Short-term effects of organic municipal wastes on wheat yield,microbial biomass,microbial activity,and chemical properties of soil

The objectives of this work were to (a) investigate the short-term effects of applications of mineral fertilizer, municipal solid waste (MSW) compost, and two sewage sludges (SSs) subjected to different treatments (composting and thermal drying) on microbial biomass and activity of soil by measuring microbial biomass C, adenosine 5′-triphosphate content, basal respiration, and dehydrogenase, catalase, urease, phosphatase, β-glucosidase, and N-α-benzoyl-l-argininamide-hydrolyzing activities and (b) explore the relationships between soil microbiological, biochemical, and chemical properties and wheat yields under semiarid field conditions by principal component analysis. The additions of MSW compost, SS compost, and thermally dried SS did not affect significantly soil microbial biomass, as compared to mineral fertilization and no amendment. However, microbial activity increased in organically amended soils, probably due to the stimulating effect of the added decomposing organic matter. Changes in soil microbiological and biochemical properties showed no significant relationships with wheat yields, probably because plant growth was primarily water-limited, as typically occurs in semiarid regions.     

Importance of DNA quality in comparative soil microbial community structure analyses

This study assessed how different in-situ lysis soil DNA extraction methods influence the DNA yield, quality and hence the results obtained by bacterial and fungal automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis (ARISA). Of the methods tested in three soils, a modified hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide-dithiotreitol (CTAB-DTT)-based method produced ?3 times more DNA of higher quality than the other methods (260/230 nm ratios=1.64–1.82 and 260/280 nm ratios=1.82–1.89 and extracts were less inhibitory of PCR). DNA extracted by this method also yielded more reproducible ARISA ribotypes (89?119 for bacteria and 48?88 for fungi; P<0.05) than DNA extracted by other methods, and consequently produced more reliable estimates of bacterial and fungal diversity in all three test soils. The significant correlations observed between the numbers of reproducible ribotypes and DNA extract 260/230 nm ratios (r=0.88 and 0.72 for bacteria and fungi, respectively; P<0.001) reaffirmed the strong influence of DNA quality on the reliability of microbial diversity indices determined based on PCR-based DNA fingerprinting technique. Results of discriminant function analysis (DFA) and multivariate analysis of variances (MANOVA) performed on ARISA profiles (number and relative abundance of ribotype) revealed that the variability associated with DNA extraction methods did not exceed the biological variability among soil types; this supports the conclusion that high-quality DNA underpins DNA fingerprinting techniques.     

添加秸秆对水稻产量和土壤碳氮及微生物群落的影响

为探究添加秸秆对黄筋泥田水稻产量和土壤碳、氮含量和微生物学特性的影响,设计了5个处理,即不添加秸秆和生物炭（CK）、添加秸秆（ST）、添加秸秆和腐熟剂1号（SB1）、添加秸秆和腐熟剂2号（SB2）和添加秸秆生物炭（SC）的水稻盆栽试验,分析水稻产量和土壤全碳、全氮、腐殖质含量和磷脂脂肪酸含量。结果表明：与CK相比,ST、SB1、SB2和SC均能提高水稻产量（P<0.05）,其中SB2增产55.73%;ST、SB1、SB2和SC也提高土壤全碳、全氮、腐殖质含量、细菌磷脂脂肪酸含量、真菌磷脂脂肪酸含量和总磷脂脂肪酸含量（P<0.05）,其中SC土壤全碳提高31.36%,SB2土壤全氮提高40%,SB1腐殖质含量增加50.01%,而SB1和SB2的细菌磷脂脂肪酸含量、真菌磷脂脂肪酸含量和总磷脂脂肪酸含量增加86.49%～401.59%。因此,添加秸秆可以增加水稻产量,提高土壤全碳、全氮和腐殖质的含量,改善土壤微生物群落结构。     

松嫩平原西部风砂土区大豆高产施肥措施的研究

试验采用二次回归正交旋转组合设计,研究了松嫩平原西部风砂土区大豆籽粒产量与氮肥、磷肥、钾肥、锌肥、钼肥五因素的定量关系,建立了产量形成的肥料反应模型,解析了各因素对总产量的主效应及互作效应,寻求定量生产水平下的最佳农艺措施,得出风沙土区大豆高产栽培措施为:N:101 9～113 8kg/hm2、P2O5:112 0～119 8kg/hm2、K2O:108 6～112 9kg/hm2、Zn:73 9～86 1g/hm2、Mo:102 0～114 4g/hm2。     

