Introducing BASE: the Biomes of Australian Soil Environments soil microbial diversity database
Background Microbial inhabitants of soils are important to ecosystem and planetary
functions, yet there are large gaps in our knowledge of their diversity and ecology. The …
functions, yet there are large gaps in our knowledge of their diversity and ecology. The …
A genomic catalogue of soil microbiomes boosts mining of biodiversity and genetic resources
Soil harbors a vast expanse of unidentified microbes, termed as microbial dark matter,
presenting an untapped reservoir of microbial biodiversity and genetic resources, but has …
presenting an untapped reservoir of microbial biodiversity and genetic resources, but has …
Back to the future of soil metagenomics
Direct extraction and characterization of microbial community DNA through PCR amplicon
surveys and metagenomics has revolutionized the study of environmental microbiology and …
surveys and metagenomics has revolutionized the study of environmental microbiology and …
Microbial diversity and function in soil: from genes to ecosystems
V Torsvik, L Øvreås - Current opinion in microbiology, 2002 - Elsevier
Soils sustain an immense diversity of microbes, which, to a large extent, remains
unexplored. A range of novel methods, most of which are based on rRNA and rDNA …
unexplored. A range of novel methods, most of which are based on rRNA and rDNA …
The bacterial biogeography of British soils
RI Griffiths, BC Thomson, P James… - Environmental …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Despite recognition of the importance of soil bacteria to terrestrial ecosystem functioning
there is little consensus on the factors regulating belowground biodiversity. Here we present …
there is little consensus on the factors regulating belowground biodiversity. Here we present …
The known and the unknown in soil microbial ecology
P Baldrian - FEMS microbiology ecology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The methodical developments in the fields of molecular biology and analytical chemistry
significantly increased the level of detail that we achieve when exploring soils and their …
significantly increased the level of detail that we achieve when exploring soils and their …
Strategies to improve reference databases for soil microbiomes
Microbial populations in the soil are critical in our lives. The soil microbiome helps to grow
our food, nourishing and protecting plants, while also providing important ecological …
our food, nourishing and protecting plants, while also providing important ecological …
[HTML][HTML] Exploring research frontiers in microbiology: the challenge of metagenomics in soil microbiology
S Mocali, A Benedetti - Research in microbiology, 2010 - Elsevier
Soil is one of the most complex and challenging environments for microbiologists. In fact,
although it contains the largest microbial diversity on the planet, the majority of these …
although it contains the largest microbial diversity on the planet, the majority of these …
Accessing the soil metagenome for studies of microbial diversity
TO Delmont, P Robe, S Cecillon, IM Clark… - Applied and …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Soil microbial communities contain the highest level of prokaryotic diversity of any
environment, and metagenomic approaches involving the extraction of DNA from soil can …
environment, and metagenomic approaches involving the extraction of DNA from soil can …
Soil properties drive microbial community structure in a large scale transect in South Eastern Australia
Soil microbial communities directly affect soil functionality through their roles in the cycling of
soil nutrients and carbon storage. Microbial communities vary substantially in space and …
soil nutrients and carbon storage. Microbial communities vary substantially in space and …