A shift from inorganic to organic nitrogen-dominance shapes soil microbiome composition and co-occurrence networks

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Soil microbiomes are characterized by their composition and networks, which are linked to soil nitrogen (N) availability. In nature, inorganic N dominates at one end and organic N dominates at the other end along soil N gradients; however, little is known about how this shift influences soil microbiome composition and co-occurrence networks, as well as their controls. To this end, we conducted an experiment with the host plant Solidago canadensis, which was subject to three N regimes: inorganic N-dominated, co-dominated by inorganic and organic N (CIO), and organic N-dominated. Organic N dominance exhibited stronger effects on the composition and co-occurrence networks of soil microbiomes than inorganic N dominance. The predominant control was plant traits for bacterial and fungal richness, and soil pH for keystone species. Relative to the CIO regime, inorganic N dominance did not affect fungal richness and increased keystone species; organic N dominance decreased fungal richness and keystone species. Pathogenic fungi and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi were suppressed by organic N dominance but not by inorganic N dominance. These findings suggest that the shift from soil inorganic N-dominance to soil organic N-dominance could strongly shape soil microbiome composition and co-occurrence networks by altering species diversity and topological properties.

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Xin, Y., Shi, Y., & He, W. M. (2022). A shift from inorganic to organic nitrogen-dominance shapes soil microbiome composition and co-occurrence networks. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1074064

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