Soil microbiome engineering for sustainability in a changing environment
Recent advances in microbial ecology and synthetic biology have the potential to mitigate
damage caused by anthropogenic activities that are deleteriously impacting Earth's soil …
damage caused by anthropogenic activities that are deleteriously impacting Earth's soil …
Best practices in metabarcoding of fungi: from experimental design to results
The development of high‐throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies has greatly improved
our capacity to identify fungi and unveil their ecological roles across a variety of ecosystems …
our capacity to identify fungi and unveil their ecological roles across a variety of ecosystems …
iNAP: an integrated network analysis pipeline for microbiome studies
Integrated network analysis pipeline (iNAP) is an online analysis pipeline for generating and
analyzing comprehensive ecological networks in microbiome studies. It is implemented in …
analyzing comprehensive ecological networks in microbiome studies. It is implemented in …
Microbial interactions for nutrient acquisition in soil: miners, scavengers, and carriers
T Cao, Y Luo, M Shi, X Tian, Y Kuzyakov - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial interactions in soil are hidden, as they occur stealthily in a 'dark box'. This greatly
limits our understanding of microbial functions. Here, soil microorganisms were classified …
limits our understanding of microbial functions. Here, soil microorganisms were classified …
Challenges in upscaling laboratory studies to ecosystems in soil microbiology research
Soil microbiology has entered into the big data era, but the challenges in bridging laboratory‐
, field‐, and model‐based studies of ecosystem functions still remain. Indeed, the limitation …
, field‐, and model‐based studies of ecosystem functions still remain. Indeed, the limitation …
[HTML][HTML] Hi-C metagenome sequencing reveals soil phage–host interactions
Bacteriophages are abundant in soils. However, the majority are uncharacterized, and their
hosts are unknown. Here, we apply high-throughput chromosome conformation capture (Hi …
hosts are unknown. Here, we apply high-throughput chromosome conformation capture (Hi …
Bioengineered microbial strains for detoxification of toxic environmental pollutants
Industrialization and other anthropogenic human activities pose significant environmental
risks. As a result of the hazardous pollution, numerous living organisms may suffer from …
risks. As a result of the hazardous pollution, numerous living organisms may suffer from …
[HTML][HTML] Marine ecosystem shifts with deglacial sea-ice loss inferred from ancient DNA shotgun sequencing
HH Zimmermann, KR Stoof-Leichsenring… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Sea ice is a key factor for the functioning and services provided by polar marine ecosystems.
However, ecosystem responses to sea-ice loss are largely unknown because time-series …
However, ecosystem responses to sea-ice loss are largely unknown because time-series …
Bifidobacterium lactis Probio-M8 improves bone metabolism in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis, possibly by modulating the gut microbiota
F Zhao, Z Guo, LY Kwok, Z Zhao, K Wang, Y Li… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) is usually managed by conventional drug
treatment. However, prolonged use of these drugs cause side effects. Gut microbiota may be …
treatment. However, prolonged use of these drugs cause side effects. Gut microbiota may be …
Microbial habitat specificity largely affects microbial co-occurrence patterns and functional profiles in wetland soils
C Liu, X Li, FRP Mansoldo, J An, Y Kou, X Zhang… - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial species have different niche breadth, leading to distinct habitat ranges. Specialists
have narrow niche breadth and high habitat specificity in comparison with the generalists …
have narrow niche breadth and high habitat specificity in comparison with the generalists …