Opening the black box of soil microbial diversity

JM Tiedje, S Asuming-Brempong, K Nüsslein… - Applied soil ecology, 1999 - Elsevier
Soil probably harbours most of our planet's undiscovered biodiversity. Recent results from
both, culturing and nucleic acid-based approaches indicate that soil microbial diversity is …

Flexibility and adaptability of quorum sensing in nature

RD Prescott, AW Decho - Trends in microbiology, 2020 - cell.com
Quorum sensing (QS), a type of chemical communication, allows bacteria to sense and
coordinate activities in natural biofilm communities using N-acyl homoserine lactones …

[書籍][B] Enzymes in the environment: activity, ecology, and applications

RG Burns, RP Dick - 2002 - taylorfrancis.com
Exploring the role of enzymes in biogeochemical processes, this reference explores the
function, molecular biology, and biochemistry of microorganisms and their intra-and extra …

Multicellular organization in a degradative biofilm community

GM Wolfaardt, JR Lawrence, RD Robarts… - Applied and …, 1994 - Am Soc Microbiol
Diclofop methyl, a commercial herbicide, was used as the sole carbon source to cultivate
diclofop-degrading biofilms in continuous-flow slide culture. The biofilms were analyzed by …

Quantitative cell lysis of indigenous microorganisms and rapid extraction of microbial DNA from sediment

MI Moré, JB Herrick, MC Silva… - Applied and …, 1994 - Am Soc Microbiol
This study reports improvements in two of the key steps, lysis of indigenous cells and DNA
purification, required for achieving a rapid nonselective protocol for extracting nucleic acids …

Genetic diversity through the looking glass: effect of enrichment bias

J Dunbar, S White, L Forney - Applied and environmental …, 1997 - Am Soc Microbiol
The effect of enrichment bias on the diversity of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetate (2, 4-D)-
degrading (2, 4-D (sup+)) bacteria recovered from soil was evaluated by comparing the …

Biodiversity of soil microbial communities in agricultural systems

CE Pankhurst, K Ophel-Keller, BM Doube… - Biodiversity & …, 1996 - Springer
The productivity and health of agricultural systems depend greatly upon the functional
processes carried out by soil microorganisms and soil microbial communities. The …

Genetic and phenotypic diversity of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D)-degrading bacteria isolated from 2, 4-D-treated field soils

JO Ka, WE Holben, JM Tiedje - Applied and Environmental …, 1994 - Am Soc Microbiol
Forty-seven numerically dominant 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D)-degrading
bacteria were isolated at different times from 1989 through 1992 from eight agricultural plots …

Molecular aspects of pesticide degradation by microorganisms

S Kumar, KG Mukerji, R Lai - Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
Microorganisms are able to degrade a large variety of compounds, including pesticides
under laboratory conditions. However, methods have yet to be developed to decontaminate …

Recent developments in molecular techniques for identification and monitoring of xenobiotic-degrading bacteria and their catabolic genes in bioremediation

J Widada, H Nojiri, T Omori - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2002 - Springer
The pollution of soil and water with xenobiotics is widespread in the environment and is
creating major health problems. The utilization of microorganisms to clean up xenobiotics …