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28624614 | PMC5496983 | pmc | 9,072 | {
"abstract": "Summary The Bartonella gene transfer agent (BaGTA) is an archetypical example for domestication of a phage-derived element to permit high-frequency genetic exchange in bacterial populations. Here we used multiplexed transposon sequencing (TnSeq) and single-cell reporters to globally define the core c... | 3,169 |
37138608 | PMC10150012 | pmc | 9,073 | {
"abstract": "Numerous microorganisms and other invertebrates that are able to degrade polyethylene (PE) have been reported. However, studies on PE biodegradation are still limited due to its extreme stability and the lack of explicit insights into the mechanisms and efficient enzymes involved in its metabolism by m... | 2,834 |
33265470 | PMC7512898 | pmc | 9,074 | {
"abstract": "Training deep learning networks is a difficult task due to computational complexity, and this is traditionally handled by simplifying network topology to enable parallel computation on graphical processing units (GPUs). However, the emergence of quantum devices allows reconsideration of complex topolog... | 6,084 |
29299295 | PMC5743483 | pmc | 9,075 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Invasive plants are often associated with greater productivity and soil nutrient availabilities, but whether invasive plants with dissimilar traits change decomposer communities and decomposition rates in consistent ways is little known. We compared decomposition rates and the fungal and bacte... | 4,304 |
19939938 | PMC2817479 | pmc | 9,076 | {
"abstract": "Geobacter species play important roles in bioremediation of contaminated environments and in electricity production from waste organic matter in microbial fuel cells. To better understand physiology of Geobacter species, expression and function of citrate synthase, a key enzyme in the TCA cycle that... | 2,250 |
30894690 | null | s2 | 9,077 | {
"abstract": "Recent work has shown that subsurface microbial communities assemble by selective survival of surface community members during sediment burial, but it remains unclear to what extent the compositions of the subsurface communities are a product of their founding population at the sediment surface or of t... | 355 |
29025976 | null | s2 | 9,079 | {
"abstract": "In the interest of decreasing dependence on fossil fuels, microbial hydrocarbon biosynthesis pathways are being studied for renewable, tailored production of specialty chemicals and biofuels. One candidate is long-chain olefin biosynthesis, a widespread bacterial pathway that produces waxy hydrocarbons... | 86 |
39807368 | PMC11728893 | pmc | 9,081 | {
"abstract": "Highlights • Nitrification-partial DNRA coupled anammox, PNA, and PdNA were compared firstly. • Anammox bacteria-mediated partial DNRA is the key in this nitrogen removal system. • Partial DNRA-anammox has thermodynamic advantages in oxidizing NH 4 + than that of anammox alone. • Partial DNRA-anammox ... | 91 |
36254846 | PMC9788401 | pmc | 9,082 | {
"abstract": "Biology demonstrates meticulous ways to control biomaterials self-assemble into ordered and disordered structures to carry out necessary bioprocesses. Empowering the synthetic polymers to self-assemble like biomaterials is a hallmark of polymer physics studies. Unlike protein engineering, polymer scien... | 1,339 |
29272410 | PMC5765554 | pmc | 9,083 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Prokaryote genomes are the result of a dynamic flux of genes, with increases achieved via horizontal gene transfer and reductions occurring through gene loss. The ecological and selective forces that drive this genomic flexibility vary across species. Bacillus subtilis is a naturally compete... | 5,275 |
29295915 | PMC5750404 | pmc | 9,084 | {
"abstract": "ABSTRACT Microbial ecology has been transformed by the advent of high-throughput marker gene and metagenomic sequencing methods. These tools provide expansive descriptions of microbial communities, but the descriptions are framed in terms of molecular objects, such as 97% ribosomal operational taxonomi... | 277 |
28123379 | PMC5226446 | pmc | 9,085 | {
"abstract": "Community assembly processes generate shifts in species abundances that influence ecosystem cycling of carbon and nutrients, yet our understanding of assembly remains largely separate from ecosystem-level functioning. Here, we investigate relationships between assembly and changes in microbial metaboli... | 6,626 |
35479792 | PMC9036576 | pmc | 9,087 | {
