Environmental Variables to Understand Soil Microbiome

[DanielaSangiorgio]

Dear all,

Following up on the discussion held during the meeting in Innsbruck, I would like to bring to your attention this article that I recently published on the phyllosphere microbiome of beech and pine along a European gradient. In this work, we considered 14 different ICCP forest sites with many metadata, such as soil pH, C:N ratio, annual precipitation, annual temperatures, and nitrogen deposition. We then conducted a statistical analysis to determine which variables most influenced the structure and diversity of the microbiome.

I believe that a similar approach can be used in our project. By collecting metadata regarding soil characteristics, we can then work on interpreting which variables play a role in the assembly of the microbiome. I think this was somewhat proposed during the meeting. I hope that reading the article can provide some inspiration! Below the link:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01895-6

Cheers,
Daniela Sangiorgio

[Maria Rodrigues]

Dear Daniela,
Thanks for your post and for sharing this interesting article! Keep up the good work!
Cheers,
Maria

[HerryBert]

HI Daniela, thank you for the link. It is a truly interesting paper, albeit with soils and their much higher biodiversity, the challenges may be greater…

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