Deconstructing the microbial necromass continuum to inform soil carbon sequestration

KM Buckeridge, C Creamer, J Whitaker - Functional Ecology, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Microbial necromass is a large, dynamic and persistent component of soil organic carbon,
the dominant terrestrial carbon pool. Quantification of necromass carbon stocks and its …

Microbial extracellular polymeric substances: ecological function and impact on soil aggregation

OYA Costa, JM Raaijmakers, EE Kuramae - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
A wide range of microorganisms produce extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), highly
hydrated polymers that are mainly composed of polysaccharides, proteins, and DNA. EPS …

Microaggregates in soils

KU Totsche, W Amelung, MH Gerzabek… - Journal of Plant …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
All soils harbor microaggregates, ie, compound soil structures smaller than 250 µm. These
microaggregates are composed of diverse mineral, organic and biotic materials that are …

[HTML][HTML] The physical structure of soil: determinant and consequence of trophic interactions

A Erktan, D Or, S Scheu - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Trophic interactions play a vital role in soil functioning and are increasingly considered as
important drivers of the soil microbiome and biogeochemical cycles. In the last decade …

Mineral–organic associations: formation, properties, and relevance in soil environments

M Kleber, K Eusterhues, M Keiluweit, C Mikutta… - Advances in …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Minerals and organic matter (OM) may form intricate associations via myriad interactions. In
soils, the associations of OM with mineral surfaces are mainly investigated because of their …

[HTML][HTML] Pathways of biogenically excreted organic matter into soil aggregates

T Guhra, K Stolze, KU Totsche - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Soil organisms are recognized as ecosystem engineers and key for aggregation in soil due
to bioturbation, organic matter (OM) decomposition, and excretion of biogenic OM. The …

Isolation and identification of bacteria by means of Raman spectroscopy

S Pahlow, S Meisel, D Cialla-May, K Weber… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Bacterial detection is a highly topical research area, because various fields of application
will benefit from the progress being made. Consequently, new and innovative strategies …

Submicron structures provide preferential spots for carbon and nitrogen sequestration in soils

C Vogel, CW Mueller, C Höschen, F Buegger… - Nature …, 2014‏ - nature.com
The sequestration of carbon and nitrogen by clay-sized particles in soils is well established,
and clay content or mineral surface area has been used to estimate the sequestration …

The macromolecular organic composition of plant and microbial residues as inputs to soil organic matter: Fourteen years on

I Kögel-Knabner - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2017‏ - Elsevier
My 2002 SBB paper, The macromolecular organic composition of plant and microbial
residues as inputs to soil organic matter, brought together knowledge on the chemical …

Advances in molecular and microscale characterization of soil organic matter: current limitations and future prospects

J Lv, Z Huang, L Luo, S Zhang… - Environmental science & …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Soil organic matter (SOM) comprises a continuum of organic materials from granular organic
debris to small organic molecules and contains more organic carbon than global vegetation …