Biophysical processes supporting the diversity of microbial life in soil

R Tecon, D Or - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Soil, the living terrestrial skin of the Earth, plays a central role in supporting life and is home
to an unimaginable diversity of microorganisms. This review explores key drivers for …

Biodegradation of biodegradable polymers in mesophilic aerobic environments

A Bher, PC Mayekar, RA Auras… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Finding alternatives to diminish plastic pollution has become one of the main challenges of
modern life. A few alternatives have gained potential for a shift toward a more circular and …

[HTML][HTML] Plant growth-promoting bacteria as inoculants in agricultural soils

R Souza, A Ambrosini, LMP Passaglia - Genetics and molecular …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Plant-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere are the determinants of plant health,
productivity and soil fertility. Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) are bacteria that can …

Composition of fungal and bacterial communities in forest litter and soil is largely determined by dominant trees

M Urbanová, J Šnajdr, P Baldrian - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
In forest ecosystems, trees represent the major primary producers and affect the chemical
composition and microbial processes in the ecosystem via specific litter chemistry and …

Soil microbial diversity and composition: Links to soil texture and associated properties

Q **a, T Rufty, W Shi - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil texture is an essential component of soil survey for estimating potentials and limitations
of land use and management. It has been appreciated as an important predictor for …

Emergent properties of microbial activity in heterogeneous soil microenvironments: different research approaches are slowly converging, yet major challenges remain

PC Baveye, W Otten, A Kravchenko… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Over the last 60 years, soil microbiologists have accumulated a wealth of experimental data
showing that the bulk, macroscopic parameters (eg, granulometry, pH, soil organic matter …

Calcium promotes persistent soil organic matter by altering microbial transformation of plant litter

IA Shabtai, RC Wilhelm, SA Schweizer… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Calcium (Ca) can contribute to soil organic carbon (SOC) persistence by mediating physico-
chemical interactions between organic compounds and minerals. Yet, Ca is also crucial for …

The “plastisphere” of biodegradable plastics is characterized by specific microbial taxa of alpine and arctic soils

J Rüthi, D Bölsterli, L Pardi-Comensoli… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Plastic pollution poses a threat to terrestrial ecosystems, even impacting soils from remote
alpine and arctic areas. Biodegradable plastics are a promising solution to prevent long …

Natural products in soil microbe interactions and evolution

MF Traxler, R Kolter - Natural product reports, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to 2015 In recent years, bacterial interspecies interactions mediated by small
molecule natural products have been found to give rise to a surprising array of phenotypes …

Consider the anoxic microsite: acknowledging and appreciating spatiotemporal redox heterogeneity in soils and sediments

EM Lacroix, M Aeppli, K Boye, E Brodie… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Reduction–oxidation (redox) reactions underlie essentially all biogeochemical cycles. Like
most soil properties and processes, redox is spatiotemporally heterogeneous. However …