For cultivated soil, alpine soil, semi-arid soil, samples were taken in the field in 2012 and 2013. They were soil micro-samples as they all weighed between 70 and 150 mg.Samples labelled xb or a (69
Roadside ditches are a ubiquitous part of the landscape, yet few studies have quantified their associated microbial communities. We conducted a study to determine microbial community structure using 1