Annually, half of all plant-derived carbon is added to soil where it is microbially respired to
CO2. However, understanding of the microbiology of this process is limited because most …

Microorganisms play key roles in terrestrial system processes, including the turnover of
natural organic carbon, such as leaf litter and woody debris that accumulate in soils and …

Metagenomic sequencing provides a window into microbial community structure and
metabolic potential; however, linking these data to exogenous metabolites that …

Despite being key contributors to biogeochemical processes, archaea are frequently
outnumbered by bacteria, and consequently are underrepresented in combined molecular …

Technological advances in sequencing technologies and bioinformatics analysis tools now
enable the generation of a metagenome from soil, although the ultimate goal of obtaining …

Direct extraction and characterization of microbial community DNA through PCR amplicon
surveys and metagenomics has revolutionized the study of environmental microbiology and …

Soil microorganisms carry out important processes, including support of plant growth and
cycling of carbon and other nutrients. However, the majority of soil microbes have not yet …

The dynamics of individual microbial populations and their gene functions in agricultural
soils, especially after major activities such as nitrogen (N) fertilization, remain elusive but are …

Background Methanol is the second most abundant volatile organic compound in the
atmosphere, with the majority produced as a metabolic by-product during plant growth …

Soil microbial activity drives the carbon and nitrogen cycles and is an important determinant
of atmospheric trace gas turnover, yet most soils are dominated by microorganisms with …