微生物菌剂对菠菜生长特性及土壤微生物多样性的影响

通过化肥减量20%和40%并配施微生物菌剂试验,研究菌剂对菠菜营养生长的影响,并通过提取土壤微生物总DNA,进行16S rDNA的PCR-DGGE研究微生物多样性。结果表明:在菠菜生长后期,配施菌剂处理的叶绿素含量(SPAD值)和叶绿素荧光参数(Fv/Fm)较高,其中,T5(化肥减量40%+菌剂减量40%)处理SPAD为52.856,T3(化肥减量20%+菌剂减量40%)处理Fv/Fm为0.797,而在生长前期则表现为T1(全量化肥)处理较高;菠菜可食部分硝酸盐含量以对照(CK,不施肥)处理最高,为1 009.21 mg.kg-1,添加微生物菌剂处理(T2~T5)都明显少于CK和T1处理;对氮、磷、钾养分的吸收利用率以T2(化肥减量20%+全量菌剂)处理最好;菠菜产量化肥减量处理(T2~T5)较T1处理均增产,T4(化肥减量40%+全量菌剂)处理的增产量最大,平均产量达到277.73 g.盆-1,增加170%;常规化肥(T1)处理的土壤微生物丰富度指数最低,香农-威尔指数(Shannon-Wierner index)为0.398,较CK 0.498有所下降,而施用微生物菌剂的各处理(T2~T5)为0.547~0.983,土壤微生物多样性指数明显提高。微生物菌剂对菠菜起到显著促生作用,以T4处理最好,对提高菠菜土壤微生物多样性方面以T3处理最好。     

Criteria for measurement of microbial growth and activity in soil

Changes in CO₂ evolution, phosphatase and urease activity and ATP contents were related to bacterial and fungal biomass determined microscopically during glucose mineralization at different concentrations of mineral nutrients. Similar results were obtained in a sandy loam and a clay soil except that in the clay the increase in microbial and enzyme activities were delayed. Higher initial rates of CO₂ evolution were noted after the addition of P to a glucose and N amended soil at C:P ratios greater than 30:1. Increases in phosphatase activity coincided with increases in bacterial and fungal populations only in treatments without inorganic P. Peak rates of CO₂ evolution preceded biomass production by 18–24 h, therefore, CO₂ evolution rates did not show a correlation on normal regression analysis with biomass. Soil ATP content was influenced by P concentrations and soil type. ATP was therefore not a specific indicator of biomass in the detailed studies where P concentrations and sequential growth of bacteria and fungi were major factors. Soil urease increased with bacterial and fungal populations. It did not respond to P other than through microbial biomass and was highly correlated with microbial biomass. The results show that no one measurement of microbial biomass or activity is sufficient to interpret microbial growth in the soil system. Each of the criteria measured were sensitive to specific conditions affecting biomass and activity.     

不同土壤改良剂处理对连作西洋参根际微生物数量、土壤酶活性及产量的影响

以北京地区连作西洋参为研究对象, 通过3种土壤改良剂(熟石灰、EM菌剂、沼液)随机区组试验对其土壤理化性状、酶活性、根际微生物区系及产量进行了系统研究。结果表明: 低浓度熟石灰、中浓度EM菌剂及高浓度沼液处理最有利于提高西洋参产量; 施加熟石灰处理后, 土壤微生物主要类群数量显著减少, 土壤pH显著升高, 并对土壤脲酶活性有明显抑制作用; 施加沼液和EM菌剂处理后, 土壤有效微生物菌群显著增加(P<0.05), 土壤有机质和营养物质含量也显著增加(P<0.05), 并对土壤脲酶和多酚氧化酶活性有一定的促进作用。相关性分析发现, 土壤微生物主要类群的数量与蔗糖酶、脲酶、多酚氧化酶活性均有一定的相关性, 其中, 土壤细菌数量与蔗糖酶、多酚氧化酶活性呈极显著正相关(r分别为0.895^**和0.808^**), 土壤真菌和放线菌数量与蔗糖酶、脲酶、多酚氧化酶活性呈极显著正相关(r分别为0.932^**、0.769^**、0.840^**和0.837^**、0.891^**、0.797^**)。另外, 土壤细菌数量与有机质含量呈极显著正相关(r=0.863^**)。表明连作西洋参根际微生物区系及土壤酶活性与土壤理化性状之间紧密联系, 通过施加不同土壤改良剂, 可以为耐连作种植西洋参提供适宜的土壤环境。     

