Microfluidics as an emerging platform for exploring soil environmental processes: a critical review

X Zhu, K Wang, H Yan, C Liu, X Zhu… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Investigating environmental processes, especially those occurring in soils, calls for
innovative and multidisciplinary technologies that can provide insights at the microscale …

Reaching unreachables: Obstacles and successes of microbial cultivation and their reasons

G Kapinusova, MA Lopez Marin, O Uhlik - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In terms of the number and diversity of living units, the prokaryotic empire is the most
represented form of life on Earth, and yet it is still to a significant degree shrouded in …

Realities and hopes in the application of microbial tools in agriculture

BD Batista, BK Singh - Microbial Biotechnology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The use of microbial tools to sustainably increase agricultural production has received
significant attention from researchers, industries and policymakers. Over the past decade …

Application of culturomics in fungal isolation from mangrove sediments

M Li, M Raza, S Song, L Hou, ZF Zhang, M Gao… - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
Background Fungi play a crucial role in ecosystems, and they have been widely considered
a promising source for natural compounds that are crucial for drug discovery. Fungi have a …

Microbial diversity of psychrotolerant bacteria isolated from wild flora of andes mountains and patagonia of chile towards the selection of plant growth-promoting …

P Vega-Celedón, G Bravo, A Velásquez, FP Cid… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cold stress decreases the growth and productivity of agricultural crops. Psychrotolerant
plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) may protect and promote plant growth at low …

Bacterial consortium and microbial metabolites increase grain quality and soybean yield

LG Moretti, CAC Crusciol, JW Bossolani… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2020 - Springer
The effects of Bradyrhizobium inoculation on soybean growth and productivity are well
known, but plant responses to consortia of other beneficial microbes and microbial …

Comparative analysis of the cultured and total bacterial community in the wheat rhizosphere microbiome using culture-dependent and culture-independent …

SH Youseif, FH Abd El-Megeed, EA Humm… - Microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Rhizosphere and root-associated bacteria are key components of crop production and
sustainable agriculture. However, utilization of these beneficial bacteria is often limited by …

Bacterial culturing is crucial to boost sustainable agriculture

F Mapelli, A Mengoni, V Riva, S Borin - Trends in Microbiology, 2023 - cell.com
The huge amount of information on microbiomes gained through the advancement of high-
throughput sequencing methods has been translated only partially into concrete solutions …

Effects of Compound Microbial Fertilizer on Soil Characteristics and Yield of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

W Yang, T Gong, J Wang, G Li, Y Liu, J Zhen… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2020 - Springer
In order to find a more efficient, economical, and environmentally friendly chemical fertilizer
alternative, we have developed a new type of microbial fertilizer. The reported types of …

Effects of land use patterns on the bacterial community structure and diversity of wetland soils in the Sanjiang Plain

X Guo, Y Zhou - Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Changes in land use patterns can lead to changes in soil ecosystem function, and
soil microbes could sensitively reflect soil quality and the evolution of different ecosystem …