Bridging Microbial Functional Traits With Localized Process Rates at Soil Interfaces.

ABSTRACT: In this review, we introduce microbially-mediated soil processes, players, their functional traits, and their links to processes at biogeochemical interfaces [e.g., rhizosphere, detritusphere, (bio)-pores, and aggregate surfaces]. A conceptual view emphasizes the central role of the rhizosphere in interactions with other biogeochemical interfaces, considering biotic and abiotic dynamic drivers. We discuss the applicability of three groups of traits based on microbial physiology, activity state, and genomic functional traits to reflect microbial growth in soil. The sensitivity and credibility of modern molecular approaches to estimate microbial-specific growth rates require further development. A link between functional traits determined by physiological (e.g., respiration, biomarkers) and

SUBMITTER: Blagodatskaya E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8581545 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature