Motivation: A rapidly increasing number of microbial genomes are sequenced by
organizations worldwide and are eventually included into various public genome data …

Improved understanding of the bacterial phylogenetic tree has allowed the distinction of at
least 25 phyla with cultured representatives. This review surveys the diversity of cell …

The symbiotic gut microbiota of termites plays important roles in lignocellulose digestion and
nitrogen metabolism. Termites possess a dual cellulolytic system: in lower termites the …

The intent of this article is to provide a critical assessment of our current understanding of
life's phylogenetic diversity. Phylogenetic comparison of gene sequences is a natural way to …

Background Termite lignocellulose digestion is achieved through a collaboration of host
plus prokaryotic and eukaryotic symbionts. In the present work, we took a combined host …

The prokaryotic organisms can be divided into two main groups depending upon whether
their cell envelopes contain one membrane (monoderms) or two membranes (diderms). It is …

The gut of termites is densely populated with microbial symbionts that aid in the efficient
digestion of recalcitrant lignocellulose. Despite the formidable unculturability of the resident …

Ultra-small microorganisms are ubiquitous in Earth's environments. Ultramicrobacteria,
which are defined as having a cell volume of< 0.1 μm 3, are often numerically dominant in …

Currently described members of Elusimicrobia, a relatively recently defined phylum, are
animal-associated and rely on fermentation. However, free-living Elusimicrobia have been …

Anaerobic digestion (AD) of source-diverted blackwater (toilet flush) at ambient room
temperature presents challenges for fast hydrolysis of particulate matters. This study …