Rhizoplane microbes are considered proxies for evaluating the assemblage stability of the rhizosphere in wetland ecosystems due to their roles in plant growth and ecosystem health. However, our knowledge of how microbial assemblage stability is promo...
Preserving ex situ soil microbial communities is essential for bacterial biodiversity conservation in microbiome biobanking, accurate microbiome research, and future biotechnological applications in sustainable agriculture. The effect of three soil p...
The aim of this study was to characterize the vaginal microbiome during early pregnancy according to maternal metabolic status, including prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG), and to explore its relationship with subse...
The gut microbiome is a highly complex microbial community that strongly impacts human health and disease. The two dominant phyla in healthy humans are Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes, with minor phyla such as Proteobacteria having elevated abundances i...
Wildlife rehabilitation can alter host-associated microbial communities, yet the effects of temporary managed care on the gut microbiome of insectivorous bats remain poorly understood. We used shotgun metagenomic sequencing to investigate gut microbi...
The human microbiome influences health and disease through diverse biochemical and functional outputs (e.g., enzymes, structural proteins, metabolites, and other cellular components) that affect nearly every aspect of human physiology. Metatranscript...
Human milk bacteria contribute to gut microbiome establishment in breastfed infants. Although breastfeeding is recommended throughout infancy, temporal variation in the milk microbiome—particularly beyond solid food introduction—remains u...
Honey bees, as vital pollinators and essential contributors to terrestrial ecosystems, play a critical role in maintaining biodiversity and ecological stability. Beyond their role as pollinators, honey bees are increasingly recognized as bioindicator...
Good science does not automatically translate into a good cosmetic product. In this Perspective, we examine four recurring misconceptions: that ingredient evidence can stand in for finished-product performance; that more actives, higher concentration...
Heat-stabilized rice bran (SRB) has been shown to regulate blood lipids and glucose, modulate gut mucosal immunity and inhibit colorectal cancer in animal and human studies. However, SRB’s effects on gut microbial composition and metabolism and the r...
Italian ryegrass is a high-quality forage grass, and a full understanding of the changes in its microbiome and metabolome during aerobic exposure can prolong its aerobic stability and improve its utilization value. Italian ryegrass silage was prepare...
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of mixed lactic acid bacteria (LAB) plus fibrolytic enzymes (xylanase + β-glucanase) on bacterial and fungal communities in terminal and aerobically exposed whole-plant corn silage ensiled in a...
Jeju lava (Yongam) seawater, naturally filtered through multi-layered basaltic strata, represents a distinctive marine water type that combines mineral enrichment with isolation from surface contaminants. This study aimed to evaluate its microbial pu...
Anaerobic digestion is a common procedure of treating sewage sludge at wastewater treatment plants. However, plants differ in terms of the number of reactors and, in case of several reactors, their operation mode. To confirm the flexibility of well a...
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a strategic crop whose sustainable production depends on symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. However, the composition and functional potential of the nodule microbiome in varieties adapted to semi-arid regi...
Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) involves progressive neurodegeneration with clinical or subclinical disturbance of the gut–brain axis, including altered gastrointestinal motility and enteric nervous system involvement. Clinical studi...
Although organic amendment has been widely accepted to be capable of facilitating soil agglomeration in coastal salt-affected soils, quantitative characterization with respect to how abiotic and biotic components drive the formation and stabilization...
Chilli pepper agroecosystems (Capsicum annuum L.) are increasingly threatened by cadmium (Cd) contamination, with emerging climatic stressors such as drought further exacerbating risks to food safety and crop productivity. This review synthesizes cur...
This non-randomized, open-labelled, controlled pilot trial investigated the impact of stunting on oral health and the oral microbiome, and evaluated the effect of 14-day probiotic or essential oil mouthwash interventions in children aged 8–12 y...
The gut microbiota plays a vital role in host health. In response to the scarcity of comparative studies examining wild and domesticated South American camelids under identical captive conditions, this study was conducted to compare the gut microbiot...
The oral microbiome harbours microbial community signatures that differ among individuals, highlighting that it could be highly individualizing and potentially unique to each individual. Therefore, the oral microbial traces collected in crime scenes...
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In this work, we have assessed the exposure of soil bacteria from potato monoculture to three types of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as well as silver ions (Ag+ ions) delivered in the form of silver nitrate and a commercially available fungicide. The...
Microorganisms are fundamental drivers of soil productivity, mediating nutrient cycling and pathogen suppression. In this study, we evaluated changes in the fungal community in the soil of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in a field experiment involving t...
The factors affecting long-term biofilm stability in sewage treatment remain largely unexplored. We therefore analyzed moving bed bioreactors (MBBRs) biofilm composition and function two years apart from four reactors in a nitrogen-removal sewage tre...
Following oral administration, the bioavailability of progestogens is very low and highly variable, in part due to metabolism by cytochrome P450 enzymes found in the mucosa of the small intestine. Conversely, the mucosa in the colon contains much low...
