Increased temperature enhances microbial-mediated lignin decomposition in river sediment
Our study demonstrated that the temperature increasing can increase the rate of lignin/vanillin decomposition via affecting the activity of lignin-decomposing microbes. This finding indicates that the ongoing intensification of global warming may enhance the decomposition of recalcitrant organic carbon in river sediment, thereby impacting global carbon cycling. Video Abstract.
Authors
- Xiaozhen Mou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3289-8965)
- Wenjun Li
- Pandeng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7593-6634)
- Jing Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0611-7440)
- Yingjie Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0162-8305)
- Weimin Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3456-8177)
- Qi-Qi Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4571-9401)
- Miaomiao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5870-5087)
- Xiaoqing Luo
- Jialing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6426-6356)
- Duan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4520-8748)
- Ziqi Peng
Institutions
- Kent State University (US)
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Shenzhen University (CN)
- Guangzhou University (CN)
- Guangdong Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiome
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-02076-z
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 18.88
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China