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Viability and phenotypic heterogeneity of Rhodococcus Rhodochrous CNMN-AC-05 in the presence of fullerene C60

One Health & Risk Management, 2021
Introduction. In recent years, due to wide applications of nanotechnologies in various fields, the safety of nanomaterials has become a pressing issue. Fullerene C60 is not an exception.
Olga POSTOLACHI, Inna RASTIMESINA, Valentina JOSAN   +2 more
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Development of liquid rhizobial inoculants and pre-inoculation of alfalfa seeds [PDF]

Archives of Biological Sciences, 2019
Application of liquid microbial inoculants on legume seeds is a sustainable agricultural practice that can improve plant nutrient uptake and increase crop productivity.
Buntić Aneta V., Stajković-Srbinović Olivera S., Knežević Magdalena M., Kuzmanović Đorđe Ž., Rasulić Nataša V., Delić Dušica I.   +5 more
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Combined application of poultry litter biochar and NPK fertilizer improves cabbage yield and soil chemical properties

Open Agriculture, 2021
Low soil fertility is a major problem limiting peri-urban vegetable production in the Kumasi metropolis. This study was conducted to assess the effects of poultry litter biochar (PLB) and NPK fertilizer application on soil chemical properties and the ...
Ofori Patrick, Asamoah Gideon, Amoah Ben, Agyeman Kwaku Osei Adu, Yeboah Edward   +4 more
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Agriculture by Irrigation Modifies Microbial Communities and Soil Functions Associated With Enhancing C Uptake of a Steppe Semi-Arid Soil in Northern Patagonia

Frontiers in Soil Science, 2022
The transformation of the semiarid steppe soil after 5 years of intensive irrigated agriculture in Northern Patagonia was analyzed in an on-farm study. The private grower venture used conservative practices, including no-till to maintain soil structure ...
Juan P. Frene, Valeria Faggioli, Julieta Covelli, Dalila Reyna, Luciano A. Gabbarini, Patricio Sobrero, Alejandro Ferrari, Magalí Gutierrez, Luis G. Wall   +8 more
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Seasonal Variations in Soil Microbiota Profile of Termite (Syntermes wheeleri) Mounds in the Brazilian Tropical Savanna

Microorganisms, 2020
Eusocial animals, such as the termites, often build a nest-like structure called a mound that provides shelter with stable internal conditions and protection against predators. Termites are important components of the Brazilian Cerrado biota.
Helena Ipe Pinheiro Guimaraes, Renata Henrique Santana, Rafaella Silveira, Otavio Henrique Bezerra Pinto, Betania Ferraz Quirino, Cristine Chaves Barreto, Mercedes Maria da Cunha Bustamante, Ricardo Henrique Krüger   +7 more
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A framework for integrating microbial dispersal modes into soil ecosystem ecology

iScience, 2022
Summary: Dispersal is a fundamental community assembly process that maintains soil microbial biodiversity across spatial and temporal scales, yet the impact of dispersal on ecosystem function is largely unpredictable.
Mallory J. Choudoir, Kristen M. DeAngelis   +1 more
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Method of biochar application affects growth, yield and nutrient uptake of cowpea

Open Agriculture, 2020
Biochar produced from pyrolysis of organic materials has been found to improve plant growth by improving the physical and chemical characteristics of the soil as well as enhancing the sequestration of carbon dioxide that would release into the atmosphere
Yeboah Edward, Asamoah Gideon, Ofori Patrick, Amoah Ben, Agyeman Kwaku Osei Adu   +4 more
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Investigating the Ability of Edwardsiella ictaluri and Flavobacterium covae to Persist within Commercial Catfish Pond Sediments under Laboratory Conditions

Pathogens, 2023
Two prevalent bacterial diseases in catfish aquaculture are enteric septicemia of catfish and columnaris disease caused by Edwardsiella ictaluri and Flavobacterium covae, respectively.
James T. Tuttle, Timothy J. Bruce, Ian A. E. Butts, Luke A. Roy, Hisham A. Abdelrahman, Benjamin H. Beck, Anita M. Kelly   +6 more
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Reproducible Propagation of Species-Rich Soil Bacterial Communities Suggests Robust Underlying Deterministic Principles of Community Formation

mSystems, 2022
Microbiomes are typically characterized by high species diversity but it is poorly understood how such system-level complexity can be generated and propagated.
Senka Čaušević, Janko Tackmann, Vladimir Sentchilo, Christian von Mering, Jan Roelof van der Meer   +4 more
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Microbial Life Deep Underfoot

mBio, 2020
Soil is one of the most diverse microbial habitats on Earth. While the distribution and abundance of microbial taxa in surface soils have been well described, the phylogenetic and functional diversity of bacteria and archaea in deep-soil strata remains ...
Jay T. Lennon
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