"abstract": "Nanopore detection is a label-free detection method designed to analyze single molecules by comparing specific translocation events with high signal-to-noise ratios. However, it is still challenging to understand the influences of structural flexibility of 100 nm DNA origami on nanopore translocations.... | 3,973 |
34943161 | PMC8698972 | pmc | 9,089 | {
"abstract": "Simple Summary The richness (number of species) of the fungi kingdom is estimated at 1.5 million species, but the vast majority remains unknown. Many of them inhabit plants—the so-called fungal endophytes—and may establish different types of interactions with their host plant. Fungal endophytes have be... | 3,930 |
26442074 | PMC4585140 | pmc | 9,090 | {
"abstract": "Properties encompassed by host-pathogen interaction networks have potential to give valuable insight into the evolution of specialization and coevolutionary dynamics in host-pathogen interactions. However, network approaches have been rarely utilized in previous studies of host and pathogen phenotypic ... | 8,436 |
35145022 | PMC8851463 | pmc | 9,091 | {
"abstract": "Significance Mixotrophy is a ubiquitous nutritional strategy in marine ecosystems. Although our understanding of the distribution and abundance of mixotrophic plankton has improved significantly, the functional roles of mixotrophs are difficult to pinpoint, as mixotroph nutritional strategies are flexi... | 2,004 |
28050162 | PMC5165138 | pmc | 9,092 | {
"abstract": "The archaeal ancestor scenario (AAS) for the origin of eukaryotes implies the emergence of a new kind of organism from the fusion of ancestral archaeal and bacterial cells. Equipped with this “chimeric” molecular arsenal, the resulting cell would gradually accumulate unique genes and develop the comple... | 2,041 |
35519072 | PMC9056752 | pmc | 9,093 | {
"abstract": "Inspired by biology, underwater self-healing polymer composites with damage-healing visible agents were successfully designed and prepared. The healing agents, same as epoxy resin matrices, were encapsulated and embedded into a matrix that contained fluorescent latent curing agents. The results of inve... | 4,944 |
26943622 | PMC5029178 | pmc | 9,096 | {
"abstract": "Predicting the dynamics of community composition and functional attributes responding to environmental changes is an essential goal in community ecology but remains a major challenge, particularly in microbial ecology. Here, by targeting a model system with low species richness, we explore the spatial ... | 4,366 |
32477317 | PMC7240109 | pmc | 9,097 | {
"abstract": "Food spoilage by certain species of bacteria is reported to be regulated by quorum sensing (QS). Acinetobacter johnsonii and Pseudomonas fluorescens , the major specific spoilage organisms, are found to be limited in their QS and co-culture interactions. The aim of this study was to determine how QS... | 12,652 |
24341984 | PMC4344821 | pmc | 9,101 | {
"abstract": "The way species affect one another in ecological communities often depends on the order of species arrival. The magnitude of such historical contingency, known as priority effects, varies across species and environments, but this variation has proven difficult to predict, presenting a major challenge i... | 3,048 |
34170119 | PMC8388114 | pmc | 9,102 | {
"abstract": "Molecular traffic\nacross lipid membranes is a vital process in\ncell biology that involves specialized biological pores with a great\nvariety of pore diameters, from fractions of a nanometer to >30\nnm.\nCreating artificial membrane pores covering similar size and complexity\nwill aid the understandin... | 7,625 |
31182799 | PMC6708440 | pmc | 9,103 | {
"abstract": "How bacteria colonise surfaces and how they distinguish the individuals around them are fundamental biological questions. Type IV pili are a widespread and multi-purpose class of cell surface polymers. Here we directly visualise the DNA-uptake pilus of Vibrio cholerae , which is produced specifically ... | 3,263 |
35541067 | PMC9083020 | pmc | 9,104 | {
"abstract": "In this work, a wide-range operating synaptic device based on organic ferroelectricity has been demonstrated. The device possesses a simple two-terminal structure by using a ferroelectric phase-separated polymer blend as the active layer and gold/indium tin oxide (ITO) as the top/bottom electrodes, and... | 5,033 |
36419772 | PMC9681136 | pmc | 9,106 | {
"abstract": "Understanding the temporal effects of organic matter input and water influx on metal lability and translocation is critical to evaluate the success of the phytostabilization of metalliferous mine tailings. Trends of metal lability, e.g., V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pb, were investigated for three ye... | 5,513 |
