Virome analysis via high-throughput sequencing (HTS) allows rapid and massive virus
identification and diagnoses, expanding our focus from individual samples to the ecological …

Background Gut fungi are increasingly recognized as important contributors to host
physiology, although most studies have focused on gut bacteria. Post-translational …

Most bacteria live in dense, spatially structured communities such as biofilms. The high
density allows cells to alter the local microenvironment, whereas the limited mobility can …

Within geographic regions, the existing data suggest that physical habitat (bark, soil, etc.) is
the strongest factor determining agroecosystem microbial community assemblage, followed …

Biodiversity is declining dramatically due to human‐driven land use change and biological
invasion, but our knowledge of how such drivers influence plant and heterotroph diversity on …

Microbial communities in agricultural soils are fundamental for plant growth and in vineyard
ecosystems contribute to defining regional wine quality. Managing soil microbes towards …

Afforestation enhances the soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) sinks, critical for mitigating
global warming and improving the ecological environment, processes that may be mediated …

The majority of islands surrounding the Antarctic continent are poorly characterized in terms
of microbial macroecology due to their remote locations, geographical isolation and access …

It is often assumed that community assembly processes, ie deterministic or stochastic factors
determining the structure of communities, vary with spatial scale. However, evidence …

Ungulate overbrowsing is a growing problem in forests worldwide due to its prolonged and
pervasive impact on plant biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. It has been shown that …