Impacts of biofilms on the conversion of cellulose

S Brethauer, RL Shahab, MH Studer - Applied microbiology and …, 2020 - Springer
Lignocellulose is a widely available renewable carbon source and a promising feedstock for
the production of various chemicals in biorefineries. However, its recalcitrant nature is a …

Comparison of four DNA extraction methods for comprehensive assessment of 16S rRNA bacterial diversity in marine biofilms using high-throughput sequencing

N Corcoll, T Österlund, L Sinclair, A Eiler… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
High-throughput DNA sequencing technologies are increasingly used for the metagenomic
characterisation of microbial biodiversity. However, basic issues, such as the choice of an …

Fungal community as a bioindicator to reflect anthropogenic activities in a river ecosystem

Y Bai, Q Wang, K Liao, Z Jian, C Zhao… - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The fungal community interacts with the ambient environment and can be used as a
bioindicator to reflect anthropogenic activities in aquatic ecosystems. Several studies have …

The role of the substrate on the mineralization potential of microbial mats in a modern freshwater river (Paris Basin, France)

A Roche, E Vennin, I Bundeleva, A Bouton… - Minerals, 2019 - mdpi.com
The relationship between environmental conditions and the development, mineralization
and preservation of modern tufa microbialites was investigated in a 1.1 km long freshwater …

Spatial scale impacts microbial community composition and distribution within and across stream ecosystems in North and Central America

RL Bier, JJ Mosher, LA Kaplan… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A mechanistic understanding of factors that structure spatiotemporal community composition
is a major challenge in microbial ecology. Our study of microbial communities in the …

Designing field-based investigations of organic micropollutant fate in rivers

C Glaser, M Schwientek, C Zarfl - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
Organic micropollutants in rivers are emitted via diffuse and point sources like from
agricultural practice or wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). Extensive laboratory and field …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial substrata to assess ecological and ecotoxicological responses in river biofilms: Use and recommendations

A Freixa, J Ortiz-Rivero, S Sabater - MethodsX, 2023 - Elsevier
River biofilms are biological consortia of autotrophs and heterotrophs colonizing most solid
surfaces in rivers. Biofilm composition and biomass differ according to the environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Macro-scale (biomes) differences in neotropical stream processes and community structure

MJ Feio, GFM Leite, RS Rezende, AO Medeiros… - Global Ecology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The definition of conservation strategies and ecological assessment schemes requires
understanding ecosystem patterns over multiple spatial scales. This study aimed to …

Substratum‐Associated Microbiota

PC Furey, A Liess, S Lee - Water Environment Research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This survey of literature on substratumassociated microbiota from 2016 includes highlights
of research findings associated with algae, cyanobacteria, and bacteria from a variety of …

Wood abundance in urban and rural streams in northwestern South Carolina

GP Lewis, AM Weigel, KM Duskin, DC Haney - Hydrobiologia, 2021 - Springer
In streams and rivers, wood from riparian vegetation contributes to habitat complexity and
substrates for stream biota, influences channel geomorphology, alters flow, retains sediment …