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Table 2 Relative abundance of functional bacterial genes in soil samples with different mulch types

From: Investigation of soil microbiome under the influence of different mulching treatments in northern highbush blueberry

Functional potentials

Relative abundance (%)

June

July

S

Gr

Gr_S

Bl

Bl_S

S

Gr

Gr_S

Bl

Bl_S

Carbohydrate metabolism

19.69 ± 0.16

19.78 ± 0.25

19.77 ± 0.22

19.79 ± 0.26

19.81 ± 0.21

19.74 ± 0.15

19.92 ± 0.14

19.85 ± 0.18

19.85 ± 0.20

19.80 ± 0.17

Amino acid metabolism

19.53 ± 0.17

19.58 ± 0.19

19.58 ± 0.17

19.60 ± 0.19

19.59 ± 0.14

19.67 ± 0.16

19.60 ± 0.15

19.65 ± 0.16

19.65 ± 0.16

19.61 ± 0.18

Energy metabolism

14.09 ± 0.18

14.10 ± 0.20

14.15 ± 0.27

14.12 ± 0.35

14.13 ± 0.20

14.03 ± 0.22

13.98 ± 0.20

14.00 ± 0.22

14.03 ± 0.19

14.16 ± 0.17

Metabolism of cofactors and vitamins

12.79 ± 0.23

12.80 ± 0.17

12.78 ± 0.31

12.83 ± 0.38

12.80 ± 0.18

12.77 ± 0.14

12.68 ± 0.22

12.69 ± 0.19

12.70 ± 0.18

12.78 ± 0.23

Nucleotide metabolism

8.06 ± 0.27

8.12 ± 0.23

8.12 ± 0.23

8.19 ± 0.32

8.15 ± 0.13

8.15 ± 0.16

8.07 ± 0.23

8.05 ± 0.19

8.12 ± 0.16

8.14 ± 0.21

Lipid metabolism

6.45 ± 0.21

6.42 ± 0.24

6.42 ± 0.24

6.39 ± 0.32

6.38 ± 0.14

6.43 ± 0.15

6.43 ± 0.18

6.42 ± 0.16

6.42 ± 0.14

6.37 ± 0.19

Xenobiotics biodegradation and metabolism

5.31 ± 0.31

5.25 ± 0.29

5.25 ± 0.29

5.14 ± 0.32

5.12 ± 0.14

5.23 ± 0.21

5.30 ± 0.26

5.35 ± 0.20

5.26 ± 0.19

5.23 ± 0.24

Metabolism of other amino acids

4.99 ± 0.15

4.95 ± 0.14

4.95 ± 0.14

4.91 ± 0.17

4.92 ± 0.07

4.95 ± 0.11

4.95 ± 0.13

4.99 ± 0.10

4.94 ± 0.11

4.91 ± 0.10

Metabolism of terpenoids and polyketides

3.54 ± 0.07

3.54 ± 0.07

3.54 ± 0.07

3.54 ± 0.10

3.54 ± 0.06

3.57 ± 0.06

3.54 ± 0.04

3.56 ± 0.06

3.57 ± 0.07

3.54 ± 0.06

Glycan biosynthesis and metabolism

3.37 ± 0.19

3.29 ± 0.17

3.29 ± 0.17

3.33 ± 0.20

3.38 ± 0.16

3.27 ± 0.17

3.31 ± 0.16

3.22 ± 0.17

3.26 ± 0.18

3.27 ± 0.14

Biosynthesis of other secondary metabolites

2.17 ± 0.05

2.16 ± 0.05

2.16 ± 0.05

2.17 ± 0.04

2.18 ± 0.04

2.17 ± 0.05

2.21 ± 0.04

2.20 ± 0.04

2.18 ± 0.04

2.18 ± 0.04

  1. No significant difference between groups (P > 0.05)
  2. S sawdust, Gr green weed mat, Gr-S sawdust topped with green weed mat, Bl black weed mat, and Bl-S sawdust topped with black weed mat