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34552138 | PMC8458349 | pmc | 2,692 | {
"abstract": "Dinoflagellates in the family Symbiodiniaceae are obligate endosymbionts of diverse marine invertebrates, including corals, and impact the capacity of their hosts to respond to climate change-driven ocean warming. Understanding the conditions under which increased genetic variation in Symbiodiniaceae a... | 7,625 |
31068721 | null | s2 | 2,693 | {
"abstract": "Software implementations of brain-inspired computing underlie many important computational tasks, from image processing to speech recognition, artificial intelligence and deep learning applications. Yet, unlike real neural tissue, traditional computing architectures physically separate the core computi... | 294 |
39234547 | PMC11371792 | pmc | 2,694 | {
"abstract": "Thermodynamics has predicted many different kinds of microbial metabolism by determining which pairs of electron acceptors and donors will react to produce an exergonic reaction (a negative net change in Gibbs free energy). In energy-limited environments, such as the deep subsurface, such an approach c... | 6,653 |
37835994 | PMC10575179 | pmc | 2,695 | {
"abstract": "Organosilicon polymers (silicones) are an important part of material chemistry and a well-established commercial product segment with a wide range of applications. Silicones are of enduring interest due to their unique properties and utility. Recently, new application areas for silicone-based materials... | 2,017 |
38559741 | PMC10976600 | pmc | 2,696 | {
"abstract": "The ordered arrangement of nanoparticles can generate\nunique physicochemical\nproperties, rendering it a pivotal direction in the field of nanotechnology.\nDNA-based chemical encoding has emerged as an unparalleled strategy\nfor orchestrating precise and controlled nanoparticle assemblies.\nNonetheles... | 3,635 |
40229524 | PMC11996954 | pmc | 2,697 | {
"abstract": "Rhizosphere bacteria work in synergy with mycorrhizal fungi to promote plant growth. The community structure of rhizosphere bacteria may be influenced by continuous changes in fungal associations with host plants. Asiatic herbaceous plant Pyrola japonica (Ericaceae) forms arbutoid mycorrhizas without... | 5,288 |
22125358 | null | s2 | 2,699 | {
"abstract": "This article reviews the physical and chemical constraints of environments on biofilm formation. We provide a perspective on how materials science and engineering can address fundamental questions and unmet technological challenges in this area of microbiology, such as biofilm prevention. Specifically,... | 297 |
31732577 | PMC6974649 | pmc | 2,700 | {
"abstract": "Lignin is the most abundant aromatic polymer on Earth and a resource that could eventually substitute for fossil fuels as a source of aromatic compounds for industrial and biotechnological applications. Engineering microorganisms for the production of aromatic-based biochemicals requires detailed knowl... | 10,673 |
32914160 | null | s2 | 2,703 | {
"abstract": "Quorum sensing (QS) is a mechanism by which bacteria regulate cell density-dependent group behaviors. Gram-positive bacteria generally rely on auto-inducing peptide (AIP)-based QS signaling to regulate their group behaviors. To develop synthetic modulators of these behaviors, the natural peptide needs ... | 232 |
22470577 | PMC3314632 | pmc | 2,706 | {
"abstract": "Background Stability is a crucial ecosystem feature gaining particular importance in face of increasing anthropogenic stressors. Biodiversity is considered to be a driving biotic force maintaining stability, and in this study we investigate how different indices of biodiversity affect the stability of ... | 2,574 |
33070100 | null | s2 | 2,707 | {
"abstract": "Extracellular electron transfer via filamentous protein appendages called 'microbial nanowires' has long been studied in Geobacter and other bacteria because of their crucial role in globally-important environmental processes and their applications for bioenergy, biofuels, and bioelectronics. Thousands... | 226 |
30202440 | PMC6128992 | pmc | 2,708 | {
"abstract": "Background Biogenic and biogenic-thermogenic coalbed methane (CBM) are important energy reserves for unconventional natural gas. Thus, to investigate biogenic gas formation mechanisms, a series of fresh coal samples from several representative areas of China were analyzed to detect hydrogen-producing b... | 6,403 |
21617741 | null | s2 | 2,709 | {
