Fungi are phylogenetically and functionally diverse ubiquitous components of almost all
ecosystems on Earth, including aquatic environments stretching from high montane lakes …

Abstract Quantitative PCR (Q-PCR or real-time PCR) approaches are now widely applied in
microbial ecology to quantify the abundance and expression of taxonomic and functional …

To gain insight into the factors driving the structure of bacterial communities in soil, we
applied real-time PCR, PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoreses, and phylogenetic …

Rhizosphere microorganisms have two faces, like Janus the Roman god of gates and doors
who symbolizes changes and transitions, from one condition to another. One face looks at …

Stable isotope probing (SIP) is a technique that is used to identify the microorganisms in
environmental samples that use a particular growth substrate. The method relies on the …

Chemical taxonomy based upon the composition of lipids is widely applied to investigate
microbial communities and fatty acids have recently been employed to connect soil …

Fungi fulfil a range of important ecological functions, yet current understanding of fungal
biodiversity in soil is limited. Direct DNA extraction from soil, coupled with polymerase chain …

To evaluate long-term effect of biochar application on yield-scaled greenhouse gas
emissions (YSGE) in a paddy rice crop** system, a 4-year field experiment by static …

In the ten years since the publication of Modern Soil Microbiology, the study of soil
microbiology has significantly changed, both in the understanding of the diversity and …

Fungi constitute an important group in soil biological diversity and functioning. However,
characterization and knowledge of fungal communities is hampered because few primer …