Highlights•Microbial consortia are tools to break down recalcitrant carbon sources.•Several
carbohydrate active enzymes are known to hydrolyze biomass.•Emerging techniques are …

Fungal infections of fresh fruits and vegetables (FFVs) can lead to safety problems, including
consumer poisoning by mycotoxins. Various strategies exist to control fungal infections of …

Abstract The SEVA platform (https://seva-plasmids. com) was launched one decade ago,
both as a database (DB) and as a physical repository of plasmid vectors for genetic analysis …

Predicting the dynamics and functions of microbiomes constructed from the bottom-up is a
key challenge in exploiting them to our benefit. Current models based on ecological theory …

Although the accomplishments of microbiome engineering highlight its significance for the
targeted manipulation of microbial communities, knowledge and technical gaps still limit the …

Biofilms, which consist of microorganisms enclosed in an extracellular polymeric material
(EPS), hold immense importance in the fields of environmental research, industry, and …

The world's coral reefs are threatened by the cumulative impacts of global climate change
and local stressors. Driven largely by a desire to understand the interactions between corals …

Metagenomic or metabarcoding data are often used to predict microbial interactions in
complex communities, but these predictions are rarely explored experimentally. Here, we …

Microbes compete and cooperate with each other via a variety of chemicals and circuits.
Recently, to decipher, simulate, or reconstruct microbial communities, many researches …

Highlights•The ecology and physiology of microbial communities are governed by their
spatiotemporal dynamics.•Precision modulation of the microbiome can help to elucidate the …