Microorganisms have a pivotal role in the functioning of ecosystems. Recent studies have
shown that microbial communities harbour keystone taxa, which drive community …

Microbial networks are an increasingly popular tool to investigate microbial community
structure, as they integrate multiple types of information and may represent systems-level …

Microorganisms including bacteria, fungi, viruses, protists and archaea live as communities
in complex and contiguous environments. They engage in numerous inter-and intra …

Correlation and association analyses are one of the most widely used statistical methods in
research fields, including microbiome and integrative multiomics studies. Correlation and …

Microbiota are now widely recognized as being central players in the health of all organisms
and ecosystems, and subsequently have been the subject of intense study. However …

Soil microbiota play a critical role in soil biogeochemical processes and have a profound
effect on soil functions. Recent studies have revealed microbial co-occurrence patterns in …

Disruption of healthy microbial communities has been linked to numerous diseases, yet
microbial interactions are little understood. This is due in part to the large number of …

Composting is an efficient way to convert organic waste into fertilizers. However, waste
materials often contain large amounts of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and mobile …

Co-occurrence networks produced from microbial survey sequencing data are frequently
used to identify interactions between community members. While this approach has …

Plastics are the most abundant form of marine debris, with global production rising and
documented impacts in some marine environments, but the influence of plastic on open …