基于高通量测序的禁牧对土壤微生物群落结构的影响

麋鹿的采食、躺卧和践踏行为均会对栖息地土壤环境造成影响,进而影响土壤微生物群落结构。利用高通量测序技术,分析江苏大丰麋鹿国家级自然保护区禁牧点和补饲点土壤细菌和真菌群落结构差异,并结合土壤理化性质探究禁牧对土壤微生物群落结构的影响。结果表明细菌群落的优势菌门为变形菌门,真菌群落的优势菌门为子囊菌门。禁牧改变了土壤微生物群落结构,在门水平上提高了变形菌门、放线菌门和担子菌门的相对丰度,降低了绿弯菌门、厚壁菌门和子囊菌门的相对丰度,禁牧点与补饲点土壤微生物群落多样性的相似性较低。冗余分析中,细菌受土壤环境因子的影响大于真菌,其中土壤pH是影响细菌和真菌群落最大的土壤环境因子。研究揭示了禁牧对土壤微生物群落结构的影响,为保护区制定麋鹿生境恢复方案提供参考。     

不同分布区胀果甘草原生境土壤微生物群落结构特征及其影响因素

胀果甘草(Glycyrrhiza inflata)主要分布于新疆、甘肃的荒漠区,是耐盐性最强的药用甘草,在改良盐碱地土壤中发挥着重要作用,其原生境土壤微生物群落结构特征是揭示种群分布影响因素及盐碱地修复机制的重要依据。从胀果甘草5个主产区采集原生境土壤,测定土壤理化指标,并采用高通量测序技术,结合Spearman、dbRDA等方法开展微生物群落组成及多样性特征研究,揭示不同分布区的优势微生物群落特征和影响因子。结果表明：真菌群落中曲霉属(Aspergillus)、地丝霉属(Geomyces)、镰刀菌属(Fusarium)和细菌群落中的寡养单胞菌属(Stenotrophomonas)、Marinimicrobium、Idiomarina是野生胀果甘草原生境土壤中的优势微生物类群。不同分布区的土壤真菌多样性和丰富度具有显著差异,但土壤细菌多样性和丰富度差异不显著;部分分布区土壤中的真菌和细菌种类差异较大。土壤理化因子中,土壤含水量和总含盐量对真菌和细菌的群落分布、丰富度有显著影响。原生境含水量与曲霉属(Aspergillus)、镰刀菌属(Fusarium)、链格孢属(Alternaria)...     

模拟增温对青海湖河源湿地土壤微生物群落特征的影响

湿地生态系统在生物多样性保护等方面有着重要的功能及地位,不同的湿地生态系统在功能上存在差异,土壤微生物在湿地生态系统中发挥着重要作用,但目前对河源湿地的土壤微生物群落开展的研究较少。全球变暖大背景下,为探究温度升高对河源湿地土壤微生物的影响,利用高通量测序方法来深入了解模拟增温后土壤细菌及真菌的群落结构及多样性的变化。青海湖河源湿地细菌的优势菌群为变形菌门、酸杆菌门、放线菌门及厚壁菌门,真菌的优势菌群为子囊菌门、担子菌门。细菌群落对比真菌群落而言对土壤增温的响应更为明显,细菌菌群的相对丰度呈增加趋势,真菌群落仅Hypocreales目相对丰度显著增加;土壤细菌及真菌群落的丰富度均降低,而群落多样性增加。增温影响了土壤细菌及真菌的群落结构及多样性,且细菌群落对土壤增温更为敏感。     

庞泉沟自然保护区常见禾本科植物内生真菌分布及其影响因素

以庞泉沟自然保护区4种不同群落类型林地和灌丛下的优势禾草为研究对象,调查不同禾草内生真菌感染率,研究内生真菌感染的禾草种群与原生生境的土壤理化性质、土壤酶活性及土壤微生物群落结构的相互关系。结果发现,影响紫羊茅、中亚薹草和野燕麦染菌率的主要因子是土壤水分含量和碳氮比,且土壤C、N、S以及土壤水分含量与紫羊茅的内生真菌染菌率成正相关,土壤蔗糖酶、脲酶和酸性磷酸酶与紫羊茅的感染率显著正相关,但中亚薹草与紫羊茅的结果相反。丝盖伞科是华北落叶松林和油松林土壤微生物群落的优势真菌,但不同染菌植被群落类型下的优势细菌微生物群落组成不同。总体看来,4种森林群落类型下禾草内生真菌染菌率与土壤理化性质相关性不同,且受到的生态因子影响大小也有差异,内生真菌感染导致各植被群落类型的土壤微生物群落结构具有差异,其优势土壤真菌和土壤细菌组成不同,这有助于进一步认识原生生境下不同感染率的禾草种群对土壤微生物群落结构的影响及其在生态系统中的各异生态学功能。     

