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Biogeographical patterns of the soil fungal:bacterial ratio across France
Soils are one of the major reservoirs of biological diversity on our planet because they host a huge richness of microorganisms. The fungal:bacterial (F:B) ratio targets two major functional groups of organisms in soils and can improve our understanding of their importance and efficiency for soil fu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10597451/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37754664 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00365-23 |
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author | Djemiel, Christophe Dequiedt, Samuel Bailly, Arthur Tripied, Julie Lelièvre, Mélanie Horrigue, Walid Jolivet, Claudy Bispo, Antonio Saby, Nicolas Valé, Matthieu Maron, Pierre-Alain Ranjard, Lionel Terrat, Sébastien |
author_facet | Djemiel, Christophe Dequiedt, Samuel Bailly, Arthur Tripied, Julie Lelièvre, Mélanie Horrigue, Walid Jolivet, Claudy Bispo, Antonio Saby, Nicolas Valé, Matthieu Maron, Pierre-Alain Ranjard, Lionel Terrat, Sébastien |
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description | Soils are one of the major reservoirs of biological diversity on our planet because they host a huge richness of microorganisms. The fungal:bacterial (F:B) ratio targets two major functional groups of organisms in soils and can improve our understanding of their importance and efficiency for soil functioning. To better decipher the variability of this ratio and rank the environmental parameters involved, we used the French Soil Quality Monitoring Network (RMQS)—one of the most extensive and a priori-free soil sampling surveys, based on a systematic 16 km × 16 km grid and including more than 2,100 samples. F:B ratios, measured by quantitative PCR targeting the 18S and 16S rDNA genes, turned out to be heterogenously distributed and spatially structured in geographical patterns across France. These distribution patterns differed from bacterial or fungal densities taken separately, supporting the hypothesis that the F:B ratio is not the mere addition of each density but rather results from the complex interactions of the two functional groups. The F:B ratios were mainly influenced by soil characteristics and land management. Among soil characteristics, the pH and, to a lesser extent, the organic carbon content and the carbon:nitrogen (C:N) ratio were the main drivers. These results improved our understanding of soil microbial communities, and from an operational point of view, they suggested that the F:B ratio should be a useful new bioindicator of soil status. The resulting dataset can be considered as a first step toward building up a robust repository essential to any bioindicator and aimed at guiding and helping decision making. IMPORTANCE: In the face of human disturbances, microbial activity can be impacted and, e.g., can result in the release of large amounts of soil carbon into the atmosphere, with global impacts on temperature. Therefore, the development and the regular use of soil bioindicators are essential to (i) improve our knowledge of soil microbial communities and (ii) guide and help decision makers define suitable soil management strategies. Bacterial and fungal communities are key players in soil organic matter turnover, but with distinct physiological and ecological characteristics. The fungal:bacterial ratio targets these two major functional groups by investigating their presence and their equilibrium. The aim of our study is to characterize this ratio at a territorial scale and rank the environmental parameters involved so as to further develop a robust repository essential to the interpretation of any bioindicator of soil quality. |
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spelling | pubmed-105974512023-10-25 Biogeographical patterns of the soil fungal:bacterial ratio across France Djemiel, Christophe Dequiedt, Samuel Bailly, Arthur Tripied, Julie Lelièvre, Mélanie Horrigue, Walid Jolivet, Claudy Bispo, Antonio Saby, Nicolas Valé, Matthieu Maron, Pierre-Alain Ranjard, Lionel Terrat, Sébastien mSphere Research Article Soils are one of the major reservoirs of biological diversity on our planet because they host a huge richness of microorganisms. The fungal:bacterial (F:B) ratio targets two major functional groups of organisms in soils and can improve our understanding of their importance and efficiency for soil functioning. To better decipher the variability of this ratio and rank the environmental parameters involved, we used the French Soil Quality Monitoring Network (RMQS)—one of the most extensive and a priori-free soil sampling surveys, based on a systematic 16 km × 16 km grid and including more than 2,100 samples. F:B ratios, measured by quantitative PCR targeting the 18S and 16S rDNA genes, turned out to be heterogenously distributed and spatially structured in geographical patterns across France. These distribution patterns differed from bacterial or fungal densities taken separately, supporting the hypothesis that the F:B ratio is not the mere addition of each density but rather results from the complex interactions of the two functional groups. The F:B ratios were mainly influenced by soil characteristics and land management. Among soil characteristics, the pH and, to a lesser extent, the organic carbon content and the carbon:nitrogen (C:N) ratio were the main drivers. These results improved our understanding of soil microbial communities, and from an operational point of view, they suggested that the F:B ratio should be a useful new bioindicator of soil status. The resulting dataset can be considered as a first step toward building up a robust repository essential to any bioindicator and aimed at guiding and helping decision making. IMPORTANCE: In the face of human disturbances, microbial activity can be impacted and, e.g., can result in the release of large amounts of soil carbon into the atmosphere, with global impacts on temperature. Therefore, the development and the regular use of soil bioindicators are essential to (i) improve our knowledge of soil microbial communities and (ii) guide and help decision makers define suitable soil management strategies. Bacterial and fungal communities are key players in soil organic matter turnover, but with distinct physiological and ecological characteristics. The fungal:bacterial ratio targets these two major functional groups by investigating their presence and their equilibrium. The aim of our study is to characterize this ratio at a territorial scale and rank the environmental parameters involved so as to further develop a robust repository essential to the interpretation of any bioindicator of soil quality. American Society for Microbiology 2023-09-27 /pmc/articles/PMC10597451/ /pubmed/37754664 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00365-23 Text en Copyright © 2023 Djemiel et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Research Article Djemiel, Christophe Dequiedt, Samuel Bailly, Arthur Tripied, Julie Lelièvre, Mélanie Horrigue, Walid Jolivet, Claudy Bispo, Antonio Saby, Nicolas Valé, Matthieu Maron, Pierre-Alain Ranjard, Lionel Terrat, Sébastien Biogeographical patterns of the soil fungal:bacterial ratio across France |
title | Biogeographical patterns of the soil fungal:bacterial ratio across France |
title_full | Biogeographical patterns of the soil fungal:bacterial ratio across France |
title_fullStr | Biogeographical patterns of the soil fungal:bacterial ratio across France |
title_full_unstemmed | Biogeographical patterns of the soil fungal:bacterial ratio across France |
title_short | Biogeographical patterns of the soil fungal:bacterial ratio across France |
title_sort | biogeographical patterns of the soil fungal:bacterial ratio across france |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10597451/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37754664 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00365-23 |
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