By allowing coal to be converted by microorganisms into products like methane, hydrogen, methanol, ethanol, and other products, current coal deposits can be used effectively, cleanly, and sustainably. The intricacies of in situ microbial coal degrada...
Cotton waste, a growth medium for Volvariella volvacea, has significant commercial and nutritional value. Under controlled environmental conditions, substrate nutrient composition and microorganisms affect the growth of V. volvacea. In this study, th...
Afforestation enhances soil carbon storage through plant and microbial necromass accumulation, yet the roles of carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) and the microorganisms that encode them (biomass-decomposers) during plantation development remain p...
Nitrogen (N) is a vital macronutrient affecting crop productivity, yet the influence of different N contents in fertilizers on rhizosphere soil microbial diversity is not well understood. This study used high-throughput 16S rRNA and fungal ITS sequen...
Fengtang plum, a novel cultivar recently developed in China, has gained huge popularity due to its large fruit size, crisp sweetness, distinctive aroma, and notable resistance to brown rot caused by Monilinia spp. To investigate microbial community d...
Mould and bacterial contamination releases microbial volatile organic compounds (mVOCs), causing changes in the odour profile of a feed. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain H57 (H57) has the potential ability to inhibit microbial growth in animal feeds...
Carbon constraints, as well as the growing hazard of greenhouse gas emissions, have accelerated research into all possible renewable energy and fuel sources. Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs), a novel technology able to convert soluble organic matt...
Diversified mixed confectionery waste streams were utilized in a two-stage bioprocess to formulate a nutrient-rich fermentation media for microbial oil production. Solid-state fermentation was conducted for the production of crude enzyme consortia to...
The optimal timing for initiating starter feeding in lambs remains controversial, warranting a systematic evaluation of its effects across multiple indicators. This study investigated the effects of initiating starter feeding at 7, 14, or 21 days of...
The human gastrointestinal microbiota plays a vital role in maintaining host health and preventing diseases, prompting the creation of simulators to replicate this intricate system. The Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SHIME®...
Amino acids are ubiquitous vital biomolecules found in all kinds of living organisms including those in the microbial world. They are utilised as nutrients and control many biological functions in microorganisms such as cell division, cell wall forma...
Thermophilic microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) may couple wastewater valorization with hydrogen production, but the microbial dynamics influencing their performance remain poorly understood. This study investigated microbial succession and biofilm...
There has been increasing evidence that a local inflammatory response stimulates tumor cells to acquire metastatic potential, and the concept of inflammatory oncotaxis has been spreading in recent years. However, the interaction between microbial inf...
The development and implementation of microbial consortium-based biofertilizers represent a promising direction in sustainable agriculture, particularly in the context of the ongoing global ecological and agricultural crisis. This article examines th...
This review focuses on the development of microbial biofuel cells to demonstrate how similar principles apply to the development of bioelectronic devices. The low specificity of microorganism-based amperometric biosensors can be exploited in designin...
Up-to-date studies emphasize the role of human urinary and intestinal microbiome in maintaining urogenital health. Both microbial flora and sexually transmitted pathogens may affect metabolic or immune mechanisms and consequently promote or inhibit p...
Biofilms are multicellular sessile microbial communities embedded in hydrated extracellular polymeric matrices. Their formation is common in microbial life in most environments, while those formed on food-processing surfaces are of considerable inter...
Bamboo is a rapidly renewable lignocellulosic resource widely used in construction, composites, and bio-based materials. However, its practical applications are often limited by high hygroscopicity, biological degradation, and dimensional instability...
This paper reports the first relatable bio-digital interface powered by microbial fuel cells (MFCs) that was developed to inform the public and introduce the concept of using live microbes as waste processors within our homes and cities. An innovativ...
Microbial contamination is one of the main reasons for the quality deterioration of postharvest blueberries during storage. In this study, we investigated the surface microbiota of blueberry fruits stored at different temperatures via high-throughput...
Climate change is reshaping Antarctic ecosystems, where the resilience of Deschampsia antarctica and Colobanthus quitensis is mediated by endophytic microbial communities assembled under strong abiotic drivers. This study explores the temperature-dep...
The main objectives of this study were to isolate bacteria from soil chronically contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), develop an autochthonous microbial consortium, and evaluate its ability to degrade PAHs in their native contam...
Rare Earth Elements (REE), also known as Lanthanides (Ln3+), are a group of 17 elements showing peculiar physical and chemical properties. Unlike technological applications, very little is known about the physiological role and toxicity of Ln3+ on bi...
One of the main indices of the quality of water is the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD). A little over 40 years have passed since the practical application of the first microbial sensor for the determination of BOD, presented by the Japanese professor...
Marine microbial natural products (MMNPs) have attracted increasing attention from microbiologists, taxonomists, ecologists, agronomists, chemists and evolutionary biologists during the last few decades. Numerous studies have indicated that diverse m...
