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Microbial ecosystems

The impact of the estrous cycle on the vaginal microbiota of dairy cows

Anne Kemmer Souza, Adèle Giroux, Amanda Fonseca Zangirolamo, Ricardo Guella Droher, Francieli Gesleine Capote Bonato, Amauri Alfieri, Gustavo Zamberlam, Marcelo Marcondes Seneda, Márcio Costa

published 05 Oct 2026

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Dysbiosis of the oral-gut microbiome axis in a mouse model of depression

Pu Lei, Shaonan Tong, Wenyu Xi, Yixin Liu, Jiayue Yu, Lu Yu, Binbin Zhao, Min Jia, Ye Li, Xiancang Ma, Yunpeng Wang, Yijie Guo

published 11 Aug 2026

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The oral and lower airway microbiota and coronary heart disease in COPD patients and controls

Christina Due Svendsen, Rune Nielsen, Terje H. Larsen, Karel K. J. Kuiper, Tomas M. Eagan

published 16 Jul 2026

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The role of bacteria in wastewater treatment and the impact of treated wastewater on riverine bacterial ecosystems

Akifumi Nishida, Mayuko Nakagawa, Masayuki Yamamura

published 15 Apr 2026

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Exploring the relationships between the gut microbiome composition and movement patterns of laying hens in a multitier cage-free housing system

Anaïs Cazals, Sabine Gebhardt-Henrich, Quentin Berger, Marie-Noëlle Rossignol, Deborah Jardet, Michael J. Toscano, Tatiana Zerjal

published 09 Jan 2026

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Microbial profile along the maternal-infant axis: Early characterization and relationships in breastfeeding women and their newborns in a Colombian population

Diana Carolina Londoño-Sierra, Claudia Jaramillo-Mazo, Shadia Blel, Victoria Mesa, Sandra Lucia Restrepo-Mesa, Julián Paul Martínez Galán, Laura Sierra-Zapata

published 08 Jan 2026

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Cooperative environmental engineering via biofilm formation can stabilize consumer-resource systems

Bryan K. Lynn, Patrick De Leenheer, Benjamin D. Dalziel

published 08 Dec 2025

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Veillonella dispar and V. atypica increased the growth of Listeria monocytogenes in liquid culture and biofilm conditions

Fanie Shedleur-Bourguignon, William P. Thériault, Frédéric Berthiaume, Ibtissem Doghri, Jessie Longpré, Alexandre Thibodeau, Philippe Fravalo

published 21 Nov 2025

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Salivary microbiome in peritoneal dialysis patients with and without sarcopenia: A pilot study

Wararak Choovanichvong, Sirirak Supa-Amornkul, Dulyapong Rungraungrayabkul, Natcha Boonyapratheeprat, Sasiwimon Meenetkum, Sarinya Boongird, Piyatida Chuengsaman, Chagriya Kitiyakara, Sujiwan Seubbuk Sangkhamanee

published 22 Aug 2025

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Identifying microbial functional guilds performing cryptic organotrophic and lithotrophic redox cycles in anaerobic granular biofilms

Zachary Flinkstrom, Samuel J. Bryson, Bojan Pelivano, Pieter Candry, Kristopher A. Hunt, Mari-Karoliina H. Winkler

published 18 Aug 2025

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Microbiota and Postmenopause: The resilience of intestinal bacteria in the face of female hormonal aging

Thayane Christine Alves da Silva, Jennefer Aparecida Gonçalves Oliveira, Lauro Ângelo Gonçalves de Moraes, Izinara Rosse, Aristóteles Góes-Neto, Vasco Ariston de Carvalho Azevedo, Renata Guerra-Sá

published 18 Jun 2025

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Microbial diversity of coastal microbial mats formations in karstic habitats from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Santiago Cadena, Claudia Teutli-Hernández, Jorge A. Herrera-Silveira, M. Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo, Luisa I. Falcón, Brad M. Bebout, José Q. García-Maldonado

published 03 Jun 2025

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Microbial community succession mediated by planting patterns in the Loess Plateau, China: Implications for ecological restoration

Weiqian Li, Jinjun Cai, Gang Chen, Yitong Liu, Xia Wu, Yangyang Bai, Yan Wu, Tianning Wang

published 27 May 2025

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