mSystems (Oct 2021)

Continental-Scale Paddy Soil Bacterial Community Structure, Function, and Biotic Interaction

  • Hong-Yi Li,
  • Hang Wang,
  • Xin-Hua Tao,
  • Xian-Zhe Wang,
  • Wei-Zheng Jin,
  • Jack A. Gilbert,
  • Yong-Guan Zhu,
  • Zhi-Jian Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.01368-20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 5

Abstract

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Rice fields provide food for over half of the world’s human population. The ecology of paddy soil microbiomes is shaped by human activities, which can have a profound impact on rice yield, greenhouse gas emissions, and soil health.