Recent evidence suggests that, similar to larger organisms, dispersal is a key driver of
microbiome assembly; however, our understanding of the rates and taxonomic composition …

In environmental microbiology, the ability to assess, in a high-throughput way, single-cells
within microbial communities is key to understand their heterogeneity. Fluorescence in situ …

Microbial community analysis via marker gene amplicon sequencing has become a routine
method in the field of soil research. In this perspective, we discuss technical challenges and …

Microbial communities are not the easiest to manipulate experimentally in natural
ecosystems. However, leaf litter—topmost layer of surface soil—is uniquely suitable to …

Although a number of different methods have been used to quantify soil bacteria, identifying
the optimal method (s) for soil bacterial abundance is still in question. No single method …

Soils are losing increasing amounts of carbon annually to freshwaters as dissolved organic
matter (DOM), which, if degraded, can offset their carbon sink capacity. However, the …

Microbial biodiversity monitoring through the analysis of DNA extracted from environmental
samples is increasingly popular because it is perceived as being rapid, cost-effective, and …

Bacteria are an important component of the aquatic ecosystem playing a key role in the
transformation and mineralisation of allochthonous organic matter, nutrients and pollutants …

Functions of the gut microbiome have a growing number of implications for host metabolic
health, with diet being one of the most significant influences on microbiome composition …

Given increased wildfire activity, there is growing interest in understanding the drivers of
microbial succession after fire. Dispersal may be especially important to post-fire succession …