A wide array of microorganisms, including many novel, phylogenetically deeply rooted taxa,
survive and thrive in extreme environments. These unique and reduced-complexity …

Gut microbial profiles induce cancer growth and impact treatment effectiveness, tolerance,
and safety. There is still more to discover about the relationship between diseases and the …

Traditionally, human microbiology has been strongly built on the laboratory focused culture
of microbes isolated from human specimens in patients with acute or chronic infection …

The reproducibility in microbiome studies is limited due to the lack of one gold-standard
operating procedure. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of protocol variations …

Motivation Microbial communities influence their environment by modifying the availability of
compounds, such as nutrients or chemical elicitors. Knowing the microbial composition of a …

In the last decade, various large-scale projects describing soil microbial diversity across
large geographical gradients have been undertaken. However, many questions remain …

Primarily, most of the Earth's biosphere is cold, and these permanently frigid conditions are
home to psychrophilic archaea. Psychrophiles carry a unique genetic repertoire that enable …

Unsafe food containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemicals can cause more
than 200 different illnesses, from diarrhea to cancer. Worldwide, an estimated 600 million …

All animals and plants are holobionts, containing abundant and diverse symbiotic
microorganisms. Bacteria are found inside host cells (endosymbionts) and on the surfaces of …

All animals and plants are holobionts, containing abundant and diverse symbiotic
microorganisms. Bacteria are found inside host cells (endosymbionts) and on the surfaces of …