Diazotrophs in manipulating the transformation of multiple heavy metals in a long-term mercury-mining impacted soils

Multiple heavy metalloids contamination caused by mining activity leads to notorious legacy effects on biodiversity and multi-services of surrounding soils. Diazotrophs are of great importance for supplying bioavailable nitrogen and supporting primary productivity. Here we systematically evaluated the taxonomical profile and functional potential of diazotrophic community in historic mercury mining-impacted farmlands with HMs pollution gradients.