Coordinated organic and inorganic nitrogen transformations fuel soil microbial blooms and increase nitrogen retention during snowmelt
Patrick O. Sorensen, Ulaş Karaöz, Harry R. Beller, Markus Bill, Nicholas Bouskill, Jillian F. Banfield, Rosalie Chu, David W. Hoyt, Elizabeth K. Eder, Emiley A. Eloe‐Fadrosh, Allison M. Sharrar, Malak Tfaily, Jason Toyoda, Nikola Tolić, Shi Wang, , E. Brodie
The paper shows that microbial blooms during snowmelt drive nitrogen transformations, increasing nitrogen retention through organic and inorganic pathways.
Nature Microbiology · Jan 27, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology