First zinc-bound structures show how calprotectin starves bacteria of metals

Zinc sits at the heart of many bacterial enzymes, so one of our immune system's simplest defenses is to keep zinc out of ...
JSTOR Daily

Trichoderma affects the physiochemical characteristics and bacterial community composition of saline–alkaline maize rhizosphere soils in the cold-region of Heilongjiang Province

Aims Heilongjiang Province in China experiences extremely cold weather, and its soil is saline–alkaline. Salinity and alkalinity severely restrain the growth of maize. Although Trichoderma treatment ...
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Composition and structure of nasopharyngeal microbiome relate to COVID-19 disease severity

Viral infections are associated with changes in the upper respiratory tract/nasopharyngeal (NP) microbiome. In addition, many studies hypothesize the possibilities of ‘super infections’ due to ...
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Effects of plant cultivars on the structure of bacterial and fungal communities associated with ginseng

Aims There is an increasing awareness of the importance of root-associated bacteria and fungi to plant growth. At present, little is known about whether different ginseng cultivars affect the soil ...