Multivariate analyses in microbial ecology

A Ramette - FEMS microbiology ecology, 2007‏ - academic.oup.com
Environmental microbiology is undergoing a dramatic revolution due to the increasing
accumulation of biological information and contextual environmental parameters. This will …

Rules of engagement: interspecies interactions that regulate microbial communities

AEF Little, CJ Robinson, SB Peterson… - Annu. Rev …, 2008‏ - annualreviews.org
Microbial communities comprise an interwoven matrix of biological diversity modified by
physical and chemical variation over space and time. Although these communities are the …

Crop** practices manipulate abundance patterns of root and soil microbiome members paving the way to smart farming

K Hartman, MGA van der Heijden, RA Wittwer… - Microbiome, 2018‏ - Springer
Background Harnessing beneficial microbes presents a promising strategy to optimize plant
growth and agricultural sustainability. Little is known to which extent and how specifically …

Distinct soil microbial diversity under long-term organic and conventional farming

M Hartmann, B Frey, J Mayer, P Mäder… - The ISME …, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
Low-input agricultural systems aim at reducing the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides
in order to improve sustainable production and ecosystem health. Despite the integral role of …

Introducing mothur: open-source, platform-independent, community-supported software for describing and comparing microbial communities

PD Schloss, SL Westcott, T Ryabin… - Applied and …, 2009‏ - journals.asm.org
ABSTRACT mothur aims to be a comprehensive software package that allows users to use a
single piece of software to analyze community sequence data. It builds upon previous tools …

The under-recognized dominance of Verrucomicrobia in soil bacterial communities

GT Bergmann, ST Bates, KG Eilers, CL Lauber… - Soil Biology and …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Verrucomicrobia are ubiquitous in soil, but members of this bacterial phylum are thought to
be present at low frequency in soil, with few studies focusing specifically on verrucomicrobial …

Global patterns in bacterial diversity

CA Lozupone, R Knight - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2007‏ - pnas.org
Microbes are difficult to culture. Consequently, the primary source of information about a
fundamental evolutionary topic, life's diversity, is the environmental distribution of gene …

Efficacy of biofertilizers: challenges to improve crop production

E Malusà, F Pinzari, L Canfora - Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable …, 2016‏ - Springer
Different kinds of soil microorganisms belonging to several taxa of the bacteria, fungi, and
possibly, protozoa kingdoms, colonizing the rhizosphere or the plant tissues and promoting …

Bacteroidetes as a sensitive biological indicator of agricultural soil usage revealed by a culture-independent approach

A Wolińska, A Kuźniar, U Zielenkiewicz, D Izak… - Applied Soil …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
The aim of the study was to determine the Bacteroidetes community structure in arable soils
versus wastelands in order to assess their sensitivity to agricultural soil usage. Twelve …

Do manure-borne or indigenous soil microorganisms influence the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in manured soil?

QL Chen, XL An, H Li, YG Zhu, JQ Su, L Cui - Soil Biology and …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Manure application is a common practice that not only adds nutrients and organic matter to
arable soils for crop growth, but also introduces antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), posing a …