Microbiome studies commonly rely on relative abundance data, which cannot distinguish whether compositional shifts reflect true population growth, declines in total community size, or both. Without ex...

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In the United States and some other countries, many small businesses mark their beginnings by posting their first earned dollar (or whatever relevant currency) from their very first transaction on a p...

Members of the mSystems Editorial Board

It is with great excitement and sincere dedication that I assume the role of editor in chief of mSystems. Building on the momentum and reputation that mSystems has achieved in its first decade, we wil...

In this Consensus Statement, the authors outline strategies for processing, analysing and interpreting low-biomass microbiome samples, and provide recommendations to minimize contaminants.

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Microbial ecology and evolution are broad disciplines that seek to understand the underlying processes that drive the diversification, distributions, and dynamics of microbial cells, populations, comm...

Viruses are important components of the soil microbiome, influencing microbial population dynamics and the functions of their hosts. However, the rela…

mSystems, an open-access ASM journal publishing diverse systems microbiology research, hosts a webinar series that features editors discussing a variety of topics in an interactive forum.

Most microbes on Earth are dormant, yet they play key roles in the evolution and function of microbial populations. How can we harness microbial dormancy to promote human and environmental health?

Microbial composition of larval habitats covaried differentially along the pollution gradients according to the presence/absence of larvae. Noncolonized wa

mSystems: Table of Contents Volume 9, Issue 11

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