In arid regions, the microbes that power threatened dryland soil ecosystems called biological soil crusts stay dormant over ...
A research team has found that core bacteria and rare bacteria play roles in shaping soil microbial communities across China’s Loess Plateau. Core bacteria were most strongly associated with the ...
A research team has developed a bacterial partnership that reduces soil acidity and promotes lettuce growth by combining ...
Researchers from Aarhus University and the Danish Technological Institute have taken a new approach in the search for enzymes capable of breaking down some of the most difficult types of plastic to ...
Beneficial soil microbes contribute to organic matter decomposition and nutrient cycling in garden soil. This video presents ...
This Focus issue explores the many ways in which anthropogenic factors impact soil microbial communities and the subsequent consequences for soil resilience and ecosystem services. In addition, it ...
Microbes are an integral part of soil life and they are essential to allow soil to perform all of its functions, including ...
Learn about a new phylum of microbes that lives in deep soil, a layer of the Earth that supports water cycling and nutrient cycling. The Earth beneath our feet teems with life invisible to the naked ...