Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding (parallel sequencing of DNA/RNA for
identification of whole communities within a targeted group) is revolutionizing the field of …

Mangroves are among the world's most productive ecosystems and a part of the “blue
carbon” sink. They act as a connection between the terrestrial and marine ecosystems …

Abstract The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) blowout resulted in the deposition to the seafloor of
up to 4.9% of 200 million gallons of oil released into the Gulf of Mexico. The petroleum …

The bacterial community from estuarine sediment undertakes the bioremediation and
energy transformation of anthropogenic pollutants especially polycyclic aromatic …

Acute environmental perturbations are reported to induce deterministic microbial community
assembly, while it is hypothesized that chronic perturbations promote development of …

Jack A. Gilbert, a, b Founding Editor in Chief, mSystems, Janet K. Jansson, c Senior Editor,
mSystems, Rob Knight, d, e, f Senior Editor, mSystems aBiosciences Division, Argonne …

Organic pollutants influenced root-associated bacterial community. However, the response
variation of root-associated bacterial community among different rice genotypes exposed to …

Marine oil spills are catastrophic events that cause massive damage to ecosystems at all
trophic levels. While most of the research has focused on carbon‐degrading …

Despite considerable efforts to characterize the microbial ecology of the built environment,
the metabolic mechanisms underpinning microbial colonization and successional dynamics …

Wild PAH-contaminated sites struggle to provide continuous and stable monitoring, resulting
in the potential risks of contaminated soil utilization could not be evaluated effectively. This …