbial; Carbon stabilization

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