Studying the coevolutionary dynamics between bacteria and the bacteriophage viruses that
infect them is critical to understanding both microbial diversity and ecosystem functioning …

Plastids and mitochondria each arose from a single endosymbiotic event and share many
similarities in how they were reduced and integrated with their host. However, the …

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

The microbiome modulates host immunity and aids the maintenance of tolerance in the gut,
where microbial and food-derived antigens are abundant. Yet modern dietary factors and …

Disrupted development of the gut microbiota is a contributing cause of childhood
malnutrition. Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis is a prominent early colonizer of …

INTRODUCTION There is a dimension to postnatal human development that involves
assembly of microbial communities in different body habitats, including the gut. Children with …

Abstract Effects of microplastics on aquatic organisms have been widely studied in recent
years but effects on soil biota, and especially on the gut microbiota of soil animals, remain …

Environmental selection of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) is considered to be caused by
antibiotic or metal residues, frequently used in livestock. In this study we examined three …

The increasing and simultaneous pollution of plastic debris and antibiotic resistance in
aquatic environments makes plastisphere a great health concern. However, the …

Abstract Background Prokaryotic 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequences are widely used in
environmental microbiology and molecular evolution as reliable markers for the taxonomic …