Soil microorganisms shape global element cycles in life and death. Living soil
microorganisms are a major engine of terrestrial biogeochemistry, driving the turnover of soil …

Microorganisms are critical in terrestrial carbon cycling because their growth, activity and
interactions with the environment largely control the fate of recent plant carbon inputs as well …

Carbon and nutrient inputs are required to stimulate the formation and mineralization of soil
organic carbon (SOC) through processes related to microbial growth and priming effects …

The application of biochars for the remediation of water and soils contaminated with
potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has seen a recent growing interest. The mechanisms of …

A major challenge for advancing our understanding of the functional role of soil microbial
communities is to link changes in their structure and function under climate change. To …

Probiotics, live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a
health benefit on the host, offer an alternative to antibiotics and have become popular …

The physical and chemical changes that accompany permafrost thaw directly influence the
microbial communities that mediate the decomposition of formerly frozen organic matter …

Microbial residues play a significant role in the formation of soil organic matter (SOM), but it
is not clear how microbial traits influence residue accrual and SOM persistence. By pairing …

Microorganisms are the primary engines of biogeochemical processes and foundational to
the provisioning of ecosystem services to human society. Free‐living microbial communities …

Like larger organisms, bacteria possess traits, or phenotypic characteristics, that influence
growth and impact ecosystem processes. Still, it remains unclear how these traits are …