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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2025, Vol. 61 ›› Issue (7): 231-240.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20230711

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Characteristics of Soil Pathogenic Bacteria and Their Response to Microplastics under Typical Land-use Conversion Patterns in Xiong’an New Area

Can Wang1,2(), Masoudi Abolfazl3,Min Wang4,Ze Zhang1,Jingkun Cao1,Yuhao Xu2,Zhijun Yu1,*(),Jingze Liu1,*()   

  1. 1. College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Environment Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Shijiazhuang 050024
    2. School of Environment, Beijing Normal University State Key Laboratory of Wetland Conservation and Restoration Beijing 100875
    3. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago 60607
    4. College of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Jishou University Jishou 416000
  • Received:2024-11-23 Online:2025-07-20 Published:2025-07-25
  • Contact: Zhijun Yu,Jingze Liu E-mail:wangcan@hebtu.edu.cn;yzj116@163.com;liujingze@hebtu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Objective: The aim of this study was to clarify the characteristics of soil microplastics and pathogenic bacteria communities under typical land-use conversion patterns in Xiong'an New Area, and reveal the potential risk of soil microplastics on soil pathogenic bacteria, which offers a scientific basis for prevention and management strategies about soil microplastics and pathogenic bacteria. Method: The soils of six typical land-use conversion patterns in Xiong'an New Area were taken as the research objects. The laser infrared imaging spectrometer and third-generation high-throughput sequence technology were used to analyze the characteristics of soil microplastics and pathogenic bacterial communities in typical land-use conversion modes in Xiong'an New Area. Combined with the quantitative risk assessment method of environmental microbiome, the potential soil pathogens risk of human health was identified; the land-use conversion, soil physicochemical properties, and the abundance, composition, and polymer types of microplastics on the soil pathogenic bacteria risk index were elucidated. Result: The average abundance of soil microplastics in urban infrastructure construction was higher than that of other land-use types, and polyurethane (PU) and silicone resin (SR) were the main microplastics types of typical land-use conversion patterns in Xiong'an New Area. Soil microplastics abundance showed a significant positive correlation with the pathogenic bacteria risk index and soil nitrate nitrogen (NO3?-N), and had a significant negative correlation with soil water content (SWC). The microplastics such as SR, Acrylate copolymer (ACR) and Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) were enriched in the alkaline soil environment. The abundance of animal pathogenic bacteria in soils undergoing six typical land-use conversions in Xiong'an New Area was significantly higher than that of both zoonotic and plant pathogenic bacteria, with zoonotic bacteria also more abundant than plant pathogenic bacteria. The abundance of specialist soil pathogenic bacteria in urban infrastructure construction land was the highest among the six land-use modes, characterized by substantial community heterogeneity, robust interspecies cooperation, suggesting a significant potential pollution risk to human health. Conclusion: Land-use conversion patterns directly affects the pollution risk of soil pathogenic bacteria, highlighting the role of ecological and environmental management of Baiyangdian in controlling pathogenic bacterial pollution. However, the enriched microplastics particles (such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinylchloride, and PET) during the construction process, residual films of controlled-release fertilizers in agricultural soils, and petroleum chemical wastewater residues (such as PU and SR) further exacerbate the potential risk of soil pathogenic bacteria to human health.

Key words: Xiong'an New Area, land-use conversion, soil microplastics, pathogenic bacteria, risk index

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