A six-year analysis of marine microbes in coastal California waters has overturned long-held assumptions about how the ...

In recent decades, chronic diseases have risen sharply worldwide, including gastrointestinal disorders, metabolic diseases ...

Harmful algal blooms are not all the same. That's true even of the blooms within northwest Ohio, where researchers have long known that the strain of cyanobacteria that typically dominates blooms in ...

A recent study published in Engineering has shed new light on the mechanisms behind the efficient nitrogen removal capabilities of pyrite-based mixotrophic denitrifying biofilters. The research, ...

The holobiont paradigm finally recognizes that macroorganism development and health, like all other natural ecosystems, are influenced by the diverse microbial communities they host. However, ...

In a 150-day microcosm experiment, simulated acid rain increased the persistence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and triggered rapid genetic and phenotypic adaptation. The stress destabilized native ...

The intricate roles of soil microorganisms in ecological processes such as organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling, ...