"abstract": "We present an approach to design spiking silicon neurons based on dynamical systems theory. Dynamical systems theory aids in choosing the appropriate level of abstraction, prescribing a neuron model with the desired dynamics while maintaining simplicity. Further, we provide a procedure to transform the... | 163 |
37938315 | PMC9723713 | pmc | 2,710 | {
"abstract": "Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is a widespread and deadly disease that affects nearly half of Caribbean coral species. To understand the microbial community response to this disease, we performed a disease transmission experiment on US Virgin Island (USVI) corals, exposing six species of coral... | 4,785 |
35205878 | PMC8878519 | pmc | 2,711 | {
"abstract": "As an important resource for screening microbial strains capable of conferring stress tolerance in plants, the fungal community associated with the plants grown in stressful environments has received great attention. In this study, high-throughput sequencing was employed to study the rhizosphere fungal... | 7,766 |
34765169 | PMC8571575 | pmc | 2,713 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Across the globe, ecological communities are confronted with multiple global environmental change drivers, and they are responding in complex ways ranging from behavioral, physiological, and morphological changes within populations to changes in community composition and food web structure wit... | 2,915 |
34301053 | PMC8309462 | pmc | 2,714 | {
"abstract": "Self-healing materials have been developed since the 1990s and are currently used in various applications. Their performance in extreme environments and their mechanical properties have become a topic of research interest. Herein, we discuss cutting-edge self-healing technologies for hard materials and... | 1,311 |
35218086 | PMC9311646 | pmc | 2,715 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Coral reefs are in global decline due to climate change and anthropogenic influences (Hughes et al., Conservation Biology , 27: 261–269, 2013). Near coastal cities or other densely populated areas, coral reefs face a range of additional challenges. While considerable progress has been made in... | 4,847 |
27279223 | PMC4900452 | pmc | 2,716 | {
"abstract": "Summary Breviatea form a lineage of free living, unicellular protists, distantly\nrelated to animals and fungi 1 – 3 . This lineage emerged almost one billion\nyears ago, when the oceanic oxygen content was low, and extant Breviatea have\nevolved or retained an anaerobic lifestyle 4 . Here we report th... | 405 |
35421312 | PMC9048697 | pmc | 2,717 | {
"abstract": "The development of\na superhydrophobic and, even, water-repellent\nmetal alloy surface is reported utilizing a simple, fast, and economical\nway that requires minimum demands on the necessary equipment and/or\nmethods used. The procedure involves an initial irradiation of the\nmetallic specimen using a... | 11,019 |
28461887 | null | s2 | 2,718 | {
"abstract": "Altough double network (DN) hydrogels are extremly tough, they are irreversibly softened during large strain deformation. We incorporated mussel-inspired adhesive moiety, catechol, and a synthetic nano-silicate, Laponite, into DN to examine the effect of strong, reversible crosslinks on the DN's abilit... | 292 |
33728823 | PMC8252474 | pmc | 2,719 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Quantifying changes in functional community structure driven by disturbance is critical to anticipate potential shifts in ecosystem functioning. However, how marine heatwaves (MHWs) affect the functional structure of temperate coral‐dominated communities is poorly understood. Here, we used fiv... | 4,233 |
31700000 | PMC6838125 | pmc | 2,720 | {
"abstract": "Vegetation impacts on ecosystem functioning are mediated by mycorrhizas, plant–fungal associations formed by most plant species. Ecosystems dominated by distinct mycorrhizal types differ strongly in their biogeochemistry. Quantitative analyses of mycorrhizal impacts on ecosystem functioning are hindere... | 6,361 |
35494353 | PMC9043574 | pmc | 2,722 | {
"abstract": "Despite being widely investigated for their memristive behavior, ferroelectrics are barely studied as channel materials in field-effect transistor (FET) configurations. In this work, we use multilayer α-In 2 Se 3 to realize a ferroelectric channel semiconductor FET, i.e. , FeS-FET, whose gate-trigger... | 9,924 |
33444876 | PMC8012881 | pmc | 2,723 | {
"abstract": "Graphical abstract",
"conclusion": "Conclusions Fourteen distinct microbial reactions that transform nitrogen between its redox states form the basis of processes such as nitrification, denitrification and anammox that are applied for biological nitrogen removal. These reactions are carried out by a ... | 701 |