36419772 | PMC9681136 | pmc | 9,106 | {
"abstract": "Understanding the temporal effects of organic matter input and water influx on metal lability and translocation is critical to evaluate the success of the phytostabilization of metalliferous mine tailings. Trends of metal lability, e.g., V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pb, were investigated for three ye... | 5,513 |
36419772 | PMC9681136 | pmc | 9,107 | {
"abstract": "Understanding the temporal effects of organic matter input and water influx on metal lability and translocation is critical to evaluate the success of the phytostabilization of metalliferous mine tailings. Trends of metal lability, e.g., V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pb, were investigated for three ye... | 5,513 |
36419772 | PMC9681136 | pmc | 9,107 | {
"abstract": "Understanding the temporal effects of organic matter input and water influx on metal lability and translocation is critical to evaluate the success of the phytostabilization of metalliferous mine tailings. Trends of metal lability, e.g., V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pb, were investigated for three ye... | 5,513 |
35479885 | PMC9033653 | pmc | 9,109 | {
"abstract": "Calculations of chemical oxygen demand (COD) degradation in sewage by a microbial fuel cell (MFC) were used to estimate the total energy required for treatment of the sewage. Mono-exponential regression (MER) and the Michaelis–Menten equation (MME) were used to describe the MFC's COD removal rate (CRR)... | 3,825 |
25810302 | null | s2 | 9,110 | {
"abstract": "DNA nanostructured tiles play an active role in their own self-assembly in the system described herein whereby they initiate a binding event that produces a cascading assembly process. We present DNA tiles that have a simple but powerful property: they respond to a binding event at one end of the tile ... | 163 |
36630512 | PMC9833652 | pmc | 9,111 | {
"abstract": "Tough natural materials such as nacre, bone, and silk exhibit multiscale hierarchical structures where distinct toughening mechanisms occur at each level of the hierarchy, ranging from molecular uncoiling to microscale fibrillar sliding to macroscale crack deflection. An open question is whether and ho... | 2,737 |
34759436 | PMC8570341 | pmc | 9,112 | {
"abstract": "Soil organic nitrogen (N) is a critical resource for plants and microbes, but the processes that govern its cycle are not well-described. To promote a holistic understanding of soil N dynamics, we need an integrated model that links soil organic matter (SOM) cycling to bioavailable N in both unmanaged ... | 2,106 |
32182360 | PMC7192604 | pmc | 9,113 | {
"abstract": "Abstract The evolution of regulatory networks in Bacteria has largely been explained at macroevolutionary scales through lateral gene transfer and gene duplication. Transcription factors (TF) have been found to be less conserved across species than their target genes (TG). This would be expected if TFs... | 3,628 |
40316720 | PMC12048519 | pmc | 9,115 | {
"abstract": "Studies on electron-transfer pathways in certain bacterial strains have revealed that the degree of coupling of electron transfer to proton translocation along the respiratory chain can be regulated according to metabolic demands. This first line of metabolic response, based on the existence of energy ... | 13,034 |
39516921 | PMC11549841 | pmc | 9,116 | {
"abstract": "Background Modulating the microbiome with nanomaterials has been proposed to improve plant growth, and reduce reliance on external inputs. Carbon Nanosol (CNS) was attracted for its potential to improve plant productivity. However, the mechanism between CNS and rhizosphere microorganisms remained large... | 3,902 |
25370493 | PMC4222105 | pmc | 9,117 | {
"abstract": "ABSTRACT Marine sponges are the most primitive metazoan and host symbiotic microorganisms. They are crucial components of the marine ecological system and play an essential role in pelagic processes. Copper pollution is currently a widespread problem and poses a threat to marine organisms. Here, we exa... | 3,658 |
27239785 | null | s2 | 9,118 | {
"abstract": "A laser-based hydrogel degradation technique is developed that allows for local control over hydrogel porosity, fabrication of 3D vascular-derived, biomimetic, hydrogel-embedded microfluidic networks, and generation of two intertwining, yet independent, microfluidic networks in a single construct."
