Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Comparative profiling of rhizosphere bacterial communities in male and female date palms reveals sex-associated taxonomic shifts using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencingAsmita Detroja · Ashok Kumar BishoyiFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systemsdoi 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1962182
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Rapid restructuring of surface-water bacterial communities across the spring-to-early-summer transition in a water-conservancy reservoirDing Li · Yijun Liu · Xiaoping Wu · Yulin Lu · Xinyu Wu · Xiyao LiuFrontiers in Microbiologydoi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1992256
Original ResearchPublished 5 October 2026Favorable habitats of endangered halophytes harbor unique soil properties and bacterial communities, with a dominant root-associated genus promoting host plant growthHinako Kubo · Riku Murakami · Kodai Kato · Manami Tsuna · Takahiko Koizumi · Haruko Saito · Taku Kato · Minenosuke Matsutani · Hikaru Sakamoto · Hiromasa Saitoh · Kosuke YamamotoFrontiers in Soil Sciencedoi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1959075
Original ResearchPublished 1 October 2026Molecular screening for Wolbachia endosymbionts in phlebotomine sand flies within the North Central Province, Sri LankaF. B. R. P. Kumara · D. K. Hettiarachchi · N. D. A. D. WijegunawardanaFrontiers in Microbiomesdoi 10.3389/frmbi.2026.1905698
Brief Research ReportPublished 31 August 2026Host identity dominates over intra-ruminal spatial variation in shaping the rumen microbiome of Holstein–Friesian dairy cowsSoumya Kanti Kar · Edoardo Zaccaria · Léon Šebek · Sanne van GastelenFrontiers in Microbiomesdoi 10.3389/frmbi.2026.1883079
Original ResearchPublished 7 August 2026Modulation of the rumen microbiome and metabolism in dairy cows by altering the concentrate feeding pattern and the inclusion of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeastTimothy J. Snelling · Catherine A. Johnson · Helen E. Warren · Jules Taylor-Pickard · James A. Huntington · Liam A. SinclairFrontiers in Microbiomesdoi 10.3389/frmbi.2026.1884444
Original ResearchPublished 31 July 2026Seasonal dynamics of the gut microbiota in Apis mellifera ligustica: a two-year longitudinal studyMassimo Iorizzo · Gianfranco Pannella · Mariantonietta Succi · Sonia Ganassi · Dalila Di Criscio · Cosimo Tedino · Gianluca Albanese · Antonio De CristofaroFrontiers in Insect Sciencedoi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1920906
ReviewPublished 16 July 2026Application of next-generation sequencing (NGS) for disease diagnosis in the beehiveJoerg MayerFrontiers in Bee Sciencedoi 10.3389/frbee.2026.1862765
BacteriologyPublished 21 May 2025Plant-beneficial bacteria are promoted in pasture-crop rotations in the Uruguayan Pampa, contributing to soil health and crop performanceVictoria Cerecetto · Kornelia Smalla · Doreen Babin · Carolina LeoniFrontiers in Bacteriologydoi 10.3389/fbrio.2025.1582787