The LTP database compiling 16S rRNA gene sequences of all type strains of Bacteria and Archaea has served taxonomists for two decades. Here we report the LTPlus, a manually curated and aligned databas...

Abstract. An unbiased and accurate estimation of intraspecies diversity, i.e., the extent of genetic diversity within species (or microdiversity), is cruci

Abstract. Haloquadratum walsbyi is generally the dominant species in hypersaline ecosystems at salt saturation conditions. Here, we followed the dynamics o

Background Benthic microbiomes exhibit remarkable temporal stability, contrasting with the dynamic, substrate-driven successions of bacterioplankton. Nonetheless, understanding their role in carbon cy...