Highlights•Recent discoveries from metagenomics and single cell genomics.•Metabolic
features of the uncultivated majority.•Success stories of cultivating microbial dark …

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 …

Endophytic bacteria often promote plant growth and protect their host plant against
pathogens, herbivores, and abiotic stresses including drought, increased salinity or …

Despite the abundance of bacterial species in soil, more than 99% of these species cannot
be cultured by traditional techniques. In addition, the less than 1% of bacteria that can be …

Geothermal springs are model ecosystems to investigate microbial biogeography as they
represent discrete, relatively homogenous habitats, are distributed across multiple …

The complete genomes of three strains from the phylum Acidobacteria were compared.
Phylogenetic analysis placed them as a unique phylum. They share genomic traits with …

Marine sponges are well known for their associations with highly diverse, yet very specific
and often highly similar microbiota. The aim of this study was to identify potential bacterial …

Oral biofilms develop under a range of different conditions and different environments. This
review will discuss emerging concepts in microbial ecology and how they relate to oral …

Most aerobic bacteria exist in dormant states within natural environments. In these states,
they endure adverse environmental conditions such as nutrient starvation by decreasing …

Since the invention of the Petri dish, there have been continuous efforts to improve efficiency
in microbial cultivation. These efforts were devoted to the attainment for diverse growth …