Most of the genetic, cellular, and biochemical diversity of life rests within single-celled
organisms—the prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) and microbial eukaryotes (protists) …

Cockroaches have existed for 300 million years and more than 4600 extant species have
been described. Throughout their evolution, cockroaches have been associated with …

Background Termites primarily feed on lignocellulose or soil in association with specific gut
microbes. The functioning of the termite gut microbiota is partly understood in a handful of …

ABSTRACT German cockroaches, Blattella germanica (Blattodea: Ectobiidae), are human
commensals that move freely between food and waste, disseminating bacteria, including …

The few millimeters of soil surrounding a plant's roots, the'rhizosphere', are a nexus of
biological activity, and inhabited by microorganisms that are critically important to both plant …

Nitrogen (N) fixation is the conversion of inert nitrogen gas (N2) to bioavailable N essential
for all forms of life. N2-fixing microorganisms (diazotrophs), which play a key role in global N …

Metagenomics-based studies of mixed microbial communities are impacting biotechnology,
life sciences and medicine. Computational binning of metagenomic data is a powerful …

High-resolution imaging with secondary ion mass spectrometry (nanoSIMS) has become a
standard method in systems biology and environmental biogeochemistry and is broadly …

The Clostridia is a dominant bacterial class in the guts of various animals and are
considered to nutritionally contribute to the animal host. Here, we discovered clostridial …

Many insects feed on a low‐nitrogen diet, and the origin of their nitrogen supply is poorly
understood. It has been hypothesized that some insects rely on nitrogen‐fixing bacteria …