Soil microorganisms, by actively participating in the decomposition and transformation of
organic matter through diverse metabolic pathways, play a pivotal role in carbon cycling …

Interactions between colonizing microbiota and the host have been fully confirmed, among
which the tongue-coating microbiota have a moderate rate of renewal and disease …

Belowground biodiversity supports multiple ecosystem functions and services that humans
rely on. However, there is a dearth of studies exploring the determinants of the biodiversity …

Competition between microbes is extremely common, with many investing in mechanisms to
harm other strains and species. Yet positive interactions between species have also been …

Biodiversity is important for supporting ecosystem functioning. To evaluate the factors
contributing to the strength of microbial diversity-function relationships in complex terrestrial …

The relative functional importance of rare and abundant species in driving relationships
between biodiversity and ecosystem functions (BEF) remains unknown. Here, we …

A fundamental question in microbial ecology is how microbes are spatially organized with
respect to each other and their host. A test bed for examining this question is the tongue …

Daqu, a brick-shaped product spontaneously fermented under an open environment, has
been regarded as the starter of fermentation, raw enzyme preparation and raw materials for …

Soil bacterial diversity varies across biomes with potential impacts on soil ecological
functioning. Here, we incorporate key factors that affect soil bacterial abundance and …

Microbial sulfate-reduction coupling polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degradation is
an important process for the remediation of contaminated sediments. However, little is …