In the past few years, the field of methylotrophy has undergone a significant transformation
in terms of discovery of novel types of methylotrophs, novel modes of methylotrophy, and …

Methane oxidation can occur in both aerobic and anaerobic environments; however, these
are completely different processes involving different groups of prokaryotes. Aerobic …

Plastic debris widely pollutes freshwaters. Abiotic and biotic degradation of plastics releases
carbon-based substrates that are available for heterotrophic growth, but little is known about …

Microbes are difficult to culture. Consequently, the primary source of information about a
fundamental evolutionary topic, life's diversity, is the environmental distribution of gene …

Evidence is accumulating to challenge the paradigm that biogenic methanogenesis,
considered a strictly anaerobic process, is exclusive to archaea. We demonstrate that …

Bacteria belonging to phylum Gemmatimonadetes comprise approximately 2% of soil
bacterial communities. However, little is known of their ecology due to a lack of cultured …

Traces of life are nearly ubiquitous on Earth. However, a central unresolved question is
whether these traces always indicate an active microbial community or whether, in extreme …

Microbial interactions in aquatic environments profoundly affect global biogeochemical
cycles, but the role of microparasites has been largely overlooked. Using a model …

Despite increasing concerns about microplastic (MP) pollution in aquatic ecosystems, there
is insufficient knowledge on how MP affect fungal communities. In this study, we explored …

Zoosporic fungi of the phylum Chytridiomycota (chytrids) regularly dominate pelagic fungal
communities in freshwater and marine environments. Their lifestyles range from obligate …