Thulani Peter Makhalanyane

This study shows that bacterial fermentation, not respiration, dominates in upland soils during hypoxia, challenging the assumption that respiration is the primary metabolic strategy.

This study shows that multi-species microbial inoculants enhance crop yields in Rwanda when combined with fertilizers, but not as effectively as fertilizers alone.

This study identifies aridity as the primary driver of microbial community structure and biogeochemical activities in deserts across seven continents.

The paper compiles a global soil virus dataset to assess biodiversity and biogeochemical impacts, finding most viral diversity remains unexplored and viruses may influence carbon and nutrient cycling.

This study uses long-read metagenomics and metatranscriptomics to analyze soil communities, revealing phylum-specific secondary metabolite dynamics during wetting events.

This study evaluates eight metagenome assemblers on nine environmental datasets to guide tool selection based on research goals, resources, and expertise.