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Lucas William Mendes
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Genomic insights of Fictibacillus terranigra sp. nov., a versatile metabolic bacterium from Amazonian Dark Earths
The Amazon rainforest, a hotspot for biodiversity, is a crucial research area for scientists seeking novel microorganisms with ecological and biotechnological significance. A key region within the Amazon rainf...
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Open AccessShort-term restoration practices change the bacterial community in degraded soil from the Brazilian semiarid
Land degradation by deforestation adversely impacts soil properties, and long-term restoration practices have been reported to potentially reverse these effects, particularly on soil microorganisms. However, t...
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Biochar and Trichoderma as an Eco-friendly and Low-Cost Alternative to Improve Soil Chemical and Biological Properties
This study aimed to investigate the effects of biochar and Trichoderma spp. on soil chemical and biological properties and to determine whether their combined application could be a sustainable alternative in soi...
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Open AccessSoil fertility impact on recruitment and diversity of the soil microbiome in sub-humid tropical pastures in Northeastern Brazil
Soil fertility is key point to pastures systems and drives the microbial communities and their functionality. Therefore, an understanding of the interaction between soil fertility and microbial communities can...
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Soil microbial diversity plays an important role in resisting and restoring degraded ecosystems
Land degradation and climate change pose serious threats to global biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services. The key role of plant diversity in resisting the negative impacts of disturbances and resto...
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Open AccessSoil and foliar Si fertilization alters elemental stoichiometry and increases yield of sugarcane cultivars
Silicon (Si) fertilization is widely recognized to improve the development of crops, especially in tropical soils and cultivation under dryland management. Herein, our working hypothesis was that Si stoichiome...
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Investigating the effects of Brachiaria (Syn. Urochloa) varieties on soil properties and microbiome
The Brachiaria sp. (synonymous with Urochloa) is one of Brazil’s main grass species used in livestock production and has become the focus of breeding genetic programs to enhance its resistance to drought, floodin...
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Open AccessImpact of the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum on the taxonomic and functional diversity of the common bean root microbiome
Plants rely on their root microbiome as the first line of defense against soil-borne fungal pathogens. The abundance and activities of beneficial root microbial taxa at the time prior to and during fungal infe...
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Domestication of Lima Bean (Phaseolus lunatus) Changes the Microbial Communities in the Rhizosphere
Plants modulate the soil microbiota and select a specific microbial community in the rhizosphere. However, plant domestication reduces genetic diversity, changes plant physiology, and could have an impact on t...
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Environmental DNA Sequencing to Monitor Restoration Practices on Soil Bacterial and Archaeal Communities in Soils Under Desertification in the Brazilian Semiarid
Soils from Brazilian semiarid regions are highly vulnerable to desertification due to their geology, climate, human actions, and intensive land use that contribute to desertification. Therefore, areas under d...
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Microbial enzymatic stoichiometry and the acquisition of C, N, and P in soils under different land-use types in Brazilian semiarid
The enzymatic stoichiometry varied between land-use in both soil depth.
The values of C- and N-ac...
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Applications of Cr-rich composted tannery sludge in the soil decrease microbial biomass and select specific bacterial groups
The tannery industries generate a solid waste known as tannery sludge, which is composed of organic and inorganic compounds, mainly chromium (Cr). When Cr is not removed from the tannery sludge, this solid was...
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Biogeographic responses and niche occupancy of microbial communities following long-term land-use change
Understanding the effects of forest-to-agriculture conversion on microbial diversity has been a major goal in soil ecological studies. However, linking community assembly to the ruling ecological processes at ...
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Open AccessComparative study of different liquid diets for dairy calves and the impact on performance and the bacterial community during diarrhea
The liquid diet composition can affect dairy calves' performance and diarrhea incidence. The effect of three liquid diets on performance, incidence of diarrhea, and microbial community during diarrhea occurren...
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Enzymatic Stoichiometry in Soils from Physiognomies of Brazilian Cerrado
The enzymatic stoichiometry allows assessing microbial C, N, and P acquisition, being used to indicate a nutrient limitation in soils. This study evaluated the enzymatic stoichiometry in soils from different p...
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Open AccessGenetically related genotypes of cowpea present similar bacterial community in the rhizosphere
Plant breeding reduces the genetic diversity of plants and could influence the composition, structure, and diversity of the rhizosphere microbiome, selecting more homogeneous and specialized microbes. In this ...
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Dynamics of bacterial and archaeal communities along the composting of tannery sludge
The process of composting has been proposed as a biological alternative to improve the quality of tannery sludge (TS) by the action of microbial communities. However, there is limited knowledge about the dynam...
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Open AccessDistinct bacterial community structure and composition along different cowpea producing ecoregions in Northeastern Brazil
Soil microbial communities represent the largest biodiversity on Earth, holding an important role in promoting plant growth and productivity. However, the knowledge about how soil factors modulate the bacteria...
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Methods to Identify Soil Microbial Bioindicators of Sustainable Management of Bioenergy Crops
Here we describe a suite of methods to identify potential taxonomic and functional soil microbial indicators of soil quality and plant health in biofuel crops in various areas and land types. This approach dra...
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Rhizosphere Microbiome and Soil-Borne Diseases
The classical view on plant diseases represented by a triangle where the host, the pathogen, and the environment interact with each other resulting in disease or not is recently challenged by a more complex ho...
