Earthworms (Lumbricina) are common terrestrial invertebrates of the order Annelida, known as ringed or segmented worms. They ...

The network of microbial decomposers is universal and is distinguished by cross-feeding, which allows them to metabolize decomposable products easily. The key bacterial and fungal decomposers are ...

Furthermore, soil already hosts an exceptionally diverse microbial community full of decomposers that are well adapted to that environment and would presumably outcompete any newcomers.

“From our previous research, we sort of suspected that there were some key microbial decomposers, but the question was, how universal are they?” Metcalf said. “It was cool that there really are these ...

Every day beneath our feet, microbial decomposers tussle with soil minerals over a vast reservoir of carbon stored in the ground — and scientists know almost nothing about how this jostling plays out ...

The key members of the newfound microbial decomposer network have been associated with swine, cattle and mouse carcasses in the past, meaning they likely aren't human-specific. Frederike Quaak ...

However, some of the intricacies of how the decomposer microbial community members respond and interact with each other isn’t well known, particularly comparisons of these activities across climates.

The interaction between these bacteria and viruses may help to control ... growing season and are primarily driven by microbial decomposers. Viruses modulate microbial carbon cycling via induced ...

It looked at the microbial network and found key bacterial and fungal decomposers that are rare in the wider environment, but consistently present in decaying human flesh. “Decomposition is ...