Evaluation of Microbe-Driven Soil Organic Matter Quantity and Quality by Thermodynamic Theory

Microbial communities are known to be important drivers of organic matter (OM) accumulation in terrestrial ecosystems. However, despite the importance of these soil microbes and processes, the mechanisms behind these microbial-SOM associations remain poorly understood.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jianwei Zhang, Youzhi Feng, Meng Wu, Ruirui Chen, Zhongpei Li, Xiangui Lin, Yongguan Zhu, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-02-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.03252-20