Max Planck scientists in Marburg have used a synthetic microbial community to study the gradual evolution of mutualism. The study demonstrates for the first time in detail how an evolutionary loss of ...

The study of microbial ecology and holobiont evolution explores the dynamic relationships between microbial communities and their multicellular hosts across ecological and evolutionary timescales.

In all, the megacluster provides a sophisticated siege on an essential pathway in many bacteria, including Streptomyces’ foes ...

Oysters filter seawater for food. In the process, they concentrate a wide variety of microorganisms from their environment—including bacteria and viruses—into a tiny space.

Using data from over 3,000 infant samples worldwide, this groundbreaking study unlocks the secrets of gut microbiome development, setting the stage for improved child health diagnostics globally.

The rapid evolution of omic technologies such as spanning genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics, is reshaping how we ...