The gut microbiota plays a critical role in the progression of human diseases, especially
cancer. In recent decades, there has been accumulating evidence of the connections …

The ecosystem of the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract traverses a number of environmental,
chemical, and physical conditions because it runs from the oral cavity to the anus. These …

Short-amplicon 16S rRNA gene sequencing is currently the method of choice for studies
investigating microbiomes. However, comparative studies on differences in procedures are …

Plant health is strongly impacted by beneficial and pathogenic plant microbes, which are
themselves structured by resource inputs. Organic fertilizer inputs may thus offer a means of …

The intestinal microbiota has been implicated in insulin resistance, although evidence
regarding causality in humans is scarce. We therefore studied the effect of lean donor …

Parkinson's disease (PD) patients display alterations in gut microbiota composition.
However, mechanism between gut microbial dysbiosis and pathogenesis of PD remains …

Background Plants are capable of building up beneficial rhizosphere communities as is
evidenced by disease-suppressive soils. However, it is not known how and why soil …

Background Microbiome studies often involve sequencing a marker gene to identify the
microorganisms in samples of interest. Sequence classification is a critical component of this …

The prevalence of many chronic diseases has increased over the last decades. It has been
postulated that dysbiosis driven by environmental factors such as antibiotic use is shifting …

Abstract Background The phylum Chloroflexi is highly abundant in a wide variety of
wastewater treatment bioreactors. It has been suggested that they play relevant roles in …