Soil, the living terrestrial skin of the Earth, plays a central role in supporting life and is home
to an unimaginable diversity of microorganisms. This review explores key drivers for …

Since the first two complete bacterial genome sequences were published in 1995, the
science of bacteria has dramatically changed. Using third-generation DNA sequencing, it is …

В книге приведены методы исследований экологического состояния наземных
экосистем. Приведена методология проведения комплексных исследований …

Plants are colonized by a multitude of micro-organisms, collectively called “microbiome,”
and which play essential roles in the niches they inhabit. The potential of the microbiome …

Reference phylogenies are crucial for providing a taxonomic framework for interpretation of
marker gene and metagenomic surveys, which continue to reveal novel species at a …

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 …

It is still problematic to use enzyme activities as indicators of soil functions because:(1)
enzyme assays determine potential and not real enzyme activities;(2) the meaning of …

Here we present a standard developed by the Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC) for
reporting marker gene sequences—the minimum information about a marker gene …

The species is a fundamental unit of biological organization, but its relevance for Bacteria
and Archaea is still hotly debated. Even more controversial is whether the deeper branches …

The consequences of bacterial infections have been curtailed by the introduction of a wide
range of antibiotics. However, infections continue to be a leading cause of mortality, in part …