Function and functional redundancy in microbial systems
Microbial communities often exhibit incredible taxonomic diversity, raising questions
regarding the mechanisms enabling species coexistence and the role of this diversity in …
regarding the mechanisms enabling species coexistence and the role of this diversity in …
Trophic interactions and the drivers of microbial community assembly
Despite numerous surveys of gene and species content in heterotrophic microbial
communities, such as those found in animal guts, oceans, or soils, it is still unclear whether …
communities, such as those found in animal guts, oceans, or soils, it is still unclear whether …
Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major …
The class Deltaproteobacteria comprises an ecologically and metabolically diverse group of
bacteria best known for dissimilatory sulphate reduction and predatory behaviour. Although …
bacteria best known for dissimilatory sulphate reduction and predatory behaviour. Although …
Recovery of nearly 8,000 metagenome-assembled genomes substantially expands the tree of life
Challenges in cultivating microorganisms have limited the phylogenetic diversity of currently
available microbial genomes. This is being addressed by advances in sequencing …
available microbial genomes. This is being addressed by advances in sequencing …
Genomic and functional analyses of fungal and bacterial consortia that enable lignocellulose breakdown in goat gut microbiomes
The herbivore digestive tract is home to a complex community of anaerobic microbes that
work together to break down lignocellulose. These microbiota are an untapped resource of …
work together to break down lignocellulose. These microbiota are an untapped resource of …
Methylotrophic methanogenesis discovered in the archaeal phylum Verstraetearchaeota
Methanogenesis is the primary biogenic source of methane in the atmosphere and a key
contributor to climate change. The long-standing dogma that methanogenesis originated …
contributor to climate change. The long-standing dogma that methanogenesis originated …
High taxonomic variability despite stable functional structure across microbial communities
Understanding the processes that are driving variation of natural microbial communities
across space or time is a major challenge for ecologists. Environmental conditions strongly …
across space or time is a major challenge for ecologists. Environmental conditions strongly …
Temperature mediated the balance between stochastic and deterministic processes and reoccurrence of microbial community during treating aniline wastewater
H Chen, Z Chen, X Chu, Y Deng, S Qing, C Sun… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Seasonal temperature changes significantly affect microbial community diversity,
composition, and performance in wastewater treatment plants. However, the community …
composition, and performance in wastewater treatment plants. However, the community …
Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses revealed uncultured bacteroidales populations as the dominant proteolytic amino acid degraders in anaerobic …
Current understanding of amino acid (AA) degraders in anaerobic digesters is mainly based
on cultured species, whereas microorganisms that play important roles in a complex …
on cultured species, whereas microorganisms that play important roles in a complex …
Metagenomic binning reveals the functional roles of core abundant microorganisms in twelve full-scale biogas plants
The aim of this work was to elucidate the microbial ecology in twelve mesophilic and
thermophilic full-scale biogas plants using a genome-centric metagenomic approach. In this …
thermophilic full-scale biogas plants using a genome-centric metagenomic approach. In this …