Differential abundance analysis is controversial throughout microbiome research. Gold standard approaches require laborious measurements of total microbial load, or absolute …
C De Tender, C Schlundt, LI Devriese, TJ Mincer… - Analytical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Plastic is currently the most abundant form of debris in the ocean. Since the early 70's, investigators have recognized the presence of life such as pennate diatoms, bryozoans and …
Soil organic amendments in agricultural production can benefit crop production and a wide range of soil properties, including soil aggregation. Soil aggregate formation is largely …
Antibiotic compounds play an important role in the control of bacteria disease outbreaks on fish farms. Yet, the impact of commercially licensed antibiotics on the diversity and …
A Lokmer, S Kuenzel, JF Baines… - Environmental …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Microbiota can have positive and negative effects on hosts depending on the environmental conditions. Therefore, it is important to decipher host–microbiota–environment interactions …
The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) is a foundation species providing significant ecosystem services. However, the roles of oyster microbiomes have not been integrated into …
Current freshwater biomonitoring with diatoms is based on microscopic examination of the morphology of their silica skeleton. This standardized approach is time consuming and …
Vertebrate dung is central to the dung beetle life cycle, constituting food for adults and a protective and nutritive refuge for their offspring. Adult dung beetles have soft mandibles and …
Using environmental DNA (eDNA) to assess the distribution of micro‐and macroorganisms is becoming increasingly popular. However, the comparability and reliability of these studies …