[HTML][HTML] Periphytic biofilms-mediated microbial interactions and their impact on the nitrogen cycle in rice paddies

Z Chen, J Dolfing, S Zhuang, Y Wu - Eco-environment & health, 2022 - Elsevier
Rice paddies are unique waterlogged wetlands artificially constructed for agricultural
production. Periphytic biofilms (PBs) at the soil–water interface play an important role in rice …

Benzo [a] pyrene stress impacts adaptive strategies and ecological functions of earthworm intestinal viromes

R Xia, M Sun, JL Balcázar, P Yu, F Hu… - The ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The earthworm gut virome influences the structure and function of the gut microbiome, which
in turn influences worm health and ecological functions. However, despite its ecological and …

Chytrids in soil environments: Unique adaptations and distributions

DG Hanrahan-Tan, O Lilje, L Henderson - Encyclopedia, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chytridiomycota (zoosporic true fungi) have a consistent presence in soils and have been
frequently identified within many diverse terrestrial environments. However, Chytridiomycota …

Unexpected functional diversity of stream biofilms within and across proglacial floodplains despite close spatial proximity

G Michoud, TJ Kohler, H Peter… - Limnology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
High‐mountain streams are particularly vulnerable to climate change because they
intimately interface with the cryosphere. As glaciers shrink and snowpack diminishes …

Global emergent responses of stream microbial metabolism to glacier shrinkage

TJ Kohler, M Bourquin, H Peter, G Yvon-Durocher… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Most cryospheric ecosystems are energy limited. How their energetics will respond to
climate change remains largely unknown. This is particularly true for glacier-fed streams …

Glacier shrinkage will accelerate downstream decomposition of organic matter and alters microbiome structure and function

TJ Kohler, S Fodelianakis, G Michoud… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The shrinking of glaciers is among the most iconic consequences of climate change. Despite
this, the downstream consequences for ecosystem processes and related microbiome …

Benthic biofilms in glacier-fed streams from Scandinavia to the Himalayas host distinct bacterial communities compared with the streamwater

L Ezzat, S Fodelianakis, TJ Kohler… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Microbial life in glacier-fed streams (GFSs) is dominated by benthic biofilms which fulfill
critical ecosystem processes. However, it remains unclear how the bacterial communities of …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic resistance genes in integrated surface ice, cryoconite, and glacier-fed stream in a mountain glacier in Central Asia

Z Ren, H Gao - Environment International, 2024 - Elsevier
Glacier ice, cryoconite, and glacier-fed streams are interconnected features that have
important implications for the dynamics and distribution of abiotic and biotic materials …

Spatial patterns of benthic biofilm diversity among streams draining proglacial floodplains

J Brandani, H Peter, SB Busi, TJ Kohler… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Glacier shrinkage opens new proglacial terrain with pronounced environmental gradients
along longitudinal and lateral chronosequences. Despite the environmental harshness of …

Bacterial diversity and co‐occurrence patterns differ across a world‐wide spatial distribution of habitats in glacier ecosystems

L Zhang, M Delgado‐Baquerizo, S Hotaling… - Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Glaciers cover nearly 10% of the Earth's surface and are unique biomes dominated by
microbial communities that support key ecosystem processes. The melting of glaciers is …