Fungi are key players in vital ecosystem services, spanning carbon cycling, decomposition,
symbiotic associations with cultivated and wild plants and pathogenicity. The high …

With the continual improvement in high‐throughput sequencing technology and constant
updates to fungal reference databases, the use of amplicon‐based DNA markers as a tool to …

The present study investigates the microbial (bacterial and fungal) community diversity and
carbon substrates utilization in rhizosphere and bulk soil under three tillage practices (chisel …

In this study, the early ecological succession patterns of Forni Glacier (Ortles-Cevedale
group, Italian Alps) forefield along an 18-year long chronosequence (with a temporal …

Decomposition of animal bodies in the burial environment plays a key role in the
biochemistry of the soil, altering the balance of the local microbial populations present …

Tuber species may be regarded as complex microhabitats hosting diverse microorganisms
inside their fruiting bodies. Here, we investigated the structure of microbial communities …

Truffles contribute both directly and indirectly to important dynamics in the soil web, being
involved in a large number of ecological functions that are crucial for terrestrial ecosystems …

Introduction. Barley can be infected with a broad variety of fungi, which can cause
considerable loss of crop yield and reduce the quality of grain. Modern vision on the …

Background Exposure to particulate matter has been shown to increase the adhesion of
bacteria to human airway epithelial cells. However, the impact of traffic-related air pollution …

Résumé L'industrie des fromages de spécialité occupe une place très importante au
Québec. Sa production annuelle représente plus de 60 000 tonnes de fromages. Bien que …