Volume 100, Issue 11, November 2024
Editorial
FEMSEC—thematic issue “Rhizosphere—a One Health concept”
The strength of the microbial biogeographic patterns decreased along the increasing gradient of habitat specificity (from sediment to gut tissue) provided by a benthic sea urchin in the Southern Ocean.
Microbial solutions must be deployed against climate catastrophe
Injecting H2 in deep underground to store this energy carrier will produce artificial subsurface lithoautotrophic microbial ecosystems that modify the taxonomic diversity of indigenous microbial communities and their metabolic activities.
Minireviews
Artificial subsurface lithoautotrophic microbial ecosystems and gas storage in deep subsurface
Injecting H2 in deep underground to store this energy carrier will produce artificial subsurface lithoautotrophic microbial ecosystems that modify the taxonomic diversity of indigenous microbial communities and their metabolic activities.
Widespread occurrence of dissolved oxygen anomalies, aerobic microbes, and oxygen-producing metabolic pathways in apparently anoxic environments
Geochemical and microbiological data suggest that molecular oxygen is produced by microbes in dark ecosystems, revealing a widespread yet overlooked process with important implications for subsurface biogeochemistry and ecology.
Research Articles
Organic farming systems improve soil quality and shape microbial communities across a cotton-based crop rotation in an Indian Vertisol
Organic farming systems shaped microbial communities during cotton and soya cultivation and enhanced quality across a cotton-based crop rotation in an Indian Vertisol.
Can longer lifespan be associated with gut microbiota involvement in lipid metabolism?
The symbiosis between gut microbes and aging pathways remains in the spot of the hunt for longevity; can we predict the length of life through gut microbiota?
The role of family and environment in determining the skin bacterial communities of captive aquatic frogs, Xenopus laevis
Family transmission influences the establishment of skin bacteria in Xenopus laevis tadpoles, crucial for regeneration pathways, emphasizing the importance of considering husbandry techniques in interpreting experimental outcomes.
Metabarcoding reveals ecologically distinct fungal assemblages in river and groundwater along an Austrian alpine to lowland gradient
This is a metabarcoding study of fungal communities in groundwater and an adjacent river along an alpine valley transect showing distinct fungal communities shaped by local landscape characteristics, land cover, environmental, and hydrological conditions.
Pseudogymnoascus destructans invasion stage impacts the skin microbial functions of highly vulnerable Myotis lucifugus
Myotis lucifugus microbiome profiles change in the epidemic stage of Pseudogymnoascus destructans infvasion but microbiome could reestablished over time.
Habitat specificity modulates the bacterial biogeographic patterns in the Southern Ocean
The strength of the microbial biogeographic patterns decreased along the increasing gradient of habitat specificity (from sediment to gut tissue) provided by a benthic sea urchin in the Southern Ocean.
How marine are Marine Stramenopiles (MAST)? A cross-system evaluation
MAST are primarily marine with notable exceptions within MAST-2 and MAST-12, where certain subclades are prevalent in freshwater and soil habitats.
Geothermal ecosystems on Mt. Erebus, Antarctica, support diverse and taxonomically novel biota
Mt. Erebus, Antarctica, harbors the southernmost active geothermal sites in the world, which contain highly taxonomically novel organisms across several unique site types, each with distinct biota.
Microbial ecology of nitrate-, selenate-, selenite-, and sulfate-reducing bacteria in a H2-driven bioprocess
A multispecies model shows how nitrate, selenate, and selenite reductions can be achieved without sulfate reduction.
Limited gut bacterial response of tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) to dietary manipulation and captivity
Pollution gradients shape microbial communities associated with Ae. albopictus larval habitats in urban community gardens
Microbial composition of larval habitats covaried differentially along the pollution gradients according to the presence/absence of larvae. Noncolonized water samples exhibited higher concentrations of N2O and CH4.
Prokaryotic morphological features and maintenance activities governed by seasonal productivity conditions
Seasonal variations influence prokaryotic morphology and maintenance metabolism in marine ecosystems.