Ballast water is a common vector for the transport of invasive species to new marine and
aquatic environments. We used a metagenomics approach to examine the diversity and …

Ballast water is a primary vector for the global transfer of non-indigenous species, which
threaten the balance of aquatic ecosystems. The second-generation high-throughput …

Ballast water and sediments can serve as prominent vectors for the widespread dispersal of
pathogens between geographically distant areas. However, information regarding the …

With the rapid globalization of trade, the worldwide spread of pathogens through ballast
water is becoming a major concern. Although the international maritime organization (IMO) …

Ballast water is one of the main vectors for the spread of harmful organisms among
geologically isolated waters. However, the successional processes of microbial functions …

In this study, the bacterial community structures in samples of ballast water collected from a
ship from Singapore and of local sea water collected from Xiamen Port were compared …

Ballast water (BW) mediated bioinvasion is one of the greatest threats to the health of
aquatic ecosystems. Bacteria, unlike higher organisms, are transferred in large numbers …

Ballast water is a major vector of invasion by protozoans and metazoans. Bacterial invasion
is less-well understood. We surveyed the bacterial diversity of ballast water from 26 …

Ship ballast water can transfer harmful organisms, including antibiotic-resistant bacteria
(ARB), among geographically isolated waters. In this study, the presence and composition of …

The bacteriological quality of ships' ballast water was studied to evaluate the risk of invasion
by alien bacterial species in Singapore. Guidelines of the International Maritime …