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The #microbial #diversity of #dynamic #ecosystems can today be assessed using more efficient methods. M. F. Peña-Valencia et al. (2026) identified potential #polyethyleneterephthalate (#PET)-degrading #enzymes from #mangrove #soil using #AI, #3D #structuralanalysis and #metagenomics. Some of these enzymes could be assigned to the bacterial genus #Microbulbifer.

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The #microbial #diversity of #dynamic #ecosystems can today be assessed using more efficient methods. M. F. Peña-Valencia et al. (2026) identified potential #polyethyleneterephthalate (#PET)-degrading #enzymes from #mangrove #soil using #AI, #3D #structuralanalysis and #metagenomics. Some of these enzymes could be assigned to the bacterial genus #Microbulbifer.

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The #microbial #diversity of #dynamic #ecosystems can today be assessed using more efficient methods. M. F. Peña-Valencia et al. (2026) identified potential #polyethyleneterephthalate (#PET)-degrading #enzymes from #mangrove #soil using #AI, #3D #structuralanalysis and #metagenomics. Some of these enzymes could be assigned to the bacterial genus #Microbulbifer.

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The #microbial #diversity of #dynamic #ecosystems can today be assessed using more efficient methods. M. F. Peña-Valencia et al. (2026) identified potential #polyethyleneterephthalate (#PET)-degrading #enzymes from #mangrove #soil using #AI, #3D #structuralanalysis and #metagenomics. Some of these enzymes could be assigned to the bacterial genus #Microbulbifer.

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The #microbial #diversity of #dynamic #ecosystems can today be assessed using more efficient methods. M. F. Peña-Valencia et al. (2026) identified potential #polyethyleneterephthalate (#PET)-degrading #enzymes from #mangrove #soil using #AI, #3D #structuralanalysis and #metagenomics. Some of these enzymes could be assigned to the bacterial genus #Microbulbifer.

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New publication: High-Dose #Biochar Hinders Micro/#Nanoplastic-Induced #Soil Positive Priming by Reducing #Substrate Quality and #Microbial Activity.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c11467

New publication: Unveiling the dominant role of #soilpH in shaping #nitrogen cycling #microbial #gene abundances: Insights from 65-years of chemical #fertilizer selection in an acidic #grassland #meadow.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2026.110301

New publication: Unveiling the dominant role of #soilpH in shaping #nitrogen cycling #microbial #gene abundances: Insights from 65-years of chemical #fertilizer selection in an acidic #grassland #meadow.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2026.110301

New publication: Unveiling the dominant role of #soilpH in shaping #nitrogen cycling #microbial #gene abundances: Insights from 65-years of chemical #fertilizer selection in an acidic #grassland #meadow.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2026.110301

New publication: Unveiling the dominant role of #soilpH in shaping #nitrogen cycling #microbial #gene abundances: Insights from 65-years of chemical #fertilizer selection in an acidic #grassland #meadow.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2026.110301

New publication: Unveiling the dominant role of #soilpH in shaping #nitrogen cycling #microbial #gene abundances: Insights from 65-years of chemical #fertilizer selection in an acidic #grassland #meadow.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2026.110301

In biology/geology "#marinesnow" refers to the #organicdebris of organisms from higher #waterlevels. The #carboncycle thus transfers #CO2 to the #seabed, thus binding the #greenhousegas.
B. Borer et al. (2026) found that #microbial components of this "snow" induce #calciumcarbonate #dissolution in higher waters, reducing their #settlingvelocity and requiring consideration in future #climatemodels.
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In biology/geology "#marinesnow" refers to the #organicdebris of organisms from higher #waterlevels. The #carboncycle thus transfers #CO2 to the #seabed, thus binding the #greenhousegas.
B. Borer et al. (2026) found that #microbial components of this "snow" induce #calciumcarbonate #dissolution in higher waters, reducing their #settlingvelocity and requiring consideration in future #climatemodels.
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In biology/geology "#marinesnow" refers to the #organicdebris of organisms from higher #waterlevels. The #carboncycle thus transfers #CO2 to the #seabed, thus binding the #greenhousegas.
B. Borer et al. (2026) found that #microbial components of this "snow" induce #calciumcarbonate #dissolution in higher waters, reducing their #settlingvelocity and requiring consideration in future #climatemodels.
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In biology/geology "#marinesnow" refers to the #organicdebris of organisms from higher #waterlevels. The #carboncycle thus transfers #CO2 to the #seabed, thus binding the #greenhousegas.
B. Borer et al. (2026) found that #microbial components of this "snow" induce #calciumcarbonate #dissolution in higher waters, reducing their #settlingvelocity and requiring consideration in future #climatemodels.
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In biology/geology "#marinesnow" refers to the #organicdebris of organisms from higher #waterlevels. The #carboncycle thus transfers #CO2 to the #seabed, thus binding the #greenhousegas.
B. Borer et al. (2026) found that #microbial components of this "snow" induce #calciumcarbonate #dissolution in higher waters, reducing their #settlingvelocity and requiring consideration in future #climatemodels.
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#Newswire: Melt&Marble, the Swedish biotech company specializing in microbial fermentation-derived fats, has achieved self-affirmed GRAS (Generally Recognised as Safe) status for its MeltyMarble fat ingredient, clearing a path for commercialization in the United States.

