Taxonomy is an organizing principle of biology and is ideally based on evolutionary
relationships among organisms. Development of a robust bacterial taxonomy has been …

Palaeontologically, eubacteria are> 3× older than neomura (eukaryotes, archaebacteria).
Cell biology contrasts ancestral eubacterial murein peptidoglycan walls and derived …

Plastic is incredibly abundant in marine environments but little is known about its effects on
benthic microbiota and biogeochemical cycling. This study reports the shotgun …

Background Hypersaline soda lakes are characterized by extreme high soluble carbonate
alkalinity. Despite the high pH and salt content, highly diverse microbial communities are …

The moose (Alces alces) is a ruminant that harvests energy from fiber-rich lignocellulose
material through carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) produced by its rumen microbes …

The effective interception of membrane leads to the accumulation of microplastics (MPs) in
membrane bioreactor (MBR) process for long-term operation. However, the influence of MPs …

Background The metabolic capacity, stress response and evolution of uncultured
environmental Tenericutes have remained elusive, since previous studies have been largely …

Intestinal oxidative stress triggers gut microbiota dysbiosis, which is involved in the etiology
of post-weaning diarrhea and enteric infections. Ellagic acid (EA) can potentially serve as an …

Extracellular DNA is a major macromolecule in global element cycles, and is a particularly
crucial phosphorus, nitrogen and carbon source for microorganisms in the seafloor …

Hydrothermal vents have been key to our understanding of the limits of life, and the
metabolic and phylogenetic diversity of thermophilic organisms. Here we used …