Agricultural productivity is highly influenced by its associated microbial community. With
advancements in omics technology, metagenomics is known to play a vital role in microbial …

Simple Summary Freshwater ecosystems face various threats, especially in recent decades,
that pose unprecedented challenges to human health, water supply, agriculture, forestry …

Lake Erie is subject to recurring events of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cHABs), but
measures of nutrients and total phytoplankton biomass seem to be poor predictors of cHABs …

Background Fecal bacterial densities are proxy indicators of beach water quality, and beach
posting decisions are made based on Beach Action Value (BAV) exceedances for a beach …

Anthropogenic activities can disrupt soil ecosystems, normally resulting in reduced soil
microbial health. Regulatory agencies need to determine the effects of uncharacterized …

Wildfire is a natural disturbance in boreal forest systems that has been predicted to increase
in frequency, intensity, and extent due to climate change. Most studies tend to assess the …

The study of the whole of the genetic material contained within the microbial populations
found in a certain environment is made possible by metagenomics. This technique enables …

Multi-marker metabarcoding is increasingly being used to generate biodiversity information
across different domains of life from microbes to fungi to animals such as for molecular …

With the increasing occurrence and severity of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cHAB)
at the global scale, there is an urgent need for rapid, accurate, accessible, and cost-effective …

Overwhelming anthropogenic activities lead to deterioration of natural resources and the
environment. The microorganisms are considered desirable, due to their suitability for easy …