Although culture-independent techniques have refuted lung sterility in health, controversy
about contamination during bronchoscope passage through the upper respiratory tract …

Human skin microbiota has been described as a “microbial fingerprint” due to observed
differences between individuals. Current understanding of the cutaneous microbiota is …

The long-term effect of population-level human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination on the viral
ecology of the untargeted HPVs is poorly understood. We performed an 8-year follow-up of …

The current trend toward sustainable agricultural practices creates a demand for alternatives
to conventional soil management. One of the main problems for farmers is the competition …

Fishes are a dominant component of the macrofauna in estuaries and are important for
assessing the health of these threatened ecosystems. Several studies have applied …

Intense sand and gravel mining has created numerous man-made lakes around the world in
the past century. These small quarry lakes (1–50 ha) are usually hydrologically isolated …

A focused diagnosis of ecosystem health in two South African estuaries (Kromme and
Gamtoos) was conducted. Four pollution indices were used, ie, geoaccumulation (Igeo) …

Aims The aim of our study was to clarify whether inoculating a soil with Pseudomonas sp.
RU47 (RU47) bacteria would stimulate the enzymatic cleavage of organic P compounds in …

Flood dynamics are important drivers of wetland biodiversity. With current climate and land-
use changes affecting overall water cycling, many wetland ecosystems are at risk of …

Microbial communities play a key role in maintaining agroecosystem functioning and
sustainability, but their response to excessive animal manure application and relevant …