Since its introduction, nanopore sequencing has enhanced our ability to study complex
microbial samples through the possibility to sequence long reads in real time using …

Antibiotic resistance is a global health concern declared by the WHO as one of the largest
threats to modern healthcare. In recent years, metagenomic DNA sequencing has started to …

Nucleotide sequence and taxonomy reference databases are critical resources for
widespread applications including marker-gene and metagenome sequencing for …

One major limitation of microbial community marker gene sequencing is that it does not
provide direct information on the functional composition of sampled communities. Here, we …

Protists are ubiquitous in soil, where they are key contributors to nutrient cycling and energy
transfer. However, protists have received far less attention than other components of the soil …

The human gut microbiome plays an important role in health, but its archaeal diversity
remains largely unexplored. In the present study, we report the analysis of 1,167 …

The infant gut microbiota has a high abundance of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)
compared to adults, even in the absence of antibiotic exposure. Here we study potential …

There are concerns that selection pressure from antibiotics in the environment may
accelerate the evolution and dissemination of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Nevertheless …

Abstract Background Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are widespread but cause
problems only when present in pathogens. Environments where selection and transmission …

The microbial component of healthy seeds–the seed microbiome–appears to be inherited
between plant generations and can dynamically influence germination, plant performance …