The family Microbacteriaceae (Park et al., 1993; Stackebrandt et al., 1997) embraces a large
group of predominantly aerobic Gram-positive bacteria of high G+C content that are …

Groundcover management systems (GMS) are important in managing fruit-tree orchards
because of their effects on soil conditions, nutrient availability, tree growth and yields. We …

A greenhouse experiment was performed to analyze a potential effect of genetically
modified potatoes expressing antibacterial compounds (attacin/cecropin, T4 lysozyme) and …

Use of transgenic crops, including those expressing the insecticidal Cry protein from Bt, is
increasing at a rapid rate in worldwide. Field and laboratory studies of transgenic Bt crops …

The aim of this review is to provide an overview of recent investigations on the functional
diversity of soil organisms and to elucidate whether a combination of different phenotypic …

Transgenic Bt crops produce insecticidal Cry proteins that are released to soil in plant
residues, root exudates, and pollen and that may affect soil microorganisms. As a …

The bacterial community composition in soil and rhizosphere taken from arable field sites,
differing in soil parent material and soil texture, was analyzed using terminal restriction …

Potato cultivation has a strategic role as a food source for the human population. Its
promising future development relies on improving the control of the numerous microbial …

Municipal sewage, urban runoff and accidental oil spills are common sources of pollutants in
urban mangrove forests and may have drastic effects on the microbial communities …

The aim of this study was to investigate potential effects on the composition of the bacterial
and fungal diversity in rhizosphere and soil of a transgenic potato line (SIBU S1) which was …