Waterborne pathogens and related diseases are a major public health concern worldwide,
not only by the morbidity and mortality that they cause, but by the high cost that represents …

The purpose of this review is to present the most common and emerging DNA‐based
methods used to generate data for biodiversity and biomonitoring studies. As environmental …

Background Asthma is heterogeneous, and airway dysbiosis is associated with clinical
features in patients with mild-to-moderate asthma. Whether similar relationships exist among …

The population of microbes (microbiome) in the intestine is a symbiotic ecosystem conferring
trophic and protective functions. Since the biochemical environment shapes the structure …

Progressive HIV infection is characterized by dysregulation of the intestinal immune barrier,
translocation of immunostimulatory microbial products, and chronic systemic inflammation …

The gastrointestinal tract of mammals is inhabited by hundreds of distinct species of
commensal microorganisms that exist in a mutualistic relationship with the host. How …

Background Wheezing illnesses cause major morbidity in infants and are frequent
precursors to asthma. Objective We sought to examine environmental factors associated …

BACKGROUND: Improvement in lung function after macrolide antibiotic therapy has been
attributed to reduction in bronchial infection by specific bacteria. However, the airway might …

Soils are immensely diverse microbial habitats with thousands of co-existing bacterial,
archaeal, and fungal species. Across broad spatial scales, factors such as pH and soil …

Soil-borne plant pathogens are responsible for causing many crop plant diseases, resulting
in significant economic losses. Compost application to agricultural fields is an excellent …