Human activities impact marine ecosystems at a global scale and all levels of complexity of
life. Despite their importance as key players in ecosystem processes, the stress caused to …

Due to the persistence of metals in the ecosystem and their threat to all living organisms,
effects of heavy metal on soil microbial communities were widely studied. However, little was …

Human population density within 100 km of the sea is approximately three times higher than
the global average. People in this zone are concentrated in coastal cities that are hubs for …

Heavy metals (HMs) contamination is a serious environmental issue in wetland soil.
Understanding the micro ecological characteristic of HMs polluted wetland soil has become …

Succession of bacterial communities involved in the composting process of chicken manure,
including first composting (FC), second composting (SC) and fertilizer product (Pd) and …

For over three centuries, soil scientists and microbiologists have been studying the most
diverse habitat on the planet, characterizing the structure, function, and composition of the …

Background Beginning in the last century, coral reefs have suffered the consequences of
anthropogenic activities, including oil contamination. Chemical remediation methods, such …

In this study, 454 pyrosequencing of the 16 S r RNA gene was used to investigate sediment
bacterial community response to contaminant disturbance across six estuaries with differing …

Prokaryotes in coastal sediments are fundamental players in the ecosystem functioning and
regulate processes relevant in the global biogeochemical cycles. Nevertheless, knowledge …

The aim of this study was to compare the composition of bacterial and archaeal communities
in contaminated sediments (Vidy Bay) with uncontaminated sediments (Ouchy area) of Lake …