Articles | Volume 15, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-1815-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-1815-2018
Research article
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28 Mar 2018
Research article |  | 28 Mar 2018

Plant n-alkane production from litterfall altered the diversity and community structure of alkane degrading bacteria in litter layer in lowland subtropical rainforest in Taiwan

Tung-Yi Huang, Bing-Mu Hsu, Wei-Chun Chao, and Cheng-Wei Fan

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (02 Oct 2017) by Denise Akob
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RR by Boris Jansen (25 Jan 2018)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (31 Jan 2018) by Denise Akob
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ED: Publish as is (20 Feb 2018) by Denise Akob
AR by Cheng-Wei Fan on behalf of the Authors (28 Feb 2018)
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Short summary
The n-alkane in litterfall and the microbial community in litter layer in different habitats of lowland subtropical rainforest were studied. We revealed that the plant vegetation of forest not only dominated the n-alkane input of habitats but also governed the diversity of microbial community of litter layer. In this study, we found that the habitat which had high n-alkane input induced a shift of relative abundance toward phylum of Actinobacteria and the growth of alkB gene contained bacteria.
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