Microbes are active agents of environmental change. From the depths of the Earth's crust to
the heights of the upper atmosphere, microorganisms alter the physicochemical conditions …

The access and recycling of the base cations are essential processes for the long-lasting
functioning of forest ecosystems. While the role of soil bacterial communities has been …

Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR) is a promising strategy to improve recovery of
residual oil in reservoirs, which can be performed by promoting specific indigenous …

Bacterial microbiomes influence global carbon and nutrient cycling as the environment
changes. Rain-fed rock basins are ephemeral aquatic systems, potentially subject to …

Microorganisms play important role in mineral weathering. However, little is known about
rock-associated mineral-dissolving bacteria. In this study, 129 bacterial isolates were …

In soils characterized by nutrient-poor conditions trees have developed strategies to
maximize the exploration of the environment through their root system. Notably, in shallow …

The identification of geochemical bio-signatures is important for assessing whether life
existed on early Mars. In this paper, experimental microbiology and thermochemical …

The detection of potential biosignatures with mineral matrices is part of a multifaceted
approach in the search for life on other planetary bodies. The 2020 ExoMars Rosalind …

Diverse mineralogical compositions occur in hot spring sediments, but the impact of
minerals on the diversity and structure of microbial communities remains poorly elucidated …

The objective of this work was to identify microbial communities associated with the surfaces
of alkali feldspars and to determine whether these microbes might be involved in the …