The metabolic diversity of microbial communities is fundamental for the multiple soil
functions mediated by microorganisms. Community level physiological profiles (CLPPs) …

Community-level physiological profiling (CLPP) analyses from very diverse environments
are frequently used with the aim of characterizing the metabolic versatility of whole …

Abstract Background, Aims and Scope Soil microbial community diversity has been
suggested as a way of assessing the 'health'or 'quality'of soils. While molecular (genetic) or …

To assess the effects of three insecticides (aldicarb, chlorpyrifos, deltamethrin) and two
fungicides (tebuconazole and metalaxyl+ mancozeb) on the PCR-DGGE fingerprints of …

Soil bacteria are important components of forest ecosystems, there compostion structure and
functions are sensitive to environmental conditions along elevation gradients. Using 16S …

In the present study, soil biomass activity, organic carbon storage, and turnover times were
compared in adjacent mediterranean biotopes with different forest vegetation, to analyze the …

Abstract Background, Aims, and Scope The genetic structure and the functionality of soil
microbes are both important when studying the role of soil in the C cycle in elevated CO 2 …

Several biochemical and molecular methods are used to investigate the microbial diversity
and changes in microbial community structure in rhizospheres and bulk soils resulting from …

Carbon is a key factor governing microbial growth in soil, and functional aspects related to
substrate utilisation can provide important information beyond that afforded by taxonomic …

Given the increase in habitat fragmentation in the Mediterranean forests, understanding its
impacts over the ecology of soil microbial communities, responsible for many ecosystem …