} | 74 |
37660814 | PMC10646785 | pmc | 9,119 | {
"abstract": "Removal of recalcitrant lignin from wastewater remains a critical bottleneck in multiple aspects relating to microbial carbon cycling ranging from incomplete treatment of biosolids during wastewater treatment to limited conversion of biomass feedstock to biofuels. Based on previous studies showing that... | 6,236 |
28679374 | PMC5499019 | pmc | 9,120 | {
"abstract": "Background Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are receiving more attention to act as cell factories for the production of high-value metabolites. However, the molecular tools for genetic modifying these strains are mainly vector-based double-crossover strategies, which are laborious and inefficient. To address... | 2,325 |
29456857 | PMC5795293 | pmc | 9,121 | {
"abstract": "In this work graphene-based aerogel anodes and graphene/stainless steel cathodes have been optimised as platinum-free electrodes in Rhodopseudomonas palustris microbial fuel cells, achieving a maximum power output of ∼3.5 W m –3 .",
"conclusion": "Conclusions In this study we demonstrated the three... | 9,571 |
26482260 | null | s2 | 9,122 | {
"abstract": "How should evolution and development build the brain to be capable of flexible and generative cognition? I wish to put forth a 'power-of-two'-based wiring logic that provides the basic computational principle in organizing the microarchitecture of cell assemblies that would readily enable knowledge and... | 86 |
27128993 | PMC5148189 | pmc | 9,123 | {
"abstract": "The evolution of complex traits is hypothesized to occur incrementally. Identifying the transitions that lead to extant complex traits may provide a better understanding of the genetic nature of the observed phenotype. A keystone functional group in wastewater treatment processes are polyphosphate accu... | 6,186 |
37729206 | PMC10523604 | pmc | 9,124 | {
"abstract": "Significance Different neural circuits in the brain are involved in the development of different cognitive functions, and the adaptive synergy of the circuits promotes human perception, learning, and decision-making. The current structure design of the spiking neural network still draws on the architec... | 608 |
40130040 | PMC11931252 | pmc | 9,127 | {
"abstract": "Nature offers a boundless source of inspiration for designing bio-inspired technologies and advanced materials. Cephalopods, including octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish, exhibit remarkable biological adaptations, such as dynamic camouflage for predator evasion and communication, as well as robust prey-... | 2,495 |
36130255 | PMC9594778 | pmc | 9,128 | {
"abstract": "Engineered microbes\ncan be used for producing value-added chemicals\nfrom renewable feedstocks, relieving the dependency on nonrenewable\nresources such as petroleum. These microbes often are composed of\nsynthetic metabolic pathways; however, one major problem in establishing\na synthetic pathway is ... | 7,544 |
39437160 | PMC11544928 | pmc | 9,129 | {
"abstract": "The biological membrane is not just a platform for information\nprocessing but also a field of mechanics. The lipid bilayer that constitutes\nthe membrane is an elastic body, generating stress upon deformation,\nwhile the membrane protein embedded therein deforms the bilayer through\nstructural changes... | 2,004 |
36677325 | PMC9862501 | pmc | 9,130 | {
"abstract": "Microalgae are regarded as a promising source of biodiesel. In contrast with conventional crops currently used to produce commercial biodiesel, microalgae can be cultivated on non-arable land, besides having a higher growth rate and productivity. However, microalgal biodiesel is not yet regarded as eco... | 1,282 |
39550371 | PMC11569254 | pmc | 9,131 | {
"abstract": "Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) mediated diversification is a critical force driving evolutionary and ecological processes. However, how HGT might relate to anthropogenic activity such as nitrogen addition, and its subsequent effect on functional diversity and cooccurrence networks remain unknown. Here ... | 8,027 |
35514904 | PMC9057943 | pmc | 9,132 | {
"abstract": "In contrast to the commonly present UV light-stimulated synaptic oxide thin-film transistors, this study demonstrates a violet light (wavelength of 405 nm) stimulated zinc–tin oxide (ZTO) photoelectric transistor for potential application in optical neuromorphic computation. Owing to the light-induced ... | 5,023 |
29323433 | null | s2 | 9,136 | {
"abstract": "To create life-like movements, living muscle actuator technologies have borrowed inspiration from biomimetic concepts in developing bioinspired robots. Here, the development of a bioinspired soft robotics system, with integrated self-actuating cardiac muscles on a hierarchically structured scaffold wit... | 347 |