37257137 | PMC10278177 | pmc | 2,724 | {
"abstract": "DNA nanotechnology enables straightforward fabrication\nof user-defined\nand nanometer-precise templates for a cornucopia of different uses.\nTo date, most of these DNA assemblies have been static, but dynamic\nstructures are increasingly coming into view. The programmability\nof DNA not only allows fo... | 5,891 |
21325039 | PMC3039438 | pmc | 2,725 | {
"abstract": "Many members of the LuxR family of acyl-homoserine lactone (acyl-HSL)-dependent quorum-sensing transcriptional activators are thought to have the unusual characteristics of requiring the signal ligand during polypeptide synthesis to fold into an active conformation and of binding signal extraordinarily... | 3,453 |
38459235 | PMC11164683 | pmc | 2,726 | {
"abstract": "Stimuli-responsive hydrogels with programmable shape changes are promising materials for soft robots, four-dimensional printing, biomedical devices and artificial intelligence systems. However, these applications require the fabrication of hydrogels with complex, heterogeneous and reconfigurable struct... | 5,633 |
35663639 | null | s2 | 2,727 | {
"abstract": "Emerging bottom-up fabrication methods have enabled the assembly of synthetic colloids, microrobots, living cells, and organoids to create intricate structures with unique properties that transcend their individual components. This review provides an access point to the latest developments in externall... | 312 |
22632113 | null | s2 | 2,728 | {
"abstract": "Although natural silk fibers have excellent strength and flexibility, the regenerated silk materials generally become brittle in the dry state. How to reconstruct the flexibility for silk fibroin has bewildered scientists for many years. In the present study, the flexible regenerated silk fibroin films... | 394 |
24705510 | PMC4012984 | pmc | 2,732 | {
"abstract": "Biological systems are collections of discrete molecular objects that move around and collide with each other. Cells carry out elaborate processes by precisely controlling these collisions, but developing artificial machines that can interface with and control such interactions remains a significant ch... | 309 |
25641069 | PMC4648445 | pmc | 2,733 | {
"abstract": "The aims of this study were to evaluate the microbial diversity of different lignocellulosic biomasses during degradation under natural conditions and to isolate, select, characterise new well-adapted bacterial strains to detect potentially improved enzyme-producing bacteria. The microbiota of biomass ... | 4,152 |
36823152 | PMC9950430 | pmc | 2,735 | {
"abstract": "Understanding the interactions between plants and microorganisms can inform microbiome management to enhance crop productivity and resilience to stress. Here, we apply a genome-centric approach to identify ecologically important leaf microbiome members on replicated plots of field-grown switchgrass and... | 6,076 |
29094002 | null | s2 | 2,736 | {
"abstract": "It is highly desirable to develop a universal nonfouling coating via a simple one-step dip-coating method. Developing such a universal coating method for a hydrophilic polymer onto a variety of surfaces with hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties is very challenging. This work demonstrates a versatile ... | 273 |
28373853 | PMC5357650 | pmc | 2,737 | {
"abstract": "Social interaction occurs across many time scales and varying numbers of agents; from one-on-one to large-scale coordination in organizations, crowds, cities, and colonies. These contexts, are characterized by emergent self-organization that implies higher order coordinated patterns occurring over time... | 16,027 |
37260678 | PMC10227517 | pmc | 2,738 | {
"abstract": "Different crop genotypes showed different adaptability to salt stress, which is partly attributable to the microorganisms in the rhizosphere. Yet, knowledge about how fungal communities of different genotypes in soybean respond to salt stress is limited. Here, qPCR and ITS sequencing were used to asses... | 2,854 |
28295875 | null | s2 | 2,741 | {
"abstract": "This communication describes a simple and effective method for welding electrospun nanofibers at the cross points to enhance the mechanical properties of their nonwoven mats. The welding is achieved by placing a nonwoven mat of the nanofibers in a capped vial with the vapor of a proper solvent. For pol... | 227 |
34034081 | null | s2 | 2,742 | {