东北丘陵区林地转型耕地对土壤编码碱性磷酸酶基因的细菌群落的影响

【目的】通过研究林地转型耕地对土壤编码碱性磷酸酶基因的细菌群落丰度、多样性和结构的影响,为丘陵区耕地长期施肥下农田土壤微生物多样性丧失的影响机制以及未来的退耕还林过程中土壤微生物多样性的提升和土地可持续利用研究提供一些基础数据和技术支撑。【方法】采用实时荧光定量PCR (real-time quantitative PCR,qPCR)和高通量测序技术解析土壤编码碱性磷酸酶基因的细菌群落的丰度、多样性和结构变化,并耦合土壤化学性质分析,明确土壤编码碱性磷酸酶基因的细菌群落丰度和多样性与土壤化学性质的关系以及关键的驱动因子。【结果】林地垦殖为农田后,长期施肥导致土壤酸化,pH从5.58降至4.72,而土壤速效磷则从2.49 mg/kg增至49.3 mg/kg。相应地,耕地土壤编码碱性磷酸酶基因的细菌群落的丰度和Shannon指数均显著低于林地。基于编码碱性磷酸酶的phoD基因(alkaline phosphatase-encoding gene)序列的物种分类表明,丘陵区土壤编码碱性磷酸酶基因的细菌群落的优势门为变形菌门(Proteobacteria)、蓝藻门(Cyanobacteria)、浮霉菌门(Planctomycetes)、放线菌门(Actinobacteria)、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)和疣微菌门(Verrucomicrobia),其中林地土壤的蓝藻门的相对丰度显著高于耕地。耕地土壤的慢生根瘤菌属(Bradyrhizobium)和芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus)的相对丰度显著高于林地,而中慢生根瘤菌属(Mesorhizobium)、假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)、Chlorogloea属、Gemmata属、Phormidesmis属和Pseudolabrys属的相对丰度显著低于林地。土壤编码碱性磷酸酶基因的细菌群落结构因林地转型耕地而发生显著改变。phoD基因丰度和Shannon指数与pH显著正相关,而与总磷、速效磷、硝态氮和铵态氮均显著负相关,其中土壤速效磷是这些影响因素中影响最强烈的,长期施用无机磷肥导致含碱性磷酸酶的土壤细菌群落对有机磷分解的能力退化。【结论】林地转型耕地加之长期施肥改变了土壤pH和速效磷,并在其他理化因子的协同驱动下,导致土壤编码碱性磷酸酶基因的细菌群落丰度、多样性和结构的显著变化。     

不同生境黑果枸杞根际与非根际土壤微生物群落多样性

研究典型生境黑果枸杞根际与非根际土壤微生物群落多样性及其与土壤理化性质间的关系,为进一步研究黑果枸杞抗逆性提供理论数据。采集新疆精河县艾比湖地区(EB)盐碱地、乌苏市(WS)路旁荒地、五家渠市(WQ)人工林带的黑果枸杞根际与非根际土壤,利用Illumina-MiSeq高通量测序技术分析细菌和真菌群落组成和多样性。结果表明:根际土壤细菌多样性高于非根际土壤(WQ除外),而根际真菌多样性低于非根际土壤。WQ非根际土壤细菌和真菌多样性均高于EB和WS;根际细菌多样性排序为EBWSWQ,根际真菌多样性排序为WSEBWQ。根际土壤优势细菌门依次是变形菌门、拟杆菌门、放线菌门、酸杆菌门,真菌优势门为子囊菌门、担子菌门。根际土壤细菌变形菌门、拟杆菌门、酸杆菌门的相对丰度高于非根际土壤,而厚壁菌在根际土壤中的丰度显著降低,真菌优势门丰度在根际土和非根际土中的变化趋势因地区而异; Haliea、Gp10、Pelagibius、Microbulbifer、假单胞菌属、Thioprofundum、Deferrisoma是根际土壤细菌优势属;多孢子菌属、支顶孢属、Corollospora、Cochlonema是根际真菌优势属。细菌、真菌优势类群(门、属)的组成以及丰富度存在地区间差异,厚壁菌门在EB地区的丰富度显著高于含盐量较低的WS、WQ;盐碱生境EB中根际土壤嗜盐细菌的丰度高于非盐碱生境(WQ、WS),如盐单胞菌属、动性球菌属、Geminicoccu、Pelagibius、Gracilimonas、Salinimicrobium等。小囊菌属是EB根际真菌的最优势属,Melanoleuca是WQ和WS的最优势属,地孔菌属、Xenobotrytis、Brachyconidiellopsis、多孢子菌属等在EB根际土壤中的丰度显著高于WQ和WS。非盐碱生境(WS和WQ)的微生物群落之间的相似性较高,并且高于与盐碱环境(EB)之间的相似性,表明土壤含盐量对微生物群落组成丰度具有重要的影响。     

