Abstract Worldwide, antibiotic usage exceeds 100,000 tons per year and there is increasing
concern over the fate of these substances. Antibiotics are ubiquitous in the environment and …

Plant health in natural environments depends on interactions with complex and dynamic
communities comprising macro-and microorganisms. While many studies have provided …

Trophic interactions play a central role in driving microbial community assembly and
function. In gut or soil ecosystems, successful inoculants are always facilitated by efficient …

For thousands of years, humans have enjoyed the novel flavors, increased shelf-life, and
nutritional benefits that microbes provide in fermented foods and beverages. Recent …

Microorganisms drive several processes needed for robust plant growth and health.
Harnessing microbial functions is thus key to productive and sustainable food production …

Microbes are typically surrounded by different strains and species with whom they compete
for scarce nutrients and limited space. Given such challenging living conditions, microbes …

In recent years, scientists have realized that evolution can occur on timescales much shorter
than the" long lapse of ages" emphasized by Darwin—in fact, evolutionary change is …

Intercropping is a farming practice involving two or more crop species, or genotypes,
growing together and coexisting for a time. On the fringes of modern intensive agriculture …

Potentially beneficial microorganisms have been inoculated into agricultural soils for years.
However, concurrent with sequencing advances and successful manipulation of host …

Global warming and the loss of biodiversity through human activities (eg, land-use change,
pollution, invasive species) are two of the most profound threats to the functional integrity of …