Since the first two complete bacterial genome sequences were published in 1995, the
science of bacteria has dramatically changed. Using third-generation DNA sequencing, it is …

The gut microbiome, which hosts up to 1000 bacterial species that encode about 5 million
genes, perform many of the functions required for host physiology and survival …

The factors determining stochastic and deterministic processes that drive microbial
community structure, specifically the balance of abundant and rare bacterial taxa, remain …

The study of microorganisms that pervade each and every part of this planet has
encountered many challenges through time such as the discovery of unknown organisms …

Bioaugmentation (the process of adding selected strains/mixed cultures to wastewater
reactors to improve the catabolism of specific compounds, eg refractory organics, or overall …

High throughput sequencing of PCR amplicons derived from environmental DNA (aka DNA
metabarcoding) has become an integral part of fungal ecology, enabling in-depth …

Revealing the biogeographies and ecologies of rare and abundant microorganisms is
crucial to understand ecosystem diversity and function. In this study, we investigated the …

Background Biological communities are normally composed of a few abundant and many
rare species. This pattern is particularly prominent in microbial communities, in which most …

Rapidly thawing permafrost harbors∼ 30 to 50% of global soil carbon, and the fate of this
carbon remains unknown. Microorganisms will play a central role in its fate, and their viruses …

Sequencing of 16S rDNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplicons is the most common
approach for investigating environmental prokaryotic diversity, despite the known biases …