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38786238 | PMC11121321 | pmc | 4,288 | {
"abstract": "Traditional anti-corrosion and anti-fouling coatings struggle against the harsh marine environment. Our study tackled this by introducing a novel dual-layer hydrogel (A-H DL) coating system. This system combined a Cu 2 O–SiO 2 –acrylic resin primer for anchoring and controlled copper ion release with a... | 8,814 |
36648151 | PMC9796772 | pmc | 4,289 | {
"abstract": "Abstract While horticulture tools and methods have been extensively developed to improve the management of crops, systems to harness the rhizosphere microbiome to benefit plant crops are still in development. Plants and microbes have been coevolving for several millennia, conferring fitness advantages ... | 969 |
27136705 | PMC4895246 | pmc | 4,290 | {
"abstract": "Colony\nbiofilms of Bacillus subtilis are a widely\nused model for studying cellular differentiation. Here, we applied\nmatrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry\nimaging (MSI) to examine cellular and molecular heterogeneity in B. subtilis colony biofilms. From B. subti... | 7,088 |
27562316 | PMC5072199 | pmc | 4,291 | {
"abstract": "Summary Considering wide utilization and high methane fluxes from anaerobic biological stabilization ponds ( ABSP s), understanding the methanogenesis in ABSP s is of fundamental importance. Here we investigated the variation and impact factors of methanogenesis in seven ABSP s that spanned from the ... | 7,099 |
37072126 | PMC10173695 | pmc | 4,292 | {
"abstract": "Biomolecular nanotechnology has helped emulate basic\nrobotic capabilities\nsuch as defined motion, sensing, and actuation in synthetic nanoscale\nsystems. DNA origami is an attractive approach for nanorobotics, as\nit enables creation of devices with complex geometry, programmed motion,\nrapid actuati... | 7,766 |
29067002 | PMC5641323 | pmc | 4,293 | {
"abstract": "Lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) is an attractive source of carbon for the production of sugars and other chemicals. Due to its inherent complexity and heterogeneity, efficient biodegradation requires the actions of different types of hydrolytic enzymes. In nature, complex microbial communities that work ... | 4,499 |
37823039 | PMC10562921 | pmc | 4,296 | {
"abstract": "Utilizing anaerobic metabolisms for the production of biotechnologically relevant products presents potential advantages, such as increased yields and reduced energy dissipation. However, lower energy dissipation may indicate that certain reactions are operating closer to their thermodynamic equilibriu... | 11,510 |
28303150 | PMC5332412 | pmc | 4,298 | {
"abstract": "Cyanobacteria are oxygenic photosynthetic prokaryotes that are able to assimilate CO 2 using solar energy and water. Metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria has suggested the possibility of direct CO 2 conversion to value-added chemicals. However, engineering of cyanobacteria has been limited due to t... | 4,662 |
35990433 | PMC9386839 | pmc | 4,300 | {
"abstract": "Slippery liquid-infused surfaces (SLISs) are developed\nas a potential\nalternative to superhydrophobic surfaces (SHSs) to resolve the issues\nof poor durability in corrosion protection and wear resistance. In\nthis work, we used a simple laser processing technology to prepare\na SLIS on the aluminum a... | 8,906 |
28323280 | PMC5480597 | pmc | 4,301 | {
"abstract": "Microbial communities are essential to a wide range of ecologically and industrially important processes. To control or predict how these communities function, we require a better understanding of the factors which influence microbial community productivity. Here, we combine functional resource use ass... | 3,618 |
35633108 | PMC9543596 | pmc | 4,303 | {
"abstract": "Summary \n Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can help mitigate plant responses to water stress, but it is unclear whether AMF do so by indirect mechanisms, direct water transport to roots, or a combination of the two. Here, we investigated if and how the AMF Rhizophagus intraradices transported wate... | 5,149 |
22931250 | null | s2 | 4,305 | {
"abstract": "A hallmark of the biofilm architecture is the presence of microcolonies. However, little is known about the underlying mechanisms governing microcolony formation. In the pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, microcolony formation is dependent on the two-component regulator MifR, with mifR mutant biofilms ex... | 386 |
35498583 | PMC9050365 | pmc | 4,306 | {
