Dissolved organic carbon leaching from plastics stimulates microbial activity in the ocean
Nature Communications, 2018 Approximately 5.25 trillion plastic pieces are floating at the sea surface. The impact of plastic pollution on the lowest trophic levels of the food web, however, remains unknown. Here we show that plastics release dissolved organic carbon (DOC) into the
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Microbial metal resistance and metabolism across dynamic landscapes: high-throughput environmental microbiology. [PDF]
, 2017 Multidimensional gradients of inorganic compounds influence microbial activity in diverse pristine and anthropogenically perturbed environments. Here, we suggest that high-throughput cultivation and genetics can be systematically applied to generate ...
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019 Extracellular DNA (exDNA) pool in aquatic environments is a valuable source for biomonitoring and bioassessment. However, degradation under particular environmental conditions can hamper exDNA detectability over time.
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How does livestock graze management affect woodland soil health?
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023 Soil is the fundamental component of each terrestrial ecosystem, so the consequences of land management regime on soil health and productivity should be evaluated.
Maryam Bastani +4 more
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Associations among Wine Grape Microbiome, Metabolome, and Fermentation Behavior Suggest Microbial Contribution to Regional Wine Characteristics. [PDF]
, 2016 UnlabelledRegionally distinct wine characteristics (terroir) are an important aspect of wine production and consumer appreciation. Microbial activity is an integral part of wine production, and grape and wine microbiota present regionally defined ...
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Plasma‐Activated Hydrogels for Microbial Disinfection
Advanced Science, 2023 AbstractA continuous risk from microbial infections poses a major environmental and public health challenge. As an emerging strategy for inhibiting bacterial infections, plasma‐activated water (PAW) has proved to be highly effective, environmental‐friendly, and non‐drug resistant to a broad range of microorganisms.
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mSystems, 2019 Although the majority of microorganisms in natural ecosystems are dormant, relatively little is known about the dynamics of the active and dormant microbial pools through both space and time.
A. Bowsher, P. Kearns, A. Shade
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Mechanistic Insight into the Enzymatic Reduction of Truncated Hemoglobin N of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: role of the CD loop and pre-A Motif in electron cycling [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The HbN of Mycobacterium tuberculosis carries a potent nitric-oxide dioxygenase activity despite lacking a reductase domain. Results: The NADH-ferredoxin reductase system acts as an efficient partner for the reduction of HbN.
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Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2012 The objective of this work was to evaluate the changes in microbial biomass C, N and P due to the application of pig slurry under different soil tillage systems.
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The soil microbial hydrolytic activity, content of nitrogen and organic carbon were enhanced by organic farming management using cover crops and composts in potato cultivation [PDF]
, 2019 Nowadays, in sustainable agriculture growing winter cover crops and using organic manure have been widely implemented to improve soil quality which leads to increase of microbial activity.
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