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Bacterial necromass recycling promotes diversity maintenance in bacterial communities via resource partitioning

In this study, the authors conduct experiments involving 276 soil-derived microcosms to reveal that the ecological process of necromass recycling promotes diversity maintenance in bacterial communities. This mechanism could help explain how high microbial species diversity is maintained in natural soil communities.

Yi-Qi Hao
Bo-Hui Li
Xin-Feng Zhao
Research28 Jan 2026
Nature Ecology & Evolution

P: 1-14
Biogeography and host interactions of CPR and DPANN viruses in acid mine drainage sediments

The ecological role of viruses for CPR bacteria and DPANN archaea remains understudied. Here, the authors apply metagenomic approaches to study the biogeographic distribution of CPR and DPANN viruses in acid mine drainage sediments and elucidate their complex interplays.

Zhi-Liang Lin
Shao-Ming Gao
Li-Nan Huang
ResearchOpen Access25 Nov 2025
Nature Communications

Volume: 16, P: 1-14
Temperature-dependent mechanism evolution on RhRu₃O_x for acidic water oxidation

The oxygen evolution reaction enables many clean energy technologies, but most acid-unstable catalysts still block deployment. Here the authors report a temperature dependent mechanistic evolution in RhRu3Ox that links reaction pathways to stability, enabling durable acidic water electrolysis.

Ming-Rong Qu
Heng Liu
Shu-Hong Yu
ResearchOpen Access20 Oct 2025
Nature Communications

Volume: 16, P: 1-13
Landform and lithospheric development contribute to the assembly of mountain floras in China

An analysis of 140 floras from China reveals that high species diversity exists in granite and mixed landforms, while low species diversity is found in karst, Danxia, and desert landforms. Based on these findings, the authors provide new clues for understanding the assembly and differentiation of mountain floras, highlighting the role of bedrock and landform processes.

Wan-Yi Zhao
Zhong-Cheng Liu
Wen-Bo Liao
ResearchOpen Access17 Jun 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-13
Psoriasis genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility variants within LCE gene cluster at 1q21

Xuejun Zhang and colleagues report a genome-wide association and replication studies for psoriasis, conducted in Chinese populations. They confirm previous associations in MHC and IL12B to psoriasis susceptibility, and report a new association within the LCE gene cluster at 1q21.

Xue-Jun Zhang
Wei Huang
Jian-Jun Liu
Research25 Jan 2009
Nature Genetics

Volume: 41, P: 205-210
Hidden diversity and potential ecological function of phosphorus acquisition genes in widespread terrestrial bacteriophages

Soil viruses could have a disproportionate role in ecosystem functioning. Here, the authors combine multiple data and approaches to explore diversity and distribution of P-acquisition genes encoded by soil bacteriophages, suggesting the importance of viral auxiliary metabolism for nutrient cycling.

Jie-Liang Liang
Shi-wei Feng
Jin-tian Li
ResearchOpen Access02 Apr 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-15
Giant viruses as reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes

Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses, or ‘giant viruses’, infect a wide range of eukaryotes and can exchange genetic material not only with their hosts but also with bacteria and phages. Here, the authors show that many giant viruses carry diverse antibiotic resistance genes, which are associated with mobile genetic elements and genes encoding potential virulence factors.

Xinzhu Yi
Jie-Liang Liang
Jin-tian Li
ResearchOpen Access30 Aug 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-15
Analysis of nearly 3000 archaeal genomes from terrestrial geothermal springs sheds light on interconnected biogeochemical processes

Here, Qi et al. assembled ~3000 archaeal genomes from hot springs, capturing temporal dynamics and environmental diversity, and systematically explored functional niches and metabolic handoffs, shedding light on Archaea’s role in biogeochemical cycling.

Yan-Ling Qi
Ya-Ting Chen
Zheng-Shuang Hua
ResearchOpen Access14 May 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-16
Microbial diversity in extreme environments

Microbial life can thrive in extreme environments such as terrestrial hot springs and deep sea hydrothermal vents, glaciers and permafrost, hypersaline habitats, acid mine drainage and the subsurface. In this Review, Shu and Huang explore the diversity, functions and evolution of bacteria and archaea inhabiting Earth’s major extreme environments.

Wen-Sheng Shu
Li-Nan Huang
Reviews09 Nov 2021
Nature Reviews Microbiology

Volume: 20, P: 219-235
Insights into the ecological roles and evolution of methyl-coenzyme M reductase-containing hot spring Archaea

Methane metabolism by some lineages of Archaea contributes to the cycling of carbon on Earth. Here, the authors show high diversity of methyl-coenzyme M reductase (Mcr), a key enzyme associated with archaeal methane/alkane metabolism, in hot spring Archaea, and investigate their ecological roles and evolution.

Zheng-Shuang Hua
Yu-Lin Wang
Wen-Jun Li
ResearchOpen Access08 Oct 2019
Nature Communications

Volume: 10, P: 1-11
Genomic inference of the metabolism and evolution of the archaeal phylum Aigarchaeota

The phylum of archaea Aigarchaeota is poorly characterized due to limited genomic sampling. Here, Hua and colleagues use genome-resolved metagenome sequencing to reconstruct six hot spring strains of Aigarchaeota and then infer their metabolism and evolutionary history.

Zheng-Shuang Hua
Yan-Ni Qu
Wen-Jun Li
ResearchOpen Access19 Jul 2018
Nature Communications

Volume: 9, P: 1-11
Global exchange and accumulation of non-native plants

A global database of alien plants, showing that over 13,000 species, nearly 4% of the global flora, have become naturalized in a new location.

