People are attracted to research for many reasons, including a fascination with problem-solving, puzzles and ideas; a desire ...

Sponges host dense and diverse communities of microbes (known as the microbiome) beneficial for the host nutrition and defense. Symbionts in turn receive shelter and metabolites from the sponge host, ...

The genetic and evolutionary relationships between the novel SXT/R391 of typical Shewanella isolate and the recognized SXT/R391 ICEs were determined by BLASTn search and phylogenetic analysis. The ...