Soil microorganisms shape global element cycles in life and death. Living soil
microorganisms are a major engine of terrestrial biogeochemistry, driving the turnover of soil …

Advances in high-throughput sequencing (HTS) have fostered rapid developments in the
field of microbiome research, and massive microbiome datasets are now being generated …

The field of microbiome research has evolved rapidly over the past few decades and has
become a topic of great scientific and public interest. As a result of this rapid growth in …

Soil carbon transformation and sequestration have received significant interest in recent
years due to a growing need for quantitating its role in mitigating climate change. Even …

Soils harbour some of the most diverse microbiomes on Earth and are essential for both
nutrient cycling and carbon storage. To understand soil functioning, it is necessary to model …

Fungi are major ecological players in both terrestrial and aquatic environments by cycling
organic matter and channelling nutrients across trophic levels. High-throughput sequencing …

By changing soil properties, plants can modify their growth environment. Although the soil
microbiota is known to play a key role in the resulting plant-soil feedbacks, the proximal …

Complex microbial communities shape the dynamics of various environments, ranging from
the mammalian gastrointestinal tract to the soil. Advances in DNA sequencing technologies …

A wide range of microorganisms produce extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), highly
hydrated polymers that are mainly composed of polysaccharides, proteins, and DNA. EPS …

Throughout Earth's history, drought has been a common crisis in terrestrial ecosystems; in
human societies, it can cause famine, one of the Four Horsemen of the apocalypse. As the …