Background Illumina paired-end reads are used to analyse microbial communities by
targeting amplicons of the 16S rRNA gene. Publicly available tools are needed to assemble …

The profound influence of microorganisms on human life and global biogeochemical cycles
underlines the value of studying the biogeography of microorganisms, exploring microbial …

Microbial communities host unparalleled taxonomic diversity. Adequate characterization of
environmental and host-associated samples remains a challenge for microbiologists, despite …

Here we present a standard developed by the Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC) for
reporting marker gene sequences—the minimum information about a marker gene sequence (…

Stable-isotope probing is a method used in microbial ecology that provides a means by which
specific functional groups of organisms that incorporate particular substrates are identified …

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder characterized by altered gut function
and often is accompanied by comorbid anxiety. Although changes in the gut microbiota have …

We present bacterial biogeography as sampled from the human gastrointestinal tract of four
healthy subjects. This study generated >32 million paired-end sequences of bacterial 16S …

Massively parallel sequencing of 16S rRNA genes enables the comparison of terrestrial,
aquatic, and host-associated microbial communities with sufficient sequencing depth for robust …

Isotope-labelling experiments have changed the way microbial ecologists investigate the
ecophysiology of microbial populations and cells in the environment. Insight into the ‘…

Stable isotope probing (SIP) is a method used for labeling uncultivated microorganisms in
environmental samples or directly in field studies using substrate enriched with stable isotope (…