The global diversity of Bacteria and Archaea, the most ancient and most widespread forms
of life on Earth, is a subject of intense controversy. This controversy stems largely from the …

Soil contamination with petroleum, especially in the area of oil wells, is a serious
environmental problem. Restoring soil subjected to long-term pollution to its original state is …

The main goal of the study was to find differences in the bacterial community structure
resulting from different ways of meadow management in order to get the first insight into …

Biodiversity underlies ecosystem functioning, and the soil microbiome plays a crucial role in
these functional processes. A better understanding of the soil microbiome and the …

Reduced microbiome diversity has been linked to several diseases. However, estimating the
diversity of bacterial communities—the number and the total length of distinct genomes …

Microbial communities drive the biogeochemical cycles in wetlands and provide a number of
ecosystem services. They underpin soil function, and are easily impacted by anthropogenic …

This book discusses the key problems and solutions with various applicable approaches to
combat antibiotic-resistant genes in industrial waste water. Several genes are selected …

Microorganisms present in soil ecosystems contaminated with hydrocarbons and heavy
metals are one of the most complex and diverse assemblages. The influence of long-term …

Southwest China has the most complex rice-growing regions in China. With great
differences in topography, consisting mainly of basins and plateaus, ecological factors differ …

Functional diversity is a component of biodiversity that includes the range of roles that
organisms perform in communities and can explain and predict the impact of organisms on …