Bacteria and archaea play important roles in soil biogeochemical cycles and the health of
terrestrial organisms. They usually coexist in various soil habitats; however, the ecological …

Soil habitats contain vast numbers of microorganisms and harbor a large portion of the
planet's biological diversity. Although high-throughput sequencing technologies continue to …

Soil microbial communities are fundamental to maintaining key soil processes associated
with litter decomposition, nutrient cycling, and plant productivity and are thus integral to …

The causes of biodiversity patterns are controversial and elusive due to complex
environmental variation, covarying changes in communities, and lack of baseline and null …

Microbes inhabiting deep soil layers are known to be different from their counterpart in
topsoil yet remain under investigation in terms of their structure, function, and how their …

Over the last two decades, a considerable effort has been made to decipher the
biogeography of soil microbial communities as a whole, from small to broad scales. In …

Artificial soils were used in this study to analyse the importance of different mineral
compositions for the diversity of soil microorganisms. Variants containing montmorillonite …

Edaphic factors such as pH, organic matter, and salinity are often the most significant drivers
of diversity patterns in soil bacterial communities. Desert ecosystems in particular are model …

As is well known, soil is a complex ecosystem harboring the most prokaryotic biodiversity on
the Earth. In recent years, the advent of high-throughput sequencing techniques has greatly …

Aim Microbial diversity is one of the most important factors for maintaining the performance
of multiple functions in soils (multifunctionality). However, existing studies typically consider …