Numerous diverse microorganisms reside in the cold desert soils of continental Antarctica,
though we lack a holistic understanding of the metabolic processes that sustain them. Here …

Ecological assembly processes, by influencing community composition, determine
ecosystem functions of microbiomes. However, debate remains on how stochastic versus …

The origin of life (OoL) has always been a mysterious and challenging topic that puzzles
human beings. Clay minerals have unique properties and wide distribution in early Earth …

Environmental microbes in rhizosphere soil and surrounding plants have the potential to
alter ecosystem functions. We investigated the microbial communities inhabiting the …

This study aims to determine and compare the bacterial community and functional profiles
associated with serpentine sites, innate hyper-accumulating weed, downgradient …

Understanding microbial niche variability in polar regions can provide insights into the
adaptive diversification of microbial lineages in extreme environments. Compositions of …

Heavy metal release from harsh ultramafic settings influences microbial diversity and
function in soil ecology. This study aimed to determine how serpentine mineralosphere …

Today, cancer is one of the main health issues faced in the workplace, with asbestos an
important carcinogen in the occupational environment. Among the asbestos minerals …

Actinobacteria are one of the predominant groups that successfully colonize and survive in
various aquatic, terrestrial and rhizhospheric ecosystems. Among actinobacteria, Nocardia …

Actinobacteria are ubiquitous in marine ecosystems, and they are regarded as an important,
underexplored, potential pharmaceutical resource. The orders Gaiellales and …