Table 2 16S rRNA gene or ITS sequence numbers (log10 average ± SD) of microbial groups per g soil (dry weight) in bare soil after phase 1 and per g root (fresh weight) in the rhizosphere of wheat from phase 2.

From: Contrasting microbial community responses to salinization and straw amendment in a semiarid bare soil and its wheat rhizosphere

Treatments

Control

Low salinity

High salinity

A. Phase 1: bare soil

Soil without straw

   Bacteria

9.38 ± 0.04 B

9.42 ± 0.05 AB

9.47 ± 0.02 A

   Archaea

8.08 ± 0.05 B

8.11 ± 0.05 AB

8.19 ± 0.03 A

   Fungi

6.91 ± 0.09 A

7.03 ± 0.19 A

6.96 ± 0.04 A

Soil amended with straw

   Bacteria

10.30 ± 0.02 A

10.31 ± 0.03 A

10.23 ± 0.02 A

   Archaea

7.84 ± 0.03 B

7.91 ± 0.05 AB

7.93 ± 0.04 A

   Fungi

9.13 ± 0.13 A

9.04 ± 0.10 A

9.18 ± 0.10 A

B. Phase 2: rhizosphere soil.

Soil without straw

   Bacteria

10.42 ± 0.05*

10.09 ± 0.08*

No plant growth

   Archaea

7.99 ± 0.14

8.08 ± 0.13

   Fungi

9.03 ± 0.24

9.63 ± 0.40

Soil amended with straw

   Bacteria

10.44 ± 0.10 A

10.58 ± 0.09 A

10.62 ± 0.10 A

   Archaea

7.63 ± 0.14 B

7.92 ± 0.20 AB

8.06 ± 0.13 A

   Fungi

9.44 ± 0.13 A

9.41 ± 0.10 A

9.12 ± 0.28 A

  1. Different capital letters indicate significant (P < 0.05) differences within the same line of the table based on Tukey-Kramer tests. *Indicates significant (P < 0.05) differences based on t-tests.
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