Mark van Kleunen
Wayne Dawson
Petr Pyšek
Research19 Aug 2015
Nature

Volume: 525, P: 100-103
Cepharanthine, a regulator of keap1-Nrf2, inhibits gastric cancer growth through oxidative stress and energy metabolism pathway

Yang-yang Lu
Chun-yang Zhu
Wei-wei Qi
ResearchOpen Access12 Dec 2023
Cell Death Discovery

Volume: 9, P: 1-15
Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic insights into sulfate-reducing bacteria in a revegetated acidic mine wasteland

Jin-tian Li
Pu Jia
Jie-Liang Liang
ResearchOpen Access06 Sept 2022
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

Volume: 8, P: 1-13
A New Chimeric Natriuretic Peptide, C_NAA_C, for the Treatment of Left Ventricular Dysfunction after Myocardial Infarction

Shu-Miao Zhang
Hong-Lin Zhao
Jian-Ming Pei
ResearchOpen Access30 Aug 2017
Scientific Reports

Volume: 7, P: 1-9
Globally distributed mining-impacted environments are underexplored hotspots of multidrug resistance genes

Xinzhu Yi
Jie-Liang Liang
Yong-Guan Zhu
ResearchOpen Access10 Jun 2022
The ISME Journal

Volume: 16, P: 2099-2113
Novel phosphate-solubilizing bacteria enhance soil phosphorus cycling following ecological restoration of land degraded by mining

Jie-Liang Liang
Jun Liu
Jin-tian Li
ResearchOpen Access23 Mar 2020
The ISME Journal

Volume: 14, P: 1600-1613
Island biogeography of soil bacteria and fungi: similar patterns, but different mechanisms

Shao-peng Li
Pandeng Wang
Lin Jiang
ResearchOpen Access27 Apr 2020
The ISME Journal

Volume: 14, P: 1886-1896
Comparative genomics reveals insights into cyanobacterial evolution and habitat adaptation

Meng-Yun Chen
Wen-Kai Teng
Wen-Sheng Shu
Research17 Sept 2020
The ISME Journal

Volume: 15, P: 211-227
Insights into ecological role of a new deltaproteobacterial order Candidatus Acidulodesulfobacterales by metagenomics and metatranscriptomics

Sha Tan
Jun Liu
Wen-Sheng Shu
ResearchOpen Access08 Apr 2019
The ISME Journal

Volume: 13, P: 2044-2057
Metabolic versatility of small archaea Micrarchaeota and Parvarchaeota

Lin-Xing Chen
Celia Méndez-García
Wen-Sheng Shu
ResearchOpen Access08 Dec 2017
The ISME Journal

Volume: 12, P: 756-775
Microbial communities evolve faster in extreme environments

Sheng-Jin Li
Zheng-Shuang Hua
Wen-Sheng Shu
ResearchOpen Access27 Aug 2014
Scientific Reports

Volume: 4, P: 1-9
Comparative metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses of microbial communities in acid mine drainage

Lin-xing Chen
Min Hu
Wen-sheng Shu
ResearchOpen Access23 Dec 2014
The ISME Journal

Volume: 9, P: 1579-1592
Ecological roles of dominant and rare prokaryotes in acid mine drainage revealed by metagenomics and metatranscriptomics

Zheng-Shuang Hua
Yu-Jiao Han
Wen-Sheng Shu
ResearchOpen Access07 Nov 2014
The ISME Journal

Volume: 9, P: 1280-1294
Contemporary environmental variation determines microbial diversity patterns in acid mine drainage

Jia-Liang Kuang
Li-Nan Huang
Wen-Sheng Shu
ResearchOpen Access22 Nov 2012
The ISME Journal

Volume: 7, P: 1038-1050

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Bacterial necromass recycling promotes diversity maintenance in bacterial communities via resource partitioning

Biogeography and host interactions of CPR and DPANN viruses in acid mine drainage sediments

Temperature-dependent mechanism evolution on RhRu₃O_x for acidic water oxidation

Landform and lithospheric development contribute to the assembly of mountain floras in China

Psoriasis genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility variants within LCE gene cluster at 1q21

Hidden diversity and potential ecological function of phosphorus acquisition genes in widespread terrestrial bacteriophages

Giant viruses as reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes

Analysis of nearly 3000 archaeal genomes from terrestrial geothermal springs sheds light on interconnected biogeochemical processes

Microbial diversity in extreme environments

Insights into the ecological roles and evolution of methyl-coenzyme M reductase-containing hot spring Archaea

Genomic inference of the metabolism and evolution of the archaeal phylum Aigarchaeota

Global exchange and accumulation of non-native plants

Cepharanthine, a regulator of keap1-Nrf2, inhibits gastric cancer growth through oxidative stress and energy metabolism pathway

Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic insights into sulfate-reducing bacteria in a revegetated acidic mine wasteland

A New Chimeric Natriuretic Peptide, C_NAA_C, for the Treatment of Left Ventricular Dysfunction after Myocardial Infarction

Globally distributed mining-impacted environments are underexplored hotspots of multidrug resistance genes

Novel phosphate-solubilizing bacteria enhance soil phosphorus cycling following ecological restoration of land degraded by mining

Island biogeography of soil bacteria and fungi: similar patterns, but different mechanisms

Comparative genomics reveals insights into cyanobacterial evolution and habitat adaptation

Insights into ecological role of a new deltaproteobacterial order Candidatus Acidulodesulfobacterales by metagenomics and metatranscriptomics

Metabolic versatility of small archaea Micrarchaeota and Parvarchaeota

Microbial communities evolve faster in extreme environments

Comparative metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses of microbial communities in acid mine drainage

Ecological roles of dominant and rare prokaryotes in acid mine drainage revealed by metagenomics and metatranscriptomics

Contemporary environmental variation determines microbial diversity patterns in acid mine drainage

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