"abstract": "Electricity generation in microbial fuel cells can be restricted by a few factors, such as the effective area of the anode for biofilm attachment, diffusion limitation of substrates and internal resistance. In this paper, a suspended anode (carbon-based felt granule)-type microbial fuel cell was develo... | 5,662 |
25376371 | PMC4223642 | pmc | 4,307 | {
"abstract": "Although microbes directly accepting electrons from a cathode have been applied for CO 2 reduction to produce multicarbon-compounds, a high electron demand and low product concentration are critical limitations. Alternatively, the utilization of electrons as a co-reducing power during fermentation has... | 1,789 |
35713370 | PMC9542400 | pmc | 4,308 | {
"abstract": "Abstract The assembly of microbial communities through sequential invasions of microbial species is challenging to study experimentally. Here, I used genome‐scale metabolic models of multiple species to model community assembly. Each such model represents all known biochemical reactions that a species ... | 5,384 |
22018234 | null | s2 | 4,310 | {
"abstract": "In bacterial communities, \"tight economic times\" are the norm. Of the many challenges bacteria face in making a living, perhaps none are more important than generating energy, maintaining redox balance, and acquiring carbon and nitrogen to synthesize primary metabolites. The ability of bacteria to me... | 213 |
22018234 | null | s2 | 4,311 | {
"abstract": "In bacterial communities, \"tight economic times\" are the norm. Of the many challenges bacteria face in making a living, perhaps none are more important than generating energy, maintaining redox balance, and acquiring carbon and nitrogen to synthesize primary metabolites. The ability of bacteria to me... | 213 |
28776038 | PMC5517106 | pmc | 4,313 | {
"abstract": "Nanocoatings with exceptional mechanical, barrier, and flame-retardant properties were fabricated via one-step coassembly.",
"introduction": "INTRODUCTION Through millions of years of evolution, many biological systems have developed to realize virtually perfect unification of their structures and th... | 1,276 |
23346080 | PMC3548243 | pmc | 4,315 | {
"abstract": "Symbioses in marine sponges involve diverse consortia of microorganisms that contribute to the health and ecology of their hosts. The microbial communities of 13 taxonomically diverse Great Barrier Reef (GBR) sponge species were assessed by DGGE and 16S rRNA gene sequencing to determine intra and inter... | 4,903 |
24860240 | null | s2 | 4,316 | {
"abstract": "Darwin proposed two seemingly contradictory hypotheses for a better understanding of biological invasions. Strong relatedness of invaders to native communities as an indication of niche overlap could promote naturalization because of appropriate niche adaptation, but could also hamper naturalization be... | 436 |
23986752 | PMC3750489 | pmc | 4,317 | {
"abstract": "Hyperthermophilic bacteria from the Thermotogales lineage can produce hydrogen by fermenting a wide range of carbohydrates. Previous experimental studies identified a large fraction of genes committed to carbohydrate degradation and utilization in the model bacterium Thermotoga maritima . Knowledge ... | 4,974 |
36990451 | PMC10103138 | pmc | 4,318 | {
"abstract": "DNA nanotechnology\nis a unique field, where physics, chemistry,\nbiology, mathematics, engineering, and materials science can elegantly\nconverge. Since the original proposal of Nadrian Seeman, significant\nadvances have been achieved in the past four decades. During this\nglory time, the DNA origami ... | 5,401 |
36568361 | PMC9779932 | pmc | 4,319 | {
"abstract": "Horizontal gene transfer mediated by conjugation is considered an important evolutionary mechanism of bacteria. It allows organisms to quickly evolve new phenotypic properties including antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and virulence. The frequency of conjugation-mediated cargo gene exchange has not yet b... | 4,512 |
36952444 | PMC10035835 | pmc | 4,322 | {
"abstract": "Giant kelp and bull kelp forests are increasingly at risk from marine heatwave events, herbivore outbreaks, and the loss or alterations in the behavior of key herbivore predators. The dynamic floating canopy of these kelps is well-suited to study via satellite imagery, which provides high temporal and ... | 6,640 |
21523460 | null | s2 | 4,323 | {
"abstract": "Thanks to the confluence of genome sequencing and bioinformatics, the number of metabolic databases has expanded from a handful in the mid-1990s to several thousand today. These databases lie within distinct families that have common ancestry and common attributes. The main families are the MetaCyc, KE... | 270 |