Golf courses have a significant environmental impact. High water demands and the intensive use of agricultural chemicals have been a concern for decades and are therefore in the focus of efforts to make golf courses more environmentally sustainable....
Background/Objectives: HIV infection has been associated with an increased incidence of non-communicable comorbidities, including metabolic disorders. This phenomenon has been linked to gut microbiota dysbiosis, which involves not only changes in bac...
A new frontier in clinical disease diagnostics was quietly launched by a series of recent discoveries of dysbiosis-related phenomena. These developments make important connections between the metabolic activities of resident microbes and human diseas...
After polymer flooding, substantial oil and residual polymers remain in reservoirs, leading to plugging and reduced recovery. MEOR (Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery) aims to release trapped oil by utilizing microorganisms and their byproducts. The mic...
In order to understand the dynamic interaction process among species, enzymes, and metabolites during the fermentation process of Baobaoqu, which is a representative Daqu starter for Chinese baijiu, the intimate connection between the progression of...
The granite rubble soil produced through excavation during construction is nutrient-poor and has a simplified microbial community, making it difficult for plants to grow and increasing the challenges of ecological restoration. Recent studies have dem...
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the defining outer membrane component of Gram-negative bacteria, is a potent immunostimulant recognized by Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). While extensively studied for its roles in immune activation and barrier disruption, the...
The microbial characteristics of four vegetated and one unplanted wood-chip bioreactors treating greenhouse effluent were investigated in a continuous experiment operated for over 2.5 years. The bioreactors were designed to reduce nitrate concentrati...
Research into microbial interactions during coffee processing is essential for developing new methods that adapt to climate change and improve flavor, thus enhancing the resilience and quality of global coffee production. This study aimed to investig...
Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a life-threatening intestinal disorder in preterm infants and is strongly associated with gut microbial dysbiosis. However, whether recurrent genus-level dysbiosis patterns can be observed across heterog...
Microbial polysaccharides are promising components for wound-care products. This study reports the development of wound-healing antimicrobial hydrogels, based on pullulan from Aureobasidium pullulans, combined with mesenchymal cell-derived conditione...
Plant-derived bioactive compounds, including polyphenols, flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids, and saponins, possess diverse health-promoting properties but are often limited by poor bioaccessibility, structural complexity, and low stability. Microbial...
The unique environment of the hadal zone has created material circulation patterns and biological gene characteristics. Microbes play an irreplaceable role in the ocean ecological environment and material circulation due to their pervasiveness, abund...
Lard diet (LD) is a risk factor for prostate cancer (PCa) development and progression. Two immunocompetent mouse models fed with isocaloric specific fat diets (LD) enriched in saturated and monounsaturated fatty acid (SMFA), showed significanftly enh...
Tillage practices can change the soil environment (including soil properties and enzyme activity) and the rhizosphere microbial community, thereby inducing changes in root growth and the nutrient uptake capacity. This study was carried out on a long-...
17α-methyltestosterone (MT) is known for its ability to suppress ovaries and induce spermatogenesis; yet, its effects in crustaceans are underexplored. This study investigates the impact of varying MT concentrations on the gonadal development a...
The increasing volume of plant-based waste generated by the agri-food sector represents both an environmental challenge and an underexploited biotechnological resource. These wastes, rich in lignocellulosic compounds, constitute a natural habitat for...
The “microbiota hypothesis” ties the increase in allergy rates observed in highly developed countries over the last decades to disturbances in the gut microbiota. Gut microbiota formation depends on a number of factors and occurs over app...
Astaxanthin is a xanthophyll carotenoid possessing impressive nutraceutical, antioxidant, and bioactive merits. Traditionally, astaxanthin is extracted from crustacean wastes via solvent extraction methods. However, the rigid structure of shells that...
Water-capped tailings technology (WCTT) is a key component of the reclamation strategies in the Athabasca oil sands region (AOSR) of northeastern Alberta, Canada. The release of microbial methane from tailings emplaced within oil sands pit lakes, and...
Conventional alligator farming, characterized by reliance on chilled fish meat, faces significant challenges, including risks of bacterial contamination and nutritional imbalances. These issues heighten increasing disease susceptibility and threaten...
The development of plant and soil microbial communities is one of the basic preconditions for the restoration of functional ecosystems. However, nutrients are concurrently used by plants and microbes, and the dynamics of this interaction during ecosy...
The composition and continuous succession of natural microbial communities during grape growth play important roles in grape health and flavor quality as well as in characterizing the regional wine terroir. This study explored the diversity and dynam...
The present study examined the effects of microbial communities and their associated physicochemical characteristics during on-farm cocoa fermentation in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, evaluated at a 60-kg wooden box scale. Two fermentation processes...
In this article the concept, the materials and the exploitation potential of a photosynthetic microbial electrochemical cell for the production of hydrogen driven by solar power are investigated. In a photosynthetic microbial electrochemical cell, wh...
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