There is increasing evidence showing that the dynamic changes in the gut microbiota can
alter brain physiology and behavior. Cognition was originally thought to be regulated only by …

Microbial ecology as a scientific field is fundamentally driven by technological advance. The
past decade's revolution in DNA sequencing cost and throughput has made it possible for …

Molecular microbial ecology investigations often employ large marker gene datasets, for
example, ribosomal RNAs, to represent the occurrence of single-cell genomes in microbial …

The neurological deterioration associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD), involving
accumulation of amyloid-beta peptides and neurofibrillary tangles, is associated with evident …

The frequent discrepancy between direct microscopic counts and numbers of culturable
bacteria from environmental samples is just one of several indications that we currently …

Bacterial taxonomy, which began as a largely intuitive process, has become increasingly
objective with the advent of numerical taxonomy and techniques for the measurement of …

This monograph is the prod International Programme c Safety a joint venture of Nations
Environmental Pro International Labour Organis. World Health Organisation. suggests it is …

A revolution is occurring in biology: perhaps it is better characterized as a revolution within a
revolution. I am, of course, referring to the impact that the increasingly rapid capacity to …

Fluorescent oligonucleotide hybridization probes were used to label bacterial cells for
analysis by flow cytometry. The probes, complementary to short sequence elements within …

The traditional identification of bacteria on the basis of phenotypic characteristics is
generally not as accurate as identification based on genotypic methods. Comparison of the …