Natural products have been a rich source of compounds for drug discovery. However, their
use has diminished in the past two decades, in part because of technical barriers to …

Contamination of soil and natural water bodies driven by increased organic pollutants
remains a universal concern. Naturally, organic pollutants contain carcinogenic and toxic …

Microbial ecology is the study of interactions among microbes in natural environments and
their roles in biogeochemical cycles, food web dynamics, and the evolution of life. Microbes …

New soil organic matter (SOM) models highlight the role of microorganisms in plant litter
decomposition and storage of microbial-derived carbon (C) molecules. Wetlands store more …

In recent years, biogas production from complex biomass has received great interest.
Therefore, many studies have been conducted to understand the anaerobic digestion …

Biogas, containing energy-rich methane, is produced by microbial decomposition of organic
material under anaerobic conditions. Under controlled conditions, this process can be used …

Background Materials rich in lignocellulose, such as straw, are abundant, cheap and highly
interesting for biogas production. However, the complex structure of lignocellulose is difficult …

The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) is alarming among younger peoples. While no
effective chemopreventive drug available in the market, researchers have been searching …

This study evaluated the importance of inoculum source for start-up and operation of biogas
processes. Three different inocula with different community structure were used to initiate six …

Objective: The gut microbiota contribute otherwise impossible metabolic functions to the
human host. Shifts in the relative proportions of gut microbial communities in adults have …