Meng Wu

Prof. Meng Wu


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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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16 July 2022 in Microbiome
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PLPengfa Li
Pengfa Li
JLJia Liu
Jia Liu
MSMuhammad Saleem
Muhammad Saleem
GLGuilong Li
Guilong Li
LLLu Luan
Lu Luan
ZLZhongpei Li
Zhongpei Li
Background: Rhizodeposits regulate rhizosphere interactions, processes, nutrient and energy flow, and plant-microbe communication and thus play a vital role in maintaining soil and plant health. However, it remains unclear whether and how alteration in belowground carbon allocation and chemodiversity of rhizodeposits influences microbiome functioning in the rhizosphere ecosystems. To address this research gap, we investigated the relationship of rhizosphere carbon allocation and chemodiversity with microbiome biodiversity and functioning during peanut (Arachis hypogaea) continuous mono-cropping. After continuously labeling plants with 13CO2, we studied the chemodiversity and composition of rhizodeposits, along with the composition and diversity of active rhizosphere microbiome using metabolomic, amplicon, and shotgun metagenomic sequencing approaches based on DNA stable-isotope probing (DNA-SIP). Results: Our results indicated that enrichment and depletion of rhizodeposits and active microbial taxa varied across plant growth stages and cropping durations. Specifically, a gradual decrease in the rhizosphere carbon allocation, chemodiversity, biodiversity and abundance of plant-beneficial taxa (such as Gemmatimonas, Streptomyces, Ramlibacter, and Lysobacter), and functional gene pathways (such as quorum sensing and biosynthesis of antibiotics) was observed with years of mono-cropping. We detected significant and strong correlations between rhizodeposits and rhizosphere microbiome biodiversity and functioning, though these were regulated by different ecological processes. For instance, rhizodeposits and active bacterial communities were mainly governed by deterministic and stochastic processes, respectively. Overall, the reduction in carbon deposition and chemodiversity during peanut continuous mono-cropping tended to suppress microbial biodiversity and its functions in the rhizosphere ecosystem. Conclusions: Our results, for the first time, provide the evidence underlying the mechanism of rhizosphere microbiome malfunctioning in mono-cropped systems. Our study opens new avenues to deeply disentangle the complex plant-microbe interactions from the perspective of rhizodeposits chemodiversity and composition and will serve to guide future microbiome research for improving the functioning and services of soil ecosystems.

26 July 2022 in Environmental Science & Technology
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MWMeng Wu
Meng Wu
PLPengfa Li
Pengfa Li
GLGuilong Li
Guilong Li
KLKai Liu
Kai Liu
GGGuozhen Gao
Guozhen Gao
ZLZhongpei Li
Zhongpei Li

1 February 2020 in Science of The Total Environment
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PLPengfa Li
Pengfa Li
MLMing Liu
Ming Liu
XMXiaoyan Ma
Xiaoyan Ma
MWMeng Wu
Meng Wu
CJChunyu Jiang
Chunyu Jiang
ZLZhongpei Li
Zhongpei Li

15 November 2023 in Environmental Science & Technology
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TLTing Li
Ting Li
PLPengfa Li
Pengfa Li
WQWei Qin
Wei Qin
MWMeng Wu
Meng Wu
MSMuhammad Saleem
Muhammad Saleem
BWBaozhan Wang
Baozhan Wang

1 December 2019 in Applied Soil Ecology
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WLWeitao Li
Weitao Li
MLMing Liu
Ming Liu
MWMeng Wu
Meng Wu
CJChunyu Jiang
Chunyu Jiang
Yakov KuzyakovYakov Kuzyakov
Yakov Kuzyakov
ZLZhongpei Li
Zhongpei Li

18 August 2023 in Science of The Total Environment
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GGGuozhen Gao
Guozhen Gao
GLGuilong Li
Guilong Li
MLMing Liu
Ming Liu
PLPengfa Li
Pengfa Li
JLJia Liu
Jia Liu
ZLZhongpei Li
Zhongpei Li