Background Harnessing beneficial microbes presents a promising strategy to optimize plant
growth and agricultural sustainability. Little is known to which extent and how specifically …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) is used to detect biodiversity by the capture, extraction, and
identification of DNA shed to the environment. However, eDNA capture and extraction protocols …

DNA sampled from the environment (eDNA) is a useful way to uncover biodiversity patterns.
By combining a conceptual model and empirical data, we test whether eDNA transported in …

A fructose-rich diet can induce metabolic syndrome, a combination of health disorders that
increases the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Diet is also known to alter the …

Background Diverse assemblages of microbes colonize plant roots and collectively function
as a microbiome. Earlier work has characterized the root microbiomes of numerous plant …

Propagation, whether sexual or asexual, is a fundamental step in the life cycle of every
organism. In lichenized fungi, a great variety of vegetative propagules have evolved in order for …

Here we used flow cytometry (FCM) and filtration paired with amplicon sequencing to determine
the abundance and composition of small low nucleic acid (LNA)-content bacteria in a …

We reconstructed cyanobacterial community structure and phylogeny using DNA that was
isolated from layers of stratified sediments spanning 200 years of lake history in the perialpine …

Methods to estimate microbial diversity have developed rapidly in an effort to understand
the distribution and diversity of microorganisms in natural environments. For bacterial …

Through the development of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding, in situ monitoring
of organisms is becoming easier and promises a revolution in our approaches to detect …