Soil microbial communities in dry and moist tropical forests exhibit distinct shifts in community composition but not diversity with succession by Kristin Saltonstall, Michiel van Breugel, Wayra Navia, Hilda Castillo, Jefferson S. Hall

“…As community shifts in soil microbes influence plant establishment, forest productivity, and other aspects of ecosystem functioning during the succession of tropical forest communities, our results can inform the restoration of climate-resilient forests.…”
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Insights into the effects of environmental factors on phytoplankton and microzooplankton at a basin scale: diversity, assembly mechanisms, and co-occurrence networks by Yanjun Shen, Yanjun Shen, Xinxin Zhou, Xinxin Zhou, Jiaming Zhang, Jiaming Zhang, Qinghua Li, Qinghua Li, Yufeng Zhang, Yufeng Zhang, Qing Zuo, Qing Zuo

“…Mastering the characteristics of planktonic microbial communities under the influence of basin-scale environmental factors can provide scientific basis to develop more targeted protection and restoration measures. …”
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Oceanic regions shape the composition of the Antarctic plastisphere by Ana L. Lacerda, Maíra C. Proietti, Felipe Kessler, Carlos R. Mendes, Eduardo R. Secchi, Joe D. Taylor

“…Geographic location significantly influenced community composition, with differences between the Bransfield Strait and the Gerlache Strait/Bellingshausen Sea. …”
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Bacterial community of agricultural soils used for potato cultivation in Sverdlovsk region by E. P. Shanina, G. A. Lihodeevskiy

“…The yield of potatoes and other crops is influenced by many factors, one of the most important is the complex condition of the soil. …”
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Uncovering diversity and abundance patterns of CO2-fixing microorganisms in peatlands by Marie Le Geay, Kyle Mayers, Anna Sytiuk, Ellen Dorrepaal, Martin Küttim, Mariusz Lamentowicz, Eeva-Stiina Tuittila, Béatrice Lauga, Vincent E. J. Jassey

“…CO2-fixing microorganisms (CFMs) remained largely overlooked, while they could attenuate C emissions. Here, we use metabarcoding and digital droplet PCR to survey microorganisms that potentially fix CO2 in different peatlands. …”
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16S rRNA gene amplicon-based metagenomic analysis of bacterial communities in the rhizospheres of selected mangrove species from Mida Creek and Gazi Bay, Kenya. by Edith M Muwawa, Chinedu C Obieze, Huxley M Makonde, Joyce M Jefwa, James H P Kahindi, Damase P Khasa

“…Overall, the results indicate that bacterial community composition and their potential function are influenced by mangrove species and a fluctuating influx of nutrients in the mangrove ecosystems of Gazi Bay and Mida Creek.…”
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Microbial communities associated with plastic fishing nets: diversity, potentially pathogenic and hydrocarbon degrading bacteria by Rafaela Perdigão, Ana Sofia Tavares, Maria F. Carvalho, Catarina Magalhães, Sandra Ramos, C. Marisa R. Almeida, Ana P. Mucha

“…Seasonal samplings of nets and surrounding seawater were performed for microbial community analysis by 16 S rRNA metabarcoding. One month-old-nets samples were additionally collected for cultivation of bacterial strains in the laboratory. …”
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Temporal dynamics of biodiversity in benthic macroinvertebrate communities from a 140-year sedimentary DNA record and their driving mechanisms by Siwei Yu, Zitong Sun, Rui Bian, Yajun Wang, Hongwei Yu, Gaoqi Duan, Xiaofeng Cao, Weixiao Qi, Jianfeng Peng, Huijuan Liu, Jiuhui Qu

“…The ecological processes that influence the temporal components of β diversity and the interplay between taxonomic and functional β diversity are poorly understood. …”
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Ectomycorrhizal fungal community succession and fragmentation across forest edges nearly three decades postharvest by Olivia M. Rianhard, J. Marty Kranabetter, Latina V. Penkova, Daniel M. Durall, Melanie D. Jones

“…We sampled 90‐m transects across forest edges of nine openings, using long‐read metabarcoding of EMF from mycorrhizal root tips, and Sanger sequencing of epigeous sporocarps to assess EMF community response. …”
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Biofloc technology significantly reshapes water microbiome and improves survival rates in Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) by Jiho Yang, Hyunjun Choi, Jun Seong Park, Yehyeon Cha, Ju-Ae Hwang, Seung-Yoon Oh

