Feedstock for biofuel synthesis is transitioning to lignocelluosic biomass to address criticism
over competition between first generation biofuels and food production. As microbial …

A method for the extraction of nucleic acids from a wide range of environmental samples
was developed. This method consists of several modules, which can be individually …

Antimicrobials used in salmon aquaculture pass into the marine environment. This could
have negative impacts on marine environmental biodiversity, and on terrestrial animal and …

A major forthcoming sanitary issue concerns the apparition and spreading of drug-resistant
microorganisms, potentially threatening millions of humans. In low-income countries …

Background Studies of environmental microbiota typically target only specific groups of
microorganisms, with most focusing on bacteria through taxonomic classification of 16S …

Enrichment cultures of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) bacteria as planktonic
cell suspensions are essential for studying their ecophysiology and biochemistry, while their …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are engineered structures that collect, concentrate,
and treat human waste, ultimately releasing treated wastewater into local environments …

Plants have their microbiomes that live on the surface or within them. Microbiomes coexist
with plants, play a key role in Nature's food cycle, and help assimilate nutrients; they play an …

The impact of human activity on the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria throughout coastal
estuarine ecosystems is not well characterized. It has been suggested that laterally …

The human skin microbiome represents a variety of complex microbial ecosystems that play
a key role in host health. Molecular methods to study these communities have been …