Feeding geese in cornfields may alter the composition and function of bacterial communities, which is pivotal for the improvement of sustainable soil fertility and the development of poultry-crop integrative agriculture. In a goose-fed field, the composition of the soil bacterial community was analysed using high-throughput sequencing and metabolic function (Biolog® Ecoplate™ microplate technology method). The relative abundance of beneficial bacteria, such as Fusarium and Pseudallescheria, in the goose-feeding soil was higher than that in the control. Linear discriminant analysis showed that Flavobacteriaceae was a unique landmark bacterium in the soil under the goose-feeding treatment. Based on PICRUSt prediction and Biolog-Eco analysis, the metabolic capacity of soil bacteria under the goose-feeding treatment was stronger than that of the control. A redundancy analysis showed that the alteration of soil bacterial community composition under the goose-feeding treatment was positively correlated with soil nutrients. Therefore, goose feeding led to more abundant bacterial families being involved in the nutrient cycle than it did in the control.

在玉米地喂鹅可能会改变细菌群落的组成和功能，这对于提高可持续土壤肥力和发展禽农一体化农业至关重要。在鹅饲养场中，使用高通量测序和代谢功能（Biolog® Ecoplate™ 微孔板技术方法）分析了土壤细菌群落的组成。有益细菌的相对丰度，例如镰刀菌和假单胞菌, 养鹅土中高于对照。线性判别分析表明，黄杆菌科是鹅饲处理土壤中独特的标志性细菌。基于PICRUSt预测和Biolog-Eco分析，养鹅处理下土壤细菌的代谢能力强于对照。冗余分析表明，养鹅处理下土壤细菌群落组成的变化与土壤养分呈正相关。因此，与对照组相比，鹅饲喂导致更多丰富的细菌家族参与营养循环。