Stronger dispersal potential of alkaline phosphatase-encoding bacteria ensures higher organic phosphorus mineralization rate

Scientific theory largely neglects linkage between organic phosphorus (Po) mineralization rate and dispersal potential of alkaline phosphatase-encoding bacteria (PEB) containing the phoD gene. Different densities of substrates (i.e., compacted soils, culture media, and soil aggregates) were prepared and molecular tools were used to unveil relationship between dispersal potential of PEB and Po mineralization rate. According to morphological observations and ecological studies, we found that the stronger dispersal potential of PEB ensured a higher Po mineralization rate. Higher Po mineralization rates were found in soil microaggregates than in macroaggregates and silt + clay, and soil Po mineralization rate was related closely to P fractions distributed heterogeneously in aggregates. The phoD gene abundance was notably correlated with Po mineralization rate, and rare PEB mediated Po mineralization. The Bradyrhizobium as identified genus dominated in dramatically heterogeneous PEB communit..., , , # Stronger dispersal potential of alkaline phosphatase-encoding bacteria ensures higher organic phosphorus mineralization rate

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gqnk98sz2](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gqnk98sz2)

## Description of the data and file structure

The attached file contains all the data used in the paper \"Stronger dispersal potential of alkaline phosphatase-encoding bacteria ensures higher organic phosphorus mineralization rate\"

by Wan et al. 2024 - Functional Ecology

### Files and variables

#### File: Data\_used\_in\_this\_study.xlsx

**Description:** 

Variables of data

There are three sheets in the attached Excel file.

Sheet 1. Data for compacted soils. We put data of organic phosphorus mineralization rate of experimental soils here.

Sheet 2. Data for culture media. We store data of halo diameter/incubation time and halo diameter/colony diameter

Sheet 3. Data for soil aggregates. We deposite data of soil physicochemcial properties, alkaline phosphatase activity, org...