21523460 | null | s2 | 4,324 | {
"abstract": "Thanks to the confluence of genome sequencing and bioinformatics, the number of metabolic databases has expanded from a handful in the mid-1990s to several thousand today. These databases lie within distinct families that have common ancestry and common attributes. The main families are the MetaCyc, KE... | 270 |
21980383 | PMC3184130 | pmc | 4,325 | {
"abstract": "Springtails, arthropods who live in soil, in decaying material, and on plants, have adapted to demanding conditions by evolving extremely effective and robust anti-adhesive skin patterns. However, details of these unique properties and their structural basis are still unknown. Here we demonstrate that ... | 3,655 |
22372639 | null | s2 | 4,326 | {
"abstract": "Highly resilient synthetic hydrogels were synthesized by using the efficient thiol-norbornene chemistry to cross-link hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and hydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) polymer chains. The swelling and mechanical properties of the hydrogels were controlled by the relati... | 239 |
27635330 | PMC5012276 | pmc | 4,327 | {
"abstract": "Anemones of genus Exaiptasia are used as model organisms for the study of cnidarian-dinoflagellate (genus Symbiodinium ) endosymbiosis. However, while most reef-building corals harbor Symbiodinium of clade C, Exaiptasia spp. anemones mainly harbor clade B Symbiodinium (ITS2 type B1) population... | 3,738 |
37445045 | PMC10342640 | pmc | 4,328 | {
"abstract": "In this paper, we present a sustainable approach for the creation of superhydrophobic (SP) coating on a stainless-steel substrate based on a biological metal–organic framework (MOF). The MOF was synthesized using aspartic acid as a linker and copper ions as a core metal. Two SP coatings were well const... | 5,262 |
23882213 | PMC3714542 | pmc | 4,332 | {
"abstract": "Efficient path planning and navigation is critical for animals, robotics, logistics and transportation. We study a model in which spatial navigation problems can rapidly be solved in the brain by parallel mental exploration of alternative routes using propagating waves of neural activity. A wave of spi... | 5,493 |
25370498 | PMC4222110 | pmc | 4,333 | {
"abstract": "ABSTRACT The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a widely used cell factory for the production of fuels, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. The use of this cell factory for cost-efficient production of novel fuels and chemicals requires high yields and low by-product production. Many industrially interest... | 217 |
37768063 | PMC10654089 | pmc | 4,336 | {
"abstract": "ABSTRACT Laboratory experimental evolution provides a powerful tool for studying microbial adaptation to different environments. To understand the differences and similarities of the dynamic evolutionary landscapes of two model species from the Bacillus genus as they adapt to abiotic and biotic surfa... | 5,457 |
35469253 | PMC9034392 | pmc | 4,339 | {
"abstract": "In nature, barnacles and bacterial biofilms utilize self-assembly amyloid to achieve strong and robust interface adhesion. However, there is still a lack of sufficient research on the construction of macroscopic adhesives based on amyloid-like nanostructures through reasonable molecular design. Here, w... | 6,975 |
34516898 | PMC8442903 | pmc | 4,340 | {
"abstract": "Biological hydroxylation, O-demethylation, and aryl side-chain oxidation were integrated in a cell for lignin valorization.",
"introduction": "INTRODUCTION Lignin, the most abundant renewable aromatic biopolymer in nature, makes up 10 to 35% of lignocellulosic biomass ( 1 ). It is estimated that ther... | 3,866 |
32648765 | null | s2 | 4,341 | {
"abstract": "Nanodiscs (ND) are soluble phospholipid bilayers bounded by membrane scaffold proteins; they have become invaluable in the study of membrane proteins. However, this multifunctional tool has been used individually, and applications involving multiple NDs and their interactions have fallen far behind the... | 250 |
35424317 | PMC8694029 | pmc | 4,342 | {
"abstract": "In this paper, experimental and theoretical studies of the piezoelectric effect of two-dimensional ZnO nanostructures, including straight nanosheets (SNSs) and curved nanosheets (CNSs) are conducted. The results show that the CNSs have a great advantage in piezoelectric property over the SNSs; the maxi... | 1,949 |
39674656 | PMC11387356 | pmc | 4,344 | {
"abstract": "Graphical abstract",
