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Public on Jan 01, 2011 |
| Title |
Differences in major bacterial taxa in three high Arctic soils lead to different CO2 production rates |
| Platform organisms |
Bacteria; Archaea |
| Sample organisms |
environmental samples; environmental samples; environmental samples; environmental samples; environmental samples; environmental samples |
| Experiment type |
Other
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| Summary |
The melting of permafrost and its potential impact on greenhouse gas emissions is a major concern in the context of global warming. The fate of the carbon trapped in permafrost will largely depend on soil physico-chemical characteristics, among which are the quality and quantity of organic matter, pH and water content, and on microbial community composition. In this study, we used microarrays and real-time PCR (qPCR) targeting 16S rRNA genes to characterize the bacterial communities in three different soil types representative of various Arctic settings. The microbiological data were linked to soil physico-chemical characteristics and CO2 production rates. Microarray results indicated that soil characteristics, and especially the soil pH, were important parameters in structuring the bacterial communities at the genera/species levels. Shifts in community structure were also visible at the phyla/class levels, with the soil CO2 production rate being positively correlated to the relative abundance of the Alphaproteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Betaproteobacteria. These results indicate that CO2 production in Arctic soils does not only depend on the environmental conditions, but also on the presence of specific groups of bacteria that have the capacity to actively degrade soil carbon.
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| Overall design |
Three different soil types from the Canadian high Arctic were sampled at two depths within the active layer of soil and at two sampling dates (winter and summer conditions), for a total of 20 samples.
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| Contributor(s) |
Martineau C, Yergeau E, Whyte LG, Greer CW |
| Citation missing |
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| Submission date |
Oct 19, 2010 |
| Last update date |
Mar 22, 2012 |
| Contact name |
Martineau Christine |
| E-mail(s) |
christine.martineau@cnrc-nrc.gc.ca
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| Organization name |
NRC-BRI
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| Department |
Environmental Microbiology
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| Street address |
6100 Royalmount Ave.
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| City |
Montreal |
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Qc |
| ZIP/Postal code |
H4P2R2 |
| Country |
Canada |
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| Platforms (1) |
| GPL8953 |
NRC-BRI_16S rRNA PsychroChip_528 |
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| Samples (20)
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| Relations |
| BioProject |
PRJNA132291 |
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