Microbiota

Microbiota refers to the community of microorganisms that inhabit a specific environment, such as the human body, soil, oceans or other ecosystems. These communities include bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses and other microscopic organisms that interact with each other and with their host or surroundings. Microbiota play essential roles in processes such as digestion, nutrient cycling, immune function and ecosystem dynamics, and are studied in medicine, ecology and environmental science.

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Mapping Denmark’s microbiome and its impact on agriculture and climateScience

Mapping Denmark’s microbiome and its impact on agriculture and climate

Agriculture shapes microbial communities - and with them eutrophication and greenhouse gas emissions Summary: Denmark’s microbiome has now been charted at an unprecedented national scale,…
SourceSourceDecember 8, 2025 Full article
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Trees reveal climate surprise: bark removes methane from the atmosphereClimateScience

Trees reveal climate surprise: bark removes methane from the atmosphere

By University of Birmingham Tree bark surfaces play an important role in removing methane gas from the atmosphere, according to a study published in Nature.…
SourceSourceJuly 25, 2024 Full article