川西亚高山三种天然次生林土壤微生物多样性变化特征

开展川西亚高山相似土壤母质背景下天然次生林土壤微生物群落结构及其多样性探究,可加深次生林更新过程中土壤微生物群落结构变化的认知。选取川西米亚罗林区20世纪60年代采伐后经自然更新恢复形成的3种天然次生林（槭-桦阔叶林,ABB;桦-槭-冷杉针阔混交林,BAA;岷江冷杉林,AFF）,分析林下表层（0-20 cm）土壤微生物群落结构变化及其影响因素,结果显示：（1）3种林型土壤细菌Chao1和Shannon指数均极显著高于真菌,但仅真菌群落的Shannon指数差异显著,表现为BAA > ABB > AFF;（2）细菌群落优势门主要为变形杆菌门、酸杆菌门、疣微菌门、拟杆菌门、绿弯菌门,相对丰度占比超过82%;真菌群落则为子囊菌门和担子菌门,占比超过85%,AFF担子菌门相对丰度最高而子囊菌门最低。（3） RDA分析显示,土壤pH和乔木物种多样性（Shannon指数）是影响微生物群落结构变化的主导因子;土壤养分元素对细菌群落影响不显著,真菌群落主要受TN、TP含量显著影响。总体上,林型间乔木层物种多样性、土壤酸碱度及其氮磷含量是导致微生物群落结构变化的关键因素。     

高寒地区不同海拔梯度西北小檗生境土壤微生物群落结构及多样性分析

以青海高原2 300～4 000 m海拔范围的6处西北小檗(Berberis vernae)生境土壤为试材,采用高通量测序方法,分析不同海拔梯度西北小檗生境土壤微生物群落结构及多样性。研究结果表明:(1)在西北小檗生境土壤中,细菌群落组成主要包括10个细菌门21个细菌属,真菌群落由子囊菌门、担子菌门等8个真菌门59个真菌属组成。(2)低海拔位置的海东乐都1号样点(hdld1) 0～20 cm土层的细菌群落丰富性及多样性均最高,黄南泽库样点(hnzk) 0～20 cm土层的真菌群落丰富度最高,西宁大通样点(xndt) 0～20 cm土层的真菌群落多样性最高;随着海拔的升高,0～20 cm、40～60 cm土层的细菌群落丰富度及多样性呈现出先降低再升高再降低的趋势,20～40 cm土层的细菌群落丰富度及多样性则呈现出先升高后降低的趋势,0～20 cm、20～40 cm土层土壤微生物真菌群落丰富度呈现出先升高再降低再升高的趋势,0～20 cm、40～60 cm土层真菌群落多样性呈现先升高再降低的趋势,40～60 cm土层的真菌丰富度及20～40 cm土层的真菌多样性的变化趋势不明显。(3)硝态氮、速效磷和速效钾对土壤微生物群落的影响较明显。综上可知,高寒地区不同海拔梯度西北小檗生境土壤微生物群落结构多样性呈现出一定的海拔差异趋势,其海拔差异主要受到环境条件、土壤理化性质和植被分布的影响。     

