The accessibility of high-throughput DNA sequencing technologies has attracted the
application of comparative microbial analyses to study diseases. These studies present a …

Aquatic environments harbour large and diverse microbial populations that ensure their
functioning and sustainability. In the current context of global change, characterizing …

BACKGROUND Estuaries are ecologically and economically important aquatic systems,
functioning as feeding/staging sites for migratory birds, as nurseries for marine fish, and as …

Culture-independent and meta-omics sequencing methods have shed considerable light on
the so-called “microbial dark matter” of Earth's environmental microbiome, improving our …

Handbook of Methods in Aquatic Microbial Ecology is the first comprehensive compilation of
85 fundamental methods in modern aquatic microbial ecology. Each method is presented in …

Bioindication has become an indispensable part of water quality monitoring in most
countries of the world, with the presence and abundance of bioindicator taxa, mostly …

Resolving the cause of disease (= aetiology) in aquatic organisms is a challenging but
essential goal, heightened by increasing disease prevalence in a changing climate and an …

Along with bacteria, other microorganisms are also key components of microbiota structure
of freshwater, and those include archaea, microbial eukaryotes, and viruses that together …

Taxonomic studies on the shellfish microbiome indicate that these complex microbial
communities are influenced by the host and environment, and that shifts in the microbiome …

Aquatic environments are the recipients of many sources of environmental stress that trigger
both local and global changes. To evaluate the associated risks to organisms and …