Bacteria play a variety of roles in the environment. They maintain the balance in the
ecosystem and provide different ecosystem services such as in biogeochemical cycling of …

The plant microbiomes play important role in plant growth promotion and soil fertility for
sustainable agriculture. Plant and soil are valuable natural resource harbouring hotspots of …

Capturing the complexity of soil life for soil quality assessments is one of the most
challenging paradoxes of contemporary soil science. Soil biota perform a plethora of …

The aerial portion of a plant, namely the leaf, is inhabited by pathogenic and non-pathogenic
microbes. The leaf's physical and chemical properties, combined with fluctuating and often …

Objective The gut microbiota has been suggested to play a role in autism spectrum disorder
(ASD). We postulate that children with ASD harbour an altered developmental profile of the …

Enteropathogen contamination of water resources is a global concern. Several sources and
routes of pathogen contamination of water resources have been identified including …

In the light of intensification of cropping practices and changing climatic conditions,
nourishing a growing global population requires optimizing environmental sustainability and …

Despite significant progress in increasing agricultural production, meeting the changing
dietary preferences and increasing food demands of future populations remains a significant …

Glyphosate is the most common broad-spectrum herbicide. It targets the key enzyme of the
shikimate pathway, 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS), which …

The cheese microbiota comprises a consortium of prokaryotic, eukaryotic and viral
populations, among which lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are majority components with a …