钱江源国家公园体制试点区水稻田土壤微生物群落的格局及其驱动机制

建立健全国家公园体制对于保护自然生态系统的完整性与生物多样性具有重要意义。作为首批试点单位之一,钱江源国家公园体制试点区(以下简称“钱江源”)率先开展了集体林地地役权改革,并取得了良好效果。然而地役权改革是否以及如何影响钱江源土壤及其微生物,目前还缺乏系统评估。本研究对钱江源4个片区中不同改革模式下的水稻田表层土壤进行取样,每个片区内均采集4种模式的水稻田:公园内改革、公园内弃耕地、公园内未改革以及公园外未改革。利用高通量测序研究土壤微生物群落的组成与结构,并利用多元统计分析等剖析塑造微生物群落空间格局的驱动因素。结果发现,与其他3类土壤相比,弃耕地具有更低的氮磷等营养元素含量和重金属元素含量;其他3类土壤的理化性质则较为相似。在微生物方面,细菌群落以变形菌门(48.57%)和酸杆菌门(31.62%)为主;真菌群落以子囊菌门(78.31%)和担子菌门(16.38%)为主。不同模式下的细菌群落差异较大,尤其是弃耕地与其他3类均具有显著性差异,其他3类则较为相似。真菌群落的变异相对较小,仅公园外未改革和弃耕地间具有显著差异。细菌群落组成的空间变异与土壤环境因子显著相关,其中具有主要影响的前...     

沙坡头地区凋落物分解及其对土壤微生物群落的影响

以腾格里沙漠东南缘沙坡头人工固沙植被区典型植物种凋落物(小画眉草、藓类、油蒿叶片)为对象,运用凋落物分解袋法和高通量测序技术,分析了3种植物凋落物分解特征及其对土壤微生物群落的影响。结果表明: 分解时间和凋落物类型均显著影响分解速率,藓类分解最慢,13个月后质量损失比仅为15.4%,油蒿叶片和小画眉草的平均分解速率分别是藓类的4.9和3.4倍。经过11个月的分解,细菌群落的优势菌门为放线菌门和变形菌门,真菌群落的优势菌门是子囊菌门;藓类分解过程中,拟杆菌门和绿弯菌门的相对丰度显著增加,担子菌门的相对丰度显著降低。凋落物分解后,细菌和真菌群落物种多样性和丰富度显著增加,细菌群落组成在凋落物间变化不显著,真菌群落变化显著。凋落物的分解速率与细菌和真菌群落多样性及丰富度均呈负线性变化。植物多糖、全磷和土壤pH、微生物生物量氮、铵态氮含量是影响微生物群落结构的主要因子。凋落物分解改变了土壤微生物群落物种组成和种间相似性,显著增加了土壤中微生物群落的多样性和丰富度,促进了土壤生境的恢复。     

Differential biodiversity responses between kingdoms (plants,fungi, bacteria and metazoa) along an Alpine succession gradient

Biological diversities of multiple kingdoms potentially respond in similar ways to environmental changes. However, studies either compare details of microbial diversity across general vegetation or land use classes or relate details of plant community diversity with the extent of microbially governed soil processes, via physiological profiling. Here, we test the hypothesis of shared responses of plant and rhizosphere bacterial, fungal and metazoan biodiversities (especially across‐habitat β‐diversity patterns) along a disturbance gradient encompassing grazed to abandoned Alpine pasture, on acid soil in the European Central Alps. Rhizosphere biological diversity was inferred from eDNA fractions specific to bacteria, fungi and metazoans from contrasting plant habitats indicative of different disturbance levels. We found that soil β‐diversity patterns were weakly correlated with plant diversity measures and similarly ordinated along an evident edaphic (pH, C:N, assimilable P) and disturbance gradient but, contrary to our hypothesis, did not demonstrate the same diversity patterns. While plant communities were well separated along the disturbance gradient, correlating with fungal diversity, the majority of bacterial taxa were shared between disturbance levels (75% of bacteria were ubiquitous, cf. 29% plant species). Metazoa exhibited an intermediate response, with communities at the lowest levels of disturbance partially overlapping. Thus, plant and soil biological diversities were only loosely dependent and did not exhibit strictly linked environmental responses. This probably reflects the different spatial scales of organisms (and their habitats) and capacity to invest resources in persistent multicellular tissues, suggesting that vegetation responses to environmental change are unreliable indicators of below‐ground biodiversity responses.     

