DNA barcoding is a powerful taxonomic tool to identify and discover species. DNA
barcoding utilizes one or more standardized short DNA regions for taxon identification. With …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are a group of chronic gastrointestinal inflammatory
diseases with unknown etiology. There is a combination of well documented factors in their …

The human oral cavity is home to an abundant and diverse microbial community (ie, the oral
microbiome), whose composition and roles in health and disease have been the focus of …

Abstract Background The 16S rRNA gene is used extensively in bacterial phylogenetics, in
species delineation, and now widely in microbiome studies. However, the gene suffers from …

Bacterial pathogens are one of the major threats to biosafety and environmental health, and
advanced assessment is a prerequisite to combating bacterial pathogens. Currently, 16S …

Background Characterization of microbial activity is essential to the understanding of the
basic biology of microbial communities, as the function of a microbiome is defined by its …

The use of nanofabricated materials is being explored for the potential in crop disease
management. Chemically synthesized micronutrient nanoparticles (NPs) have been shown …

Introduction Chemo-and bio-genic metallic nanoparticles (NPs), as a novel nano-enabled
strategy, have demonstrated a great potential in crop health management. Objective The …

The nano‐enabled crop protecting agents have been emerging as a cost‐effective, eco‐
friendly, and sustainable alternative to conventional chemical pesticides. Here, the …

To spread, transposons must integrate into target sites without disruption of essential genes
while avoiding host defense systems. Tn7-like transposons employ multiple mechanisms for …