Věra Merhautová

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the effects of soil temperature and seasonality on the sizes of extracellular enzyme pools and activities in a temperate hardwood forest soil with dominant Quercus petraea (cambisol, mean annual temperature 9.3°C).

TL;DR: It is shown that the dynamics of decomposition of individual litter components changes with time in accordance with the changes in the microbial community composition and its production of extracellular enzymes.

TL;DR: Analytical pyrolysis mass spectrometry of litter decomposed by this fungus showed changes in the litter composition similar to those caused by white-rot fungi during wood decay, which can be explained by the participation of non-basidiomycetous fungi and bacteria during natural litter decomposition.

TL;DR: Heterogeneous catalysts based on magnetic mixed iron oxides were used for the decolorization of several synthetic dyes (Bromophenol Blue, Chicago Sky Blue, Cu Phthalocyanine, Eosin Yellowish, Evans Blue, Naphthol Blue Black, Phenol Red, Poly B-411, and Reactive Orange 16) as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: Comparison with saprotrophic basidiomycetes from the same environment showed that microfungi have similar cellulolytic capabilities and higher chitinase activities which testifies for their active role in the decomposition of both lignocellulose and dead fungal biomass, important pools of soil carbon.