The human oral microbiota is highly diverse and has a complex ecology, comprising
bacteria, microeukaryotes, archaea and viruses. These communities have elaborate and …

Advances in next-generation sequencing have enabled the widespread measurement of
microbiome composition across systems and over the course of microbiome assembly …

Microbial communities drive global biogeochemical cycles and shape the health of plants
and animals—including humans. Their structure and function are determined by ecological …

Microbial interactions in soil are hidden, as they occur stealthily in a 'dark box'. This greatly
limits our understanding of microbial functions. Here, soil microorganisms were classified …

The fascinating patterns of collective motion created by autonomously driven particles have
fuelled active-matter research for over two decades. So far, theoretical active-matter …

Soil ecology is witnessing exponential growth in the number of studies using co-occurrence
network analysis. Researchers reconstruct networks based on the co-occurrence of taxa or …

A promising, sustainable way to enhance plant health and productivity is by leveraging
beneficial microbes. Beneficial microbes are natural soil residents with proven benefits for …

Communities of microorganisms (microbiota) are present in all habitats on Earth and are
relevant for agriculture, health, and climate. Deciphering the mechanisms that determine …

Improvements in microscopy software and hardware have dramatically increased the pace
of image acquisition, making analysis a major bottleneck in generating quantitative, single …

The transfer of nutrients between cells, or cross-feeding, is a ubiquitous feature of microbial
communities with emergent properties that influence our health and orchestrate global …