Recent advances in studying the dynamics of marine microbial communities have shown
that the composition of these communities follows predictable patterns and involves complex …

The Mediterranean Sea is a marine biodiversity hot spot. Here we combined an extensive
literature analysis with expert opinions to update publicly available estimates of major taxa …

Bacterioplankton (bacteria and archaea) are indispensable regulators of global element
cycles owing to their unique ability to decompose and remineralize dissolved organic matter …

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 …

The current onshore aquaculture trend is to develop large scale production of diversified
fingerlings and very large units for fish ongrowing. This requires an industrial type of …

Microbial communities comprise an interwoven matrix of biological diversity modified by
physical and chemical variation over space and time. Although these communities are the …

Microbial activities that affect global oceanographic and atmospheric processes happen
throughout the water column, yet the long-term ecological dynamics of microbes have been …

Community‐level molecular techniques are widely used in comparative microbial ecology to
assess the diversity of microbial communities and their response to changing environments …

Members of the marine Roseobacter lineage have been characterized as ecological
generalists, suggesting that there will be challenges in assigning well-delineated ecological …

The formation of biofilms and biofouling is a common feature in aquatic environments. The
aim of this study was to identify the primary colonizers of biofilm formed in Eastern …