The physical barrier of the intestine and associated mucosal immunity maintains a delicate
homeostatic balance between the host and the external environment by regulating immune …

At a rapid pace, biologists are learning the many ways in which resident microbes influence,
and sometimes even control, their hosts to shape both health and disease. Understanding …

Uncovers the Key Role Microbes Play in the Transformation of Oxidizable and Reducible
MineralsMany areas of geomicrobial processes are receiving serious attention from …

Globally kelp farming is gaining attention to mitigate land-use pressures and achieve carbon
neutrality. However, the influence of environmental perturbations on kelp farming remains …

Plastic debris in aquatic environments is colonized by microbes, yet factors influencing
biofilm development and composition on plastics remain poorly understood. Here, we …

In many macroorganisms, the ultimate source of potent biologically active natural products
has remained elusive due to an inability to identify and culture the producing symbiotic …

Gardnerella vaginalis is associated with a spectrum of clinical conditions, suggesting high
degrees of genetic heterogeneity among stains. Seventeen G. vaginalis isolates were …

Variation in gene content has been hypothesized to be the primary mode of adaptive
evolution in microorganisms; however, very little is known about the spatial and temporal …

The opportunistic human fungal pathogen Candida glabrata is closely related to
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, yet it has evolved to survive within mammalian hosts. Which …

The yeast Candida glabrata is an opportunistic human fungal pathogen whose incidence
has increased in the last two decades. Despite its name, this yeast is only distantly related to …