Compared to bacteria, our knowledge of archaeal biology is limited. Historically,
microbiologists have mostly relied on culturing and single-gene diversity surveys to …

Nitrogen is an essential component of all living organisms and the main nutrient limiting life
on our planet. By far, the largest inventory of freely accessible nitrogen is atmospheric …

土壤酸化及其调控研究进展① Page 1 土壤(Soils), 2015, 47(2): 238–244 ①基金项目:国家重点
基础研究发展计划项目(2014CB441003)资助. 作者简介:徐仁扣(1965—),男,江苏东台人,博士,研究员 …

Wetland soils are the greatest source of nitrous oxide (N2O), a critical greenhouse gas and
ozone depleter released by microbes. Yet, microbial players and processes underlying the …

Despite the fact that heterotrophic nitrification was identified more than 100 years ago, the
biochemistry of heterotrophic nitrifiers is poorly known and their contribution to nitrification in …

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 …

Background Soil microbiomes play an important role in the services and functioning of
terrestrial ecosystems. However, little is known of their vertical responses to restoration …

Nitrification, the oxidation of ammonia (NH3) via nitrite (NO2−) to nitrate (NO3−), is a key
process of the biogeochemical nitrogen cycle. For decades, ammonia and nitrite oxidation …

The factors determining stochastic and deterministic processes that drive microbial
community structure, specifically the balance of abundant and rare bacterial taxa, remain …

Heavy metal contamination of soil has become a serious global issue because of their
persistence in the environment and the non-biodegradable nature leading to their …