#microbial #fat #fermentation #meat #dairy #ingredients #biotech #foodtech #regulatory #marketaccess #confectionery #innovation #sustainability #startups #sweden #pressrelease

https://www.proteinreport.org/newswire/meltmarble-achieves-self-gras-paving-the-way-for-us-sales

Nitrosopumilus maritimus is a highly adaptable species of #marine #archaea that accounts for approximately 30% of the marine #microbial #plankton population and plays a vital role in regulating the ocean's biological and chemical balance amid climate change.
#Microbiology #MarineBiology #Environmental #GlobalChangeBiology #OceanBiogeochemistry #ClimateChange #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/mcb03092601.html

Nitrosopumilus maritimus is a highly adaptable species of #marine #archaea that accounts for approximately 30% of the marine #microbial #plankton population and plays a vital role in regulating the ocean's biological and chemical balance amid climate change.
#Microbiology #MarineBiology #Environmental #GlobalChangeBiology #OceanBiogeochemistry #ClimateChange #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/mcb03092601.html

Nitrosopumilus maritimus is a highly adaptable species of #marine #archaea that accounts for approximately 30% of the marine #microbial #plankton population and plays a vital role in regulating the ocean's biological and chemical balance amid climate change.
#Microbiology #MarineBiology #Environmental #GlobalChangeBiology #OceanBiogeochemistry #ClimateChange #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/mcb03092601.html

Nitrosopumilus maritimus is a highly adaptable species of #marine #archaea that accounts for approximately 30% of the marine #microbial #plankton population and plays a vital role in regulating the ocean's biological and chemical balance amid climate change.
#Microbiology #MarineBiology #Environmental #GlobalChangeBiology #OceanBiogeochemistry #ClimateChange #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/mcb03092601.html

Nitrosopumilus maritimus is a highly adaptable species of #marine #archaea that accounts for approximately 30% of the marine #microbial #plankton population and plays a vital role in regulating the ocean's biological and chemical balance amid climate change.
#Microbiology #MarineBiology #Environmental #GlobalChangeBiology #OceanBiogeochemistry #ClimateChange #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/mcb03092601.html

#Microbial nutrients dictate the success or failure of #antibiotics in structured bacterial communities, creating an observable death front where metabolically active surface cells perish while nutrient-starved interior cells survive.
#Bioengineering #ChemicalEngineering #Biophysics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/beng02242602.html

#Newswire: MicroHarvest, the German biotechnology company producing protein ingredients through biomass fermentation using regional agri-food side streams, today announced that it has selected Industriepark Leuna (Saxony-Anhalt) as the location for its future production plant.

#microbial #ingredients #protein #biotech #foodtech #innovation #sustainability #investing #germany #bioeconomy #SaxonyAnhalt #pressrelease

https://www.proteinreport.org/newswire/microharvest-selects-leuna-germany-for-first-large-scale-production-plant

"#Agricultural runoff provides perfect nutrients for #methanogen growth.

#Fertilizer and animal waste washing into ocean systems creates nutrient-rich zones where these methanogens thrive like never before. #Nitrogen and #phosphorus pollution from farmland creates ideal conditions for explosive #microbial growth in #coastal waters and #DeepOcean areas. These agricultural inputs essentially act as fertilizer for #methane-producing microbes, creating a connection between #IndustrialFarming and atmospheric #GreenhouseGas levels that scientists never fully appreciated.

"Coastal regions near major agricultural areas show the highest concentrations of these supercharged methanogens, with some areas recording methane production levels ten times higher than baseline measurements. The problem compounds itself because areas with intensive farming also tend to have the strongest ocean currents, meaning these fertilized methanogen populations get distributed globally. Every season’s #AgriculturalRunoff creates new opportunities for these microbes to establish thriving colonies in previously stable ocean environments."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/earth-s-dangerous-warming-traced-to-a-hidden-culprit-says-new-data/ss-AA1VuuPp?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover#image=2

#DeepSeaLife #AgriculturalRunoff #BigAg #OceansAreLife #OceanCurrents #OceanMethane

"Marine scientists drilling into abyssal ocean floor sediments discovered thriving colonies of this new #methanogen species at depths previously thought to be biologically inactive. These extreme environments, characterized by crushing pressure and complete darkness, harbor #microbial communities that have evolved unique metabolic pathways. According to research published in #NatureGeoscience, these #DeepSea methanogens can survive in conditions that would kill most known life forms.

