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Cloud forests are unique yet understudied ecosystems regarding CH4 exchange despite their significance in carbon storage. We investigated CH4 fluxes in peat soil and tree stems of two tropical cloud forests on Ré...
Culturing of fungi is labor-intensive and reveals limited diversity, while high-throughput sequencing of barcodes (i.e., metabarcoding) enables a simultaneous detection of fungi from multiple environmental sam...
Soilborne fungal phytopathogens pose a significant threat to global food security. While chemical control remains an effective method for managing these pathogens, increasing regulations due to health and envi...
Although 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing has become an indispensable method for microbiome studies, this analysis is not error-free, and remains prone to several biases and errors. Numerous algorithms have b...
Hot springs, with their well-characterized major abiotic variables and island-like habitats, are ideal systems for studying microbial biogeography. Photosynthetic biofilms are a major biological feature of hot...
Jellyfish blooms have significant ecological and economic impacts, yet the microbial communities associated with these blooms remain poorly understood, despite their potential influence on host fitness and mic...
Extreme environments are useful systems to investigate limits of life, microbial biogeography and ecology, and the adaptation and evolution of microbial lineages. Many novel microbial lineages have been discov...
Metagenomics, the genomic analysis of all species present within a mixed population, is an important tool used for the exploration of microbiomes in clinical and environmental microbiology. Whilst the developm...
As coral diseases become more prevalent and frequent, the need for new intervention strategies also increases to counteract the rapid spread of disease. Recent advances in coral disease mitigation have resulte...
Soil heterogeneity has been acknowledged to influence plant growth, with the small-scale soil heterogeneity always being overlooked in practice. It remains unclear how rhizosphere soil biotics and abiotics res...
Soil microbial communities play key roles in agroecosystems, particularly in processes like organic matter decomposition and nutrient cycling. However, human activities can negatively impact their community st...
Along a food chain, microbiomes occur in each component and often contribute to the functioning or the health of their host or environment. ‘One Health’ emphasizes the connectivity of each component’s health. ...
Plasmids are key in creating a dynamic reservoir of genetic diversity, yet their impact on Earth’s continental subsurface—an important microbial reservoir—remains unresolved. We analyzed 32 metagenomic samples...
Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) is an important legume crop in semi-arid regions with multiple uses. The microbial diversity within its root nodules in Indian soils remains poorly explored. We investigated the bacteria...
Microbiome research is revolutionizing human and environmental health, but the value and reuse of microbiome data are significantly hampered by the limited development and adoption of data standards. While sev...
Uncultured UBA5794 actinobacteria are frequently found in marine and inland water environments by using metagenomic approaches. However, knowledge about these actinobacteria is limited, hindering their isolati...
The pondwater microbiome is believed to play a key role in fish health, including shaping mucosal surface microbiomes that help to protect against disease. How different physiochemical features relating to sea...
Plant and soil microbiomes can interfere with pathogen life cycles, but their influence on disease epidemiology remains understudied. Here, we analyzed the relationships between plant and soil microbiomes and ...
During the last decades, substantial advancements have been made in identifying soil characteristics that impact the composition of the soil microbiome. However, the impacts of microorganisms on their respecti...
The diversity of bacteria and fungi is linked to distinct ecosystem functions, and divergent responses to global changes in these two kingdoms affect the relative contributions of the kingdoms to the soil carb...
Microbial communities in mangrove sediments play vital ecological roles that underpin the functioning of the overall mangrove ecosystem. Fungal communities, in particular, are known to play crucial roles acros...
Studies into biofilm interactions with microplastic polymers in marine environments are widespread in the literature. Increasing evidence suggests that lotic microplastics are a significant contributor and may...
In arid and semiarid environments, microbial activity is restricted by low water availability and high evapotranspiration rates, and soil development is limited. Under humid conditions, such limitations can be...
Plant health depends on beneficial interactions between the roots and their microbiomes. Despite recent progress on the role of the grapevine microbiome, the taxonomic identity and functional traits of microbi...
In plants, root exudates selectively influence the growth of bacteria that colonize the rhizosphere. Bacterial communities associated with root systems are involved in macro and micronutrients cycling and orga...