Effects of soil frost on growth, composition and respiration of the soil microbial decomposer community

Most climate change scenarios predict that the variability of weather conditions will increase in coming decades. Hence, the frequency and intensity of freeze-thaw cycles in high-latitude regions are likely to increase, with concomitant effect on soil carbon biogeochemistry and associated microbial processes. To address this issue we sampled riparian soil from a Swedish boreal forest and applied treatments with variations in four factors related to soil freezing (temperature, treatment duration, soil water content and frequency of freeze-thaw cycles), at three levels in a laboratory experiment, using a Central Composite Face-centred (CCF) experimental design. We then measured bacterial (leucine incorporation) and fungal (acetate in ergosterol incorporation) growth, basal respiration, soil microbial phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) composition, and concentration of dissolved organic carbon (DOC). Fungal growth was higher in soil exposed to freeze-thawing perturbations and freezing temperatures of −6 °C and −12 °C, than under more constant conditions (steady 0 °C). The opposite pattern was found for bacteria, resulting in an increasing fungal-to-bacterial growth ratio following more intensive winter conditions. Soil respiration increased with water content, decreased with treatment duration and appeared to mainly be driven by treatment-induced changes in the DOC concentration. There was a clear shift in the PLFA composition at 0 °C, compared with the two lower temperatures, with PLFA markers associated with fungi as well as a number of unsaturated PLFAs being relatively more common at 0 °C. Shifts in the PLFA pattern were consistent with those expected for phenotypic plasticity of the cell membrane to low temperatures. There were small declines in PLFA concentrations after freeze-thawing and with longer durations. However, the number of freeze-thaw events had no effect on the microbiological variables. The findings suggest that the higher frequency of freeze-thaw events predicted to follow the global warming will likely have a limited impact on soil microorganisms.     

The adenylate energy charge of the soil microbial biomass

A method was developed for measuring adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP), adenosine 5'-diphosphate (ADP) and adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP) in soil. All three adenine nucleotides were extracted from soil with a solution of trichloroacetic acid, paraquat and phosphate. ATP was measured in the neutralised (pH 7.4) soil extracts by the fire-fly luciferin-luciferase system. ADP was measured as ATP after incubating the neutralised extracts with pyruvate kinase (PK) and phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) to convert ADP to ATP. AMP was converted to ATP by incubation with the coupled PK-PEP-myokinase system and measured as ATP. The quantities of nucleotides present in the extracts were corrected for incomplete extraction from soil by measuring the percentage recovery of added ATP, ADP and AMP. The adenylate energy charge (AEC) was calculated from the formula AEC = [[ATP] + 0.5[ADP]]/[[ATP] + [ADP] + [AMP]]. Measurements were made on (1) fresh soil, extracted as soon as possible after field sampling (2) soil stored air-dry at 5°C for 18 days and (3) soil stored air-dry at 5°C for 57 days and then rewetted to the original field moisture content and incubated aerobically for 2.5 h at 10°C before extraction.In moist soil the biomass maintains both ATP and AEC at levels close to those of activity growing cells, even though little of the biomass in soil can be in active growth at any given time. ATP accounted for 77% of the total adenine nucleotides (A_T) in the fresh soil, with an AEC of 0.85 (a value comparable to that found in microorganisms undergoing active growth in vitro. In contrast, ATP only accounted for 28% of A_T in the air-dried soil, with an AEC of 0.46. When the air-dried soil was rewetted, ATP increased to 66% of A_T and the AEC increased to 0.76. However, A_T in the air-dried soil (7.65 nmol g^?1 soil) was of the same order as that in rewetted soil (6.70 nmol g^?1) even though the AEC's were very different.These results show that the soil microbial biomass does not maintain a high AEC when air-dried. Once remoistened, the population tends to restore its AEC to the original value. This restoration occurs so rapidly that it cannot be due to the formation of a new biomass.     