Environmental and biotic drivers of soil microbial β‐diversity across spatial and phylogenetic scales

Soil microbial communities play a key role in ecosystem functioning but still little is known about the processes that determine their turnover (β‐diversity) along ecological gradients. Here, we characterize soil microbial β‐diversity at two spatial scales and at multiple phylogenetic grains to ask how archaeal, bacterial and fungal communities are shaped by abiotic processes and biotic interactions with plants. We characterized microbial and plant communities using DNA metabarcoding of soil samples distributed across and within eighteen plots along an elevation gradient in the French Alps. The recovered taxa were placed onto phylogenies to estimate microbial and plant β‐diversity at different phylogenetic grains (i.e. resolution). We then modeled microbial β‐diversities with respect to plant β‐diversities and environmental dissimilarities across plots (landscape scale) and with respect to plant β‐diversities and spatial distances within plots (plot scale). At the landscape scale, fungal and archaeal β‐diversities were mostly related to plant β‐diversity, while bacterial β‐diversities were mostly related to environmental dissimilarities. At the plot scale, we detected a modest covariation of bacterial and fungal β‐diversities with plant β‐diversity; as well as a distance–decay relationship that suggested the influence of ecological drift on microbial communities. In addition, the covariation between fungal and plant β‐diversity at the plot scale was highest at fine or intermediate phylogenetic grains hinting that biotic interactions between those clades depends on early‐evolved traits. Altogether, we show how multiple ecological processes determine soil microbial community assembly at different spatial scales and how the strength of these processes change among microbial clades. In addition, we emphasized the imprint of microbial and plant evolutionary history on today's microbial community structure.     

不同土地利用方式对三峡库区消落带土壤细菌和真菌多样性的影响

旨在为三峡消落带选择适合的生态恢复方式提供参考依据。以三峡库区重庆忠县汝溪河流域典型消落带为研究区域,于2015年6月进行原位取样,利用末端限制性片段长度多态性(Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism,T-RFLP)方法,对消落带的耕地、林地、弃耕地土壤细菌和真菌群落多样性进行研究。研究发现:(1)除容重和密度外,不同用地类型对土壤各理化特性均产生显著影响,林地的含水量、有机质(OM)、全氮(TN)、全磷(TP)、速效氮(AN)、速效钾(AK)、速效磷(AP)的含量显著高于耕地和弃耕地(P0.05)。(2)在三峡库区消落带不同土地利用方式下细菌和真菌多样性均有显著性差异。(3)耕地和林地的细菌多样性无显著性差异,均显著高于弃耕地;不同用地方式中,土壤全磷(TP)和速效磷(AP)显著影响细菌群落结构(P0.05)。(4)真菌群落的Shannon-Weiner指数和辛普森指数在耕地中均为最低,但均匀度指数在3种用地类型之间没有显著性差异;在不同用地方式的土壤中,土壤有机质(OM)、全氮(TN)含量和p H显著影响真菌群落结构(P0.05)。结论:与弃耕地和耕地相比,林地可固持、滞留和保有更多的土壤养分,有较高的细菌多样性和真菌多样性。在三峡消落带165—175 m海拔高程,林地为最适宜的用地方式,建议限制耕作,推广人工生态修复林地建设。     

Are grasslands important habitats for soil microarthropod conservation?

Biodiversity has been a focal aim of environmental protection since the Rio conference, but only with the beginning of the new millennium did soil biodiversity become an important aspect of international policy. Edaphic fauna play a key role in many soil functions, such as organic matter decomposition, humus formation and nutrient element cycling; moreover, affect the porosity, aeration, infiltration and distribution of organic matter in soil horizons, modifying soil structure and improving its fertility. The ecosystem services provided by soil animals are becoming progressively lost due to agricultural practice intensification, which causes a reduction in both abundance and taxonomic diversity of soil communities. In the present study, a permanent grassland habitat was studied in order to evaluate its potential as a soil biodiversity reservoir in agroecosystems. Grassland samples were compared with samples from a semi-natural woodland area and an arable land site. Microarthropod abundances, Acari/Collembola ratio (A/C), Shannon diversity index (H′) and evenness index (E) were calculated. QBS-ar index was used in order to evaluate soil biological quality. Microarthropod communities of the three land use typologies differed in both the observed groups and their abundance. Steady soil taxa characterized both woodland and grassland soils, whereas their abundances were significantly higher in woodland soil. Taxon diversity and soil biological quality in the grasslands did not differ from the woodland samples. The microarthropod community in the arable land showed a reduction both in taxa numbers and soil biological quality compared with the other sites. Soil biological quality and edaphic community composition highlighted the importance of grassland habitats in the protection of soil biodiversity.     

