Environmental DNA Sequencing to Monitor Restoration Practices on Soil Bacterial and Archaeal Communities in Soils Under Desertification in the Brazilian Semiarid.

Araujo, Ademir Sergio Ferreira; de Araujo Pereira, Arthur Prudêncio; Melo, Vania Maria Maciel; de Medeiros, Erika Valente; Mendes, Lucas William

Araujo, Ademir Sergio Ferreira; de Araujo Pereira, Arthur Prudêncio; Melo, Vania Maria Maciel; de Medeiros, Erika Valente; Mendes, Lucas William.

Afiliación

Araujo ASF; Soil Quality Lab., Agricultural Science Center, Universidade Federal Do Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil. asfaruaj@yahoo.com.br.
de Araujo Pereira AP; Departamento de Ciência Do Solo, Universidade Federal Do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Melo VMM; Laboratório de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal Do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
de Medeiros EV; Universidade Federal Do Agreste Pernambucano, Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Mendes LW; Centro de Energia Nuclear Na Agricultura, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.

Microb Ecol ; 85(3): 1072-1076, 2023 Apr.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35633375

RESUMEN

Soils from Brazilian semiarid regions are highly vulnerable to desertification due to their geology, climate, human actions, and intensive land use that contribute to desertification. Therefore, areas under desertification have increased in the Brazilian semiarid region and it has negatively changed the soil bacterial and archaeal communities and their functionality. On the other hand, although restoration strategies are expensive and there are few soils restoration programs, some practices have been applied to restore these soils under desertification. For instance, conservationist practices and grazing exclusion have been strategically implemented, and they created a new altered soil condition for soil microbial communities, boosting soil microbial diversity. Here, we discuss the potential of these restoration strategies to recover the richness and diversity of soil bacterial and archaeal communities that were described through environmental DNA (eDNA) sequencing of soil samples. eDNA sequencing results show that areas where restoration strategies have been applied in regions under desertification in the Brazilian semiarid have increased species richness, diversity, and structure of the bacterial and archaeal community. In addition, network connectivity and functionality of the soil microorganisms have been improved over time. Altogether, we show that management strategies for soil restoration have positive effects on soil microbial communities and these effects can be monitored using the eDNA sequencing approach.

Asunto(s)

Archaea; ADN Ambiental; Humanos; Archaea/genética; Suelo/química; Conservación de los Recursos Naturales; Brasil; Microbiología del Suelo; Bacterias/genética; ARN Ribosómico 16S/genética

Palabras clave

16S rRNA gene sequencing; Microbial ecology; Restoration ecology

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Archaea / ADN Ambiental Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Microb Ecol Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

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