The gastrointestinal tract contains trillions of microbes (collectively known as the gut
microbiota) that play essential roles in host physiology and health. Studies from our group …

Correlation and association analyses are one of the most widely used statistical methods in
research fields, including microbiome and integrative multiomics studies. Correlation and …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology is thought to progress from normal cognition through
preclinical disease and ultimately to symptomatic AD with cognitive impairment. Recent work …

While soil erosion drives land degradation, the impact of erosion on soil microbial
communities and multiple soil functions remains unclear. This hinders our ability to assess …

Numerous diverse microorganisms reside in the cold desert soils of continental Antarctica,
though we lack a holistic understanding of the metabolic processes that sustain them. Here …

Coral reef ecosystems are being fundamentally restructured by local human impacts and
climate-driven marine heatwaves that trigger mass coral bleaching and mortality. Reducing …

Plants live in biogeochemically diverse soils with diverse microbiota. Plant organs associate
intimately with a subset of these microbes, and the structure of the microbial community can …

Mangroves are amongst the most productive marine ecosystems on Earth, providing a
unique habitat opportunity for many species and key goods and services for human beings …

Immune systems distinguish “self” from “nonself” to maintain homeostasis and must
differentially gate access to allow colonization by potentially beneficial, nonpathogenic …

The microbial communities inhabiting the root interior of healthy plants, as well as the
rhizosphere, which consists of soil particles firmly attached to roots, engage in symbiotic …