Exopolysaccharide is a key part of the extracellular matrix that contributes to important
mechanisms of bacterial pathogenicity, most notably biofilm formation and immune evasion …

Anaerobic digestion (AD) technology is limited by low-temperature conditions preventing the
adoption of simple, unheated digesters during cold periods. Decrease in temperature has a …

Crop** systems have fertilized soils for decades with undetermined consequences for the
productivity and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. One of the critical unknowns is the role …

Biological nitrogen fixation contributes to the pool of plant-available N in both bulk soil and
the rhizosphere. Here we investigated the co-association and assemblage process of …

Anaerobic digestion of organic waste into methane and carbon dioxide (biogas) is carried
out by complex microbial communities. Here, we use full-length 16S rRNA gene sequencing …

Background Treatment with the α-glucosidase inhibitor acarbose increases median lifespan
by approximately 20% in male mice and 5% in females. This longevity extension differs from …

The genus Pseudomonas described in 1894 is one of the most diverse and ubiquitous
bacterial genera which encompass species isolated worldwide. In the last years more than …

The possibility that Methanothrix (formerly Methanosaeta) and Geobacter species cooperate
via direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) in terrestrial methanogenic environments was …

ABSTRACT A rising corpus of research has shown the beneficial effects of probiotic
Lactobacilli on human health, contributing to the growing popularity of these microorganisms …

Microorganisms grow in concert, both in natural communities and in artificial or synthetic co-
cultures. Positive interactions between associated microbes are paramount to achieve …