Diversity of Soil Microbiome: Roles and Potential Applications

Diversity of Soil Microbiome

Authors

  • Azka Asif King’s College London, United Kingdom
  • Hira Saleem University of the Punjab
  • Rumesha Rafiq University of Management and Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69547/NS.12.05

Keywords:

Soil microbiome, Bacteria, Archaea, Fungi, Microbial diversity

Abstract

Soil is a rich material containing lots of organic content, minerals, and microbial biodiversity. The microbes present in soil harbor capabilities of multitude importance, many of which are significant biotechnology wise as well. Production of antimicrobial compounds, plant growth promoting metabolites, a variety of enzymes, nitrogen fixation, and ability to bio-transform a lot of important compounds and to degrade a lot of toxic ones are just a few of the variety of functions that soil microbes can perform. However, only a small fraction of soil microorganisms can be cultured in laboratories due to the strict growth requirements of many microbes. To study these unculturable soil microbes, metagenomics is a helpful approach. This article discusses the importance of soil microbiomes, the roles they play for the soil health, as well as their potential applications.

Additional Files

Published

2023-12-12

How to Cite

Asif, A., Saleem, H., & Rafiq, R. (2023). Diversity of Soil Microbiome: Roles and Potential Applications: Diversity of Soil Microbiome. Nature’s Symphony , 1(2), 50–68. https://doi.org/10.69547/NS.12.05

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2023): Nature's Symphony - Volume 1, Issue 2

Section

Biology

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