Microbial functioning refers to microbial activity because only the active microorganisms
drive biogeochemical processes. Despite the importance of active microorganisms, most …

▪ Abstract An increasing interest has emerged with respect to the importance of microbial
diversity in soil habitats. The extent of the diversity of microorganisms in soil is seen to be …

Soil is a complex and dynamic biological system, and still in 2003 it is difficult to determine
the composition of microbial communities in soil. We are also limited in the determination of …

Antibiotics play a pivotal role in the management of infectious disease in humans,
companion animals, livestock, and aquaculture operations at a global scale. Antibiotics are …

A growing body of evidence suggests that plant-associated microorganisms, especially
endophytic and rhizosphere bacteria and fungi, represent a huge and largely untapped …

Genome-scale metabolic models of microorganisms are powerful frameworks to predict
phenotypes from an organism's genotype. While manual reconstructions are laborious …

Sole-carbon-source tests (Biolog), designed to identify bacteria, have become very popular
for metabolically fingerprinting soil microbial communities, despite disadvantages …

It is well known that soil organisms, particularly microbiota, play an essential role in the
cycling of elements and stabilization of soil structure (1, 2). The mineralization of organic …

Degradation of agricultural land and the resulting loss of soil biodiversity and productivity
are of great concern. Land-use management practices can be used to ameliorate such …

Five years after the introduction of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and
temperature gradient gel electrophoresis (TGGE) in environmental microbiology these …