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Virtually all multicellular organisms on Earth live in symbiotic associations with very large and complex microbial communities known as microbiomes. New research has just been published aimed at ...

People have long said that "bread is life." Now, researchers at Tufts University are using the bubbling mixtures of flour and ...

The study of microbial communities in mushroom cultivation has garnered significant interest owing to their critical roles in substrate transformation, nutrient cycling, and disease suppression. A ...

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A new scientific review has uncovered how complex microbial communities, including those in the human gut and the natural environment, act as powerful engines that drive the evolution and spread of ...

Microscopic organisms such as bacteria and fungi live together in neighborhoods known as microbial consortia. Some of these neighborhoods naturally exist in soils, food, water, and even the human gut ...

In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive antibiotic resistance and even shape entire ecosystems. Now an interdisciplinary ...

Virtually all multicellular organisms on Earth live in symbiotic associations with very large and complex microbial communities known as microbiomes. Computational ecologist Dr Miguel Lurgi explores ...