Linking genes to microbial biogeochemical cycling: lessons from arsenic

YG Zhu, XM Xue, A Kappler, BP Rosen… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
The biotransformation of arsenic is highly relevant to the arsenic biogeochemical cycle.
Identification of the molecular details of microbial pathways of arsenic biotransformation …

Metagenomic analyses: past and future trends

C Simon, R Daniel - Applied and environmental microbiology, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Metagenomics has revolutionized microbiology by paving the way for a cultivation-
independent assessment and exploitation of microbial communities present in complex …

Who is who in litter decomposition? Metaproteomics reveals major microbial players and their biogeochemical functions

T Schneider, KM Keiblinger, E Schmid… - The ISME …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Leaf-litter decomposition is a central process in carbon cycling; however, our knowledge
about the microbial regulation of this process is still scarce. Metaproteomics allows us to link …

Linking microbial community structure, interactions and function in anaerobic digesters using new molecular techniques

I Vanwonterghem, PD Jensen, DP Ho… - Current opinion in …, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•Emerging complimentary approaches to study diverse anaerobic digestion
communities.•Metagenomics enables reconstruction of genomes to explore functional …

[HTML][HTML] Methodological approaches for studying the microbial ecology of drinking water distribution systems

I Douterelo, JB Boxall, P Deines, R Sekar, KE Fish… - Water research, 2014 - Elsevier
The study of the microbial ecology of drinking water distribution systems (DWDS) has
traditionally been based on culturing organisms from bulk water samples. The development …

Measuring the effects of pesticides on bacterial communities in soil: a critical review

G Imfeld, S Vuilleumier - European journal of soil biology, 2012 - Elsevier
Extensive application of industrially-produced pesticides in agriculture has resulted in
contamination of soil ecosystems. A variety of both cultivation-dependent and cultivation …

Biochar: carbon sequestration, land remediation, and impacts on soil microbiology

CJ Ennis, AG Evans, M Islam… - Critical Reviews in …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Biochar—charcoal used to amend land and sequester carbon—is attracting considerable
interest. Its distinctive physical/chemical/biological properties, including high water-holding …

Environmental mass spectrometry: emerging contaminants and current issues

SD Richardson - Analytical Chemistry, 2012 - ACS Publications
This biennial Review covers developments in environmental mass spectrometry for
emerging environmental contaminants over the period of 2010À2011. Analytical Chemistry's …

Culture-independent methods for studying environmental microorganisms: methods, application, and perspective

C Su, L Lei, Y Duan, KQ Zhang, J Yang - Applied microbiology and …, 2012 - Springer
Since the application of molecular methods, culture-independent methods (CIMs) have been
developed to study microbial communities from various environments. In the past 20 years …

Metagenome and metaproteome analyses of microbial communities in mesophilic biogas-producing anaerobic batch fermentations indicate concerted plant …

A Hanreich, U Schimpf, M Zakrzewski… - Systematic and applied …, 2013 - Elsevier
Microbial communities in biogas batch fermentations, using straw and hay as co-substrates,
were analyzed at the gene and protein level by metagenomic and metaproteomic …