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The rhizosphere microbial community of melon (Cucumis melo L.) plays an important role in soil nutrient transformation and plant growth. The application of microbial inoculants is an effective approach for regulating rhizosphere microecology and impr...

The Barents Sea shelf is one of the most economically promising regions in the Arctic in terms of its resources and geographic location. However, benthic microbial communities of the northeastern Barents Sea are still barely studied. Here, we present...

Microbial-Enhanced Coalbed Methane (MECBM) is a technology that generates new methane gas in coal seams through the action of microorganisms, thereby improving the efficiency of coalbed methane development. In this study, low-temperature CO₂ adsorpti...

JIUYAO is an important saccharification starter in the production of huangjiu and is also an important source of flavor. In this study, the microbial community structure of JIUYAO from Fangxian was studied by high-throughput sequencing (HTS) technolo...

Over the last decade, food waste has been one of the major issues globally as it brings a negative impact on the environment and health. Rotting discharges methane, causing greenhouse effect and adverse health effects due to pathogenic microorganisms...

Dwindling water sources increase the need for efficient wastewater treatment. Solar-driven algal turf scrubber (ATS) system may remediate wastewater by supporting the development and growth of periphytic microbiomes that function and interact in a hi...

Microbial communities play crucial roles in the biogeochemical cycling of many important soil elements. Pesticides are known to affect non-targeted soil microorganisms. Glyphosate (GP) and diquat (DQ), two commonly used non-selective herbicides, ofte...

The potential benefits of biochar, a carbon-rich substance derived from biomass, for enhancing agricultural yield and soil health have drawn increasing interest. Nevertheless, owing to the lack of specialized studies, the role of its poly-spatial str...

Nitrogen (N) loss poses a significant threat to global climate stability and ecosystem sustainability. Afforestation, as a key ecological restoration strategy, regulates soil N cycling processes by modulating soil microbial community structure. Howev...

This research aimed to reveal the response characteristics of soil microbial community structure to different degrees of tourism disturbance. To explore the soil microbial community structure’s response mechanism, we set up continuous plots wit...

The soil microbial community structure is critical to the cycling of carbon and nitrogen in forest soils. As afforestation practices increasingly promote different functional traits of tree species, it has become critical to understand how they influ...

Arsenic (As) contamination of groundwater is a global public health problem. Microorganisms have a great effect on the migration and transformation of arsenic. Studying the effect of microbial community structure and function on arsenic release in th...

It has been reported that the invasion of Spartina alterniflora changed the soil microbial community in the mangrove ecosystem in China, especially the bacterial community, although the response of soil fungal communities and soil microbial ecologica...

Long-term tea cultivation alters soil nitrogen forms and microbial communities, yet the coupling relationships between soil nitrogen fractions and microbial functions remain poorly understood. Because long-term tea cultivation is accompanied by susta...

Soil microorganisms are crucial in global biogeochemical cycles, impacting ecosystems’ energy flows and material cycling. This study, via high-throughput sequencing in four forests—the original Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Kuzen. forest (LG), t...

The anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) reaction removes nitrogen from wastewater, the performance of which is influenced by Ca²⁺; however, the effect of Ca²⁺ on microbial community structure is unclear. Therefore, the effects of Ca²⁺ concentratio...

Fruit trees are perennial crops that grow in one place for their whole lives, which leads to the deterioration of the soil as well as a decline in fruit quality and yield. Microbial diversity and community structure are important soil factors affecti...

Background: Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.), an important oilseed and food legume, is widely cultivated in the semi-arid tropics. Drought is the major stress in this region which limits productivity. Microbial communities in the rhizosphere are of speci...

In this communication, we present an innovative approach leveraging advanced Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques, specifically the Non-Negative Matrix Factorization (NMF) method, to analyze downward and upward light spec...

Examining the soil microbiome structure has great significance in terms of exploring the mechanism behind plant growth changes due to maize (Zea mays L.) and soybean (Glycine max Merr.) crop rotation. This study explored the effects of soil microbial...

Microorganisms play a crucial role in biogeochemical cycling within wetland ecosystems. Soil-environment-mediated seasonal changes in microbial structure require further investigation. However, the factors driving seasonal variations in the microbial...

Soil microbial communities are an important part of the soil ecosystem in greenhouse vegetable fields, where ammonia-oxidising microorganisms play a key role in nitrogen conversion. The health and stability of the ecological environment of greenhouse...

Heavy metal (HMe) pollution in regions with mining and metallurgy activities is known to be a serious environmental problem worldwide. Hydrological processes contribute to the dissemination of HMes (drainage, precipitation, flow rate). The aim of the...

