ReviewFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2021
The Biodegradation of Soil Organic Matter in Soil-Dwelling Humivorous Fauna.
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- Continental-scale integration of soil metagenomes and organic matter chemistry reveals ubiquitous microbial capacity for chemically-recalcitrant carbon decomposition.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Earthworm-associated microbial community reassembly accompanies higher inorganic-N concentrations in spent mushroom substrate.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Community characterization of soil from the Central Deccan Plateau dry tropical deciduous forest (Ceddtrof) in central India using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing.Microbiology resource announcements · 2024Article
- Agronomical Practices and Management for Commercial Cultivation ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Soil pH, Calcium Content and Bacteria as Major Factors Responsible for the Distribution of the Known Fraction of the DNA Bacteriophage Populations in Soils of Luxembourg.Microorganisms · 2022Article
- Overview of biofertilizers in crop production and stress management for sustainable agriculture.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Review
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Abstract
Soil organic matter contains more carbon than global vegetation and the atmosphere combined. Gaining access to this source of organic carbon is challenging and requires at least partial removal of polyphenolic and/or soil mineral protections, followed by subsequent enzymatic or chemical cleavage of diverse plant polysaccharides. Soil-feeding animals make significant contributions to the recycling of terrestrial organic matter. Some humivorous earthworms, beetles, and termites, among others, have evolved the ability to mineralize recalcitrant soil organic matter, thereby leading to their tremendous ecological success in the (sub)tropical areas. This ability largely relies on their symbiotic associations with a diverse community of gut microbes. Recent integrative omics studies, including genomics, metagenomics, and proteomics, provide deeper insights into the functions of gut symbionts. In reviewing this literature, we emphasized that understanding how these soil-feeding fauna catabolize soil organic substrates not only reveals the key microbes in the intestinal processes but also uncovers the potential novel enzymes with considerable biotechnological interests.
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