Keystone bacterial taxa drive denitrification and N2O emission via adaptive genomic and metabolic strategies in contrasting agricultural soils
Our findings demonstrate that soil-specific denitrification processes and N<sub>2</sub>O emissions are governed by keystone taxa through adaptive genomic and metabolic strategies shaped by environmental filtering. This study provides new insights into the microbial mechanisms regulating N<sub>2</sub>O emissions and lays the groundwork for developing microbiome-informed strategies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural soils.
Authors
- Yimin Ma
- Qiaoyu Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1718-3045)
- Saira Bano
- Siyu Yu
- Xiaojun Zhang
Institutions
- Tongji University (CN)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse (CN)
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Microbiome
- Published
- 2026-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-026-00855-1
- Primary Topic
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00