Response of paddy soil microbial communities to salt stress (D08 (A05))

• Subject Area: Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology
• Term: from 2012 to 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 192445154

A large proportion of the global rice acreage is adversely affected by salinity. However, little is known about how soil salinity affects structure and functioning of paddy soil microbial communities. In a first metatranscriptome study, we observed a differential response of the community members to the addition of NaCl. In the following project period, we will examine the long-term effects of increasing soil salinity on the microbial communities in flooded rice soil.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 987: Microbial Diversity in Environmental Signal Response
• Applicant Institution: Philipps-Universität Marburg
• Project Head: Privatdozent Dr. Werner Liesack