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Soil microbial communities are crucial in ecosystem-level decomposition and nutrient cycling processes and are sensitive to climate change in peatlands.
Xiaodong Wang +31 more
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Autogenic versus environmental control during development of river biofilm [PDF]
In the natural environment, microbial community structure of river biofilm is controlled by biotic and abiotic factors. This study explored the capacity to manipulate the structure of microbial communities by modifying environmental conditions during the
Anderson-Glenna +52 more
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Agricultural peatlands are essential for a myriad of ecosystem functions and play an important role in the global carbon (C) cycle through C sequestration.
Sven Teurlincx +6 more
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Biofilm Matrixome: Extracellular Components in Structured Microbial Communities [PDF]
Biofilms consist of microbial communities embedded in a 3D extracellular matrix. The matrix is composed of a complex array of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) that contribute to the unique attributes of biofilm lifestyle and virulence. This ensemble of chemically and functionally diverse biomolecules is termed the 'matrixome'.
Karygianni, L +3 more
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Microorganisms are vital in mediating the earth’s biogeochemical cycles; yet, despite our rapidly increasing ability to explore complex environmental microbial communities, the relationship between microbial community structure and ecosystem processes ...
Emily B. Graham +52 more
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Community Structure and Function of Amphibian Skin Microbes: An Experiment with Bullfrogs Exposed to a Chytrid Fungus. [PDF]
The vertebrate microbiome contributes to disease resistance, but few experiments have examined the link between microbiome community structure and disease resistance functions.
Jenifer B Walke +6 more
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Plant-based removal of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) from water bodies is an important method for remediation of aquaculture wastewater. In order to acquire knowledge as to how antibiotic residues in wastewater might affect the microbial community and ...
Chaoyue Zhang +6 more
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Drivers of Spatial Structure in Social Microbial Communities [PDF]
Microbes are social organisms, interacting primarily through secreted biomolecules. Many traits have evolved based solely on their effects upon other community members, yet even individually beneficial traits often create social side effects that are mediated by spatial population structure.
David, Yanni +3 more
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Extractable nitrogen and microbial community structure respond to grassland restoration regardless of historical context and soil composition. [PDF]
Grasslands have a long history of invasion by exotic annuals, which may alter microbial communities and nutrient cycling through changes in litter quality and biomass turnover rates.
Allen, Edith B +3 more
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Deterministic processes dominate soil microbial community assembly in subalpine coniferous forests on the Loess Plateau [PDF]
Microbial community assembly is influenced by a continuum (actually the trade-off) between deterministic and stochastic processes. An understanding of this ecological continuum is of great significance for drawing inferences about the effects of ...
Pengyu Zhao +5 more
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