Publications

Authors:

Sillo, Fabiano; Neri, Luisa; Calvo, Alice; Zampieri, Elisa; Petruzzelli, Gianniantonio; Ferraris, Irene; Delledonne, Massimo; Zaldei, Alessandro; Gioli, Beniamino; Baraldi, Rita; Balestrini, Raffaella

Title:

Correlation between microbial communities and volatile organic compounds in an urban soil provides clues on soil quality towards sustainability of city flowerbeds

Year:

2024

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Referee:

No

Name of journal:

HELIYON

ISSN of journal:

2405-8440

N° Volume:

10

Number or Folder:

1

Page numbers:

1-16

Keyword:

Bacteria; Fungi; Soil; Soil health; Urban environment; Volatile Organic Compound

Short description of contents:

Soil functionality is critical to the biosphere as it provides ecosystem services relevant for a healthy planet. The soil microbial composition is significantly impacted by anthropogenic activities, including urbanization. In this context, the study of soil microorganisms associated to urban green spaces has started to be crucial toward sustainable city development. Microbes living in the soil produce and degrade volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The VOC profiles may be used to distinguish between soils with various characteristics and management practices, reflecting variations in the activity of soil microbes that use a variety of metabolic pathways. Here, a combined approach based on DNA metabarcoding and GC-MS analysis was used to evaluate the soil quality from urban flowerbeds in Prato (Tuscany, Italy) in terms of microbial biodiversity and VOC emission profiles, with the final aim of evaluating the possible correlation between composition of microbial community and VOC patterns. Results showed that VOCs in the considered soil originated from anthropic and biological activity, and significant correlations between specific microbial taxa and VOCs were detected. Overall, the study demonstrated the feasibility of the use of microbe-VOC correlation as a proxy for soil quality assessment in urban soils.

Product ID:

143537

Handle IRIS:

11562/1148070

Last Modified:

April 4, 2025

Bibliographic citation:

Sillo, Fabiano; Neri, Luisa; Calvo, Alice; Zampieri, Elisa; Petruzzelli, Gianniantonio; Ferraris, Irene; Delledonne, Massimo; Zaldei, Alessandro; Gioli, Beniamino; Baraldi, Rita; Balestrini, Raffaella, Correlation between microbial communities and volatile organic compounds in an urban soil provides clues on soil quality towards sustainability of city flowerbeds «HELIYON» , vol. 10 , n. 1 , 2024 , pp. 1-16

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