Microbial systems appear to exhibit a relatively high switching capacity of moving back and
forth among few dominant communities (taxon memberships). While this switching behavior …

Background In aquatic ecosystems, the health and performance of fish depend greatly on
the dynamics of microbial community structure in the background environment. Nonetheless …

Natural systems are built from multiple interconnected units, making their dynamics,
functioning and fragility notoriously hard to predict. A fragility scenario of particular relevance …

Facilitative interactions between microbial species are ubiquitous in various types of
ecosystems on the Earth. Therefore, inferring how entangled webs of interspecific …

Microbiome research is changing how ecosystems, including animal bodies, are
understood. In the case of humans, microbiome knowledge is transforming medical …

Species utilizing the same resources often fail to coexist for extended periods of time. Such
competitive exclusion mechanisms potentially underly microbiome dynamics, causing …

The structure of microbiomes is often classified into discrete or semi-discrete types
potentially differing in community-scale functional profiles. Elucidating the mechanisms that …

How to achieve sustainable food production while reducing environmental impacts is a
major concern in agricultural science, and advanced breeding techniques are promising for …

Technological breakthroughs have fostered an appreciation for the microbiome and
revolutionized our understanding of many parts of the tree of life. These discoveries have …

Archaea, bacteria, and fungi in the soil are increasingly recognized as determinants of
agricultural productivity and sustainability. A crucial step for exploring soil microbiomes with …