39052827 | PMC11295035 | pmc | 9,137 | {
"abstract": "Significance Microbial communities of ecological and clinical importance are commonly found in interface-associated environments. The physical environment of interfaces may contribute to the development and behavior of surface-associated microbial communities. Here, we find that an actively expanding ... | 2,026 |
35755365 | PMC9219074 | pmc | 9,138 | {
"abstract": "Elastomeric surfaces\nand oil-infused elastic surfaces reveal low\nice adhesion, in part because of their deformability. However, these\nsoft surfaces might jeopardize their mechanical durability. In this\nwork, we analyzed the mechanical durability of elastic polydimethylsiloxane\n(PDMS) surfaces with... | 2,517 |
25709712 | PMC4337199 | pmc | 9,139 | {
"abstract": "Background The microbial community in a biogas reactor greatly influences the process performance. However, only the effects of deterministic factors (such as temperature and hydraulic retention time (HRT)) on the microbial community and performance have been investigated in biogas reactors. Little is ... | 4,941 |
22169400 | null | s2 | 9,143 | {
"abstract": "Chemotaxis allows bacteria to follow gradients of nutrients and other environmental stimuli. The bacterium Escherichia coli performs chemotaxis via a run-and-tumble strategy in which sensitive temporal comparisons lead to a biased random walk, with longer runs in the preferred gradient direction. The c... | 273 |
35832889 | PMC9272384 | pmc | 9,144 | {
"abstract": "Summary Plant-derived biomass is the most abundant biogenic carbon source on Earth. Despite this, only a small clade of organisms known as white-rot fungi (WRF) can efficiently break down both the polysaccharide and lignin components of plant cell walls. This unique ability imparts a key role for WRF i... | 3,985 |
35515442 | PMC9054060 | pmc | 9,147 | {
"abstract": "Stretchable superhydrophobic film was fabricated by casting silicone rubber polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) on a SiO 2 nanoparticle-decorated template and subsequent stripping. PDMS endowed the resulting surface with excellent flexibility and stretchability. The use of nanoparticles contributed to the sus... | 4,588 |
24428220 | PMC4257568 | pmc | 9,148 | {
"abstract": "Euryarchaea from the genus H alorhabdus have been found in hypersaline habitats worldwide, yet are represented by only two isolates: H alorhabdus utahensis AX-2 T from the shallow Great Salt Lake of Utah, and H alorhabdus tiamatea SARL4B T from the Shaban deep-sea hypersaline anoxic lake (DHAL)... | 8,774 |
28181400 | PMC5363340 | pmc | 9,150 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Motion in plants often relies on dynamic helical systems as seen in coiling tendrils, spasmoneme springs, and the opening of chiral seedpods. Developing nanotechnology that would allow molecular‐level phenomena to drive such movements in artificial systems remains a scientific challenge. Herei... | 247 |
22427488 | null | s2 | 9,151 | {
"abstract": "Recurrent neural networks (RNNs) are useful tools for learning nonlinear relationships in time series data with complex temporal dependences. In this paper, we explore the ability of a simplified type of RNN, one with limited modifications to the internal weights called an echostate network (ESN), to e... | 313 |
36531386 | PMC9757167 | pmc | 9,153 | {
"abstract": "The potential benefits of adding raw, non-food, lignocellulosic plant material as a carbon source for mixotrophic growth of microalgae have previously been demonstrated. This approach has advantages over using traditional carbon sources like glucose or acetate due to wide-spread plant biomass availabil... | 5,197 |
36242065 | PMC9563475 | pmc | 9,158 | {
"abstract": "Background Geothermal systems have contributed greatly to both our understanding of the functions of extreme life and the evolutionary history of life itself. Shallow-sea hydrothermal systems are ecological intermediates of deep-sea systems and terrestrial springs, harboring unique and complexed ecosys... | 3,511 |
39203359 | PMC11356171 | pmc | 9,162 | {
"abstract": "Wheat is a vital global food crop, yet it faces challenges in saline–alkali soils where Fusarium crown rot significantly impacts growth. Variations in wheat growth across regions are often attributed to uneven terrain. To explore these disparities, we examined well-growing and poorly growing wheat samp... | 2,780 |
28243246 | PMC5303725 | pmc | 9,164 | {
