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\subsection{Conclusion}
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We found that $^{13}$C substrate responders changed as much as X-fold in
relative abundance over time (Figure~XX). This is in contrast to
a previous study CITE which suggested cellulose decomposers were found to
be consistent in relative abundance with time.
The succession hypothesis of decomposition predicts a succession from
microbial types that use labile C to those that use recalcitrant polymeric
C over time CITE. Cellulose degraders succeeded labile C degraders as
predicted. But, in response to $^{13}$C-xylose, \textit{Firmicutes}
phylotypes were succeeded by \textit{Bacteroidetes} which were then
succeeded by \textit{Actinobacteria} representing a nested succession
(Figure~XX).
Soluble C more robust to temperature changes because or redundancy? But we
found similar numbers of xylose and cellulose degrader
Microorganisms sequester atmospheric carbon and respire soil organic matter
(SOM) influencing climate change on a global scale but which microbial lineages
transform different soil C components are not established. Molecular tools will
unravel the soil microbial food web and reveal how specific microbial lineages
impact soil C flux. We present a
cultivation independent, molecular, high resolution DNA-SIP
method to chart
fine-scale C use into microbial lineages.
This approach allows us to resolve discrete OTUs that would otherwise
be missed using fingerprinting techniques or bulk community sequencing efforts. Our results show physiologically
undefined cosmopolitan microbial lineages decompose cellulose. We also show
phylogenetic groups rise and fall and are supplanted by others in activity over
7 days in response to labile C addition.
OTUs that assimilate xylose and those that assimilate cellulose are largely mutually exclusive.
We have demonstrated how next generation
sequencing-enabled SIP gives an OTU level resolution for substrate utilization.
Using this technique, we are able to resolve discrete OTUs that would otherwise
be missed using bulk community sequencing efforts. Additionally, this technique
provides greater taxonomic resolution than previous techniques (cloning, TRFLP,
ARISA) used to determine substrate utilizing community members. While we are
currently able to resolve highly responsive OTUs, there is still The succession hypothesis of decomposition predicts a
need to
resolve taxa that are partially responsive which we cannot differentiate succession from
noise with confidence at this time. Although, if we could identify partially
responsive taxa, their contributions microbial types that use labile C to
the C-cycle would still be difficult those that use recalcitrant polymeric
C over time CITE. Cellulose degraders succeeded labile C degraders as
predicted. But, in response to
discern. For example, $^{13}$C-xylose, \textit{Firmicutes}
phylotypes were succeeded by \textit{Bacteroidetes} which were then
succeeded by \textit{Actinobacteria} representing a
generalist utilizing many substrates including $^{12}$C
substrates and the $^{13}$C-labeled substrate may exhibit the same partial
labeling nested succession
(Figure~XX). We found that
a specialist utilizing both the $^{13}$C-substrate and the same $^{13}$C substrate
(unlabeled) that responders changed as much as X-fold in
relative abundance over time (Figure~XX). This is
inherent in
the soil. Additionally, partially
labeled taxa could be further down the trophic cascade including predators or
secondary consumers of waste products from primary consumer microbes that were
highly labeled.
OTUs that assimilate xylose and those that assimilate cellulose are largely
mutually exclusive. Those OTUs that assimilate xylose are labeled within 1-7
days, while those that assimilate contrast to
a previous study CITE which suggested cellulose
are labeled primarily after 2-4
weeks. decomposers were found to
be consistent in relative abundance with time.
The xylose responders demonstrate a smaller change in BD than the
cellulose responders suggesting that xylose responders assimilate multiple C
sources (labeled and unlabeled) consistent with a generalist response, while
cellulose responders are more heavily labeled suggesting that cellulose is
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Xylose responders include many taxa, such as spore-fomers, known for the
ability to respond rapidly to an influx of new nutrients while cellulose
responders include many OTUs that are common uncultivated soil organisms.
Finally, xylose responders are more abundant in the community while cellulose
responders are, on average, more rare as indicated by their rank abundance
within the soil community. These results indicate that different bacteria in
soil have distinct physiological and ecological responses which govern their
interactions with soil C pools.
We did not observe consistent C utilization
at the within a phylum
level although both
xylose and cellulose utilization were observed across 7 phyla each revealing a
high diversity of bacteria able to utilize these substrates. The high taxonomic
diversity may enable substrate metabolism under a broad range of environmental
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whole community context to better understand how specific community members
function within the whole.
The sensitivity of
SIP-NGS HR-SIP provides a means to elucidate substrate utilization
by discrete microbial taxa with the hope that we can begin to construct a
belowground C food web. We obtained enough information to conclusively
determine isotope incorporation for 61\% of the more than 6,000 OTUs detected.