"conclusion": "14 Conclusion Microalgae have drawn the attention of researchers for reasons other than fitness advantages and reevaluation. This study covers the most recent findings on organic hobby and function in addition to highlighting the bioactive components and organic ha... | 1,847 |
31380089 | PMC6662555 | pmc | 4,345 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Anthozoans are a class of Cnidarians that includes scleractinian corals, anemones, and their relatives. Despite a global rise in disease epizootics impacting scleractinian corals, little is known about the immune response of this key group of invertebrates. To better characterize the anthozoan... | 7,713 |
34296001 | PMC8282963 | pmc | 4,346 | {
"abstract": "In this study, experimental results of hydrogen producing process based on anaerobic photosynthesis using the purple non-sulfur bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus are scrutinized. The bacterial culture was carried out in a photo-bioreactor operated in a quasi-continuous mode, using lactate as a carbon ... | 9,721 |
27734577 | PMC5362678 | pmc | 4,347 | {
"abstract": "Summary Microalgal neutral lipids [mainly in the form of triacylglycerols ( TAG s)], feasible substrates for biofuel, are typically accumulated during the stationary growth phase. To make microalgal biofuels economically competitive with fossil fuels, generating strains that trigger TAG accumulation ... | 3,785 |
38496961 | PMC10938392 | pmc | 4,349 | {
"abstract": "The influence of enrichment of culturable microorganisms\nin in\nsitu coal seams on biomethane production potential of other coal seams\nhas been rarely studied. In this study, we enriched culturable microorganisms\nfrom three in situ coal seams with three coal ranks and conducted\nindoor anaerobic bio... | 3,772 |
27466140 | null | s2 | 4,352 | {
"abstract": "We have demonstrated in situ fabricated and acoustically actuated microrotors. A polymeric microrotor with predefined oscillating sharp-edge structures is fabricated in situ by applying a patterned UV light to polymerize a photocrosslinkable polyethylene glycol solution inside a microchannel around a p... | 225 |
25866055 | null | s2 | 4,355 | {
"abstract": "Genome data have created new opportunities to untangle evolutionary processes shaping microbial variation. Among bacteria, long-term mutualists of insects represent the smallest and (typically) most AT-rich genomes. Evolutionary theory provides a context to predict how an endosymbiotic lifestyle may al... | 359 |
35541509 | PMC9078960 | pmc | 4,356 | {
"abstract": "The aquatic fern salvinia can retain an air layer on its hairy leaf surface when submerged under water, which is an inspiration for biomimetic applications like drag reduction. In this research, an electrostatic flocking technique is used to produce a hairy surface to mimic the air-trapping performance... | 5,725 |
22792045 | PMC3385630 | pmc | 4,357 | {
"abstract": "Under dark anoxia, the unicellular green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii may produce hydrogen by means of its hydrogenase enzymes, in particular HYD1, using reductants derived from the degradation of intercellular carbon stores. Other enzymes belonging to the fermentative pathways compete for the sam... | 3,988 |
33806123 | PMC8037422 | pmc | 4,358 | {
"abstract": "Recent research works on intelligent traffic signal control (TSC) have been mainly focused on leveraging deep reinforcement learning (DRL) due to its proven capability and performance. DRL-based traffic signal control frameworks belong to either discrete or continuous controls. In discrete control, the... | 2,415 |
34669481 | PMC8528419 | pmc | 4,360 | {
"abstract": "A mesoscale plasticity rule improves AI learning.",
"introduction": "INTRODUCTION Activity-dependent synaptic modification is essential for learning in natural and artificial neural networks (ANNs). In ANNs, the idea that synaptic weights could be tuned to achieve the correct output has led to the de... | 5,233 |
29844421 | PMC5974407 | pmc | 4,361 | {
"abstract": "Dense crossbar arrays of non-volatile memory (NVM) can potentially enable massively parallel and highly energy-efficient neuromorphic computing systems. The key requirements for the NVM elements are continuous (analog-like) conductance tuning capability and switching symmetry with acceptable noise leve... | 1,954 |
37447692 | PMC10346551 | pmc | 4,362 | {
"abstract": "Over the last couple of decades, numerous piezoelectric footwear energy harvesters (PFEHs) have been reported in the literature. This paper reviews the principles, methods, and applications of PFEH technologies. First, the popular piezoelectric materials used and their properties for PEEHs are summariz... | 1,705 |
