| Title | Diversity of Microorganisms in Decaying Maize Stalks Revealed by a Molecular Method |
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| Author | Ming-Xia Yang1 and Han-Bo Zhang1,2* |
| Address | 1Department of Biology, Yunnan University, Yunnan Province 650091, P. R. China, 2Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization for Bio-resources, Yunnan University, Yunnan Province 650091, P. R. China |
| Bibliography | Journal of Microbiology, 45(4),367-370, 2007, |
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| Key Words | microbial diversity, maize stalk, decomposition, rRNA clone library |
| Abstract | Microbial diversity in decaying maize stalk was characterized by constructing and analyzing rRNA gene clone library. Total 47 OTUs were obtained from 82 bacterial clones, including Proteobacteria (64.6%), Actinobacteria (30.5%), Bacteroidetes (2.4%) and Firmicutes (2.4%). Most proteobacterial clones were members of Rhizobium, Pseudomonas and Stenotrophomonas. Eighty-four percent of Actinobacteria was related to Microbacterium. Only 14 OTUs were identified from 124 fungal clones, including Ascomycota (88%) and Basidiomycota (12%). Sixty percent of Ascomycota were members of Eupenicillium and Paecilomyces but all Basidiomycota were close to Kurtzmanomyces nectairei. |
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