SILVA (lat. forest) is a comprehensive web resource, providing services around up to date,
high-quality datasets of aligned ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA) sequences from the Bacteria …

Akkermansia muciniphila is a mucin-degrading bacterium of the phylum Verrucomicrobia. Its
abundance in the human intestinal tract is inversely correlated to several disease states. A …

The class Deltaproteobacteria comprises an ecologically and metabolically diverse group of
bacteria best known for dissimilatory sulphate reduction and predatory behaviour. Although …

The methanogenic degradation of oil hydrocarbons can proceed through syntrophic
partnerships of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria and methanogenic archaea,–. However …

Microorganisms play crucial roles in water recycling, pollution removal and resource
recovery in the wastewater industry. The structure of these microbial communities is …

Dietary fibers (DFs) impact the gut microbiome in ways often considered beneficial.
However, it is unknown if precise and predictable manipulations of the gut microbiota, and …

Taxonomy is an organizing principle of biology and is ideally based on evolutionary
relationships among organisms. Development of a robust bacterial taxonomy has been …

Challenges in cultivating microorganisms have limited the phylogenetic diversity of currently
available microbial genomes. This is being addressed by advances in sequencing …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) refers to DNA that can be extracted from environmental
samples (such as soil, water, feces, or air) without the prior isolation of any target organism …

Manganese is one of the most abundant elements on Earth. The oxidation of manganese
has long been theorized—yet has not been demonstrated,–—to fuel the growth of …