Functional diversity of ant-associated bacterial communities
- Authors: Dymova A.A.1, Umarov M.M.1, Kostina N.V.1, Golichenkov M.V.1, Gorlenko M.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Moscow State University
- Issue: Vol 43, No 5 (2016)
- Pages: 390-397
- Section: Microbiology
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1062-3590/article/view/181634
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359016050022
- ID: 181634
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Abstract
It was found that ants significantly affect the physiological activity and functional diversity of soil microbial communities, and redistribution of biophilic elements (C and N) down through the profile occurs in anthills compared to the control soil, as well as their accumulation in the underground part of the ant nests. A high urease activity was revealed in ant nests and ants. Functional dissimilarities of bacterial communities in all studied objects were determined by the multisubstrate test.
About the authors
A. A. Dymova
Moscow State University
Author for correspondence.
Email: Sashakotova23@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Leninskie gory 1/12, Moscow, 119991
M. M. Umarov
Moscow State University
Email: Sashakotova23@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Leninskie gory 1/12, Moscow, 119991
N. V. Kostina
Moscow State University
Email: Sashakotova23@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Leninskie gory 1/12, Moscow, 119991
M. V. Golichenkov
Moscow State University
Email: Sashakotova23@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Leninskie gory 1/12, Moscow, 119991
M. V. Gorlenko
Moscow State University
Email: Sashakotova23@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Leninskie gory 1/12, Moscow, 119991