Genetic and metabolic structure of bacterial communities in cerrado soil under different managements

Authors

  • Leandro Moraes de Souza University of Brasília image/svg+xml
  • Franciele Schlemmer Embrapa CErrados
  • Priscila Martins Alencar Embrapa Cerrados
  • André Alves de Castro Lopes University of Brasília image/svg+xml
  • Samuel Ribeiro Passos Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro image/svg+xml
  • Gustavo Ribeiro Xavier Embrapa Agrobiologia
  • Marcelo Ferreira Fernandes Embrapa Tabuleiros Costeiros
  • Iêda de Carvalho Mendes Embrapa Cerrados
  • Fabio Bueno dos Reis Junior Embrapa Cerrados

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2012.v47.10927

Keywords:

soil biodiversity, Biolog EcoPlate, DGGE, metabolic profile, no tillage, conventional tillage

Abstract

The objective of this work was to evaluate the metabolic and genetic structure of bacterial communities in a cerrado Oxisol under native vegetation or cultivated in a soybean/maize rotation system under conventional
tillage and no tillage. EcoPlate microplates were used to determine the metabolic profile and diversity of bacterial communities, and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) to assess the genetic structure. The Mantel statistic test was used to evaluate the relationship between the metabolic and the genetic structure. The
bacterial community under native vegetation showed a different metabolic profile than that of cultivated soils.
In the area cultivated with soybean under conventional tillage, the carbon source utilization pattern differed
from the other treatments. Based on the DGGE results, the bacterial community under native vegetation showed
35% similarity to the ones found under cultivation. Distinct groups of soil bacterial communities were formed
between the areas under conventional tillage and no tillage. A significant correlation of 62% was observed between matrices generated by EcoPlate microplates and by DGGE. Variations in the metabolic profile are related to changes in the genetic structure of soil bacterial communities.

Author Biographies

  • Leandro Moraes de Souza, University of Brasília
    http://lattes.cnpq.br/3178390231365780
  • Franciele Schlemmer, Embrapa CErrados
    http://lattes.cnpq.br/8844233936029070
  • Priscila Martins Alencar, Embrapa Cerrados
    http://lattes.cnpq.br/7283322028112054
  • André Alves de Castro Lopes, University of Brasília
    http://lattes.cnpq.br/3546137136960859
  • Samuel Ribeiro Passos, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro
    http://lattes.cnpq.br/6303176269490824
  • Gustavo Ribeiro Xavier, Embrapa Agrobiologia
    http://lattes.cnpq.br/6832519607059036
  • Marcelo Ferreira Fernandes, Embrapa Tabuleiros Costeiros
    http://lattes.cnpq.br/5487898763006069
  • Iêda de Carvalho Mendes, Embrapa Cerrados
    http://lattes.cnpq.br/1503203554671446
  • Fabio Bueno dos Reis Junior, Embrapa Cerrados
    http://lattes.cnpq.br/0338883659293784 BRASILIA, DF

Published

2012-04-12

Issue

Section

MICROBIOLOGY

How to Cite

de Souza, L. M., Schlemmer, F., Alencar, P. M., Lopes, A. A. de C., Passos, S. R., Xavier, G. R., Fernandes, M. F., Mendes, I. de C., & Reis Junior, F. B. dos. (2012). Genetic and metabolic structure of bacterial communities in cerrado soil under different managements. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 47(2), 269-276. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2012.v47.10927

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