长期不同施肥对暗棕壤甲烷氧化菌群落特征与功能的影响

不同施肥方式对我国旱地农田土壤甲烷氧化影响的微生物机制尚不明确.本研究利用PCR-DGGE和实时荧光定量PCR技术,结合甲烷氧化速率和土壤性质测定,探索了长期不同施肥条件下暗棕壤的"土壤性质-甲烷氧化菌群落特征-土壤甲烷氧化速率"关系.结果表明,有机肥和无机肥配施处理显著降低了土壤甲烷氧化速率,降幅为61.2%,而单独施用有机肥或无机肥对暗棕壤甲烷氧化速率的影响不显著;与对照相比,有机肥处理土壤甲烷氧化菌多样性指数增加91.9%,有机肥和无机肥配施处理增加102.5%,而单施无机肥后土壤甲烷氧化菌多样性指数变化不明显;有机肥处理土壤的pmoA基因丰度显著增加,平均pmoA基因丰度为不施用有机肥的12.7倍;土壤甲烷氧化速率与甲烷氧化菌的群落结构和比活性呈显著正相关,相关系数分别为0.363和0.684,但与甲烷氧化菌群落丰度和多样性不相关;甲烷氧化菌的群落结构和比活性与土壤pH值、全氮和有机质含量呈显著正相关.上述结果说明,长期不同施肥可以通过改变暗棕壤的pH值、全氮和有机质含量等土壤性质,改变甲烷氧化菌群落结构和比活性,进而影响土壤甲烷氧化速率;有机肥和无机肥配施土壤甲烷氧化菌多样性和丰度大幅度增加,而甲烷氧化速率却显著降低,说明有机肥和无机肥配施土壤中只有部分微生物发挥了甲烷氧化活性,但有待进一步研究.

Effects of Different Long-Term Fertilizations on Community Properties and Functions of Methanotrophs in Dark Brown Soil

The microbial mechanisms of how different long-term fertilizations change methane oxidation of Chinese upland arable soil is unclear so far. In the present study, we attempted to investigate the "soil properties-community properties of methanotrophs-methane oxidation" relation of dark brown soil in Northeastern China under different long-term fertilization regimes. Community structure and abundance were monitored with PCR-DGGE and real time PCR, respectively. Methane oxidizing rate and soil properties were measured as well. The results show that combined use of mineral fertilizer and compost (MNP) reduce soil methane oxidation by 61.2%, whereas either mineral fertilizer (NP) or compost (M) shows no effect. Comparing with no fertilizer (CK), M and MNP increase the Shannon index of methanotrophs by 91.9% and 102.5%, respectively, whereas NP has no effect. Similarly, M ( M or MNP) significantly increases pmoA gene abundance by up to 12.7 folds compared with no M addition (CK or NP). Methane oxidizing rates are significantly correlated with community structure and specific activity of methanotrophs, with correlation coefficients of 0.363 and 0.684, respectively. However, methane oxidizing rates do not correlate with abundance and diversity of methanotrophs. In addition, community structures and specific activity of methanotrophs are significantly correlated with soil pH and content of total nitrogen and organic matter. Our results suggest that long-term different fertilizations may change soil properties (such as pH and content of total nitrogen and organic matter) and thereafter the community structure and specific activity of soil methanotrophs, by which long-term different fertilizations influence soil methane oxidizing rate. The opposite change of methane oxidation to methanotrophs diversity and abundance in MNP suggests that only parts of the methanotrophs are active, which needs further research.