The climate crisis is one of the most imminent threats to humanity and all life on our planet. Methane is not only the second most potent greenhouse gas (GHG) and is responsible for approximately 31% of GHG-induced global warming since the start of the industrial revolution (1) but is also the most rapid increasing GHG in the atmosphere (2). The latter is likely caused by increased microbiological production of methane from, e.g., wetlands (2). This fact stresses the importance of methanotrophic microbes that can degrade methane with and without oxygen (3, 4) and thereby fulfill a crucial role in our global climate.

When it comes to food safety, zero microbial risk does not exist. For this reason, understanding the sources and magnitude of such risks is central to developing sustainable food systems.

The rise of antifungal resistance has made treatment of fungal diseases increasingly difficult. Still, no FDA-approved fungal vaccines exist. What is needed to create a fungal vaccine?

The American Society for Microbiology released a joint statement calling for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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The departure of top leaders from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention poses a serious threat to public health at a critical moment.

Lignocellulosic biomass upcycling biotechnologies integrating solid-state fermentation by fungi are aligned with sustainable development perspectives. While the recalcitrance of this biomass imposes a...

Applied and Environmental Microbiology: Table of Contents Volume 91, Issue 8

The American Society for Microbiology leads a stakeholder letter expressing concerns on the implementation of EO 14292.

Why do some people age more healthily than others? The answer may come, in part, from our guts and the massive community of microbes living in them.