Important ecophysiological roles of non-dominant Actinobacteria in plant residue decomposition, especially in less fertile soils

Abstract Background Microbial-driven decomposition of plant residues is integral to carbon sequestration in terrestrial ecosystems.Actinobacteria, one of the most widely distributed bacterial phyla in soils, are known for their ability to degrade plant residues in vitro.However, their in situ importance and specific activity across contrasting ecol

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The Diphtheria Toxin Translocation Domain Impairs Receptor Selectivity in Cancer Cell-Targeted Protein Nanoparticles

Protein-based materials intended as nanostructured drugs or drug carriers are progressively gaining interest in nanomedicine, since their structure, assembly and cellular interactivity can be tailored by recruiting functional domains.The main bottleneck in the development of deliverable protein materials is the lysosomal degradation that follows en

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A Novel Ionospheric Disturbance Index to Evaluate the Global Effect on BeiDou Navigation Satellite System Signal Caused by the Moderate Geomagnetic Storm on May 12, 2021

In this paper, we propose a new method to quantitatively evaluate the quality of the copyright phase observation signals of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) during weak and moderate geomagnetic storms.We take a moderate geomagnetic storm that occurred on 12 May 2021 during the 25th solar cycle as an example.The results show that the new

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