The past two decades have witnessed rapid advances in engineering individual microbial
strains to produce biochemicals and biomaterials. However, engineering microbial consortia …

Despite advances in sequencing, lack of standardization makes comparisons across studies
challenging and hampers insights into the structure and function of microbial communities …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the largest carbon pool in terrestrial ecosystems and plays a
crucial role in mitigating climate change and enhancing soil productivity. Microbial-derived …

Microbial biodiversity is crucial for maintaining ecosystem functions. As climate change
progresses at both global and regional scales, there is a need to understand microbial …

In the past decade, there was a growing interest in using functional trait approaches to study
soil bacterial communities. However, microbial ecology as lagged behind plant and animal …

Revealing the responses of rare and abundant bacteria to environmental change is crucial
for understanding microbial community assembly and ecosystem function. However, both …

Herbicide residues in the environment threaten high-quality agriculture and human health.
Consequently, in situ remediation of herbicide contamination is vital. We synthesized a …

Abstract Changes in the composition of organic carbon lead to shifts in the selective
environment, which in turn contribute to changes in the composition and assembly process …

Unraveling the influence of community assembly processes on soil ecosystem functioning
presents a major challenge in the field of theoretical ecology, as it has received limited …

In the soils of vanadium (V) smelters, a diverse array of microorganisms relies on metabolic
activities for survival amid stress. However, the characteristics and functions of soil …