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Understanding how organic amendments affect microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE) and necromass C (MNC) is crucial for understanding soil organic C (SOC) formation and accrual in paddy fields, but the underlying mechanisms remain largely unclear. In...

The aim of this study was to evaluate microbial activity in soils under conventional and organic agricultural system management regimes. Soil samples were collected from plots under conventional management (CNV), organic management (ORG) and native v...

Biochar has been demonstrated to be effective in the remediation of heavy metal contamination in soil. However, few studies have examined the impacts of varying proportions of biochar and microbial organic fertilizers on heavy metal adsorption and mi...

Microbial keratitis (MK), the infection of the cornea, is a devastating disease and the fifth leading cause of blindness and visual impairment around the world. The overwhelming majority of MK cases are linked to contact lens wear combined with facto...

The effects of organic fertilizer application on the soil microbial community in grassland systems have been extensively studied. However, the effects of organic fertilizers on the structure of rhizosphere microbial communities are still limited. In...

Organic matter (OM) has an essential biogeochemical influence along the hydrological continuum and within aquatic ecosystems. Organic matter derived via microbial processes was investigated within a range of model freshwater samples over a 10-day per...

The gut microbiome has been shown to play a significant role in solid organ transplantation, potentially influencing graft function and patient outcomes. Dysbiosis, characterized by reduced microbial diversity and an increase in pathogenic taxa, has...

The industrial relevance of organic acids is high; because of their chemical properties, they can be used as building blocks as well as single-molecule agents with a huge annual market. Organic acid chemical platforms can derive from fossil sources b...

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is the immediate energy, carbon, and other nutrient substrates for microbial growth and, therefore, plays an essential role in agroecosystem biochemical processes. The aim of this study was to elucidate the interrelatio...

Microbial electrosynthesis has recently emerged as a promising technology for the sustainable production of organic acids, bioplastics, or biofuels from electricity and CO₂. However, the diversity of catalysts and metabolic pathways is limited to mai...

Forest succession is a rapid approach that can be used to increase soil carbon (C) stocks. It is crucial to understand how forest succession influences microbial community assembly and soil carbon fractions to improve carbon sequestration strategies....

Organic pollutants, representing a major category of soil contamination, not only significantly impair soil environmental quality but also threaten human health and agricultural safety through biological accumulation in the food chain. Microbial immo...

The additions of microbial organic fertilizer (MOF), a microbial inoculant (MI), and quicklime (Q) are considered to be sustainable practices to restore land that has been damaged by continuous cropping of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). However, the co...

The southern part of the tropical Cayo Coco Island (Cuba) hosts a complex, highly evaporative and marine-fed lagoonal network. In the easternmost lagoon of this network, hypersaline conditions favour the development of complex sedimentary microbial e...

Evolutionary and ecological processes are primary drivers of ecological network constrictions. However, the ways that these processes underpin self-organization and modularity in networks are poorly understood. Here, we performed network analyses to...

This review explores the role of surfactants in enhancing or inhibiting the biodegradation of hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) by microorganisms. Bioavailability, the extent to which pollutants can be accessed and metabolized by microbes, is a ke...

To assess the effects of long-term intensive management on soil carbon cycle and microbial functional diversity, we sampled soil in Chinese hickory (Carya cathayensis Sarg.) stands managed intensively for 5, 10, 15, and 20 years, and in reference Chi...

Mould and bacterial contamination releases microbial volatile organic compounds (mVOCs), causing changes in the odour profile of a feed. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain H57 (H57) has the potential ability to inhibit microbial growth in animal feeds...

Biochar and organic fertilizer can significantly increase soil organic carbon (SOC) and promote agricultural production, but it is still unclear how they affect forest SOC after. Here, low-quality plantation soil was subjected to four distinct fertil...

Combining rice cultivation and aquaculture into an integrated cropping system is a management approach that enhances the sustainability of rice fields. However, how soil characteristics influence soil microbial community characteristics following imp...

The application of organic materials contributes to the sustainable development of agriculture. Increased manure inputs have a fundamental effect on the composition and dynamics of soil organic carbon (SOC). In this study, we conducted a 10-year fiel...

Both altitude and vegetation are known to affect the amount and quality of soil organic matter (SOM) and the size and activity of soil microbial biomass. However, when altitude and vegetation changes are combined, it is still unclear which one has a...

Inland lakes, contributing substantially to the global storage of sediment organic carbon (SOC), are subject to marked changes in salinity due to climate warming. The imbalance in the supply of resources, such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, in...

Altitude-driven environmental changes influence the persistence of soil organic carbon (SOC) via microbial metabolic pathways. However, the degree to which the network robustness of microbial communities directly predicts the persistence of organic c...

With industrialization and widespread chemical use, soil organic pollutants have become a major environmental issue. Forest ecosystems, among the most important on Earth, have unique potential for controlling and remediating soil pollution. This arti...

