Variations in microbial functional potential associated with phosphorus and sulfur cycling in biological soil crusts of different ages at the Tengger Desert, China
Jinghua Qi, Yubing Liu, Zengru Wang, Lina Zhao, Wenli Zhang, Yansong Wang, Xinrong Li
Topics & Concepts
Biogeochemical cycleActinobacteriaGammaproteobacteriaAlphaproteobacteriaEcologyEcological successionProteobacteriaBiologyMicrobial population biologyChronosequenceBiogeochemistryPhosphorusEcosystemBiological soil crustNutrientBetaproteobacteriaNutrient cycleChemistryBacteria16S ribosomal RNAOrganic chemistryGeneticsBiocrusts and Microbial EcologyAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology