Growing evidence indicates that the human gut microbiota interacts with xenobiotics, including
persistent organic pollutants and foodborne chemicals. The toxicological relevance of the …

Benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) is a ubiquitous, persistent, and carcinogenic pollutant that belongs to
the large family of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Population exposure primarily occurs …

Prokaryotes are the most diverse and abundant cellular life forms on Earth. Most of them,
identified by indirect molecular approaches, belong to microbial dark matter. The advent of …

Deep aquifers (up to 2km deep) contain massive volumes of water harboring large and diverse
microbial communities at high pressure. Aquifers are home to microbial ecosystems that …

Although the mechanism of action of the antidiabetic drug metformin is still a matter of
discussions, it is well accepted that the gut plays an important role. To gain more insights into the …

Background New generations of sequencing platforms coupled to numerous bioinformatics
tools have led to rapid technological progress in metagenomics and metatranscriptomics to …

Biodiversity inventory of marine systems remains limited due to unbalanced access to the
three ocean dimensions. The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) for metabarcoding allows fast …

Microbial communities are extremely abundant and diverse on earth surface and play key
role in the ecosystem functioning. Thus, although next-generation sequencing (NGS) …

Background New generation of sequencing platforms coupled to numerous bioinformatics
tools has led to rapid technological progress in metagenomics and metatranscriptomics to …

L’exposition aux polluants environnementaux a été associée à de nombreux désordres
métaboliques, immunitaires et reproductifs ainsi qu’à divers cancers. De plus en plus de travaux, …