The attack of different pathogens, such as bacteria, fungi and viruses has a negative impact on crop production. In counter such attacks, plants have developed different strategies involving the modification of gene ...

A key challenge in the analysis of longitudinal microbiome data is theinference of temporal interactions between microbial taxa, their genes, the metabolites that they consume and produce, and host genes. To address these ...

During evolution microorganisms accumulated a remarkable physiological and functional heterogeneity as a result of their adaptation to various selective environmental pressures. Marine microorganisms have been evolving and ...

Along with food and drug allergic reactions, a Hymenoptera insect Sting (Apoidea, Vespidae, Formicidae) is one of the most common causes of anaphylaxis worldwide. Diagnoses of Hymenoptera venom allergy (HVA) and specific ...

Biofilm formation is an important virulence factor for pathogenic fungi. Both yeasts and filamentous fungi can adhere to biotic and abiotic surfaces, developing into highly organized communities that are resistant to ...

Metagenomics and other "omics" are among the fastest advancing scientific tools, underpinning the recent and unprecedented access to genetic and functional information of entire communities of bacteria, virus and fungi. ...