Bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPS) are essential natural biopolymers used in different
areas including biomedicine, food, cosmetic, petroleum, and pharmaceuticals and also in …

One Health is the collaborative efforts of multiple disciplines to attain optimal health for
people, animals and the environment, a concept that historically owes much to the study of …

The field of microbial taxonomy is dynamic, aiming to provide a stable and contemporary
classification system for prokaryotes. Traditionally, reliance on phenotypic characteristics …

Microbial systematics is heavily influenced by genome-based methods and challenged by
an ever increasing number of taxon names and associated sequences in public data …

Bacteriophages are abundant in soils. However, the majority are uncharacterized, and their
hosts are unknown. Here, we apply high-throughput chromosome conformation capture (Hi …

Nature has evolved eight different pathways for the capture and conversion of CO2,
including the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle of photosynthesis. Yet, these pathways …

Bacteria of the genus Brucella are facultative intracellular parasites that cause brucellosis, a
severe animal and human disease. Recently, a group of taxonomists merged the brucellae …

The family Rhodobacteraceae consists of alphaproteobacteria that are metabolically,
phenotypically, and ecologically diverse. It includes the roseobacter clade, an informal …

The purpose of this announcement is to effect the valid publication of the following effectively
published new names and new combinations under the procedure described in the …

The development of novel, sustainable, and robust food production technologies represents
one of the major pillars to address the most significant challenges humanity is going to face …