Water determines geomicrobiological impact on stone heritage
Tag: Microbial ecology
Legacies of temperature fluctuations promote stability in marine biofilm communities
The increasing frequency and intensity of extreme climate events are driving significant biodiversity shifts across ecosystems. Yet, the extent to …
Frequency of change determines effectiveness of microbial response strategies
Nature challenges microbes with change at different frequencies and demands an effective response for survival. Here, we used controlled laboratory…
Single cell dynamics and nitrogen transformations in the chain forming diatom Chaetoceros affinis
Colony formation in phytoplankton is often considered a disadvantage during nutrient limitation in aquatic systems. Using stable isotopic tracers c…
Dispersal, habitat filtering, and eco-evolutionary dynamics as drivers of local and global wetland viral biogeography
Wetlands store 20–30% of the world’s soil carbon, and identifying the microbial controls on these carbon reserves is essential to predicting fe…
Humic acid-dependent respiratory growth of Methanosarcina acetivorans involves pyrroloquinoline quinone
Although microbial humus respiration plays a critical role in organic matter decomposition and biogeochemical cycling of elements in diverse anoxic…
Two-tiered mutualism improves survival and competitiveness of cross-feeding soil bacteria
Metabolic cross-feeding is a pervasive microbial interaction type that affects community stability and functioning and directs carbon and energy fl…
Resource partitioning and amino acid assimilation in a terrestrial geothermal spring
High-temperature geothermal springs host simplified microbial communities; however, the activities of individual microorganisms and their roles in …
Microbial controls over soil priming effects under chronic nitrogen and phosphorus additions in subtropical forests
The soil priming effect (PE), defined as the modification of soil organic matter decomposition by labile carbon (C) inputs, is known to influence C…
High intensity perturbations induce an abrupt shift in soil microbial state
Soil microbial communities play a pivotal role in regulating ecosystem functioning. But they are increasingly being shaped by human-induced environ…