Tumor-specific genomic information has the potential to guide therapeutic strategies and
revolutionize patient treatment. Currently, this approach is limited by an abundance of …

Cultivated strawberry (Fragaria× ananassa) is an important fruit crop species whose fruits
are enjoyed by many worldwide. An octoploid of hybrid origin, the complex genome of this …

Protein secretion systems play a key role in the interaction of bacteria and hosts. EffectiveDB
(http://effectivedb. org) contains pre-calculated predictions of bacterial secreted proteins and …

Reciprocal Best Hits (RBH) are a common proxy for orthology in comparative genomics.
Essentially, a RBH is found when the proteins encoded by two genes, each in a different …

Several scalp microbiome studies from different populations have revealed the association
of dandruff with bacterial and fungal dysbiosis. However, the functional role of scalp …

Intestinal microbiota plays a vital role in host's physiology, development, and behavior.
However, these functions in Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) are still largely …

Ascorbate peroxidase (APX), an important antioxidant enzyme, plays a significant role in
ROS scavenging by catalyzing the decrease of hydrogen peroxide under various …

Background The soil environment is responsible for sustaining most terrestrial plant life, yet
we know surprisingly little about the important functions carried out by diverse microbial …

A bacterial consortium, termed WPB, was obtained from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) contaminated soil from a coking site. The consortium effectively degraded 100 mg L …

Accumulated evidence supports the beneficial role of inulin in alleviating metabolic
dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) by modulating gut microbiota. However …