Arctic bacterial diversity and connectivity in the coastal margin of the Last Ice Area
Arctic climate change is leading to sea-ice attrition in the Last Ice Area along the northern coast of Canada and Greenland, but less attention has…
Tag: Microbial ecology
Synechococcus nitrogen gene loss in iron-limited ocean regions
Synechococcus are the most abundant cyanobacteria in high latitude regions and are responsible for an estimated 17% of annual marine net pri…
Establishment of a transparent soil system to study Bacillus subtilis chemical ecology
Bacterial secondary metabolites are structurally diverse molecules that drive microbial interaction by altering growth, cell differentiation, and s…
Widespread occurrence of chitinase-encoding genes suggests the Endozoicomonadaceae family as a key player in chitin processing in the marine benthos
Chitin is the most abundant natural polymer in the oceans, where it is primarily recycled by chitin-degrading microorganisms. Endozoicomonadacea…
Net-spinning caddisflies create denitrifier-enriched niches in the stream microbiome
Larval net-spinning caddisflies (Hydropsychidae) function as ecosystem engineers in streams where they construct protective retreats composed of or…
Common loss of far-red light photoacclimation in cyanobacteria from hot and cold deserts: a case study in the Chroococcidiopsidales
Deserts represent an extreme challenge for photosynthetic life. Despite their aridity, they are often inhabited by diverse microscopic communities …
Linking differences in microbial network structure with changes in coral larval settlement
Coral cover and recruitment have decreased on reefs worldwide due to climate change-related disturbances. Achieving reliable coral larval settlemen…
Prevalence and transmission risk of colistin and multidrug resistance in long-distance coastal aquaculture
Due to the wide use of antibiotics, intensive aquaculture farms have been recognized as a significant reservoir of antibiotic resistomes. Although …
Dynamic social interactions and keystone species shape the diversity and stability of mixed-species biofilms – an example from dairy isolates
Identifying interspecies interactions in mixed-species biofilms is a key challenge in microbial ecology and is of paramount importance given that i…