Plants growing in soil develop close associations with soil microorganisms, which inhabit
the areas around, on, and inside their roots. These microbial communities and their …

In the coming decades there will be increasing pressure on global food systems, and
agriculture will have the challenge to provide food security for a growing world population …

Although the effects of chemical fertilization management on microbial communities in soils
have been well studied, few studies have examined such impacts of long-term chemical …

Phosphatase enzymes are responsible for much of the recycling of organic phosphorus in
soils. The PhoD alkaline phosphatase takes part in this process by hydrolyzing a range of …

Alkaline phosphatases such as PhoD and PhoX are important in organic phosphorus
cycling in soil. We identified the key organisms harboring the phoD and phoX genes in soil …

Several studies have demonstrated the relevance of endophytic bacteria on the growth and
fitness of agriculturally-relevant plants. To our knowledge, however, little information is …

The bacterial phoD gene encodes alkaline phosphatase (AlP), an enzyme which
participates in the hydrolysis of organic phosphorus (P) in soils and is therefore important to …

Acidic ash derived volcanic soils (Andisols) support 50% of cereal production in Chile.
Nitrogen (N) is essential for cereal crops and commonly added as urea with consequent …

The profound negative effect of inorganic chemical fertilizer application on rhizobacterial
diversity has been well documented using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and …

The impact of long-term inputs of mineral nitrogen (N) fertilizer and swine manure on soil
alkaline phosphatase activity is important for phosphorus (P) availability, although its …