More than 20,000 species of prokaryotes (less than 1% of the estimated number of Earth's
microbial species) have been described thus far. However, the vast majority of microbes that …

In terms of the number and diversity of living units, the prokaryotic empire is the most
represented form of life on Earth, and yet it is still to a significant degree shrouded in …

Permafrost, characterized by its frozen soil, serves as a unique habitat for diverse
microorganisms. Understanding these microbial communities is crucial for predicting the …

Most microorganisms from all taxonomic levels are uncultured. Single-cell genomes and
metagenomes continue to increase the known diversity of Bacteria and Archaea; however …

Although many advances have been achieved to treat aggressive tumours, cancer remains
a leading cause of death and a public health problem worldwide. Among the main …

Bacterial wilt disease caused by Ralstonia solanacearum leads to decrease of crops yield.
Investigation of cultivable bacteria diversity provides more microbial species for screening …

Bacterial diversity from McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica, the coldest desert on earth, has
become more easily assessed with the development of High Throughput Sequencing (HTS) …

Streptomycetes have been, for over 70 years, one of the most abundant sources for the
discovery of new antibiotics and clinic drugs. However, in recent decades, it has been more …

Although Antarctica was once believed to be a sterile environment, it is now clear that the
microbial communities inhabiting the Antarctic continent are surprisingly diverse. Until the …

Microbial resources from the human gut may find use in various applications, such as
empirical research on the microbiome, the development of probiotic products, and …