"The discovery challenges everything scientists thought they knew about where life can exist in Earth’s oceans. These microbes don’t just survive in the deep ocean trenches, they’re actually flourishing and producing methane at industrial scales. Their metabolic processes operate entirely differently from surface-dwelling organisms, using chemical energy sources that most life forms can’t even process."

Learn more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/earth-s-dangerous-warming-traced-to-a-hidden-culprit-says-new-data/ss-AA1VuuPp?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=0a3d1a553ba44c8893415037fea29306&ei=7#image=2

#DeepSeaLife #AgriculturalRunoff #BigAg #OceansAreLife #OceanCurrents #OceanMethane

The future of life in #space 🌌 will likely depend on our ability to simulate, design, and guide #microbial 🦠 ecosystems capable of adapting to #alien worlds. Biofilm-forming communities have demonstrated not only survivability but also functionality under simulated #Martian stressors. The viability of life beyond Earth will depend on the robustness and adaptability of collective #biological systems https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-025-08973-1

#terraforming #Mars #extremophile #microbiomes

17-Dec-2025
#Flour choice shapes #sourdough #microbial communities

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1110248 #science #food #yeast #ecology

#Newswire: Swiss start-up Yeastup AG has opened a 1,700 m² industrial food production facility in Lyss, canton of Bern. The plant can process up to 40 hectolitres of spent brewer’s yeast per hour to produce functional food ingredients, including yeast protein and beta-glucan dietary fibre. The yeast protein functions as an emulsifier and egg substitute in food applications.

#microbial #eggs #ingredients #protein #biotech #foodtech #startups #innovation #investing

https://www.proteinreport.org/newswire/yeastup-celebrates-launch-industrial-scale-production/

Complex #life began to develop earlier, and over a longer span of time, than previously believed.

Nee findings indicate that complex organisms evolved long before there were substantial levels of #oxygen in the #atmosphere, something which had previously been considered a prerequisite to the #evolution of complex life.

The #earth is approximately 4.5 billion years old, with the first #microbial life forms appearing over 4 billion years ago.

These organisms consisted of two groups – #bacteria and the distinct but related #archaea, collectively known as #prokaryotes.

Prokaryotes were the only form of life on earth for hundreds of millions of years, until more complex eukaryotic cells including organisms such as #algae, #fungi, #plants and #animals evolved.

Previous ideas on how and when early prokaryotes transformed into complex #eukaryotes has largely been in the realm of speculation. Estimates have spanned a billion years, as no intermediate forms exist and definitive fossil evidence has been lacking.

By collecting evidence from multiple #gene families in multiple biological systems and focusing on the features which distinguish eukaryotes from prokaryotes, researchers were able to begin to piece together the developmental pathway for complex life. 

They obtained evidence that the transition began almost 2.9 billion years ago – almost a billion years earlier than by some other estimates –  suggesting that the nucleus and other internal structures appear to have evolved significantly before #mitochondria.

The process of cumulative complexification seems to have taken place over a much longer time period than previously thought.

#biology
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/december/complex-life-developed-earlier-than-previously-thought-new-study-reveals.html

Paper by Kay et al. (2025): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09808-z

📆 17 November 2025 : Microbially 🦠 mediated #terraforming is not speculative but strategic. Recent advances in space #microbiology, synthetic #biology, and systems ecology are converging toward a new paradigm for #astrobiological research. The future of life in #space 🌌 will likely depend on our ability to simulate, design, and guide #microbial ecosystems capable of adapting to #alien worlds https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-025-08973-1

A new study led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Professor Alexandre Rosado has revealed an unusual #microbial world in the Hatiba Mons #hydrothermal vent fields of the central Red Sea
#Microbiology #EarthScience #Ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/10/mcb1022501.html

A new study led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Professor Alexandre Rosado has revealed an unusual #microbial world in the Hatiba Mons #hydrothermal vent fields of the central Red Sea
#Microbiology #EarthScience #Ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/10/mcb1022501.html

A new study led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Professor Alexandre Rosado has revealed an unusual #microbial world in the Hatiba Mons #hydrothermal vent fields of the central Red Sea
#Microbiology #EarthScience #Ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/10/mcb1022501.html

A new study led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Professor Alexandre Rosado has revealed an unusual #microbial world in the Hatiba Mons #hydrothermal vent fields of the central Red Sea
#Microbiology #EarthScience #Ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/10/mcb1022501.html

A new study led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Professor Alexandre Rosado has revealed an unusual #microbial world in the Hatiba Mons #hydrothermal vent fields of the central Red Sea
#Microbiology #EarthScience #Ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/10/mcb1022501.html

#Newswire: Cellular Agriculture Australia announces a new report authored in collaboration with Agrifood Innovation Institute, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, and the ANU National Security College. The white paper highlights the role of food security in safeguarding national security and positions food biotechnologies and biomanufacturing as critical to this objective.

