… Phenotypic analysis and enzyme activity measurements of a C. glutamicum mutant with a
deletion of dapF resulted in the unequivocal identification of this gene (Hartmann et al., 2003). …

The recent boom in microfluidics and combinatorial indexing strategies, combined with low
sequencing costs, has empowered single-cell sequencing technology. Thousands—or even …

Whether the human fetus and the prenatal intrauterine environment (amniotic fluid and
placenta) are stably colonized by microbial communities in a healthy pregnancy remains a …

… Two forms of yngF (encoding the methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase biotin-containing subunit
(EC 6.4.1.4) were observed—the most common form, a fusion of biotin carboxylase and a C-…

From the standpoints of both basic research and biotechnology, there is considerable interest
in reaching a clearer understanding of the diversity of biological mechanisms employed …

The microbial communities inhabiting the root interior of healthy plants, as well as the
rhizosphere, which consists of soil particles firmly attached to roots, engage in symbiotic …

Roots and leaves of healthy plants host taxonomically structured bacterial assemblies, and
members of these communities contribute to plant growth and health. We established …

Here we describe, the longest microbial time-series analyzed to date using high-resolution
16S rRNA tag pyrosequencing of samples taken monthly over 6 years at a temperate marine …

… of certain features of coding sequences, such as TMHMM (16) for the prediction of α‐helical
transmembrane regions, SignalP (17) for signal peptide prediction, or CoBias (ACMcHardy …

… (a–c) Fractions of reference genomes assembled by each assembler for all genomes (a),
genomes with ANI < 95% (b) and genomes with ANI ≥95% (c). Colors indicate results from the …