Our ability to describe the highly diverse pool of low abundance populations present in
natural microbial communities is increasing at an unprecedented pace. Yet we currently lack …

Orchids form mycorrhizal symbioses with fungi in natural habitats that affect their seed
germination, protocorm growth, and adult nutrition. An increasing number of studies …

Genetic and environmental factors collectively determine plant growth and yield. In the past
20 years, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been conducted on crops to …

Currently, understanding the structure and function of the microbial community is the key
step in artificially constructing microbial communities to control soil heavy metal pollution …

Understanding the effects of changing climate and long-term human activities on soil
organic carbon (SOC) and the mediating roles of microorganisms is critical to maintain soil C …

Disentangling the biogeographic patterns of rare and abundant microbes is essential in
order to understand the generation and maintenance of microbial diversity with respect to …

Microbial colonization on microplastics has provoked global concern; however, many
studies have not considered the successional patterns and potential roles of abundant and …

Microbe-mediated transformation of dissolved organic matter (DOM) contributes
substantially to the carbon dynamics and energy flow of aquatic ecosystems; yet, the …

Conservation tillage practices may stimulate soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in croplands
by reducing soil disturbance and increasing inputs of crop residue. Although the effect of …

Irreversible climate change alters the decomposition and sequestration of soil carbon (C).
However, the stability of C components in soils with different initial organic matter contents …