The gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome contributes significantly to host nutrition and health.
However, relationships involving GI microbes, their hosts and host macrohabitats remain to be …

Lignocellulose is the most abundant carbohydrate source in nature and represents an ideal
renewable energy source. Thermostable enzymes that hydrolyze lignocellulose to its …

Background Methane (CH 4 ) is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG), having a global warming
potential 21 times that of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). Methane emissions from agriculture …

The modern molecular biology movement was developed in the 1960s with the conglomeration
of biology, chemistry, and physics. Today, molecular biology is an integral part of studies …

Background Host-associated microbes comprise an integral part of animal digestive systems
and these interactions have a long evolutionary history. It has been hypothesized that the …

For most mammals, including nonhuman primates, diet composition varies temporally in
response to differences in food availability. Because diet influences gut microbiota composition, …

To understand how the gut microbiome is impacted by human adaptation to varying environments,
we explored gut bacterial communities in the BaAka rainforest hunter-gatherers and …

Background HLA-DRB1*0401 is associated with susceptibility, while HLA-DRB1*0402 is
associated with resistance to developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and collagen-induced …

Objective To assess the vaginal microbiome throughout full-term uncomplicated pregnancy.
Methods Vaginal swabs were obtained from twelve pregnant women at 8-week intervals …

Background Gardnerella vaginalis is described as a common vaginal bacterial species
whose presence correlates strongly with bacterial vaginosis (BV). Here we report the genome …