Planctomycetes are ubiquitous, environmentally and biotechnologically important bacteria
that are key players in global carbon and nitrogen cycles. Ever since their first discovery in …

Pelagic microbes have adopted distinct strategies to inhabit the pelagial of lakes and
oceans and can be broadly categorized in two groups: free‐living, specialized oligotrophs …

Oxidative degradation of chitin, initiated by lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs),
contributes to microbial bioconversion of crystalline chitin, the second most abundant …

Members of the phylum Planctomycetes are common inhabitants of boreal Sphagnum peat
bogs and lichen-dominated tundra wetlands. These bacteria colonize both oxic and anoxic …

Elevational gradients strongly affect the spatial distribution and structure of soil bacterial
communities. However, our understanding of the effects and determining factors is still …

In this review, we present the data on the natural occurrence of chitin and its partially or fully
deacetylated derivative chitosan, as well as their properties, methods of modification, and …

Gut microbiome homeostasis is critical in preventing diseases. However, the effect of
disease on gut microbiota assembly remains unclear. At present, there are no reports on the …

Extensive knowledge and methodological expertise on the bacterial cell biology have been
accumulated over the last decades and bacterial cells have now become an integral part of …

Chitin provides a valuable carbon and nitrogen source for soil microorganisms and is a
major component of particulate organic matter in agricultural soils. To date, there is no …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the key to soil fertility and quality. However, SOC has severely
declined in the past several decades due in part to inappropriate nitrogen (N) and …