The skin microbiome comprises a diverse community of bacteria, fungi, and archaea, all of which play a foundational role in maintaining skin health, immune tolerance, and barrier integrity. Recent advances in cosmetic science focus on the skin microb...
Digesters at water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) operating at different temperatures within the mesophilic and thermophilic temperature range is a flexibilization concept to contribute to heat management. Four 25 L digesters were fed with sewa...
Plant-soil feedback (PSF) processes impact plant productivity and ecosystem function, but they are poorly understood because PSFs vary significantly with plant and soil type, plant growth stage, and environmental conditions. Controlled greenhouse stu...
The seed residue of Perilla frutescens possesses diverse biological properties and is rich in bioactive phytochemicals, including luteolin, rosmarinic acid, and apigenin. The aim of this study was to investigate the anti-diabetic effects of perilla s...
Lead (Pb) is a persistent and highly toxic heavy metal that poses significant ecological and human health risks due to its high bioaccumulation potential. In this study, nitrogen-doped biochar (NBC) was synthesized from straw-derived biochar via ball...
Personalized nutrition is of increasing interest to individuals actively monitoring their health. The relations between the duration of diet intervention and the effects on gut microbiota have yet to be elucidated. Here we examined the associations o...
The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of the red cabbage extracts on the bioaccessibility of their isothiocyanates, and their effect on the intestinal microbiota using a dynamic model of human digestion treated with the gut microbiome of...
5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is a naturally occurring nonprotein amino acid licensed as an optical imaging agent for the treatment of gliomas. In recent years, 5-ALA has been shown to possess anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory properties through...
Over 150 drugs are currently recognised as being susceptible to metabolism or bioaccumulation (together described as depletion) by gastrointestinal microorganisms; however, the true number is likely higher. Microbial drug depletion is often variable...
Grass was ensiled using an acid-based additive (AS) or homofermentative lactic acid bacteria (IS). In addition, barley grain was either dried (DB) or crimped and ensiled (EB). The feeds were fed as total mixed rations (TMR) in a 2 × 2 factorial...
This comprehensive review aimed (1) to characterize the sub- and supragingival microbiome in patients with biofilm-induced gingivitis (including experimental gingivitis), (2) to assess its stability and evolution over time, and (3) to assess the impa...
Plants are associated with diverse microbial communities that play a crucial role in plant growth promotion and improving stability under stress conditions. Microbiome engineering involves the targeted manipulation, recruitment, and optimization of p...
Establishing the relative stability of the gastrointestinal microbiome after birth is a long and complex process, and it occurs under various influences. The human gut microbiome plays a crucial role in influencing an individual’s health and we...
Soil microbiomes are essential for nutrient cycling, plant health, stress resilience, and sustainable agriculture. Recent advances in high-throughput sequencing, multi-omics technologies, systems biology, and artificial intelligence (AI) have transfo...
The infant oral microbiome is a complex and dynamic microbial community that undergoes various transformations during human development. From birth, these microorganisms are modulated by factors such as birth type, nutrition, oral hygiene, hormonal c...
In cancer biology, the microbiome has emerged as a revolutionary field, revealing host–microbe interactions that drive cancer initiation, development, metastasis, and therapeutic response. The microbiome plays a mechanistic role in carcinogenes...
The recent COVID-19 pandemic promoted efforts to better understand the organization of the respiratory microbiome and its evolution from birth to adulthood and how it interacts with external pathogens and the host immune system. This review aims to d...
Antibiotics can damage the gut microbiome leading to opportunistic infections and the emergence of antibiotic resistance. Microbiome protection via antibiotic inactivation in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract represents a strategy to limit antibiotic e...
Microorganisms are an important element in modeling sustainable agriculture. Their role in soil fertility and health is crucial in maintaining plants’ growth, development, and yield. Further, microorganisms impact agriculture negatively through...
Chronic inflammation plays a crucial role in cancer development, yet the mechanisms linking the microbiome to inflammation-related carcinogenesis remain unclear. Emerging evidence suggests that microbiome-derived metabolites influence inflammatory pa...
The gut microbiome plays a central role in regulating nutrient utilization, immune function, and disease resistance, thereby directly influencing growth performance and feed efficiency. Existing microbiome modulation strategies, including probiotics,...
The vaginal microbiome is often interpreted through static taxonomic patterns. Yet microbial composition alone does not explain why some communities resist perturbation, recover after disruption, or transition toward dysbiosis. This narrative review...
Recent advances have revealed the essential role of gut microbiomes in the therapeutic efficiency of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Inspired by biostimulation, a method using nutrients to accelerate the growth of soil microorganisms and the rec...
Recent advantages in paleomicrobiology have provided an opportunity to investigate the composition of ancient microbial ecologies. Here, using metagenome analysis, we investigated the microbial profiles of historic dental calculus retrieved from arch...
Biochar utilisation as a soil enhancer has gathered considerable interest owing to its notable capacity to boost soil productivity, enhance carbon sequestration, and improve agricultural sustainability. Nonetheless, how biochar affects the soil micro...
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