Bacteria are an important part of every ecosystem that they inhabit on Earth. Environmental
microbiologists usually focus on a few dominant bacterial groups, neglecting less abundant …

Fast expansion of forest conversion to monoculture plantations has profound effects on
ecosystem structure and functions. Through altering litter and rhizodeposition composition …

Indian Ocean is the third largest oceanic division of the world and shelter to a huge microbial
diversity. These microbes play an important role in the metabolism of carbon, sulfur …

Background Gemmatimonadota bacteria are widely distributed in nature, but their metabolic
potential and ecological roles in marine environments are poorly understood. Results Here …

Gemmatimonadota is a diverse bacterial phylum commonly found in environments such as
soils, rhizospheres, fresh waters, and sediments. So far, the phylum contains just six cultured …

This study aimed to investigate the response of sediment microbial communities (including
bacteria and archaeal groups) in Caohai Lake to anthropogenic activities. The sediment …

An artificial-natural coupled wetland was constructed at an estuary between an upstream
river and a downstream lake to transport river water and reduce nutrient input load into a …

Alpine meadows play a key role in maintaining biodiversity, soil nutrient retention, and
herders' livelihoods in mountain regions. Livestock grazing-exclusion is common in …

The objective of this study was to understand the influence of anthropogenic organic matter
on the spatial distribution microbial community in the continental shelf sediments of the …

Microbial communities composed of bacteria, archaea and fungi play a pivotal role in driving
the biogeochemical cycles in the marine ecosystem. Despite the vastness of the South …