Increased rice yield in long-term crop rotation regimes through improved soil structure,rhizosphere microbial communities,and nutrient bioavailability in paddy soil

Soil in short-term crop rotation systems (STCR) is still in the initial development stage of farmland soil, whereas after long-term crop rotation treatment (LTCR), soil properties are significantly different. This study compares STCR (4 years) and LTCR (30 years) rice-rice-fallow, rice-rice-rape rotation practices under the same soil type background and management system. To reveal ecosystem mechanisms within soils and their effects on rice yield following LTCR, we analyzed the physical, chemical, and microbiological properties of soils with different rotations and rotation times. Relative to STCR, LTCR significantly reduced soil water-stable aggregate (WSA) content in the <?0.053-mm range, while >?2 mm WSA content significantly increased. Soil organic matter increased in fields under LTCR, mainly in >?2 mm, 2–0.25 mm, and <?0.053 mm soil WSA in 0–10 cm soil layer. LTCR was associated with significantly increased total soil organic matter, at the same time being associated with increasing the amount of active organic matter in the 0–20 cm soil layer. The two crop rotation regimes significantly differed in soil aggregate composition as well as in soil N and P, microbial biomass, and community composition. Relative to STCR, LTCR field soils had significantly higher soil organic matter, active organic matter content, soil enzyme activities, and overall microbial biomass, while soil WSA and microbial community composition was significantly different. Our results demonstrate that LTCR could significantly improve soil quality and rice yield and suggest that length of rotation time and rice-rice-rape rotation are critical factors for the development of green agriculture.     

Effects of biogas slurry application on peanut yield,soil nutrients,carbon storage,and microbial activity in an Ultisol soil in southern China

Purpose

Biogas slurry (BS) was known to influence soil–plant ecosystems when applied as a fertilizer, especially in combination with a chemical fertilizer (CF). Limited information was available regarding how this combination of BS–CF actually affected the soil–plant ecosystems. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of BS–CF combinations on peanut yield, soil properties, and carbon (C) storage in a red soil (Ultisol) in southern China.

Materials and methods

The soil was fertilized with five treatments, including a control (T1), CF-only (T2) treatment, and three treatments with different BS–CF combinations (T3–T5). The final quantities of N/P₂O₅/K₂O applied in T2–T5 were 120:90:135 kg ha^?1. In T3–T5, 15 % (18 kg ha^?1), 30 % (36 kg ha^?1), and 45 % (54 kg ha^?1) of total N (TN), respectively, were applied with BS and the remaining TN was applied with CF. Crop yield, soil nutrients, C storage, and microbial activity were determined through field and laboratory experiments.

Results and discussion

In the field experiment, peanut grain yields of T3–T5 were higher than those of T1 (44.5–55.7 %) and T2 (10.8–19.4 %), with the highest yield from T4 (3588 kg ha^?1). The relationship between BS–TN inputs and peanut grain yield conformed to the linear-quadratic equation: y?=??1.14x ²?+?59.1x?+?2988 (R ²?=?0.98). The biomasses of peanut plants, at the flowering, pod production, and harvesting stages, were higher in T4 compared with those in T1 and T2. Moreover, T4 produced higher soil N and P (total and available) concentrations at the pod production and harvesting stages relative to other treatments, with increased soil microbial biomass C and N, and enhanced dehydrogenase and urease activities, at the flowering, pod production, and harvesting stages. Data from the incubation experiment were fitted to a first-order kinetic model, which showed that although the application of BS increased potentially mineralizable C, the additional C seemed to slowly degrade, and so would be retained in the soil for a longer period.

Conclusions

A BS–CF combination increased peanut grain yield and biomass, due to increases in soil N and P availability, microbial biomass C and N concentrations, and urease and dehydrogenase activities. Moreover, the organic C retention time in the red soil was extended. Combined application of BS–CF at a suitable ratio (36 kg BS–TN ha^?1), together with proper management practices, could be effective to improve the quality and nutrient balance of amended soils.

