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A global database of soil microbial phospholipid fatty acids and enzyme activities
Institute of Integrative Biology, Department of Environmental Systems Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Institute of Integrative Biology, Department of Environmental Systems Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Biology, Stanford University, CA, Stanford, United States.
Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL, Urbana, United States; Agroecosystem Sustainability Center (ASC), Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment (iSEE), IL, Urbana, United States.
US Geological Survey, Geology, Minerals, Geophysics Science Center, Menlo Park, CA, Energy, United States.
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2025 (English)In: Scientific Data, E-ISSN 2052-4463, Vol. 12, no 1, article id 1568Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Soil microbes drive ecosystem function and play a critical role in how ecosystems respond to global change. Research surrounding soil microbial communities has rapidly increased in recent decades, and substantial data relating to phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) and potential enzyme activity have been collected and analysed. However, studies have mostly been restricted to local and regional scales, and their accuracy and usefulness are limited by the extent of accessible data. Here we aim to improve data availability by collating a global database of soil PLFA and potential enzyme activity measurements from 12,258 georeferenced samples located across all continents, 5.1% of which have not previously been published. The database contains data relating to 113 PLFAs and 26 enzyme activities, and includes metadata such as sampling date, sample depth, and soil pH, total carbon, and total nitrogen. This database will help researchers in conducting both global- and local-scale studies to better understand soil microbial biomass and function.

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Springer Nature, 2025. Vol. 12, no 1, article id 1568
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-244990DOI: 10.1038/s41597-025-05759-2PubMedID: 41006295Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105017416190OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-244990DiVA, id: diva2:2004008
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Swedish Research Council, 2021–03724Swedish Research Council, 2016-06327Swedish Research Council FormasSida - Swedish International Development Cooperation AgencyEU, Horizon 2020, 677232EU, Horizon 2020, 892654Available from: 2025-10-06 Created: 2025-10-06 Last updated: 2025-10-06Bibliographically approved

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