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Long‐term inorganic nitrogen application changes the ammonia‐oxidizing archaeal community composition in paddy soils
Author(s) -
Samaddar Sandipan,
Truu Jaak,
Chatterjee Poulami,
Oopkaup Kristjan,
Truu Marika,
Kim Kiyoon,
Kim Sookjin,
Schmidt Radomir,
Roy Choudhury Aritra,
Choi Jeongyun,
Sa Tongmin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of soil science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.244
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2389
pISSN - 1351-0754
DOI - 10.1111/ejss.13112
Subject(s) - archaea , abundance (ecology) , soil water , human fertilization , relative species abundance , fertilizer , biology , nitrification , agronomy , chemistry , botany , ecology , nitrogen , gene , biochemistry , organic chemistry
The abundance and taxonomic composition of ammonia‐oxidizing archaea (AOA) were assessed in paddy soils that had received more than 50 years of fertilization with and without inorganic N. The inorganic N fertilized treatments were: NPK and NPK + CO (nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and compost (CO)). The treatments without inorganic N were: CO, PK and control (unfertilized soils). Quantitative PCR (qPCR) analysis of the archaeal amoA gene showed no significant changes in AOA abundance following the long‐term application of inorganic N fertilizers. However, subsequent analysis of amoA gene sequencing data showed that inorganic N application significantly changed the AOA community composition and alpha diversity indices. Edge principal components analysis (PCA) showed varying contributions of distinct AOA lineages in separating samples according to the fertilization treatment. Addition of inorganic N favoured an increase in the abundance of AOA lineages belonging to Nitrososphaera , and the treatments without inorganic N additions formed a separate cluster dominated by Nitrosotalea lineage. The distinct response of the two AOA lineages points towards different community organization of soil AOA and strongly supports the concept of habitat partitioning in paddy soil ecosystems. Highlights Lineages of AOA responded differently to different N management practices. Long‐term N fertilization selectively enriched AOA lineages, with C:N ratio a factor associated with such changes Inorganic N favoured Nitrososphaera lineage abundance Regardless of fertilizer status, Nitrosotalea lineage was dominant in the absence of inorganic N fertilization.