"abstract": "Minimal tillage management of extensive crops like wheat can provide significant environmental services but can also lead to adverse interactions between soil borne microbes and the host. Little is known about the ability of the wheat cultivar to alter the microbial community from a long-term recruitme... | 5,077 |
34473943 | null | s2 | 9,166 | {
"abstract": "Due to limitations on high-resolution strain tracking, selection dynamics during gut microbiota colonization and transmission between hosts remain mostly mysterious. Here, we introduced hundreds of barcoded Escherichia coli strains into germ-free mice and quantified strain-level dynamics and metagenomi... | 298 |
34151570 | PMC7611660 | pmc | 9,168 | {
"abstract": "Synthetic hydrogels\nformed from poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) are\nwidely used to study how cells interact with their extracellular matrix.\nThese in vivo -like 3D environments provide a basis\nfor tissue engineering and cell therapies but also for research into\nfundamental biological questions and di... | 6,868 |
36809583 | PMC10161047 | pmc | 9,169 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Integrating adaptative logic computation directly into soft microrobots is imperative for the next generation of intelligent soft microrobots as well as for the smart materials to move beyond stimulus‐response relationships and toward the intelligent behaviors seen in biological systems. Acqui... | 5,576 |
39955649 | PMC11962713 | pmc | 9,170 | {
"abstract": "Abstract The unique structure of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) endows them with exceptional electrical and mechanical properties, along with a high surface area, making them highly beneficial for use as flexible, high‐performing thermoelectric materials. As a result, the application of CNTs in the thermoelec... | 5,308 |
35492658 | PMC9048857 | pmc | 9,171 | {
"abstract": "Biomimetic synthetic functional materials are valuable for a large number of practical applications with improved or tunable performance. In this paper, we present a series of mussel-inspired biomimetic catechol-containing copolymers synthesized from dopamine methacrylamide (DMA) and 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)... | 4,399 |
33478390 | PMC7818742 | pmc | 9,172 | {
"abstract": "Background Forest trees have important economic and ecological value. As a model tree, poplar has played a significant role in elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying tree biology. However, a lack of mutant libraries and time-consuming stable genetic transformation processes severely limit prog... | 3,952 |
35694518 | PMC9178751 | pmc | 9,173 | {
"abstract": "Lignin is a natural\naromatic compound in plants. Several lignin\nstructural models have been proposed in the past years, but all the\nmodels cannot be converted to benzene carboxylic acids (BCAs) for\nall aromatic rings connected to oxygen. This inspired us to explore\nthe structures of lignin. Based ... | 6,063 |
36751405 | null | s2 | 9,174 | {
"abstract": "A large number of neural network models of associative memory have been proposed in the literature. These include the classical Hopfield networks (HNs), sparse distributed memories (SDMs), and more recently the modern continuous Hopfield networks (MCHNs), which possess close links with self-attention i... | 115 |
21750494 | PMC3196164 | pmc | 9,178 | {
"abstract": "Polysaccharides that make up plant lignocellulosic biomass can be broken down to produce a range of sugars that subsequently can be used in establishing a biorefinery. These raw materials would constitute a new industrial platform, which is both sustainable and carbon neutral, to replace the current de... | 840 |
24682152 | PMC4007538 | pmc | 9,179 | {
"abstract": "Naegleria gruberi is a free-living heterotrophic aerobic amoeba well known for its ability to transform from an amoeba to a flagellate form. The genome of N. gruberi has been recently published, and in silico predictions demonstrated that Naegleria has the capacity for both aerobic respiration and... | 6,822 |
31099139 | PMC6851840 | pmc | 9,183 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Habitat spatial structure has a profound influence on bacterial life, yet there currently are no low‐cost equipment‐free laboratory techniques to reproduce the intricate structure of natural bacterial habitats. Here, we demonstrate the use of paper scaffolds to create landscapes spatially stru... | 6,315 |
19703284 | PMC2754497 | pmc | 9,184 | {
"abstract": "Background Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans gains energy from the oxidation of ferrous iron and various reduced inorganic sulfur compounds at very acidic pH. Although an initial model for the electron pathways involved in iron oxidation has been developed, much less is known about the sulfur oxidation i... | 11,262 |
