Microbial communities are central to the degradation and transformation of organic matter in marine as well as in freshwater ecosystems. Through their ...

Biogas slurry, the liquid effluent generated during anaerobic digestion, has long been valued as a nutrient-rich amendment in agricultural systems. Recent ...

Socializing at a young age helps to develop greater diversity in children’s microbiomes, according to an analysis of ...

Gut health, antibiotic resistance, probiotics and the effects of bacteria on the immune system are specialties for Amir Mani, ...

Dr. Umapathy Sundaram, known as Uma to colleagues, directs research efforts that translate molecular discoveries into ...

Marine microbes cooperate far more than they compete, reshaping how scientists understand ocean ecosystems and climate ...

People have long said that "bread is life." Now, researchers at Tufts University are using the bubbling mixtures of flour and ...

A new study reveals that age-related changes in the gut microbiota directly impair intestinal stem cell (ISC) function and that restoring a youthful microbial environment can reverse this decline.

Microorganisms live in biofilms - the equivalent of microbial "cities"- everywhere on Earth. These city-like structures protect and house microbial communities and play essential roles in enabling ...

Cadmium contamination in agricultural soils is a growing global concern, threatening food safety, crop productivity, and human health. New research shows that not all biochars work the same way and ...

The microbiome of infants is shaped by social relationships from an early age and not only by family sources, finds a recent ...

A six-year analysis of marine microbes in coastal California waters has overturned long-held assumptions about how the ...