Theory predicts that biological communities can have multiple stable states in terms of their species/taxonomic compositions. The presence of such alternative stable states has been examined in classic ecologi...
Municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are pivotal reservoirs for antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs) and antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB). Selective pressures from antibiotic residues, co-selection b...
The conversion of natural wetlands to agricultural land through drainage contributes to 62% of the global wetland loss. Such conversion significantly alters greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes, yet the underlying mech...
Urban dwellings serve as complex and diverse microbial community niches. Interactions and impact of house microbiome on the health of the inhabitants need to be clearly defined. Therefore, it is critical to un...
With more than 12 million inhabitants, the Greater Paris offers a “natural laboratory” to explore the effects of eutrophication on freshwater lake’s microbiomes within a relative restricted area (~ 70 km radiu...
The variation in fungal community composition within a single habitat space has been extensively studied in forest ecosystems. However, the spatial and temporal distribution of fungi across contiguous habitats...
Soil organic matter composition and microbial communities are key factors affecting ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) during ecosystem restoration. However, there is little information on their interacting me...
The west Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is a region of rapid environmental changes, with regional differences in climate warming along the north–south axis of the peninsula. Along the WAP, Palmer corresponds to a w...
The shade avoidance response triggers a dramatic promotion of elongation growth, accompanied by a significant reprogramming of metabolic pathways as plants seek to prevent overtopping and adapt to vegetative s...
Members of the Campylobacterota phylum are dominant key players in sulfidic environments, where they make up a stable portion of sulfide-oxidizing bacterial communities. Despite the significance of these bacte...
Salvia miltiorrhiza is a highly valuable medicinal plant and its cultivation is constrained by limited suitable land. Long-term continuous cropping practices alleviate limitations in planting area as well as caus...
Urban green areas provide multiple ecosystem services in cities, mitigating environmental risks and providing a healthier environment for humans. Even if urban ecology has become popular in the last decade, th...
Plant endophytes, comprising non-pathogenic bacteria, fungi, and archaea, inhabit various plant parts, including roots, stems, leaves, and seeds. These microorganisms play a crucial role in plant development b...
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are beneficial root symbionts contributing to improved plant growth and development and resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses. Commercial bioinoculants containing AMF are...
Acquiring representative bacterial 16S rRNA gene community profiles in plant microbiome studies can be challenging due to the excessive co-amplification of host chloroplast and mitochondrial rRNA gene sequence...
Continuous monocultures alter the composition and function of root-associated microbiota, and thus compromise crop health and productivity. In comparison, little is known about how leaf-associated microbiota r...
Carbon monoxide (CO) oxidising microorganisms are present in volcanic deposits throughout succession, with levels of vegetation and soil influencing the communities present. Carboxydovores are a subset of CO o...
Recovery of degraded coral reefs is reliant upon the recruitment of coral larvae, yet the mechanisms behind coral larval settlement are not well understood, especially for non-acroporid species. Biofilms assoc...
Pit mud (PM) hosts diverse microbial communities, which serve as a medium to impart flavor and quality to Baijiu and exhibit long-term tolerance to ethanol and acids, resulting in a unique ecosystem. However, ...
Despite being recognised as a global problem, our understanding of human-mediated antimicrobial resistance (AMR) spread to remote regions of the world is limited. Antarctica, often referred to as “the last gre...
Estuaries are complex ecosystems linking river and marine environments, where microorganisms play a key role in maintaining ecosystem functions. In the present study, we investigated monthly 8 sites at two dep...
Entomopathogenic fungi are increasingly used as bio-inoculants to enhance crop growth and resistance. When applied to rhizosphere soil, they interact with resident soil microbes, which can affect their ability...
The anthosphere, also known as the floral microbiome, is a crucial component of the plant reproductive system. Therefore, understanding the anthospheric microbiome is essential to explore the diversity, intera...
Seed banks are a vital resource for preserving plant species diversity globally. However, seedling establishment and survival rates from banked seeds can be poor. Despite a growing appreciation for the role of...
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