Our ability to describe the highly diverse pool of low abundance populations present in
natural microbial communities is increasing at an unprecedented pace. Yet we currently lack …

Community coalescence is defined as the mixing of intact ecological communities. From
river confluences to fecal microbiota transplantation, community coalescence constitutes a …

Despite the relevance of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) for ocean
biogeochemistry, the microbial dimension of SGD remains poorly understood. SGD can …

Periodic inoculations of soil-beneficial microbes can increase their populations, but they
also act as recurring biotic disturbances on the native microbial community. Soil rare and …

Primary ecological succession is imperative for tailing vegetation, driven notably by
microbes that enhance tailing nutrient status. Yet, the roles of abundant and rare taxa in …

The seed microbial community constitutes an initial inoculum for plant microbiota assembly.
Still, the persistence of seed microbiota when seeds encounter soil during plant emergence …

Preserving adaptive capacities of coastal ecosystems, which are currently facing the
ongoing climate warming and a multitude of other anthropogenic impacts, requires an …

The gut microbiome impacts host health and fitness, in part through the diversification of gut
metabolic function and pathogen protection. Elevations in glucocorticoids (GCs) appear to …

Elucidating the relative importance of species interactions and assembly mechanisms in
regulating bacterial community structure and functions, especially the abundant and rare …

Microplastics (MP), as novel substrata for microbial colonization within aquatic ecosystems,
are a matter of growing concern due to their potential to propagate foreign or invasive …