The use of microbial consortia (MC) with complementing features is considered to be a promising method sustainable crop intensification, potentially trumping the limited performance single-strain applications. We assessed effect two novel MC on early wheat growth and litterbag activity in heated unheated soil. Pot experiments were carried out duplicate greenhouse over 63 days using completely r...

Magnetic modification of microbial cells enables to prepare smart biocomposites in bioremediation. In this study, we constructed an efficient biocomposite by assembling Fe3O4 nanoparticles onto the surface of Sphingomonas sp. XLDN2-5 cells. The average particle size of Fe3O4 nanoparticles was about 20 nm with 45.5 emu g-1 saturation magnetization. The morphology of Sphingomonas sp. XLDN2-5 cell...

1. To test by comparison with other sites drilled during this expedition whether microbial communities, activity, and survival strategies are different in this deeply buried, organic-poor environment than those in open-ocean sediments with more organic matter or shallower burial and 2. To examine how hydrologic flow in the underlying basement affects microbial communities, microbial activities,...

It is critical to understand the consequences of environmental change for microbial regulation carbon and nutrient cycling. Specifically, understanding community traits, such as extracellular enzyme activity, can help inform cycling models address knowledge gaps. We analyzed data on activities litter decomposition from an 18-month experiment in which communities were reciprocally transplanted a...

Soil quality is directly related to the diversity and density of microorganisms present in it, as they perform important functions that promote growth plant species, maintaining soil sustainability favoring increased agricultural production environmental regeneration. With this, objective was describe relate existing their action potentials forestry species. Some species fungi bacteria are able...