Nitrification, as a crucial step in nitrogen cycling and plant nutrition, is a biologically
mediated process responsible for enormous losses of nitrogen fertilizer and a contributor to …

Soil microorganisms play important roles in nitrogen cycling within forest ecosystems.
Current research has revealed that a wider variety of microorganisms, with unexpected …

Clarifying the response of soil microbial communities and their potential functions during
succession is of great significance for understanding the biogeochemical processes and the …

Nitrification, the aerobic oxidation of ammonia to nitrate via nitrite, has been suggested to
have been a central part of the global biogeochemical nitrogen cycle since the oxygenation …

Aim Soil nitrogen (N) cycling is critical to the productivity of terrestrial ecosystems. However,
the impact of global change factors (GCFs) on the microbial mediators of N cycling pathways …

Studies of the distribution of ammonia oxidising archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB) suggest
distinct ecological niches characterised by ammonia concentration and pH, arising through …

A mesophilic, neutrophilic and aerobic, ammonia-oxidizing archaeon, strain EN76T, was
isolated from garden soil in Vienna (Austria). Cells were irregular cocci with a diameter of …

Background Understanding the spatial distributions and ecological diversity of soil archaeal
communities in agricultural ecosystems is crucial for improvements in crop productivity …

Approximately half of global grasslands are degraded. Although soil microbes play a key
role in ecosystem functioning, their response to grassland degradation has not been fully …

Preventing degradation, facilitating restoration, and maintaining soil health is fundamental
for achieving ecosystem stability and resilience. A healthy soil ecosystem is supported by …