Theory of microbial coexistence in promoting soil–plant ecosystem health

N Zhang, N Nunan, PR Hirsch, B Sun, J Zhou… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2021 - Springer
A healthy soil plant continuum is critical for maintaining agroecosystem functions and
ensuring food security, which is the basis of sustainable agricultural development. Diverse …

Stimulation of ammonia oxidizer and denitrifier abundances by nitrogen loading: Poor predictability for increased soil N2O emission

Y Zhang, F Zhang, D Abalos, Y Luo, D Hui… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Unprecedented nitrogen (N) inputs into terrestrial ecosystems have profoundly altered soil N
cycling. Ammonia oxidizers and denitrifiers are the main producers of nitrous oxide (N2O) …

Enhanced ammonia removal in tidal flow constructed wetland by incorporating steel slag: Performance, microbial community, and heavy metal release

Q Zhang, X Yu, Y Yang, J Ruan, Y Zou, S Wu… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Utilizing alkaline solid wastes, such as steel slag, as substrates in tidal flow constructed
wetlands (TFCWs) can effectively neutralize the acidity generated by nitrification. However …

Underground fires shape the structure of microbial communities and select for thermophilic bacteria through a temperature gradient

A Flores-Piña, E Valencia-Cantero, G Santoyo - Microbiological Research, 2025 - Elsevier
A detailed diversity analysis of the prokaryotic and fungal communities in soil impacted by
an underground fire located in the Trans-Mexican volcanic belt, Mexico, is described …

Nitrogen fertilization rate affects communities of ammonia-oxidizing archaea and bacteria in paddy soils across different climatic zones of China

B Ren, W Wang, L Shen, W Yang, Y Yang, J Jin… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nitrogen fertilization has important effects on nitrification. However, how the rate of nitrogen
fertilization affects nitrification potential, as well as the communities of ammonia-oxidizing …

Fine-scale evaluation of two standard 16S rRNA gene amplicon primer pairs for analysis of total prokaryotes and archaeal nitrifiers in differently managed soils

J Zhao, J Rodriguez, W Martens-Habbena - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The advance of high-throughput molecular biology tools allows in-depth profiling of
microbial communities in soils, which possess a high diversity of prokaryotic …

The active role of comammox Nitrospira in nitrification in acidic orchard soils revealed by DNA-SIP

H Liu, S Zhang, W Xu, H Liu, J Li, J He… - Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2023 - Springer
The recently discovered complete ammonia oxidizers (comammox Nitrospira) have
fundamentally changed the perceptions of two-step nitrification. Previous studies suggest …

High-rate pig manure substitution enhances comammox Nitrospira abundance and diversity in the Cinnamomum camphora coppice planting soils

L Sun, J Zhang, J Liu, J Zhao, T Zhang, F Han… - European Journal of Soil …, 2024 - Elsevier
Comammox Nitrospira represents a groundbreaking discovery in nitrogen cycle research,
showcasing its remarking ability for complete ammonia oxidation, which challenges prior …

Diversity distribution and characteristics of comammox in different ecosystems

H Zhang, F Cheng, S Sun, Z Li - Environmental research, 2022 - Elsevier
The discovery of complete ammonia oxidizers (comammox), which can oxidize ammonia
into nitrate, has recently changed the concept of traditional nitrification. However …

Deciphering the functional importance of comammox vs. canonical ammonia oxidisers in nitrification and N2O emissions in acidic agricultural soils

C Tan, C Yin, L Zhang, Y Zeng, C Gubry-Rangin… - Soil Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The discovery of comammox Nitrospira has altered our perception of the nitrogen
biogeochemical cycle. However, their functional importance compared to canonical …