The differences between species that are 'sensitive' or 'resistant' to a putative allelochemical, as is commonly invoked in invasion ecology, may reflect differences in microbial communities harbored by different plant species.
Culture-independent studies of the gut microbiota in Crohn's disease have documented that at least a subset of patients harbor microbial communities distinct from those in individuals without IBD [ 2- 8].
Bray-Curtis similarity indices calculated based on taxonomic clustering of sequences at 97% similarity from each sample revealed that different individuals of the same species harbor similar microbial communities (Figures 3 5).
We find that tumors harbor distinct microbial communities compared to nearby healthy tissue.
The frequency of the association between nitrifying microbial communities and sponges that harbor large microbial communities suggests that nitrification is an integral part of the metabolic function of many sponge species.
The dog gut and tongue communities, on the other hand, harbor microbial communities that are somewhat similar in diversity and composition yet distinct from those in the human counterparts.
Wrested from the ocean bottom with the aid of a chainsaw-equipped robot submersible and a crane, the chimneys arrived in Seattle on Saturday--complete with the microbial communities and other life-forms they harbor.
As in clinical diagnostics, the need to identify fungi often goes along with the goal to identify a particular organism directly in the environment, infected plant tissue, or food, which can harbor complex microbial communities and potentially host tissue.
Although more subclusters existed in the BV group, we found that samples in the BV group formed a large cluster that was very distinct from the CN group, which was similar to the PCR-DGGE pattern, indicating that they harbored quite different microbial communities.
Sponges are among the invertebrate phyla that most commonly harbors associated microbial communities, and some species have even been called "bacteriosponges" due to the high content of bacterial cells in their tissues [3].
