Adaptive laboratory evolution has proven highly effective for obtaining microorganisms with enhanced capabilities. Yet, this method is inherently restricted to the traits that are positively linked to cell fitness, such as nutrient utilization. Here, we introduce coevolution of obligatory mutuali...
Salt marshes are highly productive ecosystems where microbial communities drive key
transformations of organic matter at rates often exceeding those of oceanic and inland
environments. Viruses are recognised as important drivers and regulators of global
biogeochemical cycling, y...
Poplar seedlings were cultivated in saline soil with low salt concentrations for 120 days, after which root tissues were harvested for untargeted metabolomic analysis. For each genotype, roots of three to four seedlings were pooled to form one biological replicate, with four biological replicates...
Dyslipidemia is a major cardiovascular risk factor. While dietary phytosterols are known to lower cholesterol, the mechanisms involving the gut-liver axis are not fully understood. By integrating human clinical trials and mechanistic animal models, we demonstrate that phytosterols improve lipid p...