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Interaction of Ag with communities of soil saprotrophic organisms was studied in two different soils using a metagenomic approach. Three levels of Ag were applied to the soil samples: 0, 0.008 and 0.505 μg Ag/g soil. Silver was applied in mineral form as well as naturally bound in dry fruit-body biomass of the Ag-hyperaccumulating ectomycorrhizal fungus Amanita solitaria. Contrasting behavior of fungi and bacteria in reaction to Ag dosages was observed. The majority of bacterial ribotypes tended to prefer the soil with low doses of Ag, the ribotypes of fungi were more abundant in untreated soils and soils treated with the highest Ag concentration. Organically bound and mineral forms of Ag did not differ substantially in their effects on microbes in samples. The results indicate that decomposing Ag-rich fungal biomass can significantly alter the soil microbiota. This can contribute to formation of spot-like non-homogeneities in soil microbial distribution.
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We are very grateful to Rodham E. Tulloss (Roosevelt, NJ, USA) and anonymous reviewer for helpful comments on the manuscript, to Jana Ďurišová (Clean laboratory, Institute of Geology, Prague) for ICP-MS analyses, and to Anna Žigová (Institute of Geology, Prague) for valuable advice on pedological characteristics. This research was supported by the project 504/11/0484 (Czech Science Foundation). Institutional support was provided by Long-term Development Program RVO 61388971 (Institute of Microbiology ASCR, v.v.i, Prague), Institutional Research Plan (IRP) AV0Z30130516 (Institute of Geology ASCR, v.v.i, Prague) and IRP AV0Z10480505 (Nuclear Physics Institute ASCR, v.v.i, Řež near Prague).
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Gryndler, M., Hršelová, H., Soukupová, L. et al. Silver release from decomposed hyperaccumulating Amanita solitaria fruit-body biomass strongly affects soil microbial community. Biometals 25, 987–993 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10534-012-9564-4
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