The Bacteroidetes phylum is renowned for its ability to degrade a wide range of complex
carbohydrates, a trait that has enabled its dominance in many diverse environments. The …

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 …

In this work, we compare the resolution of V2-V3 and V3-V4 16S rRNA regions for the
purposes of estimating microbial community diversity using paired-end Illumina MiSeq …

Streams and rivers form dense networks, shape the Earth's surface and, in their sediments,
provide an immensely large surface area for microbial growth. Biofilms dominate microbial …

Globally, forests represent highly productive ecosystems that act as carbon sinks where soil
organic matter is formed from residuals after biomass decomposition as well as from …

This study explored the short-term planktonic microbial community structure and resilience
in Lake Lanier (GA, USA) while simultaneously evaluating the technical aspects of …

Lakes are heterogeneous ecosystems inhabited by a rich microbiome whose genomic
diversity is poorly defined. We present a continental-scale study of metagenomes …

Bacteria play key roles in the ecology of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems; however,
little is known about their diversity and biogeography, especially in the rare microbial …

Salinity is a major factor controlling the distribution of biota in aquatic systems, and most
aquatic multicellular organisms are either adapted to life in saltwater or freshwater …

Sediment, a special realm in aquatic environments, has high microbial diversity. While there
are numerous reports about the microbial community in marine sediment, freshwater and …