The use of lake sedimentary DNA to track the long-term changes in both terrestrial and
aquatic biota is a rapidly advancing field in paleoecological research. Although largely …

TH 2 cells and innate lymphoid cells 2 (ILC2) can stimulate tumor growth by secreting pro-
tumorigenic cytokines such as interleukin-4 (IL-4), IL-5, and IL-13. However, the …

The immune system responds vigorously to microbial infection while permitting lifelong
colonization by the microbiome. Mechanisms that facilitate the establishment and stability of …

Hill numbers (or the effective number of species) have been increasingly used to quantify
the species/taxonomic diversity of an assemblage. The sample‐size‐and coverage‐based …

Only few studies documenting the vegetation history of the Llanos de Moxos, one of the
largest seasonally flooded wetland areas in South America, are available and little is known …

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) constitute emerging environmental pollutants and pose
risks to public health. Toxic metals are known to select for metal-resistant bacteria in metal …

Resource availability and habitat heterogeneity are principle drivers of biodiversity, but their
individual roles often remain unclear since both factors are usually correlated. The …

There are few substantive methods to measure the health of the immune system, and the
connection between immune strength and the viral component of the microbiome is poorly …

Soil microbes are major drivers of soil carbon cycling, yet we lack an understanding of how
climate warming will affect microbial communities. Three ongoing field studies at the …

Background The increasing awareness of the role of phyllosphere microbial communities in
plant health calls for a greater understanding of their structure and dynamics in natural …