The sustainability of global agriculture is increasingly threatened by climate change, soil degradation, declining biodiversity, and the overuse of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. In this context, plant- and soil-associated microbiomes have emerged as vital allies for achiev...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i121670
Aims: Vegetables provide a favourable habitat for diverse populations of microorganisms. Some vegetables, especially the ones used in salads are ready-to-eat food products and some phyllosphere bacteria might contribute to the prolonged presence of human food-borne pathogens in t...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i730333
Aim: Several methods described previously for isolation and purification of soil DNA. Most of these protocols use combination of techniques or methods but the role and contribution of each individual method or component used is not clearly discussed. This study aims at analysing...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i630201
Salvador Embarcadero-Jiménez, Feng Long Yang, Raquel Freye-Hernández, Yanelly Trujillo-Cabrera, Flor N. Rivera Orduña, Hong Li Yuan & En Tao Wang·Microbiology Research Journal International·2014
Aims: The principle aim of this study was to obtain high quality metagenomic DNA from the high humus-containing, alkaline soils of the chinampas, an artificial sustainable agro-ecosystem. Study Design: Different protocols reported previously were tested and were modified to extra...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/9670