Climate change threatens global food and nutritional security through negative effects on
crop growth and agricultural productivity. Many countries have adopted ambitious climate …

Microbial communities perform metabolic processes that sustain life on Earth and promote
human health. Microbial consortia sustain these functions in the face of constant structural …

Background Intestinal inflammation disrupts the microbiota composition leading to an
expansion of Enterobacteriaceae family members (dysbiosis). Associated with this shift in …

Root functional traits are known to influence soil properties that underpin ecosystem
functioning. Yet few studies have explored how root traits simultaneously influence physical …

The plant microbiome is essential for plant fitness and health. Antibiotics produced by plant‐
associated bacteria have been shown to play an important role in protecting plant hosts …

Microbial mats are complex ecological assemblages that have been present in the rock
record since the Precambrian and can still be found in extant marginalized environments …

Phosphate‐mobilizing bacteria (PMB) play a critical role in the regulation of phosphorus
availability in the soil. The microbial genes pqqC and phoD encode pyrroloquinoline …

Soil-extracted DNA is widely used to characterise the composition of microbiomes. However,
there is no commonly accepted protocol or understanding of how sample preservation and …

The relevance of postmortem microbiological examinations has been controversial for
decades, but the boom in advanced sequencing techniques over the last decade is …

Fungal infections of fresh fruits and vegetables (FFVs) can lead to safety problems, including
consumer poisoning by mycotoxins. Various strategies exist to control fungal infections of …