The ecology of forest soils is an important field of research due to the role of forests as
carbon sinks. Consequently, a significant amount of information has been accumulated …

Since 2005, advances in next‐generation sequencing technologies have revolutionized
biological science. The analysis of environmental DNA through the use of specific gene …

The land-use change from natural to managed farmland ecosystems can undergo
perturbations and significantly impact soil environment and communities. To understand …

Background Understanding the interaction among different species within a community and
their responses to environmental changes is a central goal in ecology. However, defining …

The increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a global threat to public health.
Agricultural use of antibiotics is believed to contribute to the spread of antibiotic resistance …

Soil bacteria provide a large range of ecosystem services such as nutrient cycling. Despite
their important role in soil systems, compositional and functional responses of bacterial …

Background: Intestinal microbiome constitutes a symbiotic ecosystem that is essential for
health, and changes in its composition/function cause various illnesses. Biochemical milieu …

Kombucha is a sweetened tea beverage that, as a consequence of fermentation, contains
ethanol, carbon dioxide, a high concentration of acid (gluconic, acetic and lactic) as well as …

The spatial distribution of bacteria in bulk soil has been well studied, but little is known about
the bacterial biogeography in the rhizosphere of crops. Here, we investigated bacterial …

Over the last two decades, a considerable effort has been made to decipher the
biogeography of soil microbial communities as a whole, from small to broad scales. In …