These microbial domains are ubiquitous and extremely diverse, little is known about how they respond to environmental changes
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The gap
While these microbial domains are ubiquitous and extremely diverse, little is known about how they respond to environmental changes in urban soil ecosystems and what ecological processes shape them.
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Sourced from the stated research gap and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2024 and 2026, spanning 4 journals. Those papers have been cited 50 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps
- Application of glyphosate or paraquat before the emergence of maize plants (Zea mays L.) had no detectable effect on the rhizosphere or endophyte bacterial community structure under the tested field conditions (2026) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi
The effect of herbicides on the rhizosphere and endophytic bacterial community is still largely unknown. There is a need to investigate the effect of different herbicides and agricultural practices on the bacterial community in soils.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: effect herbicides rhizosphere endophytic bacterial community still largely - Distribution patterns of soil bacteria, fungi, and protists emerge from distinct assembly processes across subcommunities (2024) · Ecology and Evolution · cited 9× · doi
While these microbial domains are ubiquitous and extremely diverse, little is known about how they respond to environmental changes in urban soil ecosystems and what ecological processes shape them.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: microbial domains ubiquitous extremely diverse little known respond environmental changes urban soil ecosystems ecological processes - Abrupt versus gradual application of pesticides: effects on soil bacterial and fungal communities (2025) · Environmental Pollution · cited 15× · doi
Future research should focus on the long-term responses of soil microbial communities to pesticide application and the cumulative effects of chronic low-dose exposure to provide a more comprehensive understanding of how they shape microbial communities.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: microbial communities future focus long term responses soil pesticide application cumulative effects chronic dose exposure - Soil microbial community fragmentation reveals indirect effects of fungicide exposure mediated by biotic interactions between microorganisms (2024) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · cited 26× · doi
Microorganisms form complex communities characterized by a myriad of interspecies interactions, yet it remains unclear to what extent non-target microorganisms are indirectly affected by fungicides through biotic interactions with sensitive taxa.
generalabstractevidence 2/5Keywords: microorganisms interactions form complex communities characterized myriad interspecies remains unclear extent target indirectly affected fungicides
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