A wide array of microorganisms, including many novel, phylogenetically deeply rooted taxa,
survive and thrive in extreme environments. These unique and reduced-complexity …

Bacteria are an important part of every ecosystem that they inhabit on Earth. Environmental
microbiologists usually focus on a few dominant bacterial groups, neglecting less abundant …

Permafrost degradation may induce soil carbon (C) loss, critical for global C cycling, and be
mediated by microbes. Despite larger C stored within the active layer of permafrost regions …

Permafrost, characterized by its frozen soil, serves as a unique habitat for diverse
microorganisms. Understanding these microbial communities is crucial for predicting the …

Fungi are key players in vital ecosystem services, spanning carbon cycling, decomposition,
symbiotic associations with cultivated and wild plants and pathogenicity. The high …

Microbial communities in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) play a key role in water
purification. Microbial communities of activated sludge (AS) vary extensively based on plant …

Despite the widely observed predominance of Cand. Patescibacteria in subsurface
communities, their input source and ecophysiology are poorly understood. Here we study …

Soil is one of the most important assets of the planet Earth, responsible for maintaining the
biodiversity and managing the ecosystem services for both managed and natural …

Microorganisms in cold ecosystems play a key ecological role in their natural habitats. Since
these ecosystems are especially sensitive to climate changes, as indicated by the worldwide …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are considered to be hotspots for the spread of
antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). We performed a metagenomic analysis of the raw …