Gut microbiota includes a vast collection of microorganisms residing within the
gastrointestinal tract. It is broadly recognized that the gut and brain are in constant …

Conventional agriculture has important challenges to guarantee soil fertility and sustainable
food production. Many agricultural soils in the world are degraded and multiple strategies …

Lakes are heterogeneous ecosystems inhabited by a rich microbiome whose genomic
diversity is poorly defined. We present a continental-scale study of metagenomes …

Bacteroidetes are prevalent in soil ecosystems and are associated with various eukaryotic
hosts, including plants, animals, and humans. The ubiquity and diversity of Bacteroidetes …

C arbohydrate A ctive En Zymes (CAZymes) are significantly important for microbial
communities to thrive in carbohydrate rich environments such as animal guts, agricultural …

Ruminant animals house a dense and diverse community of microorganisms in their rumen,
an enlarged compartment in their stomach, which provides a supportive environment for the …

The Saprospiraceae family within the phylum Bacteroidota is commonly present and highly
abundant in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) worldwide, but little is known about its …

The colon harbours a dynamic and complex community of microorganisms, collectively
known as the gut microbiota, which constitutes the densest microbial ecosystem in the …

Highlights•Gut microbiomes and their enzymes enable processing of glycans consumed or
secreted by the host.•Common mechanisms of glycan utilization are found across gut …

The regeneration of bioavailable phosphate from immobilized organophosphorus
represents a key process in the global phosphorus cycle and is facilitated by enzymes …