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ArticleNature communications2026

Continental-scale drivers of soil microbial extracellular polymeric substances.

Ke Shi, Qing Zheng, Baorong Wang, Lisa Noll, Shasha Zhang, Yuntao Hu, Honghua Ruan, Wolfgang Wanek

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Ke ShiDepartment of Ecology, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-5244-2887
Qing ZhengDivision of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research, Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, Center of Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9994-089X
Baorong WangState Key Laboratory of Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Control, College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6435-6063
Lisa NollDivision of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research, Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, Center of Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3711-1444
Shasha ZhangDivision of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research, Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, Center of Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Yuntao HuDivision of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research, Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, Center of Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Honghua RuanDepartment of Ecology, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China. hhruan@njfu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6075-474X
Wolfgang WanekDivision of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research, Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, Center of Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. wolfgang.wanek@univie.ac.at.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2178-8258

Funding

Austrian Science Fund (Fonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung) Grand DOI: 10.55776/P28037
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are key microbial residues that contribute to soil organic carbon (SOC) and promote soil aggregation. Yet, their abundance and large-scale controls have only begun to be investigated. We conduct extensive soil sampling across a European transect spanning diverse climates, bedrocks, and land uses. Average soil EPS content is 956 ± 55 µg g

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Extracellular Polymeric Substance MatrixSoilSoil MicrobiologyBiomassCarbonCarbon CycleClimateEuropeCarbonSoil

Identifiers

PMID41771912
PMCPMC13066494

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