37579148 | PMC10450648 | pmc | 4,363 | {
"abstract": "Significance Ectomycorrhizal fungi are important and ubiquitous symbionts of most temperate and boreal trees that form interaction networks with multiple hosts of the same or different species. Using DNA metabarcoding of root-associated ectomycorrhizal fungal communities, we show that soil moisture and... | 3,642 |
24818897 | null | s2 | 4,364 | {
"abstract": "Swimming motility is a flagellum-dependent form of movement observed in the Gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Swimming motility is defined as the movement in liquid or low-viscosity conditions (up to 0.3 % agar concentration). Unlike swarming motility, swimming motility requires a functio... | 122 |
36043065 | PMC9364158 | pmc | 4,367 | {
"abstract": "Electroactive aniline tetramer–spider silk composite fibers with high conductivity and mechanical strength were developed using a dip coating method. The fabricated spider silk composite fibers retain the high mechanical strength (0.92 GPa) and unique reversible relaxation–contraction behavior of spide... | 6,455 |
33437563 | PMC7790359 | pmc | 4,368 | {
"abstract": "As the fossil fuel reserves are depleting rapidly, there is a need for alternate fuels to meet the day to day mounting energy demands. As fossil fuel started depleting, a quest for alternate forms of fuel was initiated and biofuel is one of its promising outcomes. First-generation biofuels are made fro... | 4,039 |
39807652 | PMC11780727 | pmc | 4,369 | {
"abstract": "Simultaneously hydrophilic and oleophobic surfaces offer\nsubstantial\nadvantages for applications such as antifogging, self-cleaning, and\noil–water separation. It remains challenging to engineer such\nsurfaces without requiring polar functional groups. This study introduces\nHFIL, a novel ionic liqui... | 2,990 |
27609891 | null | s2 | 4,370 | {
"abstract": "A key aspect of bacterial survival is the ability to evolve while migrating across spatially varying environmental challenges. Laboratory experiments, however, often study evolution in well-mixed systems. Here, we introduce an experimental device, the microbial evolution and growth arena (MEGA)-plate, ... | 232 |
36855698 | PMC9888626 | pmc | 4,371 | {
"abstract": "Superomniphobic surfaces\nthat can self-repair physical damage are\ndesirable for sustainable performance over time in many practical\napplications that include self-cleaning, corrosion resistance, and\nprotective gears. However, fabricating such self-repairing superomniphobic\nsurfaces has thus far be... | 7,402 |
21425769 | null | s2 | 4,373 | {
"abstract": "We present a simple and effective method to obtain refined control of the molecular structure of silk biomaterials through physical temperature-controlled water vapor annealing (TCWVA). The silk materials can be prepared with control of crystallinity, from a low content using conditions at 4 °C (α heli... | 483 |
35592261 | PMC9110805 | pmc | 4,374 | {
"abstract": "The Izhikevich (IZH) spiking neuron model can display spiking and bursting behaviors of neurons. Based on the switching property and bio-plausibility of the memristor, the memristive Izhikevich (MIZH) spiking neuron model is built. Firstly, the MIZH spiking model is introduced and used to generate 23 s... | 1,557 |
31991593 | PMC7074653 | pmc | 4,376 | {
"abstract": "Microvalves are important flow-control devices in many standalone and integrated microfluidic applications. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based pneumatic microvalves are commonly used but they generally require large peripheral connections that decrease portability. There are many alternatives found in t... | 2,888 |
29676145 | null | s2 | 4,377 | {
"abstract": "Microbially driven nitrate-dependent iron (Fe) oxidation (NDFO) in subsurface environments has been intensively studied. However, the extent to which Fe(II) oxidation is biologically catalyzed remains unclear because no neutrophilic iron-oxidizing and nitrate reducing autotroph has been isolated to con... | 395 |
40087150 | PMC11909004 | pmc | 4,379 | {
"abstract": "ABSTRACT Methanogenic archaea were likely among the earliest organisms to populate the Earth, perhaps contributing to the Archaean greenhouse effect; they are also widely discussed as analogues to any potential life on Mars. However, fossil evidence of archaea has been difficult to identify in the rock... | 7,966 |
38647921 | PMC10992134 | pmc | 4,380 | {
"abstract": "In modern societies, the accumulation of vast amounts of waste Li-ion batteries (WLIBs) is a grave concern. Bioleaching has great potential for the economic recovery of valuable metals from various electronic wastes. It has been successfully applied in mining on commercial scales. Bioleaching of WLIBs ... | 946 |
