The Biodegradation of Soil Organic Matter in Soil-Dwelling Humivorous Fauna
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...
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| author | Xuliang Lou Jianming Zhao Xiangyang Lou Xiejiang Xia Yilu Feng Hongjie Li |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-816ff1b598a54022b56d7e158c2e31562022-12-21T19:50:17ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology2296-41852022-01-01910.3389/fbioe.2021.808075808075The Biodegradation of Soil Organic Matter in Soil-Dwelling Humivorous FaunaXuliang Lou0Jianming Zhao1Xiangyang Lou2Xiejiang Xia3Yilu Feng4Hongjie Li5Zhuji Real Estate Management Service Center, Shaoxing, ChinaZhuji Real Estate Management Service Center, Shaoxing, ChinaZhuji Real Estate Management Service Center, Shaoxing, ChinaState Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of Ministry of Agriculture and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Plant Virology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, ChinaState Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of Ministry of Agriculture and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Plant Virology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, ChinaState Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of Ministry of Agriculture and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Plant Virology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, ChinaSoil 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.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2021.808075/fullsoil organic matterbiodegradationhumivorousbiotechnologyenzyme |
| spellingShingle | Xuliang Lou Jianming Zhao Xiangyang Lou Xiejiang Xia Yilu Feng Hongjie Li The Biodegradation of Soil Organic Matter in Soil-Dwelling Humivorous Fauna Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology soil organic matter biodegradation humivorous biotechnology enzyme |
| title | The Biodegradation of Soil Organic Matter in Soil-Dwelling Humivorous Fauna |
| title_full | The Biodegradation of Soil Organic Matter in Soil-Dwelling Humivorous Fauna |
| title_fullStr | The Biodegradation of Soil Organic Matter in Soil-Dwelling Humivorous Fauna |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Biodegradation of Soil Organic Matter in Soil-Dwelling Humivorous Fauna |
| title_short | The Biodegradation of Soil Organic Matter in Soil-Dwelling Humivorous Fauna |
| title_sort | biodegradation of soil organic matter in soil dwelling humivorous fauna |
| topic | soil organic matter biodegradation humivorous biotechnology enzyme |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2021.808075/full |
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