Niche-specific modulation of long-chain n-alkanes degrading bacterial community and their functionality in forest habitats across the leaf litter-soil compartments

Long-chain n-alkanes are vital constituents of plant-derived wax, however, their limited reactivity, life cycle in terms of biodegradation, and ecological impacts are not lucid in a niche-specific manner. Here, we provide an insight into the bacterial community and their functional variations associ...

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Published in:Applied soil ecology : a section of Agriculture, ecosystems & environment ecosystems & environment, 2024-03, Vol.195, p.105248, Article 105248
Main Authors: Hussain, Bashir, Chen, Jung-Sheng, Hsu, Bing-Mu, Chao, Wei-Chun, Fan, Cheng-Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Forest habitat
Forest soil
Functional prediction
n-Alkane
Next generation sequencing
Soil compartment
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Summary:Long-chain n-alkanes are vital constituents of plant-derived wax, however, their limited reactivity, life cycle in terms of biodegradation, and ecological impacts are not lucid in a niche-specific manner. Here, we provide an insight into the bacterial community and their functional variations associated with long-chain n-alkanes degradation across leaf litter-soil compartments in three rainforest habitats aiming to elucidate the microbial modulation linked to the long-chain n-alkanes concentration and composition. The ravine habitat showed significantly higher long-chain n-alkanes concentration, bacterial diversity and functional genes than the windward and leeward habitats. Among the statistically significant genera (p 
ISSN:0929-1393
1873-0272
DOI:10.1016/j.apsoil.2023.105248