{
  "id": 9153019,
  "title": "Population density is a selective driver of urban soil microbiomes: evidence from bacteria, fungi and protozoan communities in a regional city",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/population-density-is-a-selective-driver-of-urban-soil-microbiomes",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.20.752949v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Urbanisation is widely recognised as a major driver of environmental change, yet its impacts on soil microbiomes remain poorly understood, particularly outside megacities and beyond bacterial taxa. Population density is frequently used as a proxy for urban intensity, but its relevance across different microbial kingdoms and urban contexts is unclear. Here, we investigated how soil microbial…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}