Horizontal genetic transfer (HGT) has played an important role in bacterial evolution at least
since the origins of the bacterial divisions, and HGT still facilitates the origins of bacterial …

Phototrophic microbial mats are ideal model systems for ecological and evolutionary
analysis of highly diverse microbial communities. Microbial mats are small-scale, nearly …

To test the hypothesis that different drivers shape the diversity and biogeography of the total
and active bacterial community, we examined the bacterial community composition along …

The cyanobacteria are the most important prokaryotic primary producers on Earth, inhabiting
a great diversity of aquatic and terrestrial environments exposed to light. However, the …

In the last decade advances in high-throughput DNA and RNA sequencing have driven
more intensive surveys of cyanobacterial diversity in geothermal systems worldwide and the …

Extensive fine-scale genetic diversity is found in many microbial species across varied
environments, but for most, the evolutionary scenarios that generate the observed variation …

Phototrophic microbial mat communities from 60° C and 65° C regions in the effluent
channels of Mushroom and Octopus Springs (Yellowstone National Park, WY, USA) were …

Background Exploiting soil microorganisms in the rhizosphere of plants can significantly
improve agricultural productivity; however, the mechanism by which microorganisms …

The lack of a consensus bacterial species concept greatly hampers our ability to understand
and organize bacterial diversity. Operational taxonomic units (OTUs), which are clustered on …

Dynamic environmental factors such as light, nutrients, salt, and temperature continuously
affect chlorophototrophic microbial mats, requiring adaptive and acclimative responses to …