Climate change, inadequate possessions, and land degradation all pose obstacles to
modern agriculture. In the current scenario, the agriculture industry is mainly dependent on …

Heavy metal contamination of soil has become a serious global issue because of their
persistence in the environment and the non-biodegradable nature leading to their …

Host-associated microbial communities have an important role in sha** the health and
fitness of plants and animals. Most studies have focused on the bacterial, fungal or viral …

Ammonia oxidising archaea are among the most abundant living organisms on Earth and
key microbial players in the global nitrogen cycle. They carry out oxidation of ammonia to …

The human microbiota is a diverse microbial ecosystem associated with many beneficial
physiological functions as well as numerous disease etiologies. Dominated by bacteria, the …

Microbial methanogenesis is a major source of the greenhouse gas methane (CH 4). It is the
final step in the anaerobic degradation of organic matter when inorganic electron acceptors …

Genome sequencing enhances our understanding of the biological world by providing
blueprints for the evolutionary and functional diversity that shapes the biosphere. However …

Autotrophic archaeal and bacterial ammonia-oxidisers (AOA and AOB) drive soil nitrification.
Ammonia limitation, mixotrophy, and pH have been suggested as factors providing niche …

Reducing tillage and growing cover crops, widely recommended practices for boosting soil
health, have major impacts on soil communities. Surprisingly little is known about their …

Intrusion of salinity and petroleum hydrocarbons (eg, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and
xylenes, BTEX) into shallow groundwater by so-called'produced water'(the water associated …