The gut bacterial communities of mammals have profound effects on host fitness, but the
processes that generate and maintain gut bacterial diversity remain poorly understood. We …

This study used a genetic fingerprinting technique (automated ribosomal intergenic spacer
analysis [ARISA]) to characterize microbial communities from a culture-independent …

It is generally believed that there is a vegetation succession sequence from alpine marsh
meadow to desert in the alpine ecosystem of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. However, we still …

El área de distribución de las especies es un concepto importante en la biología, sin
embargo, existen casos en los que no se ha interpretado adecuadamente. Se considera …

Fungal taxonomists pursue a seemingly impossible quest: to discover and give names to all
of the world's mushrooms, moulds and yeasts. Taxonomists have a reputation for being …

Do bacterial taxa demonstrate clear endemism, like macroorganisms, or can one site's
bacterial community recapture the total phylogenetic diversity of the world's oceans? Here …

We investigated the fine-scale population structure of the “Candidatus Accumulibacter”
lineage in enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) systems using the …

Objective A global increase of IBD has been reported, especially in countries that previously
had low incidence rates. Also, the knowledge of the human gut microbiome is steadily …

We applied molecular, microscopic, and culture techniques to characterize the microbial
communities in snow and air at remote sites in the Canadian High Arctic (Ward Hunt Island …

Islands are geographically defined as land masses completely surrounded by water, and
island systems have been used as models for many biogeographic, ecological, and …