Molecular mechanisms in evolution and ecology

Aerobic soil bacteria adapt to hypoxia by hybridizing fermentation with carbon storage | PNAS

In soil ecosystems, aerobic bacteria survive oxygen deprivation (hypoxia) by entering nonreplicative persistent states. In contrast to the well-stu...

Diving deep into the origins of refractory dissolved amino acids in the ocean

Amino acids are key constituents of marine peptides and proteins and are generally considered biologically labile or semi-labile, yet their widespread occurrence throughout the ocean suggests...

Defining metabolic niches for marine microbial heterotrophs

Understanding carbon cycling requires simplifying bacterial diversity into functional groups defined by genetic signatures.

Microbially driven organic carbon cycling at the land−sea interface: Advances and an integrated...

The land−sea interface is a vital component of global biogeochemical cycles, where microorganisms drive the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur. This review synthesizes the research progress...

From short to long: The impact of read length on metagenome assembly and binning

Metagenome sequencing not only plays a pivotal role in unravelling the genetic diversity and functional potential of microbial communities but also facilitates the discovery of genome context for ...