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Uncovering The Hidden World Beneath Our Feet: How Soil Microbes are Key Players in Mitigating Climate Change; A Review

. Muneeb Ur Rehman , Muhammad Zahir Afridi, Aziz Ullah, Sapana Parajuli, Naseer Ahmad & Waleed Iqbal


Abstract

The most significant problems with the current environmental situation are global warming and climate change. Higher levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which cause warming, are to blame for these issues. Although anthropogenic sources and the effects of these gases have received much attention, microorganisms and their relevance still need to be discussed. Microorganisms perform a wide range of tasks, but they are utilized particularly in the processes that treat and reduce greenhouse gases by recycling nutrients. Depending on the case, it efficiently uses or produces these gases by reducing environmental risks brought on by both natural and human activity. It tries to evaluate the processes that drive bacteria to release and absorb greenhouse gases using the available literature. Moreover, research has been done on the feedback and subsequent impacts. The importance of bacteria in climate change was later discovered. Hence, bacteria should always retain their significance in models and debates about climate change. In the present review, we also discussed how different cycles like the carbon, methane, and nitrogen cycles, help mitigate climate change. In addition, the review also identified the necessity of proper research and future prospect.

Keywords; Climate change, microbial diversity, soil microbes carbon cycle, methane cycle, nitrogen cycle and carbon sequestration

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