Bacterial biofilms are structured communities of cells embedded within a self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substances. Within these assemblages, individual and collective traits converge ...

Aquatic microbial communities form the foundation of biogeochemical cycling and food-web dynamics in lakes, rivers and oceans. Photosynthetic microbes such as phytoplankton fix inorganic carbon and ...

A new scientific review has uncovered how complex microbial communities, including those in the human gut and the natural environment, act as powerful engines that drive the evolution and spread of ...

A new peer-reviewed study led by Israeli researchers has found that coral reefs help control the daily lives of microbes, tiny bacteria, and microscopic algae that live in the water around them. The ...

Dr. Herdís Steinsdóttir deploying an instrument near the reef in Eilat to record water currents, allowing her to keep track of the direction of sea currents. A new study shows that coral reefs don’t ...