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Didecyl methylpropyl ammonium iodide (DMPAI) is a novel quaternary ammonium algaecide; however, its bacteriostatic properties may significantly disrupt the microbial activity in lakes, particularly within the lake\u2013terrestrial ecotone. To investigate the degradation process of DMPAI in the lake\u2013terrestrial ecotone and its impact on the microbial community, experiments were conducted using a large-scale indoor simulation device to analyze DMPAI concentrations, the composition of the lake microbial community, and associated gene functions. The results showed that (1) DMPAI was completely removed from the lake water body in approximately 36 h; (2) The addition of DMPAI altered the microbial community structure in the lake\u2013terrestrial ecotone, as evidenced by an increase in the diversity index and the proliferation of microorganisms capable of tolerating and degrading DMPAI, such as Pseudomonas and Flavobacterium, within a short period. These changes were typically observed after 10 d and generally recovered, not persisting for extended periods. (3) Functional genes involved in carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur cycling are more significantly impaired in the lake\u2013terrestrial ecotone with DMPAI addition. The destabilization of the microbial community may lead to a short-term increase in pathogenic bacteria during the recovery process. This phenomenon was more pronounced in environments with higher concentrations of DMPAI. Therefore, the concentration of DMPAI should be controlled within the range of 0.5 to 2.0 mg L\u22121.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/microorganisms13040934","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,18]],"date-time":"2025-04-18T06:23:56Z","timestamp":1744957436000},"page":"934","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["The Effects of Varying Concentrations of Didecyl Methylpropyl Ammonium Iodide (DMPAI) on the Structure and Function of Soil Bacterial Communities in the Lake\u2013Terrestrial Ecotone"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Qi","family":"Zhu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"National Engineering Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lingquan","family":"Zeng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Engineering Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chunhua","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Engineering Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chun","family":"Ye","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Engineering Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"444","DOI":"10.1016\/j.rse.2018.08.026","article-title":"Trophic state assessment of global inland waters using a MODIS-derived Forel-Ule index","volume":"217","author":"Wang","year":"2018","journal-title":"Remote Sens. 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