The reproducible transfer of microbiomes between soils would greatly facilitate controlled investigations of soil microbial ecology, microbiome impacts on soil function and health, and plant-microbiom
The study aims to explore the long-term effects of the lytic Bacteroides-associated bacteriophage Barc2635 on the functional plasticity of the gut commensal B. fragilis. By colonizing germ-free (GF) m
Many prokaryotes harbor an adaptive immune system, CRISPR-Cas, that store small nucleotide fragments from previous invasions of nucleic acids. This molecular archive is then used to block invaders car