Synergistic degradation of fucoidans in the ocean
Chemicals and reagents Fucoidan from F. vesiculosus (Sigma-Aldrich, F8190, lot no. 0000485452) was used as the primary substrate…
Ear Microbiome Composition and Its Role in Health and Disease
What is the ear microbiome?Composition of the ear microbiomeThe protective role of the ear microbiomeMicrobial imbalance and ear…
A global atlas of soil microbial genetic resources exposes protection shortfalls
State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China…
Impacts of pollution on the soil microbiome
Rodríguez-Eugenio, N., McLaughlin, M. & Pennock, D. Soil Pollution: A Hidden Reality (FAO, 2018). Montanerella, L. et al.…
Soil resistome and bacteriome differ in continental-scale turnover and co-occurrence across major anthropogenic land-use types
Soil resistomes and bacterial communities are responsive to anthropogenic land-use change and relevant to people and nature, yet…
Drought amplifies warming-induced soil carbon loss in a decade-long experiment
García-Palacios, P. et al. Evidence for large microbial-mediated losses of soil carbon under anthropogenic warming. Nat. Rev. Earth…
The role and possible mechanism of intestinal fungi in the progression of chronic liver diseases
Asrani, S. K., Devarbhavi, H., Eaton, J. & Kamath, P. S. Burden of liver diseases in the world.…
Dietary fiber deficiency exacerbates intestinal inflammation via miR-6240-enriched gut extracellular vesicles
Magro, D. O., Sassaki, L. Y. & Chebli, J. M. F. Interaction between diet and genetics in patients…
UH study reveals how ocean’s most abundant bacteria diversify
Reading time: 2 minutesResearchers sample surface seawater as a part of the Kāneʻohe Time Series. (Photo credit: Kelle…
Functional diversity of soil microbial communities increases with ecosystem development
Winkler, K., Fuchs, R., Rounsevell, M. & Herold, M. Global land use changes are four times greater than…
Building on monitoring and conservation policies for global soil biodiversity
Convention on Biological Diversity. Decision 15/28: biodiversity and agriculture. CBD https://www.cbd.int/doc/decisions/cop-15/cop-15-dec-28-en.pdf (2022). FAO, ITPS, GSBI, SCBD & EC.…
Microbial and seminal traces of sexual intercourse and forensic implications | Microbiome
Isala cohort cross-sectional study The Isala citizen-science project (https://isala.be/en/) was approved by the Ethical Committee of the Antwerp…