Analyzing human as well as animal microbiota composition has gained growing interest
because structural components and metabolites of microorganisms fundamentally influence …

Abstract 16S ribosomal RNA-based analysis is the established standard for elucidating the
composition of microbial communities. While short-read 16S rRNA analyses are largely …

Microorganisms degrade microplastics, but their potential is still not fully exploited, eg, due
to inadequate selection of microorganisms. We developed an effective selection method of …

Background The source inoculum of gastrointestinal tract (GIT) microbes is largely
influenced by delivery mode in full-term infants, but these influences may be decoupled in …

Prevotella spp. are a dominant bacterial genus within the human gut. Multiple Prevotella
spp. co-exist in some individuals, particularly those consuming plant-based diets …

Over the past 10 years, microbial ecologists have largely abandoned sequencing 16S rRNA
genes by the Sanger sequencing method and have instead adopted highly parallelized …

Although bacteria within the Verrucomicrobia phylum are pervasive in soils around the
world, they are under-represented in both isolate collections and genomic databases. Here …

The phylogenetic composition of the heterotrophic microbial community is depth stratified in
the oceanic water column down to abyssopelagic layers. In the layers below the euphotic …

The rock-hosted subseafloor crustal aquifer harbors a reservoir of microbial life that may
influence global marine biogeochemical cycles. Here we utilized metagenomic libraries of …

ABSTRACT A census is typically carried out for people across a range of geographical
levels; however, microbial ecologists have implemented a molecular census of bacteria and …