[Structural and Functional Characteristics of Bacterial Communities in the Soil of Plants at the Desert-Transition...

To explore the interactions between desert plants and soil microecology and the environment under different habitats， the typical plants of Tamarix ramosissima， Alhagi sparsifolia， and Salsola collina in the desert and oasis transitional zone on the northern edge of the Tarim Basin were selected as research subjects. High-throughput sequencing technology was used to investigate the structure， diversity， functional differences， and influencing factors of bacterial communities in the rhizosphere soil under the two habitats. The results follow： ① The soil bacterial community is jointly influenced by environmental and genetic factors. ② Proteobacteria， Bacteroidetes， and Actinobacteria are the dominant bacterial phyla in the transitional zone habitat for the three plants； in the desert habitat， Bacteroidetes， Proteobacteria， and Firmicutes are absolutely dominant. ③ Correlation analysis indicated that soil moisture content， electrical conductivity， and soil microbial carbon significantly affect the structure of the soil microbial community （P<0.05）， with the soil moisture content in the transitional zone being significantly higher than that in the desert habitat， blurring the impact of other environmental factors on microorganisms and becoming a key factor affecting the structure and function of the soil microbial community. ④ PICRUSt2 functional prediction indicated that the soil bacterial communities of the three typical desert plants include 6 primary functions and 43 secondary functions， with metabolic functions being the main functions， but different plants show differences in bacterial community and functional enrichment. The results enhance understanding of the impact of typical desert plants and habitat differences on soil microbial communities and provide a reference for soil microenvironments in subsequent desert ecological management and restoration.