Yu Wang, Yuxing Hu, Yanting Liu, Qi Chen, Jinxin Xu, Fei Zhang, Jinhua Mao, Quan Shi, Chen He, Ranhong Cai, Christian Lønborg, Lihua Liu, Aixing Guo, Nianzhi Jiao, Qiang Zheng
Heavy metals can impact the structure and function of coastal sediment. The dissolved organic matter (DOM) pool plays an important role in determining both the heavy metal toxicity and microbial community composition in coastal sediments. However, how heavy metals affect the interactions between microbial communities and DOM remains unclear. Here, we investigated the influence of heavy metals on the microbial community structure (including bacteria and archaea) and DOM composition in surface sediments of Beibu Gulf, China...
April 1, 2024: Science of the Total Environment