Desert plants are hypothesized to survive the environmental stress inherent to these regions
in part thanks to symbioses with microorganisms, and yet these microbial species, the …

Drylands occupy approximately 41% of the Earth's terrestrial surface. Climate change and
land use practices are expected to affect biogeochemical cycling by the soil microbiome in …

We used the T-RFLP technique combined with Ion Torrent (PGM) sequencing of 16S rRNA
and multivariate analysis to study the structure of bulk soil and rhizosphere bacterial …

The rhizosphere is viewed as a deterministic environment led by the interaction between
plants and microorganisms. In the case of semi-arid plants, this interaction is strengthened …

Grazing exclusion has been applied as a suitable strategy for soil conservation worldwide,
mainly on semiarid soils. However, it is unclear how grazing exclusion reduces the negative …

Rhizosphere microbiota play an essential role in plant productivity; however, their
biogeographical patterns in restored forest ecosystems across large spatial scales remain …

Due to the environmental conditions presented in arid zones, it is expected to have a high
influence of deterministic processes over the community assemblages. Symbiotic …

Biodiversity underlies ecosystem functioning, and the soil microbiome plays a crucial role in
these functional processes. A better understanding of the soil microbiome and the …

In recent years, archaeal diversity surveys have received increasing attention. Brazil is a
country known for its natural diversity and variety of biomes, which makes it an interesting …

Semiarid environments are characterized by the uneven spread of rain throughout the year.
This leads to the establishment of a biota that can go through long periods without rain. In …