"abstract": "Microbial interactions are increasingly recognized as an integral part of microbial physiology. Cell-cell communication mediated by quorum sensing and metabolite exchange is a formative element of microbial interactions. However, loss-of-function mutations in quorum-sensing components are common across... | 188 |
32070253 | PMC7062023 | pmc | 2,743 | {
"abstract": "Rapid and unprecedented ecological change threatens the functioning and stability of ecosystems. On coral reefs, global climate change and local stressors are reducing and reorganizing habitat-forming corals and associated species, with largely unknown implications for critical ecosystem functions such... | 5,165 |
26579146 | PMC4621405 | pmc | 2,744 | {
"abstract": "Continuous hydrogen photo-production under sulfur deprivation was studied in the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii pgr5 pgrl1 double mutant and respective single mutants. Under medium light conditions, the pgr5 exhibited the highest performance and produced about eight times more hydrogen than the wild typ... | 6,151 |
36465113 | PMC9708700 | pmc | 2,745 | {
"abstract": "Summary Chemoautotrophic bacteria play an important role in combating the rise in global CO 2 . However, recently it was found that extracellular free organic carbon (EFOC) generated by chemoautotrophic bacteria inhibits their CO 2 fixation. Although continuous-flow membrane bioreactor can remove EFOC... | 8,348 |
33478163 | PMC7835966 | pmc | 2,746 | {
"abstract": "Networks in the human brain are extremely complex and sophisticated. The abstract model of the human brain has been used in software development, specifically in artificial intelligence. Despite the remarkable outcomes achieved using artificial intelligence, the approach consumes a huge amount of compu... | 2,871 |
27242732 | PMC4863899 | pmc | 2,749 | {
"abstract": "Large fraction of mineral nutrients in natural soil environments is recycled from complex and heterogeneously distributed organic sources. These sources are explored by both roots and associated mycorrhizal fungi. However, the mechanisms behind the responses of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) hyphal networ... | 5,973 |
30242284 | PMC6154969 | pmc | 2,750 | {
"abstract": "Self-organization is the generation of order out of local interactions. It is deeply connected to many fields of science from physics, chemistry to biology, all based on physical interactions. The emergence of collective animal behavior is the result of self-organization processes as well, though they ... | 2,903 |
22173357 | null | s2 | 2,752 | {
"abstract": "The function of microbial interactions is to enable microorganisms to survive by establishing a homeostasis between microbial neighbors and local environments. A microorganism can respond to environmental stimuli using metabolic exchange-the transfer of molecular factors, including small molecules and ... | 285 |
28585934 | PMC5563964 | pmc | 2,753 | {
"abstract": "Methane-oxidizing bacteria represent a major biological sink for methane and are thus Earth’s natural protection against this potent greenhouse gas. Here we show that in two stratified freshwater lakes a substantial part of upward-diffusing methane was oxidized by filamentous gamma-proteobacteria relat... | 7,877 |
21544100 | PMC3197161 | pmc | 2,754 | {
"abstract": "A novel hydrothermal field has been discovered at the base of Lōihi Seamount, Hawaii, at 5000 mbsl. Geochemical analyses demonstrate that ‘FeMO Deep', while only 0.2 °C above ambient seawater temperature, derives from a distal, ultra-diffuse hydrothermal source. FeMO Deep is expressed as regional sea... | 4,021 |
21261829 | PMC3864445 | pmc | 2,755 | {
"abstract": "Summary Hydrogen, the most abundant and lightest element in the universe, has much potential as a future energy source. Hydrogenases catalyse one of the simplest chemical reactions, 2H + + 2e ‐ ↔ H 2 , yet their structure is very complex. Biologically, hydrogen can be produced via photosynthetic or f... | 188 |
26601255 | PMC4643789 | pmc | 2,758 | {
"abstract": "A mathematical model helps explain how the complex social systems of ants and bees make collective decisions.",
"introduction": "INTRODUCTION Ants and bees appear to rely on decentralized decision-making for critical choices. For example, in choosing a new nest site—a decision that has huge implicati... | 7,807 |
35028625 | PMC8714767 | pmc | 2,759 | {
"abstract": "The use of intensive non-sustainable agricultural practices for satisfying global food demand is degrading the agro-ecosystems, leading to their inability to produce efficient and equitable sources of calories. Microbial communities play an important role in the improvement of soil fertility and plant ... | 197 |
