UNRAVELING THE DIVERSITY AND POTENTIAL FUNCTIONING OF PANTANAL SOIL MICROBIOME

Soil-associated microbiomes harbor vast diversity and play crucial ecological roles. In this study, the Pantanal Sul Mato-grossense, characterized by high environmental complexity and biodiversity, had its soil microbiome investigated. Anthropogenic activities, particularly deforestation of the Cerrado, have led to sediment accumulation, impacting flood dynamics and biodiversity in the Pantanal. This study aimed to investigate the diversity and abundance of soil microbiota under the effects of flooding in the Pantanal. Based on next-generation sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene.