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Microbial taxonomy

Shotgun metagenomic profiling of the fecal microbiome in Lamp2 knockout mice reveals limited genotype-associated differences under standard housing

Maria Emfietzoglou, Maria Anna Bantounou, Shewa Osmani, Toshio Narimatsu, Konstantinos G. Baroutis, Alexandra Varsamidaki, Dimitra Skondra, Dimitris Papaconstantinou, Panagiotis Theodossiadis, Irini Chatziralli, Joan W. Miller, Demetrios G. Vavvas

published 18 Sep 2026

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GenBank mining reveals novel insights into Rhizobium phylogeny: Identical 16S rRNA sequences are mainly uncoupled from species designation, host plant, and geographic origin: How this search suggested the definition of a direct ‘microbial h-index’

Rosella Muresu, Monica Rodriguez, Andrea Squartini

published 11 Sep 2026

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Root-associated bacterial and fungal communities of the endangered páramo bromeliad Puya goudotiana

Nataly Rodríguez-Lugo, Luz H. Patiño, Tatiana M. Cáceres, Laura Vega, Stijn Hantson, Juan David Ramírez, Adriana Sanchez

published 31 Aug 2026

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Faster turnover of taxonomic over functional bacterial composition during vermicomposting indicates increasing functional redundancy

Manuel Aira, Marcos Pérez-Losada, Keith A. Crandall, Jorge Domínguez

published 22 Jul 2026

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Distinct gut and oral microbiome patterns associated with dyslexia in a family-based cohort: A preliminary exploratory study

Sterling L. Wright, Mia Joslin, Yookyung Kim, Magdalena Olson, Ayden Hall, Beate Peter, Corrie M. Whisner

published 21 Jul 2026

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Phage-plasmid-like elements are found throughout diverse environments and encode niche-specific functional traits

James I. Mullet, Liqing Zhang, Amy Pruden, Connor L. Brown

published 29 May 2026

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Histological and metagenomic analysis of microbial communities in archaeological human bones

Damla Kaptan, Anne Cecilie Flemming Elvers, Anna Kjær Knudsen, Hannes Schroeder, Hege Ingjerd Hollund

published 27 May 2026

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Metagenomic and taxonomic profiling of phyllosphere bacteria from Mangifera indica in response to urban air pollutants in Medellín, Colombia

Natalia Bernal Hernández, Héctor Alejandro Rodríguez Cabal, Nancy J. Pino, Sara Ramírez Restrepo, Luisa María Múnera Porras

published 28 Apr 2026

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FAVABEAN and FALAPhyl: Open-source pipelines for scalable 16s rRNA microbiome data processing and visualization

Afnan Faridoun, Ramon Carvalho, Jacob Smith, Andrew Gibb, Lavanya Jain, Annie Zhang, Ajay Sran, Johanna Redmond, Mohammad Zubbair Malik, Monica Gibson, Anum Haider, Umar Rekhi, Anjali Bhagirath, Leigha D. Rock, Khaled Altabtbaei

published 07 Apr 2026

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Integrating natural gradients and controlled assays to reveal bacterial responses to cadmium in Theobroma cacao L., soils

Claudia Jaramillo-Mazo, Daniel Bravo, Diego Fernando Villanueva-Mejía, Javier Correa-Alvarez

published 24 Mar 2026

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Exploring anatomical and geographical drivers of the microbiota in wild capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris): Baseline Data for zoonotic risk assessment

Milena Camargo, Jorge A. Marín-Sánchez, Plutarco Urbano, Nicolas Luna, Valentina Acevedo Ramírez, Julián A. Rodríguez, Davinzon Martínez, Carlos Porras, Luz H. Patiño, Marina Muñoz, Juan David Ramírez

published 23 Mar 2026

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Uncovering the hidden yeast diversity in fermented coffee: Insights from a shotgun metagenomic approach

Katherine Bedoya-Urrego, Aida Esther Peñuela-Martínez, Juan F. Alzate

published 19 Feb 2026

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Beyond the host: Unveiling the independent microbiome of equine gastrointestinal nematodes

Fabio Gentilini, Tolulope Grace Ogundipe, Maria Elena Turba, Noemi Romagnoli, Carlotta Lambertini, Claudia Pollera, Paola Cremonesi, Laura Stancampiano

published 10 Feb 2026

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