In recent years the human microbiome has become a growing area of research and it is
becoming clear that the microbiome of humans plays an important role for human health …

Herbivory, defined as feeding on live plant tissues, is characteristic of highly successful and
diverse groups of insects and represents an evolutionarily derived mode of feeding. Plants …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) refers to DNA that can be extracted from environmental
samples (such as soil, water, feces, or air) without the prior isolation of any target organism …

Profiling phylogenetic marker genes, such as the 16S rRNA gene, is a key tool for studies of
microbial communities but does not provide direct evidence of a community's functional …

Microbes that live inside insects play critical roles in host nutrition, physiology and behavior.
Although Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) are one of the most diverse insect taxa, their …

The mosquito gut represents an ecosystem that accommodates a complex, intimately
associated microbiome. It is increasingly clear that the gut microbiome influences a wide …

Pantoea agglomerans, a bacterium associated with plants, is not an obligate infectious
agent in humans. However, it could be a cause of opportunistic human infections, mostly by …

The various ecological habitats in the human body provide microbes a wide array of nutrient
sources and survival challenges. Advances in technology such as DNA sequencing have …

Enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose by microorganisms is a key step in the global carbon cycle.
Despite its abundance only a small percentage of microorganisms can degrade cellulose …

Herbivore specialists adapt to feed on a specific group of host plants by evolving various
mechanisms to respond to plant defenses. Insects also possess complex gut microbiotas but …