Over the last 60 years, soil microbiologists have accumulated a wealth of experimental data
showing that the bulk, macroscopic parameters (eg, granulometry, pH, soil organic matter …

Extracellular DNA (exDNA) is abundant in many habitats, including soil, sediments, oceans
and freshwater as well as the intercellular milieu of metazoa. For a long time, its origin has …

Extracellular DNA from dead microorganisms can persist in soil for weeks to years 1–3.
Although it is implicitly assumed that the microbial DNA recovered from soil predominantly …

Soils host the vast majority of life on Earth including microorganisms and animals, and
supporting all terrestrial vegetation. While soil organisms are pivotal for ecosystem …

Detection of pathogens, parasites, and other symbionts in environmental samples via
eDNA/eRNA (collectively eNA) is an increasingly important source of information about their …

New soil organic matter (SOM) models highlight the role of microorganisms in plant litter
decomposition and storage of microbial-derived carbon (C) molecules. Wetlands store more …

Floral nectar is prone to colonization by nectar-adapted yeasts and bacteria via air-, rain-,
and animal-mediated dispersal. Upon colonization, microbes can modify nectar chemical …

Urbanization alters the physicochemical environment, introduces non-native species and
causes ecosystem characteristics to converge. It has been speculated that these alterations …

We used complementary morphological and DNA metabarcoding approaches to
characterize soil nematode communities in three cropping systems, conventional till (CT), no …

The Arctic is undergoing dramatic climatic changes that cause profound transformations in
its terrestrial ecosystems and consequently in the microbial communities that inhabit them …