Characterization of bacterial communities from Masseiras, a unique Portuguese greenhouse agricultural system

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2017

Authors

Cristina Becerra Castro (Author) FEUP; Ana Rita Lopes (Author) FEUP; Sara Teixeira (Author) Other; M. Elisabete F. Silva (Author) Other; Elisabete Pimenta (Author) Other; Célia M. Manaia (Author) Other; Olga C. Nunes (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Vol. 98 No. 5

Pages: 665-676

ISSN: 0003-6072

Publisher: Springer Nature

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Associated Projects

LEPABE - Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00M-DTS

DOI: 10.1007/s10482-017-0833-7

Abstract (EN): "Masseiras" is an ancient Portuguese agriculture system, where soil was developed from sand dunes enriched with seaweeds over more than a century. Due to the importance for the local economy, this system evolved for greenhouse structures. In this study we compared the bacterial community composition and structure of ¿Masseiras¿ soil, aiming at assessing the potential impact of different agricultural practices. The bulk soil of two greenhouses (following or not the recommended agriculture good practices, FGP and NFGP, respectively) was compared based on their physicochemical properties and bacterial community. In both FGP and NFGP, Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Gemmatimonadetes were in a proportion of 5:1:1:1:1:1. However, the bacterial community of soil FGP was richer and more diverse than that of soil NFGP. Members of the classes Bacilli and Gemm-1, with higher relative abundance in NFGP and FGP, respectively, were those contributing most for distinguishing the bacterial communities of both soils. The differences in the structure of the bacterial communities correlated (Mantel test) with some soil physicochemical properties, such as electrical conductivity and nitrate and Zn contents, which were significantly higher in soil NFGP than in soil FGP. © 2017 Springer International Publishing Switzerland

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 12