Biodegradable plastic (BP) is anticipated to become one of the most important strategies to
alleviate plastic pollution. However, the colonization and assemblage of bacterial …

Growth rate maximization is an important fitness strategy for microbes. However, the wide
distribution of slow-growing oligotrophic microbes in ecosystems suggests that rapid growth …

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 …

Soil bacteria have been widely investigated and their roles in terrestrial ecosystems are
relatively well understood. The soil bacterial community and potential function are controlled …

Searching for new bioactive metabolites from the bacterial genus Streptomyces is a
challenging task. Combined genomic tools and metabolomic screening of Streptomyces …

Microbial life strategy, reflected by rRNA operon (rrn) copy number, determines microbial
ecological roles. However, the relationship between microbial life strategy and the energy …

Currently, there are substantial knowledge gaps on the impacts of cover crops on soil
resources in tree cropping systems, wherein they are typically planted in interrow alleys and …

Purpose Returning carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) into soils through harvest residue retention
has great potential to mitigate land degradation in production forestry. However, the long …

An increasing number of anthropogenic pressures can have negative effects on biodiversity
and ecosystem functioning. However, our understanding of how soil microbial communities …

Background The severity and frequency of drought are expected to increase substantially in
the coming century and dramatically reduce crop yields. Manipulation of rhizosphere …