Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

Nutrient availability shapes the diversity and structure ofmicrobial communities

The paper investigates how nutrient availability affects microbial community diversity and structure through experiments and a consumer-resource model.

Continental-scale multi-omics reveals a distinct microbial-viral biome in sandy beach ecosystems structured by tidal zonation

This study reveals a distinct microbial-viral biome in sandy beaches, structured by tidal zonation, with high genomic novelty and metabolic shifts across cross-shore gradients.

High-Density Microdroplet Cultivation Reveals the Essential Role of Microbial Interactions in the Growth of Environmental Microbes

This paper introduces a new cultivation method that enhances microbial growth by maintaining pure cultures and enabling single-cell tracking, showing microbial interactions significantly improve cultivability.

A Multidomain Lens on the Temporal Dynamics of Surface Microbial Communities in the Southern Ocean (2013-2019)

The paper analyzes microbial community dynamics in the Northwestern Antarctic Peninsula over six years, revealing seasonal and yearly changes in eukaryotic phytoplankton and stability in prokaryotic communities, particularly Nitrincolaceae.

Exploratory 16S rRNA Metagenomic Analysis of Soil Microbial Communities in Agroecosystems of North-Central Argentina

The paper conducts a 16S rRNA metagenomic analysis of soil samples from agroecosystems in North-Central Argentina, identifying dominant bacterial phyla and analyzing agronomically relevant genera.

Cultivation and genomic characterization of the first representative of the globally distributed marine UBA868 group

The paper isolates and genomes the first cultured representative of the marine UBA868 group, revealing its metabolic adaptations and ecological role in marine sulfur and carbon cycling.

The microbiology and geochemistry of the shallow-water hydrothermal vents of the Gulf of Naples, Italy

The paper investigates microbial diversity and geochemistry in shallow-water hydrothermal vents in the Gulf of Naples, finding that fluid chemistry shaped microbial communities and revealing two new vent sites.

Extending island biogeography theory to biotic islands: Microbial communities in epiphytic bird's nest fern Asplenium nidus

The paper tests if island biogeography theory applies to microbial communities in bird's nest ferns, finding that larger ferns host more diverse microbes and that environmental heterogeneity drives diversity.

Distinct Daphnia spp. whole-body bacterial microbiota in two contrasting Mediterranean lakes

This study compares the whole-body bacterial microbiota of Daphnia spp. in two Mediterranean lakes, finding differences related to lake type and ecological status.

Sign and strength of pairwise interactions in natural isolates depend on environment type.

The paper investigates how environmental conditions affect pairwise bacterial interactions, finding more negative interactions in nutrient-rich media and more positive interactions in nutrient-poor media.

Soil Microbial Diversity of the Imperial Palace Outer Gardens, Tokyo

This study profiles the soil microbiome of the Imperial Palace Outer Gardens in Tokyo using 16S rRNA and shotgun metagenomic sequencing, revealing dominant phyla and lower diversity in monoculture sites.

The Bacteria of a Fig Microcommunity

This study analyzes microbial communities in Ficus septica figs using 16S metabarcoding, finding that nematode occupancy affects microbial composition but not diversity, while wasp number negatively correlates with microbial diversity.

Chemotaxis and motility of Achromatium oxaliferum in response to oxygen, sulfide, and nitrate

This study investigates the chemotactic and motility behaviors of Achromatium oxaliferum in response to oxygen, sulfide, and nitrate gradients, revealing negative chemotaxis and phototaxis as mechanisms for positioning in aquatic sediments.

Uncoupling of seagrass host selection and succession for microbial guilds in meadow chronosequence

The paper examines microbial succession and host selection in seagrass meadows, finding that host-associated microbiomes show directional changes while sediment communities show different patterns.

Sulfated mannan helps diatoms domesticate their microbiome

This paper shows diatoms exude sulfated mannan to selectively nourish bacteria, shaping their microbiome to enhance productivity and carbon cycling.

Latitudinal diversity gradients and selective microbialexchange at the Atlantic ocean-air interface

The paper examines microbial communities at the ocean-atmosphere interface, finding latitudinal diversity gradients and lineage-selective exchange between air and surface ocean samples.

Growth phase-specific gene regulation and algicidal interactions between a new A. macleodii strain and the model diatom T. pseudonana

This study shows how the growth phase of a diatom affects the algicidal activity of a bacterial strain and reveals gene expression shifts in the bacteria in response to host state and environmental cues.

Characterization of the bacterial microbiome associated with centrohelid heliozoans from aquatic environments using full-length 16S rRNA PacBio sequencing

This study characterizes the bacterial microbiome of centrohelid heliozoans using PacBio 16S rRNA sequencing, revealing core taxa and potential pathogenic bacteria.

An Advanced Mobile Laboratory to enable field-based microbial ecology and cell biology across scales

The paper introduces an Advanced Mobile Laboratory (AML) for field-based microbial ecology and cell biology, enabling multiscale analysis of environmental samples directly at the sampling site.

Life in sediments fosters 'sexual' speciation in Shewanella baltica

The paper investigates genomic differentiation in Shewanella baltica strains from Baltic Sea sediments, finding recombination-driven speciation in two lineages.

Metabarcoding reveals that bacterial and fungal microbiomes are perturbed by micropollutants in a fjord system (Hakefjorden and Askerofjorden) at the Swedish west coast

This study uses metabarcoding to show that micropollutants from wastewater treatment plants reduce microbial diversity and alter community structure in fjord systems.

Urban chemical stress disrupts cross-domain microbial networks in river sediments

This study examines how urban pollution affects microbial networks in river sediments, finding fragmented networks and shifts in keystone taxa under stress.

The recovery of 12,789 genomes revealed the diversity, function, and microbial interactions of the geothermal spring microbiome

This study reconstructs 12,789 microbial genomes from geothermal springs, revealing high diversity and how pH and temperature shape community structure and interactions.

Functional redundancy and anaerobic metabolism characterize the skin microbiome of a critically endangered sawfish

This study characterizes the skin microbiome of largetooth sawfish, finding it is host-associated, functionally redundant, and adapted to anaerobic conditions.

Microbial Community Multi-omic Analysis of Marsh Sediment post Crustacean Shell Compost Enrichment: pathogen emergence and community response

This study examines how adding chitin-rich crab and lobster shell compost to salt marsh sediments alters microbial community structure and function, revealing shifts in metabolism and potential pathogen emergence.

Learning functional groups in complex microbiomes

This paper introduces a neural-network based method to identify functional groups in microbiomes, showing it can distill complex communities into few groups that explain community function across different environments.

Integrating coastal microbiome observations for human, oyster and environmental protection

The paper establishes an eDNA observatory network to monitor coastal microbiomes, revealing river influence on microbial communities and detecting pathogens and harmful algal blooms.

Ecological tristability driven by total carbon availability over resource complexity in a synthetic microbial community

This study shows that total carbon availability, not resource complexity, drives tristability in a synthetic microbial community, with lag phase duration predicting competitive success.

The MicrobeAtlas database: Global trends and insights into Earth's microbial ecosystems

MicrobeAtlas unifies over two million microbiome samples to enable cross-technology insights into microbial ecosystems and their global patterns.

What microbes want: exploring microbial substrate preferences with the Web of Microbes Agent

The paper introduces a Bayesian Personalized Ranking model to predict microbial substrate preferences and develops an agent that integrates this model with a growth model and LLM for autonomous microbial analysis.