Land-use intensification differentially affects bacterial, fungal and protist communities and decreases microbiome network complexity

Romdhane, Sana; Spor, Aymé; Banerjee, Samiran; Breuil, Marie-Christine; Bru, David; Chabbi, Abad; Hallin, Sara; van der Heijden, Marcel G A; Saghai, Aurélien; Philippot, Laurent

doi:10.1186/s40793-021-00396-9

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Romdhane, S., Spor, A., Banerjee, S., Breuil, M.-C., Bru, D., Chabbi, A., Hallin, S., van der Heijden, M. G. A., Saghai, A., & Philippot, L. (2022). Land-use intensification differentially affects bacterial, fungal and protist communities and decreases microbiome network complexity. Environmental Microbiome, 17, 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-021-00396-9

Abstract

Background: Soil microbial communities are major drivers of cycling of soil nutrients that sustain plant growth and productivity. Yet, a holistic understanding of the impact of land-use intensification on the soil microbiome is still poorly understood. Here, we used a field experiment to investigate the long-term consequences of changes in land-use intensity based on cropping frequency (continuous cropping, alternating cropping with a temporary grassland, perennial grassland) on bacterial, protist and fungal communities as well as on