Advances and Hotspots in Research on Verrucomicrobiota: Focus on Agroecosystems.

ABSTRACT: Members of the phylum Verrucomicrobiota are abundant yet relatively understudied soil bacteria that play key roles in biogeochemical cycling and plant-microbe interactions. They participate in the carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycles through the degradation of complex organic polymers such as cellulose, pectin, and starch - via the production of hydrolytic enzymes (e.g., cellulases, xylanases, chitinases), and through nitrogen transformations including denitrification, ammonification, and nitrogen fixation. Methanotrophic representatives (Methylacidiphilum, Methylacidimicrobium) oxidise methane under acidic or thermophilic conditions, thereby contributing to greenhouse gas mitigation. The ecological distribution and activity of Verrucomicrobiota are strongly influenced by nutrient availabili

SUBMITTER: Nazieblo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12714770 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature