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Table 1 The potential function of soil microbia (n = 4)

From: Impact of Litsea cubeba inter-row cover on the structure of bacterial community in the tea plantation

Potential functions

OTU numbers

CK

F-Ab

F-Pr

Pathogens or infectious agent

268 ± 16*

153 ± 9

17 ± 2

Plant pathogens

907 ± 81*

658 ± 92

337 ± 25

Carbon cycle and mineral enrich

775 ± 21*

160 ± 4

101 ± 20

Carbon cycle and mineral enrich

973 ± 306*

354 ± 17

324 ± 19

Nutrition metabolism and transport

850 ± 79*

625 ± 48

165 ± 37

Carbohydrate utilization

789 ± 102*

532 ± 15

216 ± 39

Nitrate reduction A

173 ± 37*

98 ± 18

27 ± 6

Plant-derived biopolymers degradation

203 ± 24*

78 ± 7

0

Protein degradation

573 ± 47*

35 ± 7

0

Organic carbon nitrate and nitrite reduction

636 ± 101*

99 ± 15

4 ± 2

  1. The star (*) indicates significant difference between treatment at 0.05 level
  2. CK control, F-Ab the vegetative branches cover treatment, F-Pr the fruit-bearing branches cover treatment