Embracing the unknown: disentangling the complexities of the soil microbiome
N Fierer - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2017 - nature.com
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 …
Despite the challenges of surviving in soil, a gram of soil can contain thousands of individual …
A systematic review of sources of variability and uncertainty in eDNA data for environmental monitoring
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is becoming a standard tool in environmental monitoring that
aims to quantify spatiotemporal variation for the measurement and prediction of ecosystem …
aims to quantify spatiotemporal variation for the measurement and prediction of ecosystem …
Relic DNA is abundant in soil and obscures estimates of soil microbial diversity
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 …
Although it is implicitly assumed that the microbial DNA recovered from soil predominantly …
Decreased occurrence of carbon cycle functions in microbial communities along with long-term secondary succession
The succession of microbial community structure and function is a central ecological topic;
however, the mechanisms that underlie community assembly and promote temporal …
however, the mechanisms that underlie community assembly and promote temporal …
Rhizobial nitrogen fixation efficiency shapes endosphere bacterial communities and Medicago truncatula host growth
B Lagunas, L Richards, C Sergaki, J Burgess… - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
Background Despite the knowledge that the soil–plant–microbiome nexus is shaped by
interactions amongst its members, very little is known about how individual symbioses …
interactions amongst its members, very little is known about how individual symbioses …
A preliminary examination of bacterial, archaeal, and fungal communities inhabiting different rhizocompartments of tomato plants under real-world environments
SA Lee, Y Kim, JM Kim, B Chu, JH Joa, MK Sang… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Plant microbiota is a key determinant of plant health and productivity. The composition and
structure of plant microbiota varies according to plant tissue and compartment, which are …
structure of plant microbiota varies according to plant tissue and compartment, which are …
Use of untargeted metabolomics for assessing soil quality and microbial function
Soils support a wide range of ecosystem services that underpin Earth system functioning. It
is therefore essential that we have robust approaches to evaluate how anthropogenic …
is therefore essential that we have robust approaches to evaluate how anthropogenic …
A comparison of the ability of PLFA and 16S rRNA gene metabarcoding to resolve soil community change and predict ecosystem functions
Soil bacterial community structure has traditionally been measured using phospholipid fatty
acid (PLFA) profiling. However, with the development of high-throughput sequencing …
acid (PLFA) profiling. However, with the development of high-throughput sequencing …
Effects of spatial variability and relic DNA removal on the detection of temporal dynamics in soil microbial communities
P Carini, M Delgado-Baquerizo, ELS Hinckley… - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Few studies have comprehensively investigated the temporal variability in soil microbial
communities despite widespread recognition that the belowground environment is dynamic …
communities despite widespread recognition that the belowground environment is dynamic …
[HTML][HTML] The influence of soil chemistry on branched tetraether lipids in mid-and high latitude soils: Implications for brGDGT-based paleothermometry
Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (BrGDGTs) are a suite of orphan bacterial
membrane lipids commonly used as paleo-environmental proxies for mean annual air …
membrane lipids commonly used as paleo-environmental proxies for mean annual air …