38359900 | PMC10902815 | pmc | 4,381 | {
"abstract": "Metabolomics is a\npowerful tool for uncovering biochemical diversity\nin a wide range of organisms. Metabolic network modeling is commonly\nused to frame metabolomics data in the context of a broader biological\nsystem. However, network modeling of poorly characterized nonmodel\norganisms remains chal... | 3,846 |
26226457 | null | s2 | 4,383 | {
"abstract": "In this study, the secondary structure of the major ampullate silk from Peucetia viridans (Green Lynx) spiders is characterized by X-ray diffraction and solid-state NMR spectroscopy. From X-ray diffraction measurement, β-sheet nanocrystallites were observed and found to be highly oriented along the fib... | 243 |
34730826 | PMC8752119 | pmc | 4,385 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Colonization of land from marine environments was a major transition for biological life on Earth, and intertidal adaptation was a key evolutionary event in the transition from marine- to land-based lifestyles. Multicellular intertidal red algae exhibit the earliest, systematic, and successful... | 13,825 |
26273237 | null | s2 | 4,387 | {
"abstract": "Interspecies interactions are the basis of microbial community formation and infectious diseases. Systems biology enables the construction of complex models describing such interactions, leading to a better understanding of disease states and communities. However, before interactions between complex or... | 183 |
39012831 | PMC11287280 | pmc | 4,389 | {
"abstract": "Significance One of two fundamental strategies for forming multicellular organisms relies on cell aggregation. To do so, cells must distinguish self from nonself to form a cooperative tissue where myxobacteria serve as model organisms for making these transitions. Here, we tested the role of the TraAB ... | 2,911 |
36032730 | PMC9402969 | pmc | 4,390 | {
"abstract": "To disclose the net effect of light on microalgal growth in photobioreactors, self-shading and mixing-induced light–dark cycles must be minimized and discerned from the transient phenomena of acclimation. In this work, we performed experiments of continuous microalgal cultivation in small-scale photobi... | 3,297 |
36913533 | PMC10061930 | pmc | 4,391 | {
"abstract": "Cooperation between comammox and anammox bacteria for\nnitrogen\nremoval has been recently reported in laboratory-scale systems, including\nsynthetic community constructs; however, there are no reports of full-scale\nmunicipal wastewater treatment systems with such cooperation. Here,\nwe report intrins... | 7,196 |
22486781 | null | s2 | 4,393 | {
"abstract": "Biofilms are increasingly recognized as being the predominant form for survival for most bacteria in the environment. The successful colonization of Vibrio fischeri in its squid host Euprymna tasmanica involves complex microbe-host interactions mediated by specific genes that are essential for biofilm ... | 266 |
39789196 | PMC11717919 | pmc | 4,394 | {
"abstract": "Agroforestry systems are multifunctional land-use systems that promote soil life. Despite their large potential spatio-temporal complexity, the majority of studies that investigated soil organisms in temperate cropland agroforestry systems focused on rather non-complex systems. Here, we investigated th... | 5,635 |
35964442 | null | s2 | 4,395 | {
"abstract": "Understanding the microscopic driving force of water wetting is challenging and important for design of materials. The relations between structure, dynamics and hydrogen bonds of interfacial water can be investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. Contact angles at the alumina (0001) and (112‾0)... | 339 |
39420145 | PMC11487260 | pmc | 4,396 | {
"abstract": "Diverse microbes in nature play an important role in ecosystem functioning and human health. Nevertheless, it remains unclear how microbial communities are maintained. This study proposes that evolutionary changes in the pH niche of bacteria can promote bacterial coexistence. Bacteria modify the pH env... | 3,632 |
37578829 | PMC10482373 | pmc | 4,397 | {
"abstract": "In Gram-positive bacteria such as \n \n Staphylococcus aureus \n \n and the coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), the accessory gene regulator ( agr ) is a highly conserved but polymorphic quorum-sensing system involved in colonization, virulence and biofilm development. Signalling via agr depen... | 19,610 |
25374778 | PMC4217183 | pmc | 4,400 | {
