Soils suppressive to soilborne pathogens have been identified worldwide for almost 60
years and attributed mainly to suppressive or antagonistic microorganisms. Rather than …

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 …

Microplastics provide a unique habitat for microorganisms, forming the plastisphere. Yet the
ecology of the plastisphere, including the microbial composition, functions, assembly …

True fungi (Fungi) and fungus-like organisms (eg Mycetozoa, Oomycota) constitute the
second largest group of organisms based on global richness estimates, with around 3 …

Despite numerous barriers to transmission, zoonoses are the major cause of emerging
infectious diseases in humans. Among these, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) …

Many studies have reported abnormal gut microbiota in individuals with Autism Spectrum
Disorders (ASD), suggesting a link between gut microbiome and autism-like behaviors …

High-throughput sequencing of 16S ribosomal RNA gene amplicons has facilitated
understanding of complex microbial communities, but the inherent noise in PCR and DNA …

Eutrophication of inland waters is a mostly anthropogenic phenomenon impacting aquatic
biodiversity worldwide, and might change biotic community structure and ecosystem …

Background Translating aging rejuvenation strategies into clinical practice has the potential
to address the unmet needs of the global aging population. However, to successfully do so …

Recent studies show gut microbiota-dependent metabolism of dietary phenylalanine into
phenylacetic acid (PAA) is critical in phenylacetylglutamine (PAGln) production, a metabolite …