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microbial communities

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    PhenoGMM: Gaussian Mixture Modeling of Cytometry Data Quantifies Changes in Microbial Community Structure
    Research Article | Applied and Environmental Science
    PhenoGMM: Gaussian Mixture Modeling of Cytometry Data Quantifies Changes in Microbial Community Structure

    Microorganisms are vital components in various ecosystems on Earth. In order to investigate the microbial diversity, researchers have largely relied on the analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences from DNA.

    Peter Rubbens, Ruben Props, Frederiek-Maarten Kerckhof, Nico Boon, Willem Waegeman
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    Bacterial and Eukaryotic Small-Subunit Amplicon Data Do Not Provide a Quantitative Picture of Microbial Communities, but They Are Reliable in the Context of Ecological Interpretations
    Research Article | Applied and Environmental Science
    Bacterial and Eukaryotic Small-Subunit Amplicon Data Do Not Provide a Quantitative Picture of Microbial Communities, but They Are Reliable in the Context of Ecological Interpretations

    High-throughput sequencing (HTS) of amplified fragments of rRNA genes provides unprecedented insight into the diversity of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms. Unfortunately, HTS data are prone to quantitative biases, which may lead to an erroneous picture of microbial community composition and thwart efforts to advance its understanding. These concerns motivated us to investigate how accurately HTS data characterize the...

    Kasia Piwosz, Tanja Shabarova, Jakob Pernthaler, Thomas Posch, Karel Šimek, Petr Porcal, Michaela M. Salcher
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    mSphere of Influence: a Community To Study Communities
    Commentary | Host-Microbe Biology
    mSphere of Influence: a Community To Study Communities

    Dominique Limoli studies polymicrobial interactions during cystic fibrosis respiratory disease. In this mSphere of Influence article, she reflects on how two papers (D. A. Hogan, S. D. Willger, E. L. Dolben, T. H. Hampton, et al., PLoS One 11:e0149998, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149998, and P. Jorth, B.

    Dominique Limoli
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    mSphere of Influence: Systematically Decoding Microbial Chemical Communication
    Commentary | Host-Microbe Biology
    mSphere of Influence: Systematically Decoding Microbial Chemical Communication

    Laura A. Mike works in the field of bacterial pathogenesis. In this mSphere of Influence article, she reflects on how “Insights into Secondary Metabolism from a Global Analysis of Prokaryotic Biosynthetic Gene Clusters” by P. Cimermancic et al. (Cell 158:412–421, 2014, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2014.06.034) and “A Systematic Analysis of Biosynthetic Gene Clusters in the Human...

    Laura A. Mike
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    Profiling of Bacterial and Fungal Microbial Communities in Cystic Fibrosis Sputum Using RNA
    Editor's Pick Research Article | Clinical Science and Epidemiology
    Profiling of Bacterial and Fungal Microbial Communities in Cystic Fibrosis Sputum Using RNA

    Here we demonstrate the use of an RNA-based analysis of specific taxa of interest, including bacteria and fungi, within microbial communities. This multiplex method may be useful as a means to identify samples with specific combinations of taxa and to gain information on how specific populations vary over time and space or in response to perturbation. A rapid means to measure bacterial and fungal populations may aid in the study of host...

    Nora Grahl, Emily L. Dolben, Laura M. Filkins, Alex W. Crocker, Sven D. Willger, Hilary G. Morrison, Mitchell L. Sogin, Alix Ashare, Alex H. Gifford, Nicholas J. Jacobs, Joseph D. Schwartzman, Deborah A. Hogan
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    Taxon-Driven Functional Shifts Associated with Storm Flow in an Urban Stream Microbial Community
    Research Article | Applied and Environmental Science
    Taxon-Driven Functional Shifts Associated with Storm Flow in an Urban Stream Microbial Community

    Urban streams in various parts of the world are facing increased anthropogenic pressure on their water quality, and storm flow events represent one such source of complex physical, chemical, and biological perturbations. Microorganisms are important components of these streams from both ecological and public health perspectives. Analysis of the effect of perturbations on the stream microbial community can help improve current knowledge...

    Adit Chaudhary, Imrose Kauser, Anirban Ray, Rachel Poretsky
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    Ecological Stability Properties of Microbial Communities Assessed by Flow Cytometry
    Research Article | Ecological and Evolutionary Science
    Ecological Stability Properties of Microbial Communities Assessed by Flow Cytometry

    Microbial communities drive many processes which affect human well-being directly, as in the human microbiome, or indirectly, as in natural environments or in biotechnological applications. Due to their complexity, their dynamics over time is difficult to monitor, and current sequence-based approaches are limited with respect to the temporal resolution. However, in order to eventually control microbial community dynamics, monitoring...

    Zishu Liu, Nicolas Cichocki, Fabian Bonk, Susanne Günther, Florian Schattenberg, Hauke Harms, Florian Centler, Susann Müller
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    Virioplankton Assemblage Structure in the Lower River and Ocean Continuum of the Amazon
    Research Article | Applied and Environmental Science
    Virioplankton Assemblage Structure in the Lower River and Ocean Continuum of the Amazon

    The Amazon River forms a vast plume in the Atlantic Ocean that can extend for more than 1,000 km. Microbial communities promote a globally relevant carbon sink system in the plume. Despite the importance of viruses for the global carbon cycle, the diversity and the possible roles of viruses in the Amazonia are poorly understood. The present work assesses, for the first time, the abundance and diversity of viruses simultaneously in the...

    Bruno S. de O. Silva, Felipe H. Coutinho, Gustavo B. Gregoracci, Luciana Leomil, Louisi S. de Oliveira, Adriana Fróes, Diogo Tschoeke, Ana Carolina Soares, Anderson S. Cabral, Nicholas D. Ward, Jeffrey E. Richey, Alex V. Krusche, Patricia L. Yager, Carlos Eduardo de Rezende, Cristiane C. Thompson, Fabiano L. Thompson
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    Bacterial Community Composition and Dynamics Spanning Five Years in Freshwater Bog Lakes
    Research Article | Ecological and Evolutionary Science
    Bacterial Community Composition and Dynamics Spanning Five Years in Freshwater Bog Lakes

    Lakes are excellent systems for investigating bacterial community dynamics because they have clear boundaries and strong environmental gradients. The results of our research demonstrate that bacterial community composition varies by year, a finding which likely applies to other ecosystems and has implications for study design and interpretation. Understanding the drivers and controls of bacterial communities on long time scales would...

    Alexandra M. Linz, Benjamin C. Crary, Ashley Shade, Sarah Owens, Jack A. Gilbert, Rob Knight, Katherine D. McMahon
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    pH-Mediated Microbial and Metabolic Interactions in Fecal Enrichment Cultures
    Research Article | Ecological and Evolutionary Science
    pH-Mediated Microbial and Metabolic Interactions in Fecal Enrichment Cultures

    The human gut is a dynamic environment in which microorganisms consistently interact with the host via their metabolic products. Some of the most important microbial metabolic products are fermentation products such as short-chain fatty acids. Production of these fermentation products and the prevalence of fermenting microbiota depend on pH, alkalinity, and available dietary sugars, but details about their metabolic interactions are...

    Zehra Esra Ilhan, Andrew K. Marcus, Dae-Wook Kang, Bruce E. Rittmann, Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown
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