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The microbial diversity and structure in peatland forest in Indonesia
Author(s) -
Liu Bing,
Talukder Muhamed Jamal Hosen,
Terhonen Eeva,
Lampela Maija,
Vasander Harry,
Sun Hui,
Asiegbu Fred
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
soil use and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.709
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1475-2743
pISSN - 0266-0032
DOI - 10.1111/sum.12543
Subject(s) - peat , acidobacteria , histosol , biology , microbial population biology , actinobacteria , soil water , botany , ecology , soil organic matter , environmental science , soil biodiversity , genetics , 16s ribosomal rna , bacteria
Abstract The microbial community structure and function under forest in tropical peatlands are poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the microbial community structure and diversity in natural peat swamp forest soil, disturbed peat soil and mineral soil in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, using 454 pyrosequencing. The results showed that the natural peat soil had the greatest fungal species richness (Chao1), which was significantly ( p < .05) larger than that in the other two soils. Community structure of both fungi and bacteria in natural peat soil differed significantly from that in the disturbed peat soil ( p = .039 and p = .045, respectively). Ascomycota (40.5%) was the most abundant phylum across the three soils followed by Basidiomycota (18.8%), Zygomycota (<0.1%) and Glomeromycota (<0.1%). The linear discriminant analysis with effect size ( LE fSe) showed that Ascomycota ( p < .05) and genus Gliocephalotrichum ( p < .05) dominated in natural peat soil. Functionally, pathotrophs were more abundant in disturbed peat soil ( p < .05). Proteobacteria (43.8%) were the most abundant phylum followed by Acidobacteria (32.6%), Actinobacteria (9.8%), Planctomycetes (1.7%). Methylocystis , Telmatospirillum , Syntrophobacter , Sorangium and Opitutus were the more abundant genera in disturbed peat soil, whereas Nevskia and Schlesneria were more abundant in mineral soil and natural peat soil, respectively. The natural peat forest soil supported a more diverse microbiology; however, the land use of such a soil can change its microbial community structure. The results provide evidence that the disturbance of tropical peat land could lead to the introduction and spread of a large number of fungal diseases