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AuthorOja, Jane
AuthorAdenan, Sakeenah
AuthorTalaat, Abdel-Fattah
AuthorAlatalo, Juha
Available date2020-10-22T06:59:11Z
Publication Date2020
Publication NameQatar University Annual Research Forum & Exhibition 2020
CitationOja J., Adenan S., Talaat A.F., Alatalo J., "Novel approach to study the diversity of soil microbial communities in Qatar", Qatar University Annual Research Forum and Exhibition (QUARFE 2020), Doha, 2020, https://doi.org/10.29117/quarfe.2020.0025
URIhttps://doi.org/10.29117/quarfe.2020.0025
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/16560
AbstractA broad diversity of microorganisms can be found in soil, where they are essential for nutrient cycling and energy transfer. Recent high-throughput sequencing methods have greatly advanced our knowledge about how soil, climate and vegetation variables structure the composition of microbial communities in many world regions. However, we are lacking information from several regions in the world, e.g. Middle-East. We have collected soil from 19 different habitat types for studying the diversity and composition of soil microbial communities (both fungi and bacteria) in Qatar and determining which edaphic parameters exert the strongest influences on these communities. Preliminary results indicate that in overall bacteria are more abundant in soil than fungi and few sites have notably higher abundance of these microbes. In addition, we have detected some soil patameters which tend to have reduced the overall fungal abundance and enhanced the presence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and N-fixing bacteria. More detailed information on the diversity and composition of soil microbial communities is expected from the high-throughput sequenced data.
Languageen
PublisherQatar University Press
SubjectFungi
Bacteria
Soil parameters
High-throughput sequencing
Middle-East
TitleNovel approach to study the diversity of soil microbial communities in Qatar
TypePoster
dc.accessType Open Access


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