Biological nitrogen fixation represents the largest natural flux of new nitrogen (N) into
terrestrial ecosystems, providing a critical N source to support net primary productivity of …

Drought is one of the major problems worldwide. The search for new and efficient
microorganisms, from unexplored environments, to be used in association with plants to …

Cactaceae represents one of the most species-rich families of succulent plants native to arid
and semi-arid ecosystems, yet the associations Cacti establish with microorganisms and the …

The plant microbial fuel cell (P-MFC) is a novel bioelectrochemical device that is commonly
used in highly water-saturated ecosystems to produce sustainable energy. However, the use …

We used the T-RFLP technique combined with Ion Torrent (PGM) sequencing of 16S rRNA
and multivariate analysis to study the structure of bulk soil and rhizosphere bacterial …

Streptomycetes have been, for over 70 years, one of the most abundant sources for the
discovery of new antibiotics and clinic drugs. However, in recent decades, it has been more …

Rhizosphere microbiota has received much attention due to their associations with plant
growth and their fundamental importance in terrestrial ecosystems. However, relatively few …

Microbial populations fulfil a critical role in the soil sustainability and their functionality can
be ascertained by proteomics based on high-performance mass spectrometry (MS) …

Recent microbiome research has shown that soil fertility, plant-associated microbiome, and
crop production can be affected by abiotic environmental parameters. The effect of aridity …

• Premise of the study: Plant roots comprise more than 50% of the plant's biomass. Part of
that biomass includes the root microbiome, the assemblage of bacteria and fungi living in …