19369953 | null | s2 | 9,185 | {
"abstract": "Many bacterial systems rely on dynamic genetic circuits to control crucial biological processes. A major goal of systems biology is to understand these behaviours in terms of individual genes and their interactions. However, traditional techniques based on population averages 'wash out' crucial dynamic... | 195 |
27557104 | null | s2 | 9,186 | {
"abstract": "Large multiscale neuronal network simulations are of increasing value as more big data are gathered about brain wiring and organization under the auspices of a current major research initiative, such as Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies. The development of these models requi... | 364 |
35994371 | PMC9447851 | pmc | 9,187 | {
"abstract": "Abstract Bacteria and lytic viruses (phages) engage in highly dynamic coevolutionary interactions over time, yet we have little idea of how transient selection by phages might shape the future evolutionary trajectories of their host populations. To explore this question, we generated genetically divers... | 4,635 |
26991294 | PMC4874681 | pmc | 9,188 | {
"abstract": "Little is known regarding how the increased diversity of nitrogen-fixing bacteria contributes to the productivity and diversity of plants in complex communities. However, some authors have shown that the presence of a diverse group of nodulating bacteria is required for different plant species to coexi... | 2,719 |
29955139 | PMC6155033 | pmc | 9,189 | {
"abstract": "The fate of carbon sequestered in permafrost is a key concern for future global warming as this large carbon stock is rapidly becoming a net methane source due to widespread thaw. Methane release from permafrost is moderated by methanotrophs, which oxidise 20–60% of this methane before emission to the ... | 8,069 |
26489859 | PMC4620461 | pmc | 9,190 | {
"abstract": "ABSTRACT A better understanding of how bacteria resist stresses encountered during the progression of plant-microbe symbioses will advance our ability to stimulate plant growth. Here, we show that the symbiotic system comprising the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens and the legu... | 4,186 |
29018238 | PMC5635011 | pmc | 9,192 | {
"abstract": "The emissivity of common materials remains constant with temperature variations, and cannot drastically change. However, it is possible to design its entire behaviour as a function of temperature, and to significantly alter the thermal emissivity of a surface through the combination of different patter... | 2,930 |
27242504 | PMC4869607 | pmc | 9,193 | {
"abstract": "In situ concept-based computing is based on the notion that conceptual representations in the human brain are “ in situ .” In this way, they are grounded in perception and action. Examples are neuronal assemblies, whose connection structures develop over time and are distributed over different brain a... | 1,176 |
26527732 | PMC4702838 | pmc | 9,194 | {
"abstract": "The MetaCyc database ( MetaCyc.org ) is a freely accessible comprehensive database describing metabolic pathways and enzymes from all domains of life. The majority of MetaCyc pathways are small-molecule metabolic pathways that have been experimentally determined. MetaCyc contains more than 2400 pathway... | 720 |
28840937 | null | s2 | 9,195 | {
"abstract": "The archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus is emerging as a metabolic engineering platform for production of fuels and chemicals, such that more must be known about this organism's characteristics in bioprocessing contexts. Its ability to grow at temperatures from 70 to greater than 100°C and thereby avoid conta... | 277 |
37372055 | PMC10295459 | pmc | 9,196 | {
"abstract": "Simple Summary Hydrothermal vents are regions such as hot springs found on the seafloor in the mid-ocean and near tectonic plates. They contain fluids with highly enriched carbon dioxide, which is the central element of life on Earth. Many organisms live in this environment and can survive in extreme c... | 5,628 |
35621971 | PMC9147911 | pmc | 9,197 | {
"abstract": "Microalgae host varied microbial consortium harboring cross-kingdom interactions with fundamental ecological significance in aquatic ecosystems. Revealing the complex biofunctions of the cultivable bacteria of phycosphere microbiota is one vital basis for deeply understanding the mechanisms governing t... | 6,652 |
31320420 | PMC6639622 | pmc | 9,200 | {