Interactions between above- and below-ground monoculture forest plantation components are critical to tree growth and development. Within the Central Hardwoods Region (CHR), synergistic relationships between tree species and soil microbial community...

Thermal microbial mats are laminated organo-mineral biofilms composed of extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) and microbially mediated silica and carbonate phases. Although extensively studied from ecological and geobiological perspectives, thei...

It is widely known that bioleaching microorganisms have to cope with the complex extreme environment in which microbial ecology relating to community structure and function varies across environmental types. However, analyses of microbial ecology of...

Most research on plant–microbe interactions emphasize the effects of micronutrients on the rhizosphere microbial community structure. However, the influence of seed structures, particularly the radicle sheath, on microbial diversity at the seed...

Anthropogenic activities often contribute to antibiotic resistance in aquatic environments. Larut River Malaysia is polluted with both organic and inorganic pollutants from domestic and industrial wastewater that are probably treated inadequately. Th...

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...

Utilizing and improving the productivity of reclaimed land are highly significant for alleviating the problem of food production shortage in China, and the integrated rice–frog farming model can improve soil fertility. However, there are few st...

Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis is an important biological resource in the South China Sea. However, the microbiological characteristics of this squid, especially those of the dwarf-form, are poorly understood. This study was conducted to analyze the micr...

Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria, PGPR, can protect plants against soil-borne diseases and abiotic stress conditions. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of different PGPRs (TF1, TF2, TF3, and TF4) on the rhizosphere m...

Although elevated CO₂ (eCO₂) in the atmosphere is one of the main factors influencing climate and ecosystem stability, less research on eCO₂ in greenhouse soil systems has been conducted, despite their prevalence. In this article, phospholipid fatty...

Mulching is a widely used agricultural water conservation measure in the semiarid regions of Northwest China. In order to explore the response process of different film mulching methods to soil microorganisms, we characterized the effect of different...

Aims: The aim of this study was to elucidate the effect of Elaeagnus angustifolia Linn. (E. angustifolia L.) on the structure and abundance of the soil microbial community. This paper provides a theoretical foundation for guiding the establishment of...

Ecological restoration is increasingly applied as an effective strategy for mitigating environmental risks associated with tailings impoundments. However, plant establishment and ecological recovery in tailings substrates are often limited by unfavor...

The present study investigated the effect of aeration mode on microbial structure and efficiency of treatment of wastewater with a high concentration of suspended solids (TSS) from meat processing in sequencing batch reactors (R). R₁ was constantly a...

Litter decomposition regulates the quantity and quality of plant-derived carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) inputs to soil and is closely associated with microbial community structure. However, how elevated ozone (O₃) and nitrogen (N) addition interactively...

With the growing problem of global water pollution, nitrogen pollution has become a key factor affecting aquatic ecosystems and human health. The biological sponge iron system (BSIS) has gained attention as a research hotspot due to its efficient den...

Long-term stability of the aerobic granular sludge system is essentially based on the microbial community structure of the biomass. In this study, the physicochemical and microbial characteristics of sludge and wastewater treatment performance were i...

This study investigated the nitrogen removal performance of a three-stage AO reactor for refractory TN and the changes in microbial community structure within the activated sludge system under varying sodium chloride concentration conditions. Under a...

The high-input production mode of rice monoculture (RM) has caused severe soil degradation and biodiversity loss, necessitating a transition toward more sustainable practices. The traditional rice-fish co-culture (RF) may provide valuable insights fo...

The objectives of this study were to understand the characteristics of heavy metal pollution caused by mining activities on the two sides of the Shun’an river and the response of soil microorganisms to the habitats by different contamination le...

Biochar amendment is increasingly recognized as a promising strategy for enhancing soil carbon sequestration in cropland systems; however, the mechanisms governing its effects on root exudate-induced decomposition of native soil organic carbon (SOC)...

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...

Cunninghamia lanceolata is an important species in plantations and is widely planted in sub-tropical regions of China because of its fast-growing and productive characteristics. However, the monoculture planting is carried out in the pursuit of econo...

Garlic substrate could influence plant growth through affecting soil microbiome structure. The relationship mechanism between changes in soil microbial communities, disease suppression and plant development, however, remains unclear, particularly in...

Bidens pilosa L., native to South America and commonly used for medicinal purposes, has been understudied at molecular and genomic levels and in its relationship with soil microorganisms. In this study, restriction site-associated DNA markers (RADseq...

Biofloc technology (BFT) is an advanced aquaculture method that uses microbial communities to enhance water quality and support aquatic species cultivation. Our research aims to delve into the pivotal role of aeration intensity within BFT systems, re...

As an important part of atmospheric aerosol, airborne bacteria have major impacts on human health. However, variations of airborne community structure due to human-induced activities and their possible impact on human health have not been well unders...