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MDA
Multiple displacement amplification
N 2 O
Nitrous oxide
NGS
Next-generation sequencing
OTC
Open top chamber
OTU
Operational taxonomic unit
PAHs
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
PCB
Polychlorinated biphenyl
PCR
Polymerase chain reaction
PGPF
Plant growth-promoting fungi
PGPR
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria
PLFA
Phospholipid fatty acid analysis
Q-PCR
Quantitative polymerase chain reaction
Q-TOF-MS Quadrupole-time of flight-MS
RDP
Ribosomal Database Project
RNA
Ribonucleic acid
RT-PCR
Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
SCG
Single-cell genomics
SDS
Sodium dodecyl sulfate
SIP
Stable isotope probing
SNPs
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms
SNVs
Single-nucleotide variants
SOM
Soil organic matter
SSCP
Single-strand conformation polymorphism
SSU
16S small subunit
TGGE
Temperature gradient gel electrophoresis
TPH
Total petroleum hydrocarbon
T-RFLP
Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism
TRFs
Terminal restriction fragments
VOCs
Volatile organic compounds
WGA
Whole genome amplification
Abbreviations