23110251 | PMC3482764 | pmc | 2,760 | {
"abstract": "Major ampullate (MA) dragline silk supports spider orb webs, combining strength and extensibility in the toughest biomaterial. MA silk evolved ~376 MYA and identifying how evolutionary changes in proteins influenced silk mechanics is crucial for biomimetics, but is hindered by high spinning plasticity.... | 1,351 |
31172998 | null | s2 | 2,761 | {
"abstract": "We introduced a new concept to the control of wetting characteristics by modulating the degree of atomic defects of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide nanoassemblies of molybdenum disulfide. This work shed new light on the role of atomic vacancies on wetting characteristic that can be leve... | 105 |
34721985 | PMC8520691 | pmc | 2,762 | {
"abstract": "Background Open pit antimony (Sb) mining causes serious soil pollution, and phytoremediation is a low-cost approach to remediate heavy metal contaminated soil. Rhizosphere bacteria play an important role in ecological restoration in mining areas. There is a knowledge gap on how to find suitable rhizosp... | 5,393 |
33564396 | PMC7848858 | pmc | 2,763 | {
"abstract": "In theory, neurons modelled as single layer perceptrons can implement all linearly separable computations. In practice, however, these computations may require arbitrarily precise synaptic weights. This is a strong constraint since both biological neurons and their artificial counterparts have to cope ... | 2,115 |
25538702 | PMC4258642 | pmc | 2,764 | {
"abstract": "Precambrian Banded Iron Formation (BIF) deposition was conventionally attributed to the precipitation of iron-oxides resulting from the abiotic reaction of ferrous iron (Fe(II)) with photosynthetically produced oxygen. Earliest traces of oxygen date from 2.7 Ga, thus raising questions as to what may ha... | 5,782 |
26413297 | null | s2 | 2,765 | {
"abstract": "Growing evidence supports a critical role of dynamic metal-coordination crosslinking in soft biological material properties such as self-healing and underwater adhesion"
} | 42 |
19505144 | null | s2 | 2,766 | {
"abstract": "Natural materials employ many elegant strategies to achieve mechanical properties required for survival under varying environmental conditions. Thus these remarkable biopolymers and nanocomposites often not only have a combination of mechanical properties such as high modulus, toughness, and elasticity... | 175 |
37941766 | PMC10629970 | pmc | 2,767 | {
"abstract": "Wearable thermoregulatory technologies have attracted widespread attention because of their potential for impacting individual physiological comfort and for reducing building energy consumption. Within this context, the study of materials and systems that can merge the advantageous characteristics of b... | 6,758 |
36262715 | PMC9574570 | pmc | 2,768 | {
"abstract": "Methanol is an attractive C1 feedstock with high abundance and low cost in bio-manufacturing. However, the metabolic construction of cell factories to utilize methanol for chemicals production remains a challenge due to the toxic intermediates and complicated metabolic pathways. The group of Zhou rescu... | 131 |
22363336 | PMC3282481 | pmc | 2,769 | {
"abstract": "On a global scale, crustal fluids fuel a large part of the deep-subseafloor biosphere by providing electron acceptors for microbial respiration. In this study, we examined bacterial cultures from sediments of the Juan de Fuca Ridge, Northeast Pacific (IODP Site U1301). The sediments comprise three dist... | 5,116 |
35655548 | PMC9093108 | pmc | 2,770 | {
"abstract": "Superwettable materials have attracted much attention due to their fascinating properties and great promise in several fields. Recently, superwettable materials have injected new vitality into electrochemical biosensors. Superwettable electrodes exhibit unique advantages, including large electrochemica... | 12,881 |
26764164 | PMC4725873 | pmc | 2,771 | {
"abstract": "There have been many studies on superwetting surfaces owing to the variety of their potential applications. There are some drawbacks to developing these films for biomedical applications, such as the fragility of the microscopic roughness feature that is vital to ensure superwettability. But, there are... | 6,650 |
36542271 | PMC9958174 | pmc | 2,772 | {
