Soils contain a large diversity of unknown RNA viruses that infect fungi and possibly plants and animals.
Comprehensive genome-wide search enables discovery of multi-gene determinants of traits in yeast.
Scientists develop a new tool to find viruses in complex genomic data sets
A new computational method reliably predicts interactions that depend on neighboring organisms in an environment.
Representative communities of reduced complexity provide new experimental context for investigating how soil microbial communities function.
Researchers found that soil drying altered metabolic pathways within soil microbial communities.
Discovering hexokinase as an algal regulator of lipids and high-value antioxidants will enable sustainable sources of biofuels and bioproducts.
Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.
Plant diversity, soil structure, and seasonality all influence microbial diversity in soil
Microbial Communities Matter in How Ecosystems Retain or Lose Nitrogen
Some cells stand firm against techniques to extract the biological material inside, while others don’t stand a chance.
The number of copies of genes a poplar tree has influences its traits.
