Abstract
The present work tested effects of a revegetation pattern conducted using Paulownia fortunei (Seem.) Hemsl. (Scrophulariaceae) on soil chemical properties and actinomycete community structure identified by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) technology of 16S rDNA. The results indicated that P. fortunei planting with time effectively improved organic carbon and total nitrogen contents, as well as pH in heavy metal-contaminated soils and, at the same time, enhanced the retention of heavy metals such as Pb, Zn, Cu and Cd in soils. T-RFLP profiles of soil actinomycete communities digested from two restriction enzymes (HhaI and RsaI) showed different specific TRF patterns across four sites with different revegetation time. Nonetheless, number and diversity of terminal restriction fragments for soil actinomycete community increased gradually with P. fortunei planting time and followed consistent patterns with soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, pH and heavy metal contents. Our results revealed a great potential of P. fortunei to remediate heavy metal-contaminated soils.
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