Organic matter has a very important function in soil, without which, soil formation processes cannot take place properly. It can be divided and classified based on several aspects; the most general division is between the living and non-living parts...

Microbes are crucial components of soil, and their residue carbon plays a significant role in the formation and stabilization of soil carbon pools. However, current research on microbial residue carbon has predominantly focused on surface soils, with...

Organic farming encourages soil management practices that can improve soil health and fertility by increasing soil organic matter inputs and system sustainability. This study evaluated the effect of three years of continuous organic farming and inter...

Continuous cropping affects soil health, microbial diversity, and organic matter dynamics, but its long-term impacts on soils under Aralia continentalis Kitag. (a medicinally important Northeast China-native plant) remain unclear. This study evaluate...

Silage maize is vital to livestock development in northern China, but intensive chemical fertilization has led to soil degradation and reduced productivity. Bio-organic fertilizers offer a sustainable alternative, though their effects on soil multifu...

Organic fertilizer is a major carrier that stores and transmits antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). In the environment, due to the application of organic fertilizers in agriculture, the increasing diversity and abundance of ARGs poses a potential thr...

The integration of manure and straw substantially affects soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics, transformation, and long-term stabilization in agricultural systems. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC), particulate organic carbon (POC), and mineral-associate...

Although microorganisms play a key role in the carbon cycle of the Poyang Lake wetland, the relationship between soil microbial community structure and organic carbon characteristics is unknown. Herein, high-throughput sequencing technology was used...

The stability and harmony of ecological niches rely on intricate interactions between their members. During evolution, organisms have developed the ability to thrive in different environments, taking advantage of each other. Among these organisms, mi...

This study investigates how different vegetation types influence the molecular structure and abundance of soil organic carbon (SOC), as well as their influence on microbial metabolic pathways and community composition. Soil samples were collected fro...

In this study, Irisensata Thunb grass (ITG) was used as a biomass carbon resource to prepare biochars for the first time. After microbial treatment, the obtained microbial-treated ITG (MITG) was activated by using a mixed base as an activator for pre...

Primary forest conversion greatly influences soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration. However, our understanding of how primary forest conversion affects SOC fractions and chemical component evenness remains limited. We examined how primary forest co...

Increased application of organic fertilizer is an effective measure to improve greenhouse soil quality. However, prolonged and intensive application of organic manure has caused nutrient and certain heavy metal accumulation in greenhouse soil. Theref...

Understanding soil organic carbon (SOC) at the aggregate level is crucial for soil health in secondary-salinized greenhouse development. Nevertheless, the specific patterns and contributions of ion content and microbial communities on SOC density fra...

The mechanism of microbial-mediated mineralization of organic phosphorus (P) under nitrogen (N) addition in farmland soil is still unclear. To determine the effects of N addition on the composition, structure, and P transformation function of microbi...

The use of location-specific and underutilized organic residues (OR) as soil amendments in small-holder agro-ecosystems is promising. Six ORs (Leucaena leucocephala, Centrosema pubescens, Gliricidia sepium, Pueraria phaseoloides, Azadirachta indica,...

Microorganisms are exceptional at producing several volatile substances called microbial volatile organic compounds (mVOCs). The mVOCs allow the microorganism to communicate with other organisms via both inter and intracellular signaling pathways. Re...

Camellia oleifera, a prominent species of edible oil tree in China, depends on improved soil fertility for its sustainable growth. Although the application of bacterial manure has been demonstrated to enhance soil nutrient conditions, the specific co...

Organic wastes have the potential to be used as soil organic amendments after undergoing a process of stabilization such as composting or as a resource of renewable energy by anaerobic digestion (AD). Both composting and AD are well-known, eco-friend...

Background: Chinese Yellow Earth is a key subtropical agricultural resource in southwestern China; however, its productivity is limited by acidity and poor nutrient retention. This study examined how reduced nitrogen plus organic amendments affect it...

In intensive vegetable production systems, long-term reliance on chemical fertilizers often leads to soil degradation and microbial imbalance, highlighting the need for sustainable biotillage strategies. In this study, a long-term field experiment ex...

In the southern Xinjiang region of China, developing efficient irrigation and fertilization strategies to enhance resource utilization and prevent desertification is of critical importance. This study focuses on jujubes in Xinjiang, China, and involv...

The nutrient-limiting conditions in saline–alkali soil as well as the salinity and alkalinity stress are successfully alleviated by water management measures and the addition of organic matter. However, the impacts of these two strategies on th...

To address soil degradation risk caused by the long-term application of organic and nitrogen fertilizers in facility vegetable fields, this study selected soils with cumulative cultivation durations of 1, 3, 6, and 9 years to investigate the impact o...

Climate and detritus influence soil organic carbon (SOC) and labile SOC fractions by affecting soil microbial communities. However, it is not clear how, or to what extent, different detritus treatments affect soil microbial communities and SOC conten...