“…Our research provides the first comprehensive analysis of how BFT influences both the growth and microbiome composition of Japanese eels compared with traditional flow-through systems. …”
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Environmental Gradients, Not Geographic Boundaries, Structure Meiofaunal Communities in Siberian Seas by Adele Maciute, Elias Broman, Francisco J. A. Nascimento, Tommaso Tesi, Evgeniy Yakushev, Birgit Wild, Elena Kirillova, Igor Semiletov, Örjan Gustafsson, Stefano Bonaglia

“…Here, we employ sediment environmental DNA metabarcoding to characterize meiofauna diversity across the unexplored Siberian seas. …”
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Subspecific variation in gut microbiota of North American bison in a sympatric setting reveals differentially abundant taxa by Mikaella L. Grant, Renee M. Petri, Tristan M. Baecklund, Gregory A. Wilson, Christopher J. Kyle

“…Gut microbiota divergence between subspecies may be driven by differential abundance of specific taxa and associated functional pathways, likely influenced by dietary preferences, ancestral phenotypes, and historical ranges. …”
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Diversity patterns and trait-specific variations in soil nematode communities associated with Solidago invasion by Zsolt Tóth, Kristóf Korponai

“…Community composition differed significantly between invaded and uninvaded soils, with influences from soil moisture and season. Bacterivore frequency (mainly enrichment opportunists) was higher, while herbivore frequency (particularly facultative endoparasites) was lower in invaded soils. …”
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Mycobiota composition through the ripening of artisanal soft cheeses ‘Torta del Casar’ and ‘Queso de la Serena’ monitored by high-throughput sequencing by Almudena V. Merchán, Ángel Carlos Román, Santiago Ruiz-Moyano, María Vázquez-Hernández, Catalina M. Cabañas, María José Benito

“…The Internal Transcribed Spacer rRNA gene metabarcoding sequencing was applied to elucidate the mycobiota occurring throughout the ripening. …”
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Microbial Dynamics and Volatile Compound Profiles in Artisanal Kefir During Storage by Jeferson Aloísio Ströher, Wemerson de Castro Oliveira, Anderson Santos de Freitas, Marcela Mendes Salazar, Simone Hickmann Flôres, Patrícia da Silva Malheiros

“…The aromatic profile was enriched with alcohols and ketones, possibly influenced by <i>Enterococcus</i> and <i>Acetobacter</i>. …”
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Diversity and functional features of the root-associated bacteriome are dependent on grapevine susceptibility to Plasmopara viticola by Morgane Duret, Adrian Wallner, Ludovic Besaury, Aziz Aziz

“…Microbial diversity and abundant taxa of grapevine roots are influenced by downy mildew and cultivar susceptibility. …”
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Unravelling the Dynamics of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Co-infections in Men who have Sex with Men: Insights from the Swiss PrEPared Program by Dr Enrique Rayo, Dr. Delia Onorini, Dr. Cory Leonard, Dr. Hanna Marti, MSc. Theresa Pesch, Dr. Benjamin Hampel, Prof. Nicola Low, Prof. Nicole Borel

“…We performed quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) for estimating the bacterial burden of both CT and NG, selective agar plate culture for NG, pathogen cell culture isolation combined with viability PCR (V-PCR) for CT, CT ompA genotyping, NG typing via MALDI-TOF analysis, and full-length 16S metabarcoding for microbiome taxonomical characterization. …”
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Temperature sensitivity of the interspecific interaction strength of coastal marine fish communities by Masayuki Ushio, Testuya Sado, Takehiko Fukuchi, Sachia Sasano, Reiji Masuda, Yutaka Osada, Masaki Miya

“…Although there was a large variation, water temperature influenced fish–fish interaction strengths. The impact of water temperature on interspecific interaction strengths varied among fish species, suggesting that fish species identity influences the temperature effects on interactions. …”
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Dryland fungi are spatially heterogeneous and resistant to global change drivers by Andrea Lopez, Mark Anthony, Jovani Catalan‐Dibene, Scott Ferrenberg, Samuel E. Jordan, Brooke Osborne, Sasha Reed, Adriana L. Romero‐Olivares

“…Our results suggest that the fungal community is highly influenced by microclimatic conditions associated with the presence or absence of vegetation. …”
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Exploring Bird Gut Microbiota Through Opportunistic Fecal Sampling: Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives by Laura Fablet, Aurélie Bonin, Diane Zarzoso‐Lacoste, Vincent Dubut, Laurence Walch

“…Bird health is closely linked to the composition of their intestinal microbiota, which is primarily influenced by local conditions, primarily through diet. …”
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