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Polysaccharides

Appears in 6 processs and 7 steps. Everything below is linked: open a process to see it in context.

Top processes

Macroaggregate turnover and microaggregate formation

2 steps

Living soil system

1 step

Aggregate formation and pore structure

Aggregate formation and pore structure

1 step

Roots, hyphae and bacterial polysaccharides entangle and glue primary particles

Bioturbation: fauna remodel soil structure

1 step

Gut passage and mucus bind particles into water-stable casts

Viral shunt: phage lysis recycles bacterial carbon and nitrogen

1 step

Viral auxiliary metabolic genes (for example glycoside hydrolases) may boost host carbon degradation

Biological soil crusts: cyanobacteria, lichens and mosses on dryland surfaces

1 step

Filamentous cyanobacteria (Microcoleus vaginatus) pioneer bare dryland soil and bind particles with polysaccharide sheaths after wetting

Often found with

Fungal hyphae 3 Plant roots 3 Bacteria 3 Clay minerals 2 Earthworms 2 Soil organic matter 2 Clay minerals 2 Particulate organic matter 2 Root exudates 1 Fungi 1 Gut microbes 1 Soil aggregates 1

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