SILVA (lat. forest) is a comprehensive web resource, providing services around up to date,
high-quality datasets of aligned ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA) sequences from the Bacteria …

More than 10 years ago, we published the paper describing the mothur software package in
Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Our goal was to create a comprehensive package …

Objective Using faecal shotgun metagenomic sequencing, we identified the depletion of
Lactobacillus gallinarum in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). We aimed to determine …

Background and aims Agriculture production is necessary to ensure food security for
overgrowing human population. Chemical manures are extensively used in agriculture …

Abstract Motivation The 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene is widely used to survey microbial
communities. Sequences are often clustered into Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) as …

Background & Aims Altered gut microbiota is implicated in development of colorectal cancer
(CRC). Some intestinal bacteria have been reported to potentiate intestinal carcinogenesis …

Background Gut microbiota plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty
liver disease (NAFLD). This study aimed to assess the contribution of gut microbiota …

Accumulating evidence suggests that the gut microbiota is an important factor in mediating
the development of obesity-related metabolic disorders, including type 2 diabetes. Metformin …

Plant biodiversity is often correlated with ecosystem functioning in terrestrial ecosystems.
However, we know little about the relative and combined effects of above-and belowground …

Background The analysis of microbial communities through DNA sequencing brings many
challenges: the integration of different types of data with methods from ecology, genetics …