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The use of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) in poultry production has raised concerns for human, animal, and environmental health owing to the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance. These concerns have tri...

BackgroundThe research on human microbiota-associated (HMA) animal models is an important tool for studying the human microbiome and holds great potential for elucidating disease mechanisms and microbe-based therapeutic ...

The coevolution of the human diet and gut microbiome has played a pivotal role in shaping metabolic, immune, and epigenetic functions across human history. Dietary transitions from high-fiber ancestral patterns to modern...

ABSTRACT Cystic fibrosis (CF) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) represent distinct pathologies with unique genetic underpinnings; yet, they share remarkable similarities in gut microbiota dysbiosis and intestinal phys...

The rhizosphere is one of the most dynamic biological environments on Earth. Within this narrow zone surrounding plant roots, plants interact constantly with diverse communities of microorganisms including bacteria, fung...

Gut microbial communities represent one source of human genetic and metabolic diversity. To examine how gut microbiomes differ among human populations, here we characterize bacterial species in fecal samples from 531 ind...

Studies of the human microbiome have revealed that even healthy individuals differ remarkably in the microbes that occupy habitats such as the gut, skin and vagina. Much of this diversity remains unexplained, although di...

BACKGROUND: the analysis of microbial communities through dna sequencing brings many challenges: the integration of different types of data with methods from ecology, genetics, phylogenetics, multivariate statistics, vis...

Subjects / keywords: Microbial genetics; Microbiology; Biology

Subjects / keywords: microbial genetics, microbial ecology, microbiology, clinical microbiology, dietetics and nutrigenomics; Science: Microbiology: Microbial ecology

To understand the impact of gut microbes on human health and well-being it is crucial to assess their genetic potential. Here we describe the Illumina-based metagenomic sequencing, assembly and characterization of 3.3 mi...

Subjects / keywords: molecular biology, microbial genetics, microbiology, microorganisms; Science: Microbiology

Subjects / keywords: bacterial physiology, microbial genetics, environmental microbiology, applied microbiology, virology, bacteria; Science: Microbiology

Subjects / keywords: microbe, genomics, microbiology, microbial, genome, epidemiology; Science: Biology (General): Genetics; Science: Microbiology

Subjects / keywords: medical biotechnology, microbial biotechnology, plant biotechnology, clinical genetics, recombinant microorganisms, plant breeding; Technology: Chemical technology: Biotechnology

Subjects / keywords: metabolism of microorganisms, genetics of microorganisms, ecology, pathogenic microorganisms, microbial nanobiotechnology; Science: Microbiology

Subjects / keywords: development, genetics, systematics, morphology, evolution, arachnids; Science: Science (General); Science: Microbiology: Microbial ecology; Medicine; Science: Physiology

Subjects / keywords: Science: Biology (General): Genetics; Science: Microbiology

BackgroundEuschistus heros and Piezodorus guildinii are major soybean pests across the Americas. Gut-associated bacteria influence insect nutrition, detoxification, and stress tolerance, potentially enhancing adaptation ...

Subjects / keywords: Science: Microbiology; Science: Biology (General): Genetics

Abstract Background The complex relationship between the gut microbiome and immune system development during infancy is considered a key factor in the rising rates of pediatric allergic diseases. Food protein-induced all...

Abstract Studying microbial biodiversity offers enormous potential for improving the valorisation of plant biomass, particularly in conversion processes. Microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi, yeasts and algae, play an...

We have analyzed 5,088 bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequences from the distal intestinal (cecal) microbiota of genetically obese ob/ob mice, lean ob/+ and wild-type siblings, and their ob/+ mothers, all fed the same polysacch...

We describe a new molecular approach to analyzing the genetic diversity of complex microbial populations. This technique is based on the separation of polymerase chain reaction-amplified fragments of genes coding for 16S...