"abstract": "Immunity is an important biological trait that influences the survival of individuals and the fitness of a species. Immune defenses are costly and likely compete for energy with other life-history traits, such as reproduction and growth, affecting the overall fitness of a species. Competition among the... | 5,521 |
29074770 | null | s2 | 4,401 | {
"abstract": "Materials often exhibit a trade-off between stiffness and extensibility; for example, strengthening elastomers by increasing their cross-link density leads to embrittlement and decreased toughness. Inspired by cuticles of marine mussel byssi, we circumvent this inherent trade-off by incorporating sacri... | 246 |
31333629 | PMC6621641 | pmc | 4,404 | {
"abstract": "Microbial community assembly in engineered biological systems is often simultaneously influenced by stochastic and deterministic processes, and the nexus of these two mechanisms remains to be further investigated. Here, three lab-scale activated sludge reactors were seeded with identical inoculum and o... | 3,809 |
26039407 | PMC4454662 | pmc | 4,407 | {
"abstract": "Habitat loss and fragmentation are leading causes of species extinctions in terrestrial, aquatic and marine systems. Along coastlines, natural habitats support high biodiversity and valuable ecosystem services but are often replaced with engineered structures for coastal protection or erosion control. ... | 2,956 |
23179111 | PMC3625420 | pmc | 4,408 | {
"abstract": "The capacity to discriminate between choice options is crucial for a decision-maker to avoid unprofitable options. The physical properties of rewards are presumed to be represented on context-dependent, nonlinear cognitive scales that may systematically influence reward expectation and thus choice beha... | 5,809 |
31908360 | null | s2 | 4,409 | {
"abstract": "Concern about the functional consequences of unprecedented loss in biodiversity has prompted biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) research to become one of the most active fields of ecological research in the past 25 years. Hundreds of experiments have manipulated biodiversity as an independent var... | 514 |
22258828 | PMC3272374 | pmc | 4,410 | {
"abstract": "In the study of neurosciences, and of complex biological systems in general, there is frequently a need to fit mathematical models with large numbers of parameters to highly complex datasets. Here we consider algorithms of two different classes, gradient following (GF) methods and evolutionary algorith... | 6,231 |
22258828 | PMC3272374 | pmc | 4,410 | {
"abstract": "In the study of neurosciences, and of complex biological systems in general, there is frequently a need to fit mathematical models with large numbers of parameters to highly complex datasets. Here we consider algorithms of two different classes, gradient following (GF) methods and evolutionary algorith... | 6,231 |
22258828 | PMC3272374 | pmc | 4,411 | {
"abstract": "In the study of neurosciences, and of complex biological systems in general, there is frequently a need to fit mathematical models with large numbers of parameters to highly complex datasets. Here we consider algorithms of two different classes, gradient following (GF) methods and evolutionary algorith... | 6,231 |
22258828 | PMC3272374 | pmc | 4,411 | {
"abstract": "In the study of neurosciences, and of complex biological systems in general, there is frequently a need to fit mathematical models with large numbers of parameters to highly complex datasets. Here we consider algorithms of two different classes, gradient following (GF) methods and evolutionary algorith... | 6,231 |
24386315 | PMC3875502 | pmc | 4,412 | {
"abstract": "Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs (AAPs) as being photoheterotrophs require organic substrates for growth and use light as a supplementary energy source under oxic conditions. We hypothesized that AAPs benefit from light particularly under carbon and electron donor limitation. The effect of light was dete... | 1,986 |
26829286 | PMC4877668 | pmc | 4,413 | {
"abstract": "Corynebacterium\nglutamicum is an important organism for the\nindustrial production\nof amino acids. Metabolic pathways in this organism are usually engineered\nby conventional methods such as homologous recombination, which depends\non rare double-crossover events. To facilitate the mapping of gene\n... | 6,657 |
35893564 | PMC9330434 | pmc | 4,414 | {
"abstract": "Antimony (Sb) and arsenic (As) are two hazardous metalloid elements, and the biogeochemical cycle of Sb and As can be better understood by studying plant rhizosphere microorganisms associated with Sb mine waste. In the current study, samples of three types of mine waste—Sb mine tailing, waste rocks, an... | 4,607 |
