A comprehensive synthesis unveils the mysteries of phosphate‐solubilizing microbes

Jianbo Li; Jing‐li Lu; Hong‐yu Wang; Zhou Fang; Xiao‐juan Wang; Shi‐wei Feng; Zheng Wang; Ting Yuan; Shuxin Zhang; Shu‐ning Ou; Xiao‐dan Yang; Zhuo‐hui Wu; Xiang‐deng Du; Ling‐yun Tang; Bin Liao; Wen‐sheng Shu; Pu Jia; Jingqiu Liang

doi:10.1111/brv.12779

journal article Open Access Jul 21, 2021

A comprehensive synthesis unveils the mysteries of phosphate‐solubilizing microbes

Jianbo Li

Jing‐li Lu Hong‐yu Wang Zhou Fang

Xiao‐juan Wang Shi‐wei Feng Zheng Wang

Ting Yuan

Shuxin Zhang

Shu‐ning Ou Xiao‐dan Yang Zhuo‐hui Wu Xiang‐deng Du Ling‐yun Tang Bin Liao

Wen‐sheng Shu Pu Jia

Jingqiu Liang

Biological Reviews Vol. 96 No. 6 pp. 2771-2793 · Wiley

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Abstract

ABSTRACTPhosphate‐solubilizing microbes (PSMs) drive the biogeochemical cycling of phosphorus (P) and hold promise for sustainable agriculture. However, their global distribution, overall diversity and application potential remain unknown. Here, we present the first synthesis of their biogeography, diversity and utility, employing data from 399 papers published between 1981 and 2017, the results of a nationwide field survey in China consisting of 367 soil samples, and a genetic analysis of 12986 genome‐sequenced prokaryotic strains. We show that at continental to global scales, the population density of PSMs in environmental samples is correlated with total P rather than pH. Remarkably, positive relationships exist between the population density of soil PSMs and available P, nitrate‐nitrogen and dissolved organic carbon in soil, reflecting functional couplings between PSMs and microbes driving biogeochemical cycles of nitrogen and carbon. More than 2704 strains affiliated with at least nine archaeal, 88 fungal and 336 bacterial species were reported as PSMs. Only 2.59% of these strains have been tested for their efficiencies in improving crop growth or yield under field conditions, providing evidence that PSMs are more likely to exert positive effects on wheat growing in alkaline P‐deficient soils. Our systematic genetic analysis reveals five promising PSM genera deserving much more attention.

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Published: Jul 21, 2021
Vol/Issue: 96(6)
Pages: 2771-2793
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Jianbo Li

Institute of Ecological Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences South China Normal University Guangzhou 510631 PR China; School of Life Sciences Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou 510275 PR China

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Jing‐li Lu

Institute of Ecological Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences South China Normal University Guangzhou 510631 PR China

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Hong‐yu Wang

Institute of Ecological Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences South China Normal University Guangzhou 510631 PR China

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Zhou Fang

Institute of Ecological Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences South China Normal University Guangzhou 510631 PR China

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Xiao‐juan Wang

Institute of Ecological Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences South China Normal University Guangzhou 510631 PR China

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Shi‐wei Feng

Institute of Ecological Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences South China Normal University Guangzhou 510631 PR China

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Zheng Wang

Institute of Ecological Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences South China Normal University Guangzhou 510631 PR China

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Ting Yuan

School of Life Sciences Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou 510275 PR China

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Shuxin Zhang

School of Life Sciences Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou 510275 PR China

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Shu‐ning Ou

Institute of Ecological Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences South China Normal University Guangzhou 510631 PR China

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Xiao‐dan Yang

Institute of Ecological Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences South China Normal University Guangzhou 510631 PR China

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Zhuo‐hui Wu

Institute of Ecological Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences South China Normal University Guangzhou 510631 PR China

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Xiang‐deng Du

School of Life Sciences Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou 510275 PR China

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Ling‐yun Tang

School of Life Sciences Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou 510275 PR China

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Bin Liao

School of Life Sciences Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou 510275 PR China

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Wen‐sheng Shu

Institute of Ecological Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences South China Normal University Guangzhou 510631 PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution South China Normal University Guangzhou 510006 PR China

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Pu Jia

Institute of Ecological Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences South China Normal University Guangzhou 510631 PR China

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Jingqiu Liang

Institute of Ecological Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Sciences South China Normal University Guangzhou 510631 PR China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China Award: 41622106

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Award: 2018M640798

Cite This Article

Jianbo Li, Jing‐li Lu, Hong‐yu Wang, et al. (2021). A comprehensive synthesis unveils the mysteries of phosphate‐solubilizing microbes. Biological Reviews, 96(6), 2771-2793. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12779

A comprehensive synthesis unveils the mysteries of phosphate‐solubilizing microbes

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