The biofilm matrix: multitasking in a shared space

HC Flemming, ED van Hullebusch, TR Neu… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The biofilm matrix can be considered to be a shared space for the encased microbial cells,
comprising a wide variety of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), such as …

Polysaccharide degradation by the Bacteroidetes: mechanisms and nomenclature

LS McKee, SL La Rosa, B Westereng… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The Bacteroidetes phylum is renowned for its ability to degrade a wide range of complex
carbohydrates, a trait that has enabled its dominance in many diverse environments. The …

Importance of Bacteroidetes in host–microbe interactions and ecosystem functioning

X Pan, JM Raaijmakers, VJ Carrión - Trends in microbiology, 2023 - cell.com
Bacteroidetes are prevalent in soil ecosystems and are associated with various eukaryotic
hosts, including plants, animals, and humans. The ubiquity and diversity of Bacteroidetes …

Application of biofertilizer containing Bacillus subtilis reduced the nitrogen loss in agricultural soil

BO Sun, L Gu, L Bao, S Zhang, Y Wei, Z Bai… - Soil Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nitrogen losses caused by excess fertilizer application in agriculture are one of the main
sources of non-point pollution. Biofertilizer has been considered as an effective alternative to …

A widely distributed phosphate-insensitive phosphatase presents a route for rapid organophosphorus remineralization in the biosphere

IDEA Lidbury, DJ Scanlan… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The regeneration of bioavailable phosphate from immobilized organophosphorus
represents a key process in the global phosphorus cycle and is facilitated by enzymes …

Active virus-host interactions at sub-freezing temperatures in Arctic peat soil

G Trubl, JA Kimbrel, J Liquet-Gonzalez, EE Nuccio… - Microbiome, 2021 - Springer
Background Winter carbon loss in northern ecosystems is estimated to be greater than the
average growing season carbon uptake and is primarily driven by microbial decomposers …

Influence of biofilm thickness on the removal of thirteen different organic micropollutants via a Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR)

C Sanchez-Huerta, L Fortunato, T Leiknes… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of organic micropollutants (OMPs) in natural water bodies has become an
emerging concern due to their fast dissemination into natural water sources, high …

[HTML][HTML] Bacteroidota structure in the face of varying agricultural practices as an important indicator of soil quality–a culture independent approach

A Kruczyńska, A Kuźniar, J Podlewski… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2023 - Elsevier
The choice of appropriate agricultural practices has a major impact on soil quality, crop
productivity, and bacterial community structure. The aim of our study was to gain insight into …

Opportunistic diseases in marine eukaryotes: Could Bacteroidota be the next threat to ocean life?

J Hudson, S Egan - Environmental Microbiology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bacteria within the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteroidetes) are known to cause devastating and
widespread disease outbreaks in marine eukaryotic hosts. However, with few pathogens …

Influence of ammonia nitrogen management strategies on microbial communities in biofloc-based aquaculture systems

S Chen, X Sun, X Tian, W Jiang, X Dong, L Li - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Controlling ammonia nitrogen is very important in intensive aquaculture. This study
evaluated how different management strategies, ie, chemoautotrophic (control) …