# Mapping of urban garden soil microbiomes in Bangladesh

**Authors:** M. Nazmul Hoque, Md. Liton Rana, Md. Abu Ahsan Gilman, Pritom Kumar Pramanik, Md. Saiful Islam, Sadia Afrin Punom, Jayedul Hassan, Tofazzal Islam, Srinivasan Ramasamy, Pepijn Schreinemachers, Ricardo Oliva, Md. Tanvir Rahman

PMC · DOI: 10.1128/mra.00375-25 · 2025-06-09

## TL;DR

This study maps the soil microbiomes of urban gardens in Bangladesh, finding that Bacillus species dominate and vary by location.

## Contribution

The study identifies location-specific distribution patterns of Bacillus spp. in urban garden soils using shotgun metagenomics.

## Key findings

- Bacillus spp. showed ecological dominance with over 53% relative abundance in garden soils.
- Microbiome profiles differed between Dhaka and Gazipur district soils.
- Location-specific distribution patterns of microbes were observed.

## Abstract

Shotgun metagenomics revealed distinct microbiome profiles in the garden soils of Dhaka and Gazipur district, Bangladesh, with Bacillus spp. demonstrating ecological dominance (>53% relative abundance) and location-specific distribution patterns. These findings highlight Bacillus species as prevalent microbes in urban garden soils.

## Full-text entities

- **Chemicals:** GSG (-)
- **Species:** Pseudomonadota (proteobacteria, phylum) [taxon 1224], Rhodanobacter lindaniclasticus (species) [taxon 75310], Acidovorax kalamii (species) [taxon 2004485], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606], Bacillus licheniformis (species) [taxon 1402], Brevibacillus agri (species) [taxon 51101], Bacillota (clostridial firmicutes, phylum) [taxon 1239], Thermus thermophilus (species) [taxon 274], Bacillus paralicheniformis (species) [taxon 1648923]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12243576