"abstract": "Little information on poly( l -lactic acid) (PLLA) treatment-associated microbiota in thermophilic anaerobic digestion reactors is available. Here, we provide 16S rRNA gene sequence data on microbiota in a thermophilic anaerobic digestion reactor converting PLLA to methane for 336 days. Data comprising... | 95 |
38404882 | PMC10884847 | pmc | 9,201 | {
"abstract": "Surface modification of electrically neutral hydrophilic polymers is one of the most promising methods for preventing biofouling and biological contamination by proteins and bacteria. Surface modification of inorganic materials such as silica-based glass can render them more durable and thus help in ac... | 4,270 |
29050374 | PMC7059795 | pmc | 9,202 | {
"abstract": "Abstract The root microbes play pivotal roles in plant productivity, nutrient uptakes, and disease resistance. The root microbial community structure has been extensively investigated by 16S/18S/ITS amplicons and metagenomic sequencing in crops and model plants. However, the functional associations bet... | 3,126 |
34028885 | null | s2 | 9,203 | {
"abstract": "A wide portfolio of advanced programmable materials and structures has been developed for biological applications in the last two decades. Particularly, due to their unique properties, semiconducting materials have been utilized in areas of biocomputing, implantable electronics, and healthcare. As a ne... | 264 |
38579990 | PMC11067327 | pmc | 9,204 | {
"abstract": "Cyanobacteria harvest light by using architecturally complex, soluble, light-harvesting complexes known as phycobilisomes (PBSs). PBS diversity includes specialized subunit paralogs that are tuned to specific regions of the light spectrum; some cyanobacterial lineages can even absorb far-red light. In ... | 178 |
33151998 | PMC7644084 | pmc | 9,209 | {
"abstract": "The implementation and monitoring of management strategies is integral to protect coastal marshes from increased inundation and submergence under sea-level rise. Sediment addition is one such strategy in which sediment is added to marshes to raise relative elevations, decrease tidal inundation, and enh... | 6,172 |
27091306 | PMC4835754 | pmc | 9,212 | {
"abstract": "This work presents a novel coating technique to manufacture ceramic superhydrophobic coatings rapidly and economically. A rare earth oxide (REO) was selected as the coating material due to its hydrophobic nature, chemical inertness, high temperature stability, and good mechanical properties, and deposi... | 2,751 |
25228891 | PMC4151088 | pmc | 9,213 | {
"abstract": "The problem of deriving the processes of perception and cognition or the modes of behavior from states of the brain appears to be unsolvable in view of the huge numbers of elements involved. However, neural activities are not random, nor independent, but constrained to form spatio-temporal patterns, an... | 4,141 |
33531388 | PMC7858071 | pmc | 9,214 | {
"abstract": "Recent advances in our understanding of c-di-GMP signaling have provided key insights into the regulation of biofilms. Despite an improved understanding of how biofilms initially form, the processes that facilitate the long-term maintenance of these multicellular communities remain opaque.",
"introdu... | 3,532 |
37540744 | PMC10403213 | pmc | 9,216 | {
"abstract": "How dynamic bacterial calcium is regulated, with kinetics faster than typical mechanisms of cellular adaptation, is unknown. We discover bacterial calcium fluctuations are temporal-fractals resulting from a property known as self-organized criticality (SOC). SOC processes are poised at a phase transiti... | 2,466 |
29755329 | PMC5934941 | pmc | 9,217 | {
"abstract": "Honey bees transfer different informational components of the discovered feeding source to their nestmates during the waggle dance. To decode the multicomponent information of this complex behavior, dance followers have to attend to the most relevant signal elements while filtering out less relevant on... | 2,373 |
31551977 | PMC6737463 | pmc | 9,219 | {
"abstract": "Legume plants have colonized almost all terrestrial biotopes. Their ecological success is partly due to the selective advantage provided by their symbiotic association with nitrogen-fixing bacteria called rhizobia, which allow legumes to thrive on marginal lands and nitrogen depleted soils where non-sy... | 9,604 |
36711600 | PMC9882018 | pmc | 9,221 | {
"abstract": "Spatial structure within microbial communities can provide nearly limitless opportunities for social interactions and are an important driver for evolution. As metabolites are often molecular signals, metabolite diffusion within microbial communities can affect the composition and dynamics of the commu... | 3,461 |
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