Soil Microbiology
"Soil Microbiology" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The presence of bacteria, viruses, and fungi in the soil. This term is not restricted to pathogenic organisms.
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D012988
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.158.273.540.274.555 N06.850.425.300
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Soil Microbiology" by people in this website by year, and whether "Soil Microbiology" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2006 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2007 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2009 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | 2010 | 9 | 4 | 13 | | 2011 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2013 | 12 | 2 | 14 | | 2014 | 12 | 1 | 13 | | 2015 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2016 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2018 | 10 | 3 | 13 | | 2019 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2020 | 5 | 4 | 9 | | 2021 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2023 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2024 | 10 | 1 | 11 | | 2025 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2026 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Soil Microbiology" by people in Profiles.
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Winfrey CC, Socualaya-Torres AA, Resasco J, Fierer N. Sources and traits of bacteria and fungi found in the near-surface atmosphere. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2026 Jul 22; 92(7):e0234825.
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Bueno de Mesquita CP, Stallard-Olivera E, Fierer N. Predicting oxygen levels in microbial habitats using a metagenome-based approach. mSystems. 2026 Jul 21; 11(7):e0054526.
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Wilsey RN, Ding L-H, Dawrs SN, Raulerson CK, Norton GJ, Virdi R, Hasan NA, Epperson LE, Nelson ST, Holst B, Chan YL, Kitamura K, Awaya JD, Irwin SV, Cornell S, Cannon MB, Anglin S, Chelius MK, Hutchinson R, Kern S, Stearns A, Strong M, Chan ED, Crooks JL, Honda JR. Novel Hawai'i and Pacific Island circulating clusters of Mycobacterium intracellulare subsp. chimaera. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2026 Jul 22; 92(7):e0026926.
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Zaidi S, Srivastava N, Ghosh M, Jain D, Prasad PN, Sood S, Khare SK. Anti-biofilm and anti-virulence activity of a rare actinobacteria Nocardia sp. EMB45 against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Arch Microbiol. 2026 Jan 21; 208(3):145.
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Yang YY, Bueno de Mesquita CP, Lawrence CR, Weyman PD, Dores D, Timmermann T, Fierer N, Fuenzalida-Meriz GA. Synergistic Effects of a Microbial Amendment and Crushed Basalt: Soil Geochemical and Microbial Responses. Glob Chang Biol. 2026 01; 32(1):e70705.
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Gebert MJ, Lipner EM, Galletta JM, Henley JB, Hoffert M, Riskin ML, Prevots DR, Fierer N. A cross-environment comparison of nontuberculous mycobacterial diversity. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2026 Jan 27; 92(1):e0155225.
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Werner AZ, Giannone RJ, Keller MJ, Plavchak C, Carper DL, Abraham PE, Wilkes RA, Aristilde L, Salvachúa D, Ratanathanawongs Williams SK, Hettich RL, Beckham GT. A distinct subpopulation of membrane vesicles in Pseudomonas putida is enriched in enzymes for lignin catabolism. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2025 Oct 22; 91(10):e0161725.
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Timmermann T, Yip C, Yang YY, Wemmer KA, Chowdhury A, Dores D, Takayama T, Nademanee S, Traag BA, Zamanian K, González B, Breecker DO, Fierer N, Slessarev EW, Fuenzalida-Meriz GA. Harnessing Microbes to Weather Native Silicates in Agricultural Soils for Scalable Carbon Dioxide Removal. Glob Chang Biol. 2025 05; 31(5):e70216.
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Winfrey CC, Resasco J, Fierer N. Habitat specialization and edge effects of soil microbial communities in a fragmented landscape. Ecology. 2025 Apr; 106(4):e70072.
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Micciulla JL, Baubin C, Fierer N. Effects of Geosmin on the Behavior of Soil Protists. Microb Ecol. 2025 Mar 14; 88(1):14.
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