Bacteriophages (phages) are biological entities that have attracted a great deal of attention in recent years. They have been reported as the most abundant biological entities on the …
Background Freshwater salinization may result in significant changes of microbial community composition and diversity, with implications for ecosystem processes and …
T Dai, D Wen, CT Bates, L Wu, X Guo, S Liu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Nutrient scarcity is pervasive for natural microbial communities, affecting species reproduction and co-existence. However, it remains unclear whether there are general rules …
Y Zhao, Z Liu, B Zhang, J Cai, X Yao, M Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Mutualism is commonly observed in nature but not often reported for bacterial communities. Although abiotic stress is thought to promote microbial mutualism, there is a paucity of …
Microorganisms in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are essential for water purification to protect public and environmental health. However, the diversity of microorganisms and …
Plastics have been accumulated offshore and in the deep oceans at an unprecedented scale. Microbial communities have colonized the plastisphere, which has become a …
The optimal operation and functional stability of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) strongly depend on the properties of its microbial community. However, a knowledge gap …
X Yang, L Zhang, Y Chen, Q He, T Liu, G Zhang… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Micro/nano-sized plastics (MPs/NPs) existing in wastewater system are the potential threats to nitrogen (N) biotransformation. Constructed wetlands (CWs) as wastewater treatment …
L Zhang, X Huang, J Zhou, F Ju - The ISME journal, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The operation of modern wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is driven by activated sludge microbiota, a complex assemblage of trophically interacting microorganisms. Microbial …