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Microbial consortia containing fungal biocontrol agents, with emphasis on Trichoderma spp.: current applications for plant protection and effects on soil microbial communities
Global food security is continuously threatened by plant diseases, which do significant harm to economically significant crops. The typical method...
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Temporal microbial succession drives phase-dependent kinetics of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate biodegradation in soil
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), one of the most important plasticizers, is considered a typical endocrine disruptor. Soil contains high levels of...
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The effects and interrelationships of intercrop** on Cotton Verticillium wilt and soil microbial communities
BackgroundCotton Verticillium wilt, causing by Verticillium dahliae , has seriously affected the yield and quality of cotton. The incidence of...
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Those Nematode-Trap** Fungi That are not Everywhere: Hints Towards Soil Microbial Biogeography
The existence of biogeography for microorganisms is a raising topic in ecology and researchers are employing better distinctions between single...
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Bacterial wilt affects the structure and assembly of microbial communities along the soil-root continuum
BackgroundBeneficial root-associated microbiomes play crucial roles in enhancing plant growth and suppressing pathogenic threats, and their...
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Microbial community structure is stratified at the millimeter-scale across the soil–water interface
Soil–water interfaces (SWI) are biogeochemical hotspots characterized by millimeter-scale redox gradients, indicating that parallel changes are also...
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On Holobionts, Holospecies, and Holoniches: the Role of Microbial Symbioses in Ecology and Evolution
My goal in writing this is to increase awareness of the roles played by microbial symbionts in eukaryote ecology and evolution. Most eukaryotes host...
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Crop** sequence affects the structure and diversity of pathogenic and non-pathogenic soil microbial communities
AimsCurrent understanding of how crop** sequence affects pathogen-suppressive microbiomes in soil is limited. We investigated the effects of...
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Microbial diversity declines in warmed tropical soil and respiration rise exceed predictions as communities adapt
Perturbation of soil microbial communities by rising temperatures could have important consequences for biodiversity and future climate, particularly...
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Biogeographic patterns and drivers of soil viromes
Viruses are crucial in sha** soil microbial functions and ecosystems. However, studies on soil viromes have been limited in both spatial scale and...
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Soil microbiome engineering for sustainability in a changing environment
Recent advances in microbial ecology and synthetic biology have the potential to mitigate damage caused by anthropogenic activities that are...
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Spatial distribution pattern across multiple microbial groups along an environmental stress gradient in tobacco soil
BackgroundIt has become commonplace to explore the spatial distribution patterns of microbial communities in natural ecosystems. However, few have...
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Effects of plastic film mulching and legume rotation on soil nutrients and microbial communities in the Loess Plateau of China
BackgroundPotato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) continuous crop** causes the decrease of tuber yield, deterioration of quality and soil degradation in the...
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Adaptation mechanisms of the soil microbial community under stoichiometric imbalances and nutrient-limiting conditions in a subtropical nitrogen-saturated forest
PurposeAnthropogenic activities have increased the nitrogen (N) inputs in terrestrial ecosystems, thereby altering both the carbon (C) and phosphorus...
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Microfluidic chips provide visual access to in situ soil ecology
Microbes govern most soil functions, but investigation of these processes at the scale of their cells has been difficult to accomplish. Here we...
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Reduction of microbial diversity in grassland soil is driven by long-term climate warming
Anthropogenic climate change threatens ecosystem functioning. Soil biodiversity is essential for maintaining the health of terrestrial systems, but...
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Impact of Pharmaceutical Compounds on the Microbial Ecology of Surface Water Resources
Recent years have seen a rise in the study of the environmental effects of pharmacological substances. Pharmaceutics are a significant pollutant of...
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Soil microbial metabolism on carbon and nitrogen transformation links the crop-residue contribution to soil organic carbon
The beneficial effect of crop residue amendment on soil organic carbon (SOC) stock and stability depends on the functional response of soil microbial...
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Principles of fire ecology
Fire ecology is a complex discipline that can only be understood by integrating biological, physical, and social sciences. The science of fire...
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Use of Synthetic Ecology Approach in Exploring Plant–Microbial Interactions Under Habitat-Imposed Stresses
Soil microbes have received an attention due to their possible roles in plant growth promotion, avoidance of biotic and abiotic stress, soil...