"abstract": "Quantifying cellular components is a basic and important step for understanding how a cell works, how it responds to environmental changes, and for re-engineering cells to produce valuable metabolites and increased biomass. We quantified proteins in the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803... | 17,867 |
29133886 | PMC5684352 | pmc | 2,773 | {
"abstract": "Species establish different interactions (e.g. antagonistic, mutualistic) with multiple species, forming multilayer ecological networks. Disentangling network co-structure in multilayer networks is crucial to predict how biodiversity loss may affect the persistence of multispecies assemblages. Existing... | 5,672 |
34591868 | PMC8483398 | pmc | 2,774 | {
"abstract": "Scum is formed by the adsorption of long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) onto biomass surface in anaerobic digestion of oily substrates. Since scum is a recalcitrant substrate to be digested, it is disposed via landfilling or incineration, which results in biomass washout and a decrease in methane yield. The... | 7,232 |
22675595 | PMC3368408 | pmc | 2,775 | {
"abstract": "Marinithermus hydrothermalis Sako et al . 2003 is the type species of the monotypic genus Marinithermus . M. hydrothermalis T1 T was the first isolate within the phylum “ Thermus-Deinococcus ” to exhibit optimal growth under a salinity equivalent to that of sea water and to have an absolute requi... | 556 |
36794201 | PMC9906648 | pmc | 2,776 | {
"abstract": "In the quest for stimuli-responsive materials with specific, controllable functions, coacervate hydrogels have become a promising candidate, featuring sensitive responsiveness to environmental signals enabling control over sol–gel transitions. However, conventional coacervation-based materials are regu... | 8,943 |
36498973 | PMC9741481 | pmc | 2,777 | {
"abstract": "Marine biofouling is a natural process often associated with biofilm formation on submerged surfaces, creating a massive economic and ecological burden. Although several antifouling paints have been used to prevent biofouling, growing ecological concerns emphasize the need to develop new and environmen... | 5,699 |
25915636 | null | s2 | 2,780 | {
"abstract": "High-throughput DNA sequencing has proven invaluable for investigating diverse environmental and host-associated microbial communities. In this Review, we discuss emerging strategies for microbial community analysis that complement and expand traditional metagenomic profiling. These include novel DNA s... | 190 |
32168387 | null | s2 | 2,781 | {
"abstract": "Microalgae and cyanobacteria contribute roughly half of the global photosynthetic carbon assimilation. Faced with limited access to CO"
} | 33 |
29318200 | PMC5655347 | pmc | 2,784 | {
"abstract": "Microbial production of chemicals and proteins from biomass-derived and waste sugar streams is a rapidly growing area of research and development. While the model yeast Saccharomyces cerevisia e is an excellent host for the conversion of glucose to ethanol, production of other chemicals from alternati... | 1,900 |
24022336 | PMC3778718 | pmc | 2,785 | {
"abstract": "Understanding the compatibility between spider silk and conducting materials is essential to advance the use of spider silk in electronic applications. Spider silk is tough, but becomes soft when exposed to water. Here we report a strong affinity of amine-functionalised multi-walled carbon nanotubes fo... | 2,081 |
30457843 | null | s2 | 2,786 | {
"abstract": "Microbiomes impact nearly every environment on Earth by modulating the molecular composition of the environment. Temporally changing environmental stimuli and spatial organization are major variables shaping the structure and function of microbiomes. The web of interactions among members of these commu... | 220 |
29062953 | PMC5625740 | pmc | 2,787 | {
"abstract": "The UK Synthetic Biology Research Centre, SYNBIOCHEM, hosted by the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology at the University of Manchester is delivering innovative technology platforms to facilitate the predictable engineering of microbial bio-factories for fine and speciality chemicals production. We p... | 121 |
35527906 | PMC9069832 | pmc | 2,788 | {
"abstract": "Zwitterionic hydrogels have promising potential as a result of their anti-fouling and biocompatible properties, but they have recently also gained further attention due to their controllable stimuli responses. We successfully synthesized two zwitterionic polymers, poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphoryl... | 4,726 |