35509934 | PMC9058850 | pmc | 4,416 | {
"abstract": "Graphical abstract",
"conclusion": "8 Conclusion This paper integrates equipment to test the electrical and mechanical properties. Simultaneously testing the mechanical and electrical properties should elucidate the essential characteristics of stretchable conductive materials. Although our equipment... | 207 |
36134244 | PMC9417313 | pmc | 4,418 | {
"abstract": "Structural color materials that are colloidally assembled as inspired by nature are attracting increased interest in a wide range of research fields. The assembly of colloidal particles provides a facile and cost-effective strategy for fabricating three-dimensional structural color materials. In this r... | 1,018 |
32060424 | PMC7021801 | pmc | 4,419 | {
"abstract": "The microbiota colonizing the root endophytic compartment and surrounding rhizosphere soils contribute to plant growth and health. However, the key members of plant soil and endophytic microbial communities involved in inhibiting or assisting pathogen invasion remain elusive. By utilizing 16S high-thro... | 2,901 |
39100233 | PMC11291943 | pmc | 4,422 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Microbes are key drivers of global biogeochemical cycles, and their functional roles arey dependent on temperature. Large population sizes and rapid turnover rates mean that the predominant response of microbes to environmental warming is likely to be evolutionary, yet our understanding of evo... | 6,964 |
35446625 | PMC9169928 | pmc | 4,423 | {
"abstract": "Significance The population ecology of microbial communities is still poorly understood and their notorious instability makes them impossible to control. Much of the instability is caused by the stochastic assembly of microorganisms, especially in highly diverse microbiomes where structural and hence f... | 4,245 |
38294911 | PMC10846377 | pmc | 4,424 | {
"abstract": "Summary Superhydrophobic surfaces face challenges in comprehensive durability when used in extreme outdoor environments. Here, we present a protocol for preparing nanocomposite bulks with hierarchical structures using the template technique. We describe steps for using hybrid nanoparticles of polytetra... | 168 |
37303512 | PMC10248095 | pmc | 4,425 | {
"abstract": "Accurate reservoir inflow forecasting is crucial for efficient water management. In this study, different deep learning models, including Dense, Long short-term memory (LSTM), and one-dimensional convolutional neural networks (Conv1D), were used to build ensembles. Seasonal-trend decomposition using lo... | 4,762 |
35702894 | PMC9543831 | pmc | 4,428 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Microbial communities in many ecosystems are facing a broad range of global change drivers, such as nutrient enrichment, chemical pollution, and temperature change. These drivers can cause changes in the abundance of taxa, the composition of communities, and the properties of ecosystems. While... | 4,342 |
37575387 | PMC10415191 | pmc | 4,431 | {
"abstract": "Due to technical limitations, research to date has mainly focused on the role of abiotic and biotic stress–signalling molecules in the aerial organs of plants, including the whole shoot, stem, and leaves. Novel experimental platforms including the dual-flow-RootChip (dfRC), PlantChip, and RootArray hav... | 660 |
37179628 | PMC10173426 | pmc | 4,432 | {
"abstract": "The controllable\nspontaneous transport of water droplets on solid\nsurfaces has a broad application background in daily life. Herein,\na patterned surface with two different non-wetting characteristics\nwas developed to control the droplet transport behavior. Consequently,\nthe patterned surface exhib... | 6,893 |
40275784 | PMC12022743 | pmc | 4,433 | {
"abstract": "ABSTRACT Photosymbioses, the symbiotic relationships between microalgae and non‐photosynthetic eukaryotes, are sporadically found in many eukaryotic lineages. Only a few taxa, such as cnidarians and ciliates hosting algal endosymbionts, have been actively studied, which has hindered understanding the u... | 2,921 |
34021824 | PMC8141083 | pmc | 4,434 | {
"abstract": "The increasing global perception of the importance of microbial inoculants to promote productivity and sustainability in agriculture prompts the adoption of bio-inputs by the farmers. The utilization of selected elite strains of nitrogen-fixing and other plant-growth promoting microorganisms in single ... | 3,232 |
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