Bacterial culture was the first method used to describe the human microbiota, but this
method is considered outdated by many researchers. Metagenomics studies have since …

The cultivation of bacteria is highly biased toward a few phylogenetic groups. Many of the
currently underexplored bacterial lineages likely have novel biosynthetic pathways and …

Bacterial diversity is known to be a driver of soil ecosystem services and it is influenced by
the natural integrity of the environments. Samples from garden soil, saline soil and sludge …

In the ten years since the publication of Modern Soil Microbiology, the study of soil
microbiology has significantly changed, both in the understanding of the diversity and …

When it comes to the discovery and analysis of yet uncharted bacterial traits, pure cultures
are essential as only these allow detailed morphological and physiological characterization …

Traditionally recognized as environmental bacteria, Planctomycetes have just been linked
recently to human pathology as opportunistic pathogens, arousing a great interest for clinical …

The plant microbiome is crucial for plant growth, yet many important questions remain, such
as the identification of specific bacterial species in plants, their genetic content, and location …

Bauxite residue is a high volume byproduct of alumina manufacture which is commonly
disposed of in purpose-built bauxite residue disposal areas (BRDAs). Natural waters …

The phylum Planctomycetes comprises bacteria with uncommon features among
prokaryotes, such as cell division by budding, absence of the bacterial tubulin-homolog cell …

Freshwater environments teem with microbes that do not have counterparts in culture
collections or genetic data available in genomic repositories. Currently, our apprehension of …