Niches are spaces for the biological units of selection, from cells to complex communities. In
a broad sense,“species” are biological units of individuation. Niches do not exist without …

Soil microbes are directly involved in soil organic carbon (SOC) decomposition, yet the
importance of microbial biodiversity in regulating the temperature sensitivity of SOC …

Discriminating depressive episodes of bipolar disorder (BD) from major depressive disorder
(MDD) is a major clinical challenge. Recently, gut microbiome alterations are implicated in …

Unraveling the association between microbiome and plant phenotype can illustrate the
effect of microbiome on host and then guide the agriculture management. Adequate …

The potential of rice protein concentrate (RPC) to substitute fishmeal (FM) protein in the diet
of Oreochromis niloticus was assessed in a five-month-long feeding trial. Fishmeal protein …

Electronic waste (e-waste) is increasing globally, but the impact of this source of combined
pollution on soil biodiversity and multiple soil functions (ie, ecosystem multifunctionality) …

Horizontal gene transfer accelerates microbial evolution. The marine picocyanobacterium
Prochlorococcus exhibits high genomic plasticity, yet the underlying mechanisms are …

Microbial generalists and specialists coexist in the soil environment while having distinctive
impacts on microbial community dynamics. In microbial ecology, the underlying mechanisms …

Despite significant progress in understanding the effect of disturbances on microbial
communities, little research has been performed to systematically assess the stability of …

Observational and experimental evidence has revealed the functional importance of
microbial diversity. However, the effects of microbial diversity loss on ecosystem functions …