Advances in DNA sequencing technology have vastly improved the ability of researchers to
explore the microbial inhabitants of the human body. Unfortunately, while these studies have …

More than 10 years ago, we published the paper describing the mothur software package in
Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Our goal was to create a comprehensive package …

Sequencing of 16S rRNA gene tags is a popular method for profiling and comparing
microbial communities. The protocols and methods used, however, vary considerably with …

Metabarcoding of environmental samples on second‐generation sequencing platforms has
rapidly become a valuable tool for ecological studies. A fundamental assumption of this …

The analysis of food webs and their dynamics facilitates understanding of the mechanistic
processes behind community ecology and ecosystem functions. Having accurate techniques …

Since 2005, advances in next‐generation sequencing technologies have revolutionized
biological science. The analysis of environmental DNA through the use of specific gene …

Ecological understanding of the role of consumer–resource interactions in natural food webs
is limited by the difficulty of accurately and efficiently determining the complex variety of food …

Metabarcoding of DNA extracted from environmental or bulk specimen samples is
increasingly used to profile biota in basic and applied biodiversity research because of its …

▪ Abstract Agricultural soils suppressive to soilborne plant pathogens occur worldwide, and
for several of these soils the biological basis of suppressiveness has been described. Two …

Researchers agree that climate change factors such as rising atmospheric [CO2] and
warming will likely interact to modify ecosystem properties and processes. However, the …