The natural world is a finely-tuned balance of biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving) components that shape our environments. Various biotic factors directly affect processes like population growth, ...

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Almost all living things breathe oxygen to eliminate the excess electrons produced when nutrients are converted into energy. However, most microbes that mitigate pollution and climate change don't ...

Nitrospirae and Acidobacteria were beneficial microorganisms in all treatments. Figure 7. Species composition of soil bacteria and fungi at Phylum level under different planting patterns. Capital (A,B ...

Pseudomonasis a type of bacteria that's commonly found outdoors, such as in soil and water. It can also thrive in moist places indoors. Some types of this germ, especially Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P.

AMF, Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; G–, Gram-negative bacteria; G+, Gram-positive bacteria; Act, Actinomycetota; Pro, Protozoa. The same is below. Figure 5. Differences in soil enzyme activities among ...

Each year, most species of bacteria in a Wisconsin lake rapidly evolved, apparently in response to dramatically changing seasons, and then evolved back. Like Bill Murray in the movie "Groundhog ...

Soils of coniferous forest ecosystems are important for the global carbon cycle, and the identification of active microbial decomposers ... whole communities of bacteria and fungi and its active ...

Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs), plastic particles and fibers sized from nanometers (≥ 1 nm) to micrometers (≤ 5 mm), have emerged as critical environmental pollutants. While their impact on marine ...

leaf litter-decomposers, AG litter-BG decomposers, BG prey-AG predators, BG larvae-AG adults. They suggest that studies on terrestrial ecosystems are urgently needed to fully assess the ecological ...

Food recalls due to bacteria contamination reached their highest levels within five years in 2024, driven by a surge of recalls from the germs Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella. There have ...