Interactions between microorganisms and clay minerals: New insights and broader applications

GL Li, CH Zhou, S Fiore, WH Yu - Applied Clay Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Interactions between microorganisms and clay minerals are ubiquitous in nature and are
involved in the formation and transformation of clay minerals and the global cycles of many …

Interaction of minerals, organic matter, and microorganisms during biogeochemical interface formation as shown by a series of artificial soil experiments

GJ Pronk, K Heister, C Vogel, D Babin… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2017 - Springer
Our understanding of the interactions between minerals, organic matter, and
microorganisms at so-called biogeochemical interfaces in soil is still hampered by the …

[HTML][HTML] Plant growth-promoting bacteria as inoculants in agricultural soils

R Souza, A Ambrosini, LMP Passaglia - Genetics and molecular …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Plant-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere are the determinants of plant health,
productivity and soil fertility. Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) are bacteria that can …

The macromolecular organic composition of plant and microbial residues as inputs to soil organic matter: Fourteen years on

I Kögel-Knabner - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
My 2002 SBB paper, The macromolecular organic composition of plant and microbial
residues as inputs to soil organic matter, brought together knowledge on the chemical …

Organic matter input determines structure development and aggregate formation in artificial soils

FB Bucka, A Kölbl, D Uteau, S Peth, I Kögel-Knabner - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
The formation of aggregates is considered to happen by clustering and cohesion of mineral
particles and organic matter. Up to now, little is known about the role of different organic …

Impact of long-term agricultural management practices on soil prokaryotic communities

D Babin, A Deubel, S Jacquiod, SJ Sørensen… - Soil Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The profound intensification of agricultural practices by increased application of agro-
chemicals, short crop rotations and ploughing resulted in loss of soil fertility, erosion and …

Contributions of partition and adsorption to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sorption by fractionated soil at different particle sizes

L Tang, FO Gudda, C Wu, W Ling, H El-Ramady… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Partition and adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are critical mechanisms
determining their fate at the solid-liquid interface. The complexity of soil composition makes …

Importance of substrate quality and clay content on microbial extracellular polymeric substances production and aggregate stability in soils

FK Olagoke, A Bettermann, PTB Nguyen… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2022 - Springer
We investigated the effects of substrate (cellulose or starch) and different clay contents on
the production of microbial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and concomitant …

Recalcitrant carbon components in glomalin-related soil protein facilitate soil organic carbon preservation in tropical forests

J Zhang, X Tang, S Zhong, G Yin, Y Gao, X He - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) is known as an important microbial by-product which is
crucial for preserving or accumulating soil organic carbon (SOC). However, the underlying …

Insights into the formation and stability of soil aggregates in relation to the structural properties of dissolved organic matter from various organic amendments

K Sonsri, A Watanabe - Soil and Tillage Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Organic matter is an important determinant of soil aggregate formation and stability.
However, the role of its structure, especially that of dissolved organic matter (DOM) from …