#cellculture #microbial #ingredients #protein #foodtech #biotech #innovation #biomanufacturing

https://www.proteinreport.org/newswire/new-report-made-grown-future-food-biotechnology-biomanufacturing-australia/

To better understand the role of #bacteria in the stomach, researchers collected #biopsies from patients with #autoimmune gastritis, both with and without #neuroendocrine #tumors, and compared their #microbial communities.
#Microbiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/10/mcb10082501.html

Living microbial cement supercapacitors with reactivatable energy storage

https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-physical-science/fulltext/S2666-3864(25)00409-6

#HackerNews #Living #microbial #cement #supercapacitors #energy #storage #sustainable #tech #green #innovation

Unusual compounds in rocks on #Mars may be sign of ancient #microbial life
Surface spots and nodules on rocks in ancient river valley are described in new study as ‘potential #biosignatures’

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/sep/10/unusual-compounds-in-rocks-on-mars-may-be-sign-of-ancient-microbial-life #science #astrobiology #SolarSystem

I got an #OpenPosition (fully funded) for a PhD student/postdoc in #marine #biogeochemistry. As part of the MARBEDS project, we are looking for someone to study #seafloor fluxes and their interactions with #microbial communities in #biodiversity hotspots.

Contact me if you would like more details.

(Was hoping to post this in June, but getting the ducks in a row took a while)

Wowow! The CompareM2 v2.14.1 pipeline to deeply analyze your #microbial #genomes is out!!

New features to enjoy:
- Gapseq for GEMs
- Support for new GTDB-tk release 226

And it is all #foss

Download it to your HPC here:
https://github.com/cmkobel/CompareM2/releases/tag/v2.14.1

#Newswire: Nutrition from Water (NXW), the New Zealand-born company harnessing microalgae strains and proprietary heterotrophic fermentation processes to biomanufacture protein-rich, fiber-containing alternatives to bovine whey at one-third of the cost, announces JDAs with Japan's Nissei Kyokei and a prominent European dairy nutrition company.
#algae #microbial #ingredients #dairy #protein #biotech #foodtech #microalgae #innovation #newzealand #japan #europe #pressrelease
https://www.proteinreport.org/newswire/nutrition-water-nxw-signs-two-joint-development-agreements-launch-marine-wheytm-globally/

A new approach to controlling #gene_expression in #microbial populations.

#microbiomes #gene_transfer #ADEPT #TTR #fundedbyNIH #fundedbyNSF

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-approach-gene-microbial-populations.html

#Microbial #cell factories may help get to the root of understudied #plant #molecules

#metabolomics #biosynthesis #strigolactones

https://phys.org/news/2025-01-microbial-cell-factories-root-understudied.html

Life does not end at the #sediment-#water-interface, it keep going down and down and down (less so on land). There is a #diversity continuum, and some of those #subsurface #microbial communities can be rather diverse.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adq0645

Scientists Peered Into A Secret Antarctic Lake Hidden Beneath The Ice — And Uncovered A Never-Before-Seen Ecosystem
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https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/scientists-peered-beneath-a-frozen-antarctic-lake-and-uncovered-a-never-before-seen-ecosystem <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01842-5 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #radar #GPR #groundpenetratingradar #remotesensing #Antarctica #LakeEnigma #ecosystem #microbial #water #life #biology #microorganisms #imagery #microbialmats #oxygen #photosynthesis #ice #light #Patescibacteria #extremophiles

[#ExoMars : report and update] The postponement of the ExoMars mission has given IRAP scientists the opportunity to update some of the components of the #Raman laser #spectrometer.

The spectrometer will analyse #samples taken from beneath the surface of #Mars that have been ground and powdered beforehand. It will be able to identify the #organic compounds present and will contribute to the search for #microbial life.

Launch scheduled for October 2028! Stay tuned 😜

https://www.irap.omp.eu/en/2024/10/irap-delivers-the-control-box-for-the-raman-instrument-on-board-the-esa-exomars-mars-rover/

#SARS-CoV-2 #infection perturbs the #gastrointestinal tract and induces modest #microbial #translocation across the intestinal barrier, J Virol.: https://journals.asm.org/doi/abs/10.1128/jvi.01288-24?af=R

These results demonstrate that GI perturbations such as microbial translocation can occur in even mild SARS-CoV-2 infections and may contribute to the #COVID19 #inflammatory state.

Protected Designation of Origin #cheeses and #milks harbor startling #microbial #diversity.

#genomics #foods

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-cheeses-harbor-startling-microbial-diversity.html