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Tag Archives: microbiome
Missing symbionts: do some animals lack resident gut microbiomes?
It seems like the field of “gut microbiomics” is having major breakthroughs almost every month these days. It’s very exciting to follow what is being discovered and gut microbes have now been linked with an array of important host traits, … Continue reading
Posted in microbiology
Tagged bacteria, butterflies, caterpillars, microbiome, microbiota
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Understanding the pieces of all those meeces: characterizing mice gut microbiota
In an age where a tremendous amount of data is generated, this week has seen some moves towards providing open access to extensive data sets. These attempts have been in the realm of chemistry as well as microbiology, where in a … Continue reading
Posted in community ecology, genomics, microbiology
Tagged microbiome, mouse, mouse genome, public database
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How urbanization might affect the five-second rule
At this point, we know that microbes are everywhere and make up complex communities found all over the place ranging from oceanic hydrothermal vents to lakes, soils, and, yes of course, all over you. It has also become apparent that … Continue reading
Posted in community ecology, microbiology
Tagged biogeography, built environment, human health, microbial communities, microbiome, urbanization
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Algae bring life to the world – species, microbiomes and biodiversity
The first European Phycological Congress was held in Cologne, Germany in 1996. In the last 20-odd years, the meeting has been held every four years from Italy, to Northern Ireland, to Spain and Greece. This year the meeting was held … Continue reading