ArticleMicroorganisms2022
Current Challenges and Pitfalls in Soil Metagenomics.
Article in Microorganisms, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Plant-soil-microbiome interactions: mechanisms, advances, and challenges in sustainable agriculture and healthy agroecosystems.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Artificial intelligence in soil microbiome-driven agriculture: from practical limits to a translational roadmap.Frontiers in microbiomes · 2026Review
- Metagenomic insights into short-term legume rotation: modulating potato rhizosphere microbiota to enhance tuber yield and quality.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- The Impact and Determinants of Mountainous Topographical Factors on Soil Microbial Community Characteristics.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- Interventions Change Soil Functions and the Mechanisms Controlling the Structure of Soil Microbial Communities.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- Microbial-Based Products to Control Soil-Borne Pathogens: Methods to Improve Efficacy and to Assess Impacts on Microbiome.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- Utilization of-Omic technologies in cold climate hydrocarbon bioremediation: a text-mining approach.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Soil microbial communities are essential components of agroecological ecosystems that influence soil fertility, nutrient turnover, and plant productivity. Metagenomics data are increasingly easy to obtain, but studies of soil metagenomics face three key challenges: (1) accounting for soil physicochemical properties; (2) incorporating untreated controls; and (3) sharing data. Accounting for soil physicochemical properties is crucial for better understanding the changes in soil microbial community composition, mechanisms, and abundance. Untreated controls provide a good baseline to measure changes in soil microbial communities and separate treatment effects from random effects. Sharing data increases reproducibility and enables meta-analyses, which are important for investigating overall effects. To overcome these challenges, we suggest establishing standard guidelines for the design of experiments for studying soil metagenomics. Addressing these challenges will promote a better understanding of soil microbial community composition and function, which we can exploit to enhance soil quality, health, and fertility.
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