Soil microorganisms are clearly a key component of both natural and managed ecosystems.
Despite the challenges of surviving in soil, a gram of soil can contain thousands of individual …

Abstract Background Sequencing of 16S rRNA genes has become a powerful technique to
study microbial communities and their responses towards changing environmental …

Soil management is fundamental to all agricultural systems and fertilization practices have
contributed substantially to the impressive increases in food production. Despite the pivotal …

Soil bacteria provide a large range of ecosystem services such as nutrient cycling. Despite
their important role in soil systems, compositional and functional responses of bacterial …

Livestock waste composts with minimum inorganic fertilizer as a soil amendment in low-
input intensive farming are a feasible agricultural practice to improve soil fertility and …

Little has been reported on the effects of long-term fertilization on rhizosphere soil microbial
diversity. Here, we investigated the effects of long-term continuous nitrogen (N) fertilization …

The karst area in southwestern China is one of the largest and continuous karst landforms in
the world, and its ecosystem is highly sensitive and fragile. Appropriate vegetation …

Functional Distribution of Bacterial Community under Different Land Use Patterns Based on
FaProTax Function Prediction Page 1 Author Copy • Author Copy • Author Copy • Author Copy • …

Amplicon-based analysis of 16S rRNA genes and transcripts was used to assess the effect
of tree species composition on soil bacterial community structure and function in a temperate …

The semi-arid Chaco ecoregion has been heavily affected by the conversion of pastures to
cropland. Our knowledge about the impact of land use change on soil microbial community …