Microbial interactions in soil are hidden, as they occur stealthily in a 'dark box'. This greatly
limits our understanding of microbial functions. Here, soil microorganisms were classified …

The fate of organic pollutants in environmental matrices can be determined by degradation
and humification. The humification process represents a promising strategy to remove …

Using dredged sediments as substrate for aquatic plants is a low-cost and ecological
friendly way for in situ aquatic ecological restoration. However, the limited information …

Phytoplankton blooms provoke bacterioplankton blooms, from which bacterial biomass
(necromass) is released via increased zooplankton grazing and viral lysis. While bacterial …

Dead microbial cells, commonly referred to as necromass, are increasingly recognized as
an important source of both persistent carbon as well as nutrient availability in soils. Studies …

Hydrothermal sediments contain large numbers of uncultured heterotrophic microbial
lineages. Here, we amended Guaymas Basin sediments with proteins, polysaccharides …

We profiled and compared the bacterial and protist community compositions and dynamics
in the Laoshan Bay marine ranching involving varied aquaculture activities. The dominant …

Thermal effluents from coastal nuclear power plants have led to undesirable pollution and
subsequent ecological impacts on local marine ecosystems. However, despite the …

Metagenomic analysis has facilitated prediction of a variety of carbon utilization potentials by
uncultivated archaea including degradation of protein, which is a wide-spread carbon …

Fungi have shaped the biosphere since the development of life on Earth. Despite fungi
being present in all environments, most of the available fungal research has focused on …