As is well known, soil is a complex ecosystem harboring the most prokaryotic biodiversity on
the Earth. In recent years, the advent of high-throughput sequencing techniques has greatly …

Metagenomic approaches are widespread in microbiological research, but so far, the knowledge
on extrachromosomal DNA diversity and composition has largely remained dependant …

Achromobacter xylosoxidans is an environmental opportunistic pathogen, which infects an
increasing number of immunocompromised patients. In this study we combined genomic …

Membrane‐aerated biofilm reactors performing autotrophic nitrogen removal can be successfully
applied to treat concentrated nitrogen streams. However, their process performance is …

We studied the molecular diversity of β-glucosidase-encoding genes, microbial biomass,
cellulase, N-acetyl-glucosaminidase, β-glucosidase, and β-galactosidase activities in the …

Virtually all testicular germ cell tumours originate from a common precursor, the carcinoma
in situ (CIS) cell. The precise nature of the molecular mechanisms leading to CIS remains …

In a study aiming to assess bacterial evolution in complex growth media, we evaluated the
long-term adaptive response of Escherichia coli MC1000 in Luria-Bertani (LB) medium. …

Antibiotic resistance genes are rapidly spread between pathogens and the normal flora,
with plasmids playing an important role in their circulation. This study aimed to investigate …

LANCL1 (LanC-like protein 1) is related to the bacterial LanC (lanthionine synthetase C) family,
which is involved in the biosynthesis of antimicrobial peptides. Highest expression levels …

Circular DNA such as plasmids and some viruses is the major source of genetic variation in
bacteria and thus has the same important evolutionary function as sexual reproduction in …