35077540 | PMC8848325 | pmc | 2,789 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Background Mitigating the effects of global warming has become the main challenge for humanity in recent decades. Livestock farming contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, with an important output of methane from enteric fermentation processes, mostly in ruminants. Because ruminal microbiota ... | 5,055 |
23441102 | null | s2 | 2,790 | {
"abstract": "Transient network hydrogels cross-linked through histidine-divalent cation coordination bonds were studied by conventional rheologic methods using histidine-modified star poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) polymers. These materials were inspired by the mussel, which is thought to use histidine-metal coordinat... | 295 |
37352836 | null | s2 | 2,791 | {
"abstract": "The gut microbiome is complex, raising questions about the role of individual strains in the community. Here, we address this question by constructing variants of a complex defined community in which we eliminate strains that occupy the bile acid 7α-dehydroxylation niche. Omitting Clostridium scindens ... | 260 |
37352836 | null | s2 | 2,792 | {
"abstract": "The gut microbiome is complex, raising questions about the role of individual strains in the community. Here, we address this question by constructing variants of a complex defined community in which we eliminate strains that occupy the bile acid 7α-dehydroxylation niche. Omitting Clostridium scindens ... | 260 |
39987198 | PMC11846464 | pmc | 2,793 | {
"abstract": "Background Methane emission from enteric rumen fermentation is a main source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and a major concern for global warming. Results In this study, we isolated methanotroph-methylotroph consortium NC52PC from the rumen after a series of sub-culture and repetitive streaking on a... | 2,176 |
36769958 | PMC9918016 | pmc | 2,794 | {
"abstract": "Skin is the largest organ of many animals. Its protective function against hostile environments and predatorial attack makes high mechanical strength a vital characteristic. Here, we measured the mechanical properties of bass fish skins and found that fish skins are highly ductile with a rupture strain... | 1,614 |
39443794 | PMC11655356 | pmc | 2,795 | {
"abstract": "The ability of stony corals to thrive in the oligotrophic (low-nutrient, low-productivity) surface waters of the tropical ocean is commonly attributed to their symbiotic relationship with photosynthetic dinoflagellates 1 , 2 . The evolutionary history of this symbiosis might clarify its organismal and ... | 442 |
26690249 | PMC4687082 | pmc | 2,796 | {
"abstract": "Background Genomic uptake of DNA by prokaryotes often encompasses more than a single gene. In many cases, several horizontally transferred genes may be acquired together. Accordingly, we expect that horizontally transferred genes cluster spatially in the genome more often than expected if transfers wer... | 2,125 |
21255333 | PMC3158429 | pmc | 2,798 | {
"abstract": "Summary The global regulator H‐NS of Escherichia coli controls genes related to stress response, biofilm formation and virulence by recognizing curved DNA and by silencing acquired genes. Here, we rewired H‐NS to control biofilm formation using protein engineering; H‐NS variant K57N was obtained that... | 2,980 |
32218956 | PMC7029940 | pmc | 2,799 | {
"abstract": "A computational model has been developed to predict the role of environment in the forms and functions of termite mounds. The proposed model considers the most relevant forces involved in the heat transfer process of termite mounds, while also reflecting their gas-exchange function. The method adopts a... | 7,109 |
22629571 | null | s2 | 2,800 | {
"abstract": "Industrial biotechnology promises to revolutionize conventional chemical manufacturing in the years ahead, largely owing to the excellent progress in our ability to re-engineer cellular metabolism. However, most successes of metabolic engineering have been confined to over-producing natively synthesize... | 459 |
30675014 | PMC6344598 | pmc | 2,802 | {
"abstract": "We demonstrate for the first time the direct stereolithographic 3D printing of an extrinsically self-healing composite, comprised of commercial photocurable resin modified with anisole and PMMA-filled microcapsules. The composites demonstrate solvent-welding based autonomous self-healing to afford 87% ... | 4,467 |
25753826 | null | s2 | 2,804 | {
"abstract": "Metabolically engineered strains of the hyperthermophile Pyrococcus furiosus (T(opt) 95-100°C), designed to produce 3-hydroxypropionate (3HP) from maltose and CO2 using enzymes from the Metallosphaera sedula (T(opt) 73°C) carbon fixation cycle, were examined with respect to the impact of heterologous g... | 408 |
