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… a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi … of analysis is the ability to see how microbial communities interact; beyond bacteria, these samples harbored fungal … and fungi identified in this study was the ability of these organisms to degrade aromatic compounds from burned …

… are important in plant growth, defense, and environmental interactions, and also have industrial applications, … zealexin pathway genes. And they transferred genes of interest to tobacco ( Nicotiana benthamiana ), giving the …

… through a process called methanogenesis. Methanogenic microorganisms therefore play a critical role in the global carbon cycle, and are of significant interest for their potential contributions to a sustainable … at once — rather than cultivating a single microorganism within a lab setting.  Roland Hatzenpichler is an associate …

… as the climate warms. However, these are complicated interactions to untangle. Fungi work in cooperation to … and pastures: saprotrophs disassemble debris and dead organisms to free up their nutrients; mycorrhizal symbionts …