Researchers tracked how plant matter moves through bacteria's metabolism. Microbes respire three times as much carbon dioxide (CO2) from non-sugar carbons from lignin compared to sugar from cellulose.

Researchers discovered that microbes respire three times as much CO2 from lignin carbons compared to cellulose carbons. When soil microbes eat plant matter, the digested food follows one of two ...

A study led by researchers at the University of Liège reveals the mechanism by which surfactin, a molecule produced by ...

Coconut husks and bacteria: a new recipe for cleaning explosive-contaminated soil A new bioformulation using biochar from coconut waste effectively removes toxic military explosives RDX and HMX from ...

Mariangela Hungria, a microbiologist in Brazil, spent decades looking for bacteria in the soil that could act like fertilizer, boosting farmers' harvests. But she faced a lot of skepticism. "When I ...