Landslide rapid mapping inventory, generated in the immediate aftermath of severe landslide events, represents essential information for quantitative landslide risk assessment. It can support effective and efficient response in case of emergency activations, for example by identifying the potential number of affected infrastructures (e.g. roads, railways), and can provide useful information to prioritize the interventions and...

Summary Different factors may modulate the gut microbiota of animals. In any particular environment, diet, genetic factors and human influences can shape the bacterial communities residing in the gastrointestinal tract. Metagenomic approaches have significantly expanded our knowledge on microbiota dynamics inside hosts, yet cultivation and isolation of bacterial members of these complex ecosystems may still be necessary to ful...

Summary The gastrointestinal tract of poultry is densely populated with microorganisms, which are presumed to interact with the host and ingested feed. Comparison of the gut microbiota of chickens used for large‐scale commercial production (Broiler Chicken, BC) and those grown in semi‐wild conditions (Free‐Range Chicken, FRC) revealed that at phylum level Firmicutes was the dominant phylum of the gut community in BC, while the...

Summary Phage predation is one of the key forces that shape genetic diversity in bacterial genomes. Phages are also believed to act as modulators of the microbiota composition and, consequently, as agents that drive bacterial speciation in complex bacterial communities. Very little is known about the occurrence and genetic variability of (pro)phages within the B ifidobacterium genus, a dominant bacterial group of the human inf...