Raman microspectroscopy offers microbiologists a rapid and non-destructive technique to
assess the chemical composition of individual live microorganisms in near real time. In this …

The function of cells in their native habitat often cannot be reliably predicted from genomic
data or from physiology studies of isolates. Traditional experimental approaches to study the …

Plants do not grow as axenic organisms in nature, but host a diverse community of
microorganisms, termed the plant microbiota. There is an increasing awareness that the …

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are Synthetic Organic Compounds (SOCs)
which are of current concern as they are linked to a myriad of adverse health effects in …

Raman spectroscopy is an increasingly popular technique in many areas, including biology
and medicine. It is based on Raman scattering, a phenomenon in which incident photons …

It is well known that atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2)(and other
greenhouse gases) have increased markedly as a result of human activity since the …

Soil habitats contain vast numbers of microorganisms and harbor a large portion of the
planet's biological diversity. Although high-throughput sequencing technologies continue to …

As current research activities have focused on symbiotic or parasitic plant–microbe
interactions, other types of associations between plants and microorganisms are often …

The activities of complex communities of microbes affect biogeochemical transformations in
natural, managed and engineered ecosystems. Meaningfully defining what constitutes a …

In the past several years, we have witnessed an increased interest in understanding the
structure and function of the indigenous microbiota that inhabits the human body. It is hoped …