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Introduction to soil microbiology
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In this paper, the biological processes that take place in the soil and their importance to soil fertility, plant growth, and environmental quality are investigated from both descriptive and functional viewpoints, including microbial ecology, the carbon and nitrogen cycles, mineral transformation, and ecological interrelationships.Abstract:
Characterizes soil microflora from descriptive and functional viewpoints; considers the biological processes that take place in the soil and their importance to soil fertility, plant growth, and environmental quality. Deals with the biochemical basis for soil processes, including microbial ecology, the carbon and nitrogen cycles, mineral transformation, and ecological interrelationships.read more
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Plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR): a review
Chaitanya Kumar Jha,Meenu Saraf +1 more
TL;DR: A putative PGPR qualifies as PGPR when it is able to produce a positive effect on the plant upon inoculation, hence demonstrating good competitive skills over the existing rhizosphere communities.
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Biodegradation of α- and β-endosulfan by soil bacteria
TL;DR: Three bacterial strains, Pseudomonas spinosa, P. aeruginosa, and Burkholderia cepacia, were the most efficient degraders of both α- and β-endosulfan as they consumed more than 90% of the spiked amount in the broth within 14 days of incubation, which may imply that these bacterial strains could be employed for bioremediation of endOSulfan polluted soil and water environments.
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Role of microbes in controlling the speciation of arsenic and production of arsines in contaminated soils.
TL;DR: The 'life-time' of arsines in air was, however, short and they were rapidly converted back to water soluble species, As(V) and trimethyl arsine oxide (TMAO).
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Trace heavy metals associated with crude oil: a case study of Ebocha-8 oil-spill-polluted site in Niger Delta, Nigeria.
TL;DR: The Ebocha‐8 oil spillage may be responsible, at least in part, for the enhanced concentrations and paucity of variations in the metal concentrations of sampled plots, other factors such as the physicochemical characteristics of soils (e.g., soil pH and organic‐matter content) and relative mobility of these metals, as well as the intense rainfall and flooding that preceded the period of sampling, may also have contributed in part.
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Factors controlling decomposition rates of fine root litter in temperate forests and grasslands
Emily F. Solly,Ingo Schöning,Steffen Boch,Ellen Kandeler,Sven Marhan,Beate Michalzik,Jörg Müller,Jakob Zscheischler,Susan E. Trumbore,Marion Schrumpf +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a large-scale study on root decomposition in three German regions with different climate regimes and soil properties was conducted to study the effects of region and land use intensity on fine-root decomposition.