Microbial communities and primary succession in high altitude mountain environments
S Ciccazzo, A Esposito, L Borruso, L Brusetti - Annals of microbiology, 2016 - Springer
In high mountain environments, microbial communities are key players of soil formation and
pioneer plant colonization and growth. In the last 10 years, many researches have been …
pioneer plant colonization and growth. In the last 10 years, many researches have been …
Bioinformatics for agriculture in the next-generation sequencing era
A Esposito, C Colantuono, V Ruggieri… - Chemical and Biological …, 2016 - Springer
The key role of bioinformatics is acquiring striking importance in the era of outstanding
advances in omics technologies for its fundamental support in describing the multifaceted …
advances in omics technologies for its fundamental support in describing the multifaceted …
[HTML][HTML] Temperatures beyond the community optimum promote the dominance of heat-adapted, fast growing and stress resistant bacteria in alpine soils
Alpine soils are warming strongly, leading to profound alterations in carbon cycling and
greenhouse gas budgets, mediated via the soil microbiome. To explore microbial responses …
greenhouse gas budgets, mediated via the soil microbiome. To explore microbial responses …
An ecophysiological explanation for manganese enrichment in rock varnish
Desert varnish is a dark rock coating that forms in arid environments worldwide. It is highly
and selectively enriched in manganese, the mechanism for which has been a long-standing …
and selectively enriched in manganese, the mechanism for which has been a long-standing …
Distinct microbial communities in adjacent rock and soil substrates on a high arctic polar desert
Understanding microbial niche variability in polar regions can provide insights into the
adaptive diversification of microbial lineages in extreme environments. Compositions of …
adaptive diversification of microbial lineages in extreme environments. Compositions of …
Natural extracellular electron transfer between semiconducting minerals and electroactive bacterial communities occurred on the rock varnish
Rock varnish is a thin coating enriched with manganese (Mn) and iron (Fe) oxides. The
mineral composition and formation of rock varnish elicit considerable attention from …
mineral composition and formation of rock varnish elicit considerable attention from …
Mineral types and tree species determine the functional and taxonomic structures of forest soil bacterial communities
Although minerals represent important soil constituents, their impact on the diversity and
structure of soil microbial communities remains poorly documented. In this study, pure …
structure of soil microbial communities remains poorly documented. In this study, pure …
Epilithic and endolithic microorganisms and deterioration on stone church facades subject to urban pollution in a sub-tropical climate
C Gaylarde, JA Baptista-Neto, A Ogawa, M Kowalski… - Biofouling, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Weathering of two church facades in Rio de Janeiro was caused substantially by salts,
mainly halite and gypsum, detected by SEM and chemical analyses, which cause physical …
mainly halite and gypsum, detected by SEM and chemical analyses, which cause physical …
A multi-analytical approach to infer mineral–microbial interactions applied to petroglyph sites in the negev desert of israel
Petroglyph sites exist all over the world. They are one of the earliest forms of mankind's
expression and a precursor to art. Despite their outstanding value, comprehensive research …
expression and a precursor to art. Despite their outstanding value, comprehensive research …
Host specificity for bacterial, archaeal and fungal communities determined for high-and low-microbial abundance sponge species in two genera
Sponges are engaged in intimate symbioses with a diversity of microorganisms from all
three domains of life, namely Bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya. Sponges have been well …
three domains of life, namely Bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya. Sponges have been well …