     

微生物有机肥对烤烟育苗、产量和品质的影响

针对甘肃陇东烤烟生产中存在的品质较差以及病毒病严重等问题, 于2008年通过田间试验研究微生物有机肥对烤烟育苗、产量和品质的影响。试验结果表明: (1)苗床期施用微生物有机肥有助于培育壮苗, 成苗速度快, 叶片数提前达到移栽标准, 最大叶干重和地上部干重分别比对照增加41.9%和90.1%; 总根长、比根长和根尖数分别比对照增加151.5%、25.8%和286.0%, 根系干重增加1倍; 苗床土中可培养微生物活菌数增加, 放线菌数比对照多194.7%。(2)大田移栽时再次穴施微生物有机肥极大地提高了烤烟的产量和经济效益, 改善了烟叶的品质。微生物有机肥处理的产量和产值分别比对照增加23.2%和46.5%, 中上等烟比例增加16%, 纯收入增加12 363 元·hm^-2; 烟叶的钾、总氮、烟碱、蛋白质和糖含量以及施木克值等主要品质指标接近优质烤烟的适宜值, 中下部叶的钾含量达到3%以上。     

施用启动肥对土壤特性、玉米生长及产量的影响

研究了滴灌条件下施用启动肥对石灰性土壤特性和玉米产量的影响.供试玉米品种为新玉109号,在全生育期等磷量下,设置了启动肥不同用量[0 kg·hm-2(CF,对照)、45 kg·hm-2(SF3.0)、90 kg·hm-2(SF6.0)、135 kg·hm-2(SF9.0)]的田间试验,研究启动肥施用量对土壤特性、玉米产...     

土壤紧实度对温室番茄生长发育、产量及品质的影响

试验研究土壤紧实度对日光温室番茄生长发育、产量及品质的影响结果表明 ,随土壤紧实度增大而植株生长发育迟缓 ,产量和品质下降 ,果实风味品质变差。而土壤疏松处理植株生长发育良好 ,座果节位下降 ,水分利用效率提高 ,果实游离氨基酸、可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白质含量增加 ,硝酸盐含量下降 ,果实风味好且产量高 ,经济系数较高。     

生物有机肥对作物生长、土壤肥力及产量的效应研究

通过7年的生物有机肥试验表明:施用生物有机肥可以使作物保持良好的生长发展态势,促进干物质的积累;长期施用生物有机肥可以显著提高土壤有机质含量与土壤全氮、碱解氮的含量,提高土壤肥力,其中施用生物有机肥15000kg/hm2的处理有机质含量上升的最快,从1996年的1 26%升高到2001年的1 96%。施用生物有机肥可以持续稳定的提高作物产量。施用生物有机肥15000kg/hm2的处理冬小麦年平均产量比常规施肥和对照分别增产1808 14kg/hm2和3652 39kg/hm2;夏玉米产量分别增产2668kg/hm2和5062kg/hm2。     

不同有机肥源对土壤微生物生物量及花生产量的影响

通过盆栽试验,采用平板计数法和DGGE分析法,研究施用化肥与不同来源的有机肥对土壤微生物生物量及花生产量的影响.结果表明,施肥均显著提高了花生的经济产量与生物产量,其中以施用麸酸有机复混肥处理最高;土壤中细菌、真菌、放线菌总量以施用鸡粪处理最高,其他处理差别不大;土壤微生物总DNA提取、PCR扩增及其产物DGGE分析表明,施用各品种有机肥较不施肥与施用化肥促进了土壤某些微生物量的提高,而施用不同有机肥品种促使不同种类微生物量的提高.故不同有机肥源对土壤微生物生物量乃至其多样性特征均产生影响.     

微生物菌肥菌剂对番茄生长发育和产量品质的影响

为了探究微生物菌肥和微生物菌剂对番茄生长发育和产量品质的影响,以“桃星”番茄为试验对象,设置普通商品有机肥+灭菌后的微生物菌剂(CK)、普通商品有机肥+微生物菌剂(T1)、微生物菌肥+灭菌后的微生物菌剂(T2)、微生物菌肥+微生物菌剂(T3)4个处理。在膨果初期测定番茄植株株高、茎粗和叶片SPAD值,膨果期计算番茄每层膨果挂果数、产量和品质(可溶性固形物、可滴定酸、糖酸比和Vc含量)。结果表明,微生物菌肥能显著地促进番茄植株生长发育,施用微生物菌肥的处理(T2和T3)的植株茎粗均达到13 mm以上,株高比对照(CK)稍有增加;微生物菌肥+微生物菌剂(T3)增产效果最好,总产量较对照(CK)提高13.6%;第3-5膨果期果实的可溶性固形物较对照分别提高了3.21%,3.87%和4.55%,糖酸比分别较对照提高了7.63%,10.1%和12.9%,Vc含量分别较对照提高了6.27%、7.67%和8.10%。综上,施用微生物菌肥和菌剂能促进番茄植株生长,增加番茄产量,提高果实品质,对产量和品质的促进作用在番茄挂果期的中后期表现出来。     

