Almost the entire seafloor is covered with sediments that can be more than 10 000 m thick
and represent a vast microbial ecosystem that is a major component of Earth's element and …

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass-spectrometry (MALDI-TOF
MS) based biotyping is an emerging technique for high-throughput and rapid microbial …

After the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes (ICSP) had voted to include
the rank of phylum in the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes …

Marine algae annually sequester petagrams of carbon dioxide into polysaccharides, which
are a central metabolic fuel for marine carbon cycling. Diatom microalgae produce sulfated …

Silage is rich in nutrients, which can make up for the lack of seasonal roughage, and has a
certain promotion effect on the intensive feeding of ruminants. In addition, silage can …

Mercury (Hg) methylation is a microbially mediated process that converts inorganic Hg into
bioaccumulative, neurotoxic methylmercury (MeHg). The metabolic activity of methylating …

Bacterial specialized metabolites are increasingly recognized as important factors in animal–
microbiome interactions: for example, by providing the host with chemical defenses. Even in …

Currently described members of Elusimicrobia, a relatively recently defined phylum, are
animal-associated and rely on fermentation. However, free-living Elusimicrobia have been …

Methylmercury (MeHg), a neurotoxic compound biomagnifying in aquatic food webs, can be
a threat to human health via fish consumption. However, the composition and distribution of …

The purpose of this announcement is to effect the valid publication of the following effectively
published new names and new combinations under the procedure described in the …