Glossary
New meta-omics techniques for diagnosis of soil microbial quality

Agroecology; Agroécologie

Agroecology (currently advocated in agriculture) consists in defining new cultivation practices integrating the management of biological diversity for the sustainable use of agrosystems.

Amplicon; Amplicon

DNA fragments amplified by PCR using primers specific to a taxon, taxonomic group or gene (or gene family) targeting a particular region of the genome.

Anthropisation; Anthropization

Refers to the effects of man on the natural environment. This includes not only human beings, but also their industries, activities and structures, whether directly or indirectly.

Archaea; Archaea

Archaea (part of the Archaea family) are ubiquitous, unicellular microorganisms without nuclei or organelles, whose genome, like that of bacteria, consists of DNA. In terms of their genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology, archaea are as different...