Metagenomics: An effective approach for exploring microbial diversity and functions

NN Nam, HDK Do, KT Loan Trinh, NY Lee - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Various fields have been identified in the “omics” era, such as genomics, proteomics,
transcriptomics, metabolomics, phenomics, and metagenomics. Among these …

Could the tumor-associated microbiota be the new multi-faceted player in the tumor microenvironment?

AG Goubet - Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Microorganisms have been identified in tumor specimens for over a century. It is only in
recent years that tumor-associated microbiota has become a rapidly expanding field …

Aging of biodegradable microplastics and their effect on soil properties: Control from soil water

K Gong, C Peng, S Hu, W **e, A Chen, T Liu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The ecological risks of biodegradable microplastics (BMPs) to soil ecosystems have
received increasing attention. This study investigates the impacts of polylactic acid …

Bacterial community distribution and functional potentials provide key insights into their role in the ecosystem functioning of a retreating Eastern Himalayan glacier

S Mukhia, A Kumar, R Kumar - FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Himalayan glaciers are receding at an exceptional rate, perturbing the local biome and
ecosystem processes. Understanding the microbial ecology of an exclusively microbe …

Disentangling the effects of sulfate and other seawater ions on microbial communities and greenhouse gas emissions in a coastal forested wetland

CP Bueno de Mesquita, WH Hartman… - ISME …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Seawater intrusion into freshwater wetlands causes changes in microbial communities and
biogeochemistry, but the exact mechanisms driving these changes remain unclear. Here we …

Evaluation of commercial RNA extraction kits for long-read metatranscriptomics in soil

DG Barber, CA Davies, IP Hartley… - Microbial …, 2024 - microbiologyresearch.org
Metatranscriptomic analysis of the soil microbiome has the potential to reveal molecular
mechanisms that drive soil processes regulated by the microbial community. Therefore, RNA …

Representative Metagenomes of Mesophilic Biogas Reactor Across South Korea

D Prabhaharan, YW Go, H Kim, S Kang, BI Sang - Scientific Data, 2025 - nature.com
Biogas production through the anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic waste plays a crucial role
in promoting sustainability and closing the carbon cycle. Over the past decade, this has …

Revealing microbiota characteristics and predicting flavor-producing sub-communities in Nongxiangxing baijiu pit mud through metagenomic analysis and metabolic …

C Chen, H Yang, K Zhang, G Ye, H Luo… - Food Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
The microorganisms of the pit mud (PM) of Nongxiangxing baijiu (NXXB) have an important
role in the synthesis of flavor substances, and they determine attributes and quality of baijiu …

Metagenome-resolved functional traits of Rubrobacter species implicated in rosy discoloration of ancient frescoes in two Georgian Cathedrals

A Basile, FP Riggio, M Tescari, A Chebbi… - Science of The Total …, 2025 - Elsevier
Pink biofilm formation on stone monuments and mural paintings poses serious harm to
cultural heritage preservation. Pink biofilms are globally widespread and recalcitrant to …

Whole genome analysis of 26 bacterial strains reveals aromatic and hydrocarbon degrading enzymes from diverse environmental soil samples

MS Hossain, B Iken, R Iyer - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Polycyclic aromatic compounds and petroleum hydrocarbons (PHs) are hazardous
pollutants and seriously threaten the environment and human health. However, native …