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Increased microbial expression of organic nitrogen cycling genes in long-term warmed grassland soils

Increased microbial expression of organic nitrogen cycling genes in long-term warmed grassland soils
Abstract Global warming increases soil temperatures and promotes faster growth and turnover of soil microbial communities. As microbial cell walls contain a high proportion of organic nitrogen, a higher turnover rate of microbes should also be reflected in an accelerated organic nitrogen cycling in soil. We used a metatranscriptomics and metagenomics approach to demonstrate that the relative transcription level of genes encoding enzymes involved in the extracellular depolymerization of high-molecular-weight organic nitrogen was higher in medium-term (8 years) and long-term (>50 years) warmed soils than in ambient soils. This was mainly driven by increased levels of transcripts coding for enzymes involved in the degradation of microbial cell walls and proteins. Additionally, higher transcription levels for chitin, nucleic acid, and peptidoglycan degrading enzymes were found in long-term warmed soils. We conclude that an acceleration in microbial turnover under warming is coupled to higher investments in N acquisition enzymes, particularly those involved in the breakdown and recycling of microbial residues, in comparison with ambient conditions.
- Medical University of Vienna Austria
- University of Vienna u:cris Austria
- The Arctic University of Norway Norway
- University of Antwerp Belgium
- Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB Spain
106022 Mikrobiologie, Environmental microbiology, environmental microbiolgoy, microbial ecology, Article, Microbial ecology, climate change, 106026 Ökosystemforschung, SDG 13 – Maßnahmen zum Klimaschutz, SDG 13 - Climate Action, Climate change, 106022 Microbiology, 106026 Ecosystem research
106022 Mikrobiologie, Environmental microbiology, environmental microbiolgoy, microbial ecology, Article, Microbial ecology, climate change, 106026 Ökosystemforschung, SDG 13 – Maßnahmen zum Klimaschutz, SDG 13 - Climate Action, Climate change, 106022 Microbiology, 106026 Ecosystem research
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