Freezing point depression due to high salt concentration is crucial for liquid water to exist on cold worlds, expanding special regions where habitats are plausible. Determination of the growth tolerances of terrestrial microbes in analog systems impacts planetary protection protocols aimed at preventing interference with life detection missions or potential native ecosystems on celestial bodies. We measured the salinity toler...

Seabass farmers suffer from a long-lasting production period of at least 18 months, causing a long-term gap in financial income and payback. This study investigated the integration of Litopenaeus vannamei with Dicentrarchus labrax aquaculture allowing seabass farmers to earn a consistent income 2–3 times a year. Six treatments (seabass alone “control group,” seabass with 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 shrimp in the fish tanks) were tes...

Soil microorganisms are pivotal in the global carbon cycle, but the viruses that affect them and their impact on ecosystems are less understood. In this study, we explored the diversity, dynamics, and ecology of soil viruses through 379 metagenomes collected annually from 2010 to 2017. These samples spanned the seasonally thawed active layer of a permafrost thaw gradient, which included palsa, bog, and fen habitats. We identif...

Soil salinization and sodification have become a considerable threat to sustainable crop production for food security. The efficient biological practice in rice cropping systems, besides modulating saline-sodic soil properties using different amendments, is a necessary tactic to accelerate reclamation. This research aimed to evaluate the potential ameliorative effect of seven organic/inorganic amendments addition on soil prope...