Manure source distance and soil depth: a natural screening system for nutrient-solubilizing bacteria
This study demonstrates that intersecting manure and soil depth gradients form a powerful, predictable natural screening system for the targeted isolation of beneficial bacteria. This ecology-driven strategy effectively links microbial ecology to bioprospecting. It provides a curated library of isolates with defined ecological origins and a predictive framework for developing customized biofertilizers, thereby enhancing microbial resource mining efficiency and contributing to sustainable agriculture.
Authors
- An Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7092-9139)
- Weibo Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1633-7655)
- Ruoyun Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0885-4644)
- Chaoqun Tong
- Rongshu Dong
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CN)
- Agricultural Information Institute (CN)
- Coconut Research Institute (CN)
- Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CN)
- Institute of Crop Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Microbiology
- Published
- 2026-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxag072
- Primary Topic
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00