Taking e DNA underground: Factors affecting e DNA detection of subterranean fauna in groundwater

M van der Heyde, NE White, P Nevill… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Stygofauna are aquatic fauna that have evolved to live underground. The impacts of
anthropogenic climate change, extraction and pollution on groundwater pose major threats …

Role of endogenous soil microorganisms in controlling antimicrobial resistance after the exposure to treated wastewater

O Della-Negra, MC Bastos, V Bru-Adan… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The reuse of treated wastewater (TWW) for irrigation appears to be a relevant solution to the
challenges of growing water demand and scarcity. However, TWW contains not only micro …

Plant community stability is associated with a decoupling of prokaryote and fungal soil networks

D in 't Zandt, Z Kolaříková, T Cajthaml… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Soil microbial networks play a crucial role in plant community stability. However, we lack
knowledge on the network topologies associated with stability and the pathways sha** …

Ecological specialization within a carnivorous fish family is supported by a herbivorous microbiome shaped by a combination of gut traits and specific diet

A Escalas, JC Auguet, A Avouac, R Seguin… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Animals have been develo** key associations with micro-organisms through evolutionary
processes and ecological diversification. Hence, in some host clades, phylogenetic distance …

Effect of no-till followed by crop diversification on the soil microbiome in a boreal short cereal rotation

H Fritze, T Tuomivirta, L Orrù, L Canfora… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2024 - Springer
Diversification of agricultural practices, including changes in crop rotation, intercrop** or
cover crop**, influence the soil microbiome. Here the impact of tillage and crop …

A metagenome-assembled genome inventory for children reveals early-life gut bacteriome and virome dynamics

Y Peng, J Zhu, S Wang, Y Liu, X Liu, O DeLeon… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2024 - cell.com
Existing microbiota databases are biased toward adult samples, hampering accurate
profiling of the infant gut microbiome. Here, we generated a metagenome-assembled …

Deciphering the interactions between plant species and their main fungal root pathogens in mixed grassland communities

EA Ampt, D Francioli, J van Ruijven… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plant diversity can reduce the risk of plant disease, but positive, and neutral effects have
also been reported. These contrasting relationships suggest that plant community …

Citizen science approach for monitoring fish and megafauna assemblages in a remote marine protected area

R Gotama, SJ Stean, LD Sparks, R Prasetijo… - Regional Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Marine Protected Areas (MPA) safeguard threatened marine ecosystems by
protecting fish populations, limiting anthropogenic stressors, and providing additional …

Grazing intensity alters network complexity and predator–prey relationships in the soil microbiome

LA Camuy-Vélez, S Banerjee… - Applied and …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Grasslands are recognized as important reservoirs of soil biodiversity. Livestock grazing is
implemented as a grassland management strategy to improve soil quality and enhance …

Bacterial dispersal and drift drive microbiome diversity patterns within a population of feral hindgut fermenters

MR Stothart, RJ Greuel, S Gavriliuc, A Henry… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of microbiome variation in wildlife often emphasize host physiology and diet as
proximate selective pressures acting on host‐associated microbiota. In contrast, microbial …