Corrinoids as model nutrients to probe microbial interactions in a soil ecosystem
- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); University of California, Berkeley
Earth’s soils are habitats for microbial communities that drive biogeochemical cycling, plant growth, and carbon storage and persistence. The thousands of microbial species living in soil form an intricate web of interactions involving the exchange of molecules produced by different microbes. Understanding in detail how these molecular exchanges occur and how they shape microbial communities may lead to new methods to improve soil health, bioremediation efforts, and better understanding of biogeochemical processes. The overall goal of this research is to gain a deeper knowledge of the microbial interactions that drive soil community structure. However, the high functional and genomic diversity in soil microbiomes has posed a challenge for current microbiology methods to achieve this goal. This research leverages a model group of key metabolites related to cobalamin (vitamin B12), known as corrinoids, to investigate microbial interactions.
- Research Organization:
- University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0020155
- OSTI ID:
- 2281020
- Report Number(s):
- DE--SC0020155
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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