The past 50 years have witnessed a massive expansion in the demand and application of
pesticides. However, pesticides are difficult to be completely degraded without intervention …

The design and use of synthetic communities, or SynComs, is one of the most promising
strategies for disentangling the complex interactions within microbial communities, and …

Soil microbial communities mix and interact, a widespread phenomenon known as
community coalescence. However, in the context of different coalescence degrees, the …

Microbial communities frequently invade one another as a whole, a phenomenon known as
community coalescence. Despite its potential importance for the assembly, dynamics, and …

In disease ecology, pathogen transmission among conspecific versus heterospecific hosts is
known to shape pathogen specialization and virulence, but we do not yet know if similar …

The discharge of wastewater into rivers can lead to resistome coalescence, thereby
enhancing the spread risk of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) through mixing of …

Dispersal, the movement of individuals across space, has long been recognized as a
fundamental process influencing the assembly of plants and animals (Ronce, 2007; Vellend …

The diversity and functional significance of microbiomes have become increasingly clear
through the extensive sampling of Earth's many habitats and the rapid adoption of new …

Abstract Synthetic Communities (SynComs) are being developed and tested to manipulate
plant microbiota and improve plant health. To date, only few studies proposed the use of …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are host to diverse microbial communities and
receive a constant influx of microbes from influent wastewater. However, the impact of …