Recruitment of airborne microorganisms on sterilized soil at different heights above ground

Kiri Miyaca Fløistrup; Maya Nissen Olsen; Trine Græsdal Rasmussen; Flemming Ekelund; Andreas Altenburger

doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2018.02.011

Recruitment of airborne microorganisms on sterilized soil at different heights above ground

Kiri Miyaca Fløistrup, Maya Nissen Olsen, Trine Græsdal Rasmussen, Flemming Ekelund, Andreas Altenburger^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Terrestrial Ecology

Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Journal	Applied Soil Ecology
Volume	126
Pages (from-to)	85-87
Number of pages	3
ISSN	0929-1393
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2018.02.011
Publication status	Published - May 2018

Keywords

Airborne protists
Colonization
Small flagellates
Soil bacteria
Sterile soil

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Recruitment of airborne microorganisms on sterilized soil at different heights above ground

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