by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
The biodiversity of microorganisms<\/strong> in Denmark<\/strong> soil is now fully represented in a national atlas. This is the result of extensive research conducted by a group of scientists led by Aalborg University<\/strong>, with the contribution of the University of Vienna<\/strong>, and described in a study<\/a> published in the journal Nature.<\/p>\n The study focused on over 10,000 soil samples collected across the country, which made it possible to map<\/strong> the different Danish environmental microbiomes \u201cwith unprecedented spatial resolution and functional depth,\u201d the authors explain<\/a> in a news release. The researchers also highlighted the key role of nitrifying microbes in the nitrogen cycle<\/a>.<\/p>\n