城乡不同绿地中毛白杨土壤及根系真菌群落结构研究

土壤微生物在土壤养分循环和能量流动等生物过程中起着重要的作用,并且能敏感地响应环境条件的变化。本研究以天津市宝坻区毛白杨Populus tomentosa为研究对象,探究3种不同环境条件(社区绿地CG、公园绿地PG和高速公路旁绿地HG)对毛白杨土壤和根系真菌群落结构的影响。研究结果表明,3个绿地间土壤真菌Shannon多样性指数存在显著差异(HG>CG>PG);但根系真菌Shannon多样性指数无显著差异;此外,不同环境条件对真菌群落的组成起着重要作用。毛白杨土壤和根系真菌群落组成主要为丝盖伞属Inocybe、地孔块菌属Geopora、被孢霉属Mortierella、棉革菌属Tomentella、蓝状菌属Talaromyces、块菌属Tuber、层腹菌属Hymenogaster、链格孢属Alternaria、革菌属Thelephora、克努夫菌属Knufia和桩菇菌属Paxillus等,且差异分析表明丝盖伞属Inocybe、棉革菌属Tomentella和地孔块菌属Geopora的相对多度在3个样地中差异显著。比较分析土壤和根系样品发现土壤真菌群落α多样性显著高于根系真菌群落,两部位的真菌群落结构存在显著差异,块菌属Tuber的相对多度在根系样品中显著高于土壤样品。真菌群落功能预测表明腐生功能类群在不同环境条件下和不同部位间均存在显著差异。研究结果阐述了环境变化对土壤微生物群落中真菌组的影响,为森林生态系统的保护和林地可持续发展提供重要理论依据。     

Effect of long‐term mineral fertilisation on soil microbial abundance,community structure and diversity in a Typic Hapludoll under intensive farming systems

Fertiliser application can not only influence plant communities, but also the soil microbial community dynamics, and consequently soil quality. Specifically, mineral fertilisation can directly or indirectly affect soil chemical properties, microbial abundance and, the structure and diversity of soil microbial communities. We investigated the impact of six different mineral fertiliser regimes in a maize/soybean rotation system: control (CK, without fertilisation), PS (application of phosphorus plus sulphur), NS (application of nitrogen plus S), NP (application of N plus P), NPS (application of N, P plus S) and NPSm (application of N, P, S plus micronutrients). Soil samples were collected at the physiological maturity stage of maize and soybean in March of 2013 and 2014, respectively. Overall, mineral fertilisation resulted in significantly decreased soil pH and increased total organic carbon compared with the control (CK). The analysis of terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T‐RFLP) revealed that mineral fertilisers caused a shift in the composition of both bacterial and fungal communities. In 2013, the highest value of Shannon diversity of bacterial terminal restriction fragments (TRFs) was found in control soils. In 2014, NPSm treated soils showed the lowest values of diversity for both bacterial and fungal TRFs. In both crop growing seasons, the analysis of phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) detected the lowest value of total microbial biomass under CK. As PLFA analysis can be used to evaluate total microbial community, this result suggests that fertilisation increased total microbial biomass. When the bacterial and fungal abundance were examined using real time polymerase chain reaction, the results revealed that mineral fertilisation led to decreased bacterial abundance (16S rRNA), while fungal abundance (18S rRNA) was found to be increased in both crop growing seasons. Our results show that mineral fertiliser application has a significant impact on soil properties, bacterial and fungal abundance and microbial diversity. However, further studies are needed to better understand the mechanisms involved in the changes to microbial communities as a consequence of mineral fertilisation.     

Effect of above-ground plant species on soil microbial community structure and its impact on suppression of Rhizoctonia solani AG3

The extent of soil microbial diversity is seen to be critical to the maintenance of soil health and quality. Different agricultural practices are able to affect soil microbial diversity and thus the level of suppressiveness of plant diseases. In a 4-year field experiment, we investigated the microbial diversity of soil under different agricultural regimes. We studied permanent grassland, grassland turned into arable land, long-term arable land and arable land turned into grassland. The diversity of microbial communities was described by using cultivation-based and cultivation-independent methods. Both types of methods revealed differences in the diversities of soil microbial communities between different treatments. The treatments with higher above-ground biodiversity generally maintained higher levels of microbial diversity. Moreover, a positive correlation between suppression of Rhizoctonia solani AG3 and microbial diversity was observed. Permanent (species-rich) grassland and grassland turned into maize stimulated higher microbial diversities and higher levels of suppressiveness of R. solani AG3 compared with the long-term arable land. Effects of agricultural practices on Bacillus and Pseudomonas communities were also observed and clear correlations between the levels of suppressiveness and the diversities of these bacterial groups were found. This study highlighted the importance of agricultural management regime for soil microbial community structure and diversity as well as the level of soil suppressiveness.