Like in humans, microbe levels can indicate health of ecosystem, say scientists from Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat The post New Israeli ...

Geothermal hot springs represent unique and extreme ecosystems where high temperatures, variable pH and diverse geochemical conditions converge to create natural laboratories for microbial evolution.

Ocean microbes keep the planet healthy by cycling nutrients and capturing carbon, but a detailed and precise map of where ...

Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population, but the tiny microbes living on and around rice plants may be just as ...

How much can six days of eating just oats, milk, and water change your gut microbiome? According to a recent exploratory study published in eGastroenterology, the answer is more complex than expected.

A study published in Frontiers explores the microbial diversity within hospital sink drains across multiple wards over a year-long period, focusing on bacterial communities, species identification, ...

Lichen symbioses constitute a remarkable model of mutualistic interaction, wherein a fungal partner (mycobiont) forms a close and dynamic association with a photosynthetic partner (photobiont), either ...

Researchers have mapped how microbes underpin our food systems—and how we can stop their decline. Published in Frontiers in Science, their map of "agri-food system microbiomes" reveals how players at ...

The gut microbiome biodiversity is lower in patients with prediabetes than in healthy individuals, and the microbiota have less of the species involved in key physiology and metabolism roles. "A ...

Elevated vaginal inflammation may increase birth risks in pregnant women with IBD, though healthier diets may help mitigate ...

A recent study shows that bacteria living inside colorectal tumors form distinct ecosystems that are closely linked to how ...