Global diversity and inferred ecophysiology of microorganisms with the potential for dissimilatory sulfate/sulfite reduction

M Diao, S Dyksma, E Koeksoy, DK Ngugi… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Sulfate/sulfite-reducing microorganisms (SRM) are ubiquitous in nature, driving the global
sulfur cycle. A hallmark of SRM is the dissimilatory sulfite reductase encoded by the genes …

Novel phosphate-solubilizing bacteria enhance soil phosphorus cycling following ecological restoration of land degraded by mining

JL Liang, J Liu, P Jia, T Yang, Q Zeng, S Zhang… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Little is known about the changes in soil microbial phosphorus (P) cycling potential during
terrestrial ecosystem management and restoration, although much research aims to …

Advancement of metatranscriptomics towards productive agriculture and sustainable environment: a review

SS Sharuddin, N Ramli, MZM Yusoff… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
While chemical fertilisers and pesticides indeed enhance agricultural productivity, their
excessive usage has been detrimental to environmental health. In addressing this matter …

Large-scale protein level comparison of Deltaproteobacteria reveals cohesive metabolic groups

MV Langwig, V De Anda, N Dombrowski… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Deltaproteobacteria, now proposed to be the phyla Desulfobacterota, Myxococcota, and
SAR324, are ubiquitous in marine environments and play essential roles in global carbon …

Stepwise pathway for early evolutionary assembly of dissimilatory sulfite and sulfate reduction

S Neukirchen, IAC Pereira, FL Sousa - The ISME Journal, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Microbial dissimilatory sulfur metabolism utilizing dissimilatory sulfite reductases (Dsr)
influenced the biochemical sulfur cycle during Earth's history and the Dsr pathway is thought …

Soil microbial community and their functional genes during grassland restoration

J Liao, Y Dou, X Yang, S An - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil microbial functional genes are linked with carbon (C) as well as nitrogen (N) cycling
processes, and their relative abundances are strongly affected by ecosystem managements …

Expanded Diversity and Phylogeny of mer Genes Broadens Mercury Resistance Paradigms and Reveals an Origin for MerA Among Thermophilic Archaea

CA Christakis, T Barkay, ES Boyd - Frontiers in microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mercury (Hg) is a highly toxic element due to its high affinity for protein sulfhydryl groups,
which upon binding, can destabilize protein structure and decrease enzyme activity …

Simultaneous nitrate and sulfate dependent anaerobic oxidation of methane linking carbon, nitrogen and sulfur cycles

WB Nie, J Ding, GJ Xie, X Tan, Y Lu, L Peng, BF Liu… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
ANaerobic MEthanotrophic (ANME) archaea are critical microorganisms mitigating methane
emission from anoxic zones. In previous studies, sulfate-dependent anaerobic oxidation of …

Delineation of the complex microbial nitrogen-transformation network in an anammox-driven full-scale wastewater treatment plant

P Hu, Y Qian, J Liu, L Gao, Y Li, Y Xu, J Wu, Y Hong… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial-driven nitrogen removal is a crucial step in modern full-scale wastewater treatment
plants (WWTPs), and the complexity of nitrogen transformation is integral to the various …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial response to sharp geochemical gradients caused by acid mine drainage intrusion in a terrace: relevance of C, N, and S cycling and metal resistance

W Sun, X Sun, B Li, R Xu, LY Young, Y Dong… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
A unique terrace with sharp gradient of environmental conditions was selected to study the
microbial response and survival strategies to the extreme environments introduced by acid …