35848307 | PMC9397406 | pmc | 2,805 | {
"abstract": "The global expansion of biomanufacturing is currently\nlimited by\nthe availability of sugar-based microbial feedstocks, which require\nfarmland for cultivation and therefore cannot support large increases\nin production without impacting the human food supply. One-carbon\nfeedstocks, such as methanol,... | 3,559 |
21559391 | PMC3084812 | pmc | 2,806 | {
"abstract": "Lignin is often the most difficult portion of plant biomass to degrade, with fungi generally thought to dominate during late stage decomposition. Lignin in feedstock plant material represents a barrier to more efficient plant biomass conversion and can also hinder enzymatic access to cellulose, which i... | 3,646 |
26474966 | PMC4802824 | pmc | 2,807 | {
"abstract": "Microbial electrochemical systems exploit the metabolism of microorganisms to generate electrical energy or a useful product. In the past couple of decades, the application of microbial electrochemical systems has increased from the use of wastewaters to produce electricity to a versatile technology th... | 845 |
39966672 | PMC11836136 | pmc | 2,809 | {
"abstract": "Heat stress and other factors cause the loss of endosymbiotic dinoflagellates by corals, and is known as coral bleaching. Coral reef bleaching is a global environmental problem. To better understand corals’ responses and adaptability to stressful conditions, we applied a lipidomic approach in combinati... | 5,271 |
29239113 | PMC6011928 | pmc | 2,811 | {
"abstract": "Summary To enrich syntrophic acetate‐oxidizing bacteria ( SAOB ), duplicate chemostats were inoculated with sludge from syntrophic acetate oxidation ( SAO )‐dominated systems and continuously supplied with acetate (0.4 or 7.5 g l −1 ) at high‐ammonia levels. The chemostats were operated under mesophili... | 6,150 |
36134226 | PMC9416888 | pmc | 2,813 | {
"abstract": "The past few decades have witnessed significant development in the field of artificially biomimicking extremely water repellent interfaces, developed mostly through tedious synthetic processes using synthetic/non-biodegradable polymers and fluorinated derivatives rendering health and environment relate... | 6,428 |
24603697 | PMC3945109 | pmc | 2,814 | {
"abstract": "Chemosensory systems (CSS) are complex regulatory pathways capable of perceiving external signals and translating them into different cellular behaviors such as motility and development. In the δ-proteobacterium Myxococcus xanthus , chemosensing allows groups of cells to orient themselves and aggregat... | 10,339 |
25027246 | PMC4100016 | pmc | 2,815 | {
"abstract": "Anaerobic methanotrophic archaea (ANME) play a significant role in global carbon cycles. These organisms consume more than 90% of ocean-derived methane and influence the landscape of the seafloor by stimulating the formation of carbonates. ANME frequently form cell consortia with sulfate-reducing bacte... | 1,795 |
31289699 | PMC6598746 | pmc | 2,816 | {
"abstract": "Coral reefs rely on their intracellular dinoflagellate symbionts (family Symbiodiniaceae) for nutritional provision in nutrient-poor waters, yet this association is threatened by thermally stressful conditions. Despite this, the evolutionary potential of these symbionts remains poorly characterised. In... | 7,705 |
31038122 | PMC6491038 | pmc | 2,817 | {
"abstract": "Bacterial swarming and biofilm formation are collective multicellular phenomena through which diverse microbial species colonize and spread over water-permeable tissue. During both modes of surface translocation, fluid uptake and transport play a key role in shaping the overall morphology and spreading... | 1,926 |
23185499 | PMC3502180 | pmc | 2,818 | {
"abstract": "Quorum sensing in Burkholderia cenocepacia H111 involves two signalling systems that depend on different signal molecules, namely N -acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) and the diffusible signal factor cis -2-dodecenoic acid (BDSF). Previous studies have shown that AHLs and BDSF control similar phenoty... | 3,363 |
29522743 | null | s2 | 2,820 | {
"abstract": "The composite members of the microbiota face a range of selective pressures and must adapt to persist in the host. We highlight recent work characterizing the evolution and transfer of genetic information across nested scales of host-associated microbiota, which enable resilience to biotic and abiotic ... | 170 |
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