Coral reefs are one of the most productive ecosystems on the planet, with primary
production rates compared to that of rain forests. Benthic organisms release 10–50% of their …

Microbial diversity has been extensively explored in reef-building corals. However, the
functional roles of coral-associated microorganisms remain poorly elucidated. Here, we …

Sambhar Salt Lake, situated in the state of Rajasthan, India is a unique temperate
hypersaline ecosystem. Exploration of the salt lake microbiome will enable us to understand …

Coral reefs are keystone ecosystems, and the ecological success of coral reefs depends on
coral-algal symbiosis and healthy coral-bacterial interactions. However, the bacteriome …

Mutualistic associations between insects and heritable bacterial symbionts are ubiquitous in
nature. The aphid symbiont Serratia symbiotica is a valuable candidate for studying the …

Sponges harbor a complex consortium of microbial communities living in symbiotic
relationship benefiting each other through the integration of metabolites. The mechanisms …

Recent advances in metavirome technology have provided new insights into viral diversity
and function. The bioinformatic process of metavirome study is generally divided into two (or …

In benthic deep-sea ecosystems, which represent the largest biome on Earth, viruses have a
recognised key ecological role, but their diversity is still largely unknown. Identifying the …

Sequencing, assembly, and annotation of environmental virome samples is challenging.
Methodological biases and differences in species abundance result in fragmentary read …

Background Nudibranchia is an under-studied taxonomic group of gastropods, including
more than 3,000 species with colourful and extravagant body shapes and peculiar predatory …