Active microorganisms in soil: critical review of estimation criteria and approaches

E Blagodatskaya, Y Kuzyakov - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2013 - Elsevier
Microbial functioning refers to microbial activity because only the active microorganisms
drive biogeochemical processes. Despite the importance of active microorganisms, most …

Are root exudates more important than other sources of rhizodeposits in structuring rhizosphere bacterial communities?

PG Dennis, AJ Miller, PR Hirsch - FEMS microbiology ecology, 2010 - academic.oup.com
This review evaluates the importance of root exudates in determining rhizosphere bacterial
community structure. We present evidence that indicates that:(1) the direct influence of root …

[PDF][PDF] A threshold selection method from gray-level histograms

N Otsu - Automatica, 1975 - dspace.tul.cz
Summary 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes for eubacteria (EUB338), ammonium-
oxidizing bacteria (Nsm156) and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (Nb1000) were used for the rapid …

As the worm turns: the earthworm gut as a transient habitat for soil microbial biomes

HL Drake, MA Horn - Annu. Rev. Microbiol., 2007 - annualreviews.org
The gut of the earthworm constitutes a mobile anoxic microzone to which the
microorganisms of aerated soils are subjected. During gut passage, the in situ factors of the …

[图书][B] Enzymes in the environment: activity, ecology, and applications

RG Burns, RP Dick - 2002 - taylorfrancis.com
Exploring the role of enzymes in biogeochemical processes, this reference explores the
function, molecular biology, and biochemistry of microorganisms and their intra-and extra …

Colonization patterns of soil microbial communities in the Atacama Desert

A Crits-Christoph, CK Robinson, T Barnum, WF Fricke… - Microbiome, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background The Atacama Desert is one of the driest deserts in the world and its
soil, with extremely low moisture, organic carbon content, and oxidizing conditions, is …

Development of bioreactors for comparative study of natural attenuation, biostimulation, and bioaugmentation of petroleum-hydrocarbon contaminated soil

MS Safdari, HR Kariminia, M Rahmati… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bioremediation of soil and groundwater sites contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons is
known as a technically viable, cost-effective, and environmentally sustainable technology …

Sorption and desorption mechanisms of cationic and zwitterionic per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in natural soils: Thermodynamics and hysteresis

F Xiao, B Jin, SA Golovko, MY Golovko… - … Science & Technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Sorption linearity and reversibility are implicit in models for the fate and transport of per-and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In this study, however, we found that the sorption of …

Phylogenetic diversity and metabolic potential of activated sludge microbial communities in full-scale wastewater treatment plants

C Yang, W Zhang, R Liu, Q Li, B Li… - … science & technology, 2011 - ACS Publications
The activated sludge process is an essential process for treating domestic and industrial
wastewaters in most wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). This process consists of a …

Microbial communities and activities in alpine and subalpine soils

R Margesin, M Jud, D Tscherko… - FEMS microbiology …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Soil samples were collected along two slopes (south and north) at subalpine (1500–1900 m,
under closed vegetation, up to the forest line) and alpine altitudes (2300–2530, under …