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Microbial Extracellular Enzymes and the Degradation of Natural and Synthetic Polymers in Soil
Bacteria and fungi encounter a large number of complex organic materials in soil, many of which represent a source of the energy, carbon and the...
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Organic matter inputs shift soil enzyme activity and allocation patterns in a wet tropical forest
Soil extracellular enzymes mediate organic matter turnover and nutrient cycling yet remain little studied in one of Earth’s most rapidly changing,...
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Dynamics of the ecological-functional parameters of replantozems on dumps of open-pit coal mines in Central Siberia
The dynamics have been studied of the ecological-functional parameters (EFP) of replantozems formed on the dumps of the Borodinskiy open-pit coal...
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Contamination of soils with heavy metals and metalloids and its ecological hazard (analytic review)
According to the present-day ecotoxicologic data, hazardous heavy metals/metalloids form the following sequence in the soil: Se > Tl > Sb > Cd > V >...
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Enhancing the culturability of bacteria from the gastrointestinal tract of farmed adult turbot Scophthalmus maximus
Eighteen agar media were tested for the culture of gut-associated bacteria from farmed adult turbot ( Scophthalmus maximus ), including 16 agar media...
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Extracellular enzymes in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine environments: perspectives on system variability and common research needs
Extracellular enzymes produced by heterotrophic microbial communities are major drivers of carbon and nutrient cycling in terrestrial, freshwater,...
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Minesoil Properties Affecting Plant Establishment and Growth
The requirements for the growth of plant are very simple. They require soil for growth of roots and source of nutrients and moisture, while sunlight...
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Adsorption of heavy metal ions, dyes and proteins by chitosan composites and derivatives — A review
Chitosan composites and derivatives have gained wide attentions as effective biosorbents due to their low costs and high contents of amino and...
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Effect of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) on soil chemical and microbiological properties in the eroded hilly area of China’s Loess Plateau
Black locust ( Robinia pseudoacacia ) has been widely planted in the Chinese Loess Plateau for soil and water conservation as an important forest...
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Effect of soil invertebrates on the formation of humic substances under laboratory conditions
The complete polymerization of phenols and proteins (one of the processes involved in the formation of humic substances) was explained. It was shown...
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Purification and characterization of cold-active endo-1,4-β-glucanase produced by Pseudoalteromonas sp. AN545 from Antarctica
A bacterium hydrolyzing carboxymethylcellulose, isolated from Antarctic sea ice, was identified as Pseudoalteromonas sp. based on 16S rDNA gene...
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Effect of trees on the decomposition rate of cellulose in soils under industrial pollution
The effect of spruce and birch on the spatial distribution of the decomposition rate of pure cellulose in the region of the Middle Urals copper...
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Changes in soil physico-chemical and microbiological properties during natural succession on abandoned farmland in the Loess Plateau
The re-establishment of natural species-rich heath lands on abandoned farmland is one of the main measures in soil erosion control in the Loess...
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Daily dynamics of cellulase activity in arable soils depending on management practices
The daily dynamics of cellulase activity was studied during 27 days by the cellophane membrane method on soils managed using the conventional...
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How Do Microbial Extracellular Enzymes Locate and Degrade Natural and Synthetic Polymers in Soil
In soils, microorganisms encounter complex organic matter that is rich in the energy, carbon and nutrients that are required for cell maintenance and...
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Management intensity alters decomposition via biological pathways
Current conceptual models predict that changes in plant litter chemistry during decomposition are primarily regulated by both initial litter...
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Ecological plasticity of Trichoderma fungi in leached chernozem
The autecological properties of Trichoderma fungi ecotypes isolated from the leached chernozem of the forest-steppe zone of the European part of...
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Intraspecific diversity of Aureobasidium pullulans strains from different marine environments
Totally more than 500 yeast strains were isolated from seawater, sea sediments, mud of sea salterns, marine fish guts and marine algae. The results...
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Value-Added Biotechnological Products from Organic Wastes
Different organic wastes may be used as raw material for value-added products. The chapter represents organic wastes as a raw material for...
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Environmental Solid-State Cultivation Processes and Bioreactors
Solid-state cultivation involves the growth of microorganisms in beds of moist solid particles that have a minimum of free water between the...