Living biological systems, ranging from single cells to whole organisms, can sense, process
information, and actuate in response to changing environmental conditions. Inspired by …

Soil habitats contain vast numbers of microorganisms and harbor a large portion of the
planet's biological diversity. Although high-throughput sequencing technologies continue to …

Biofilms contain bacterial cells that are in a wide range of physiological states. Within a
biofilm population, cells with diverse genotypes and phenotypes that express distinct …

▪ Abstract The eutrophication of many ecosystems in recent decades has led to an increased
interest in the ecology of nitrogen transformation. Chemolitho-autotrophic ammonia …

From recent research it has become clear that at least two different possibilities for
anaerobic ammonium oxidation exist in nature.'Aerobic'ammonium oxidizers like …

Several approaches of hydrogenotrophic denitrification of potable water as well as technical
data and mathematical models that were developed for the process are reviewed. Most of …

The mechanism of calcification and its relation to photosynthesis and respiration were
studied with Ca 2+, pH and O 2 microsensors using the scleractinian coral Galaxea …

Microorganisms can form biofilms, which are multicellular communities surrounded by a
hydrated extracellular matrix of polymers. Central properties of the biofilm are governed by …

The six years that have passed since the publication of the first edition have brought
significant advances in both biofilm research and biofilm engineering, which have matured …

To promptly establish anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) reactors, appropriate
seeding sludge with high abundance and activity of anammox bacteria was selected by …