Rethinking microbial carbon use efficiency in soil models.
Hint consider microbial anatomy and physiology
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A quarter of a century after its publication, the biodiversity hotspot concept remains one of the most cited and influential frameworks in conservation science, but its real-world impact is poorly documented in peer-reviewed literature www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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When harmful fungi invade their carefully cultivated crops, fungus-farming termites fight back with the precision of skilled gardeners, a new Science study reveals, smothering them in soil clumps enriched with microbial allies that inhibit fungal growth. https://scim.ag/4nsAqCu
The poor are less able to invest in climate.
Now out: first comprehensive analysis of how the economics of #Inequality & the #Environment are interrelated. Co-author Ulrike Kornek (PIK, #UniKiel): “Implications for #climate policy."
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Very nice work from @kschlaeppi.bsky.social and co-workers. It illustrates once again the power and relevance of looking at communities in addition to individual strains > Synthetic communities of maize root bacteria interact and redirect benzoxazinoid metabolization
Two advertisements for PhD projects in our group at @uni-konstanz.de, including one in my recently funded project on the role of soil biodiversity in plant responses to drought. Deadline on January 12th. Sharing would be appreciated! More info here: www.biologie.uni-konstanz.de/kleunen/news...
It was wonderful meeting Bala and the kids recently in the UAE. Some memories refreshed, some stories shared, and plenty of laughter over a dinner table. Moments like these remind you how special friendships are. 🙂
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Soil models include a key parameter known as carbon use efficiency, which impacts estimates of global carbon storage by determining the flow of carbon into soil pools versus the atmosphere. Microbial-...
A quarter of a century after its publication, the biodiversity hotspot concept remains one of the most cited and influential frameworks in conservation science. But its real-world impact is poorly doc...
The symbiotic agriculture of fungus-farming termites can collapse if they fail to prevent invading weeds. Previous studies suggest a role for symbiotic fungistatic microbes in bringing about weed cont...
Plant roots are colonized by diverse microbial communities. These communities are shaped by root exudates, including plant-specialized metabolites. Benzoxazinoids are such secreted compounds of maize. Individual microbes differ in their ability to tolerate and metabolize antimicrobial benzoxazinoids. To investigate how these traits combine in a community, we designed two synthetic communities of maize root bacteria that share six common strains and differ in their ability to metabolize benzoxazinoids based on the seventh strain. We exposed both communities to the benzoxazinoid MBOA (6-methoxybenzoxazolin-2(3H)-one) in vitro and found that the metabolizing community did not degrade MBOA to its aminophenoxazinone, as observed for individual strains, but, as a community, they formed the corresponding acetamide. MBOA shaped the differential compositions of both communities and increased the fraction of MBOA-tolerant strains. The benzoxazinoid-metabolizing community showed a higher tolerance to MBOA and was able to utilize MBOA as their sole carbon source for growth. Hence, bacterial interaction results in alternative benzoxazinoid metabolization and increases community performance in the presence of these antimicrobial compounds. Future work is needed to uncover the genetics of this metabolic interaction and ecological consequences for the bacterial community and the host plant.
