Influence of water availability and temperature on estimates of microbial extracellular enzyme activity [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Soils are highly heterogeneous and support highly diverse microbial communities. Microbial extracellular enzymes breakdown complex polymers into small assimilable molecules representing the limiting step of soil organic matter mineralization.
Enrique J. Gomez +2 more
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Contrasting responses of soil microbial biomass and extracellular enzyme activity along an elevation gradient on the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Soil microbial community composition and extracellular enzyme activity are two main drivers of biogeochemical cycling. Knowledge about their elevational patterns is of great importance for predicting ecosystem functioning in response to climate change ...
Shun Liu +18 more
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Extracellular enzyme stoichiometry reveals carbon and nitrogen limitations closely linked to bacterial communities in China’s largest saline lake [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Saline lakes possess substantial carbon storage and play essential roles in global carbon cycling. Benthic microorganisms mine and decompose sediment organic matter via extracellular enzymes to acquire limiting nutrients and thus meet their element ...
Weizhen Zhang +10 more
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Response of soil extracellular enzyme activity and stoichiometry to short-term warming and phosphorus addition in desert steppe [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Background Phosphorus (P) is regarded as one of the major limiting factors in grassland ecosystems. Soil available phosphorus deficiency could affect soil extracellular enzyme activity, which is essential for microbial metabolism. Yet it is still unclear
Lingxia Feng, Bing Cao, Xiaojia Wang
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Extracellular Enzyme Activity and Its Implications for Organic Matter Cycling in Northern Chinese Marginal Seas [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 Extracellular enzymes, initiating the degradation of organic macromolecules, are important functional components of marine ecosystems. Measuring in situ seawater extracellular enzyme activity (EEA) can provide fundamental information for understanding ...
Yi Li +14 more
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Altitudinal variation of soil extracellular enzyme activity in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest [PDF]
BMC MicrobiologyBackground Soil extracellular enzymes play pivotal roles in driving biogeochemical cycling within forest ecosystems, with altitude being a significant predictor for the response of ecosystem function to climate change.
Dehuang Zhu, Yan Zhou, Dafeng Hui
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Extracellular Enzyme Stoichiometric Characteristics of Subtropical Forest Soil under Forest Fire Disturbance [PDF]
Shuitu Baochi Xuebao[Objective] Forest fire, as the primary natural and human-induced disturbance in subtropical forests, seriously affects the soil biochemical cycle.
GUO Qiling +5 more
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Cells, 2021 As an ecofriendly biocontrol agent, antagonistic bacteria are a crucial class of highly efficient fungicides in the field against Verticillium dahliae, the most virulent pathogen for cotton and other crops.
Xiaofeng Su +9 more
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Evaluation of Extracellular Enzyme Activity of Fungi from Freshwater Environment in South Korea [PDF]
한국균학회지, 2023 This study aimed to isolate and characterize fungi from freshwater environments in South Korea and evaluate their extracellular enzyme activities. Fungal strains were collected from various freshwater sources and identified using phylogenetic analysis ...
Hye Yeon Mun, Yoosun Oh, Jaeduk Goh
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Journal of Fungi, 2022 Soil invertebrates and microorganisms are two major drivers of litter decomposition. Even though the importance of invertebrates and microorganisms in biogeochemical soil cycles and soil food webs has been studied, the effects of invertebrates on fungi ...
Yunru Chen +7 more
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