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Phosphorus deficiencies invoke optimal allocation of exoenzymes by ectomycorrhizas
Our study emphasizes the key role of symbiotic ectomycorrhizal fungi in phosphorus acquisition. By Dr. Melanie Jones, UBCO and Dr. JM Kranabetter, BC MOF
Do not let weird things pass right under your nose… or the Ariadne’s thread of bacterial metabolism
We often witness what objectively look like strange occurrences without giving them much (if any!) importance—in most cases, because we heard about them so many times that we take such observations for granted. One of them is the co-existence of two alternative glycolytic pathways in E. coli ...
Do soil Bacteroidetes possess fundamentally unique ways to scavenge phosphorus?
The phylum Bacteroidetes represents an unusual group of bacteria that possess a variety of unique molecular mechanisms that allow them to occupy distinct ecological niches. Here we reveal these unique mechanisms extend further than their distinct carbon acquisition strategies.
A surprise from a smelly bucket: a novel acid loving ammonia-oxidizing bacterium
Ammonia is a compound contained in animal waste and its concentrations in the environment are strictly regulated. For this reason, waste waters and polluted air are treated to reduce the concentration of this molecule before releasing it to the environment.
