Recruitment of airborne microorganisms on sterilized soil at different heights above ground
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Recruitment of airborne microorganisms on sterilized soil at different heights above ground. / Fløistrup, Kiri Miyaca; Olsen, Maya Nissen; Rasmussen, Trine Græsdal; Ekelund, Flemming; Altenburger, Andreas.
In: Applied Soil Ecology, Vol. 126, 2018, p. 85-87.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Recruitment of airborne microorganisms on sterilized soil at different heights above ground
AU - Fløistrup, Kiri Miyaca
AU - Olsen, Maya Nissen
AU - Rasmussen, Trine Græsdal
AU - Ekelund, Flemming
AU - Altenburger, Andreas
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Due to their small size, microorganisms can be widely dispersed and they colonize sterilized soils fast. However, details regarding quickness and successional patterns are poorly understood. We investigated the ability of airborne microorganisms to colonize sterilized soil at different heights above ground, and at different distances to a tree. Soil below the tree was colonized by bacteria already after 1 day and the sites above and away from the tree after only 4 days. The site below the tree was the only one to be colonized by culturable protists during the 15 day experiment. Our results show a pattern of succession when sterile soils are colonized by bacteria and protists. The tree was found to have a substantial impact on the recruitment of microorganisms.
AB - Due to their small size, microorganisms can be widely dispersed and they colonize sterilized soils fast. However, details regarding quickness and successional patterns are poorly understood. We investigated the ability of airborne microorganisms to colonize sterilized soil at different heights above ground, and at different distances to a tree. Soil below the tree was colonized by bacteria already after 1 day and the sites above and away from the tree after only 4 days. The site below the tree was the only one to be colonized by culturable protists during the 15 day experiment. Our results show a pattern of succession when sterile soils are colonized by bacteria and protists. The tree was found to have a substantial impact on the recruitment of microorganisms.
KW - Airborne protists
KW - Colonization
KW - Small flagellates
KW - Soil bacteria
KW - Sterile soil
U2 - 10.1016/j.apsoil.2018.02.011
DO - 10.1016/j.apsoil.2018.02.011
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85042167136
VL - 126
SP - 85
EP - 87
JO - Agro-Ecosystems
JF - Agro-Ecosystems
SN - 0167-8809
ER -
ID: 193891001