不同种植模式对土壤微生物区系及烟叶产量与质量的影响

为探明不同烤烟(nicotiana tobacumL.)种植模式对土壤微生物区系及烟叶产量和质量的影响,采用磷脂脂肪酸(phospholipid fatty acids,PLFAs)方法研究了连作烟、轮作烟、麦套烟和麦茬烟等4种烤烟种植模式下耕层(0～25cm)土壤微生物的群落动态,并探讨了烟叶产质量的变化。研究结果表明,在绿肥翻压期,土壤微生物总PLFAs的含量以麦茬烟处理最低;在烟草团棵期,轮作烟处理最高且与其他处理差异显著;而在现蕾期和成熟期,各处理之间无显著差异。各微生物类群的PLFAs含量及其在不同处理间的差异均随生育期而异,其中真菌PLFAs含量在各处理间的差异不显著。真菌和细菌的PLFAs比值及革兰氏阳性细菌与阴性细菌的比值显示,整个土壤微生物及细菌部分的群落结构均受烤烟种植模式和生育期的影响。其中,土壤微生物群落结构的变化以麦茬烟处理最明显。各微生物类群在成熟期的主成分分析结果显示,烤烟种植模式之间存在明显分异,与连作烟相比,麦茬烟的土壤微生物群落结构与之类似,而轮作烟和套作烟则变化较大。此外,不同种植模式显著影响烤后烟叶的经济性状及化学成分。与连作烟相比,种植模式改变后有利于烟叶等级结构、均价及产值的提高,并显著增加烟叶中的钾含量,但不利于烟叶中糖分的积累,各植烟模式中以麦套烟和麦茬烟的综合效益较好。该研究结果有助于了解烤烟种植对土壤生物环境的影响,并为中国北方烟区烤烟种植制度的优化提供依据。     

The effect of glyphosate on soil microbial activity,microbial community structure,and soil potassium

The herbicide, glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine] is extensively used worldwide. Long-term use of glyphosate can cause micronutrient deficiency but little is known about potassium (K) interactions with glyphosate. The repeated use of glyphosate may create a selection pressure in soil microbial communities that could affect the nutrient dynamics such as K. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of single or repeated glyphosate applications on microbial and K properties of soils. A 54 day incubation study (Exp I) had a 3 × 5 factorial design with 3 soils (silt loam: fine, illitic, mesic Aeric Epiaqualf) of similar physical and chemical characteristics, that varied in long-term glyphosate applications (no, low, and high glyphosate field treatments) and five glyphosate rates (0, 0.5×, 1×, 2×, and 3× recommended field rates applied once at time zero). A second 6 month incubation study (Exp II) had a 3 × 3 factorial design with three soils (as described above) and three rates of glyphosate (0, 1×, and 2× recommended field application rates applied monthly). For each study microbial properties [respiration; community structure measured by ester linked fatty acid methyl ester (EL-FAME) analysis and microbial biomass K] and K fractions (exchangeable and non-exchangeable) were measured periodically. For Exp I, glyphosate significantly increased microbial respiration that was closely related to glyphosate application rate, most notably in soils with a history of receiving glyphosate. For Exp II, there was no significant effect of repeated glyphosate application on soil microbial structure (EL-FAME) or biomass K. We conclude that glyphosate: (1) stimulates microbial respiration particularly on soils with a history of glyphosate application; (2) has no significant effect on functional diversity (EL-FAME) or microbial biomass K; and (3) does not reduce the exchangeable K (putatively available to plants) or affect non-exchangeable K. The respiration response in soils with a long-term glyphosate response would suggest there was a shift in the microbial community that could readily degrade glyphosate but this shift was not detected by EL-FAME.