Factors driving microbial community composition and diversity are well established but the
relationship with microbial functioning is poorly understood, especially at large scales. We …

The soil microbiome contributes to several ecosystem processes. It plays a key role in
sustainable agriculture, horticulture and forestry. In contrast to the vast number of studies …

Introduction Continuous advances in mass spectrometry (MS) technologies have enabled
deeper and more reproducible proteome characterization and a better understanding of …

The widely detected pyrene (PYR) is prone to accumulate and pose risks to the soil
ecosystem. In this study, an aerobic closed microcosm was constructed to assess the effects …

Spinach has been suggested as a potential rotation crop for increasing crop yield by
enhancing beneficial fungal microbes in continuous monocropping. However, no research …

Soil organisms are often classified using methods targeting individual groups of taxa (eg,
bacteria, fungi and invertebrates), which hampers our ability to directly compare the relative …

Current environmental monitoring efforts often focus on known, regulated contaminants
ignoring the potential effects of unmeasured compounds and/or environmental factors …

Chytridiomycota (zoosporic true fungi) have a consistent presence in soils and have been
frequently identified within many diverse terrestrial environments. However, Chytridiomycota …

Nitrogen (N) is an essential element for plant productivity; hence, it is abundantly applied to
the soil in the form of organic or chemical fertilizers, which consequently have a negative …

Deadwood provides habitat for fungi and serves diverse ecological functions in forests. We
already have profound knowledge of fungal assembly processes, physiological and …