Many bacterial species have been found to exist in a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state
since its discovery in 1982. VBNC cells are characterized by a loss of culturability on routine …

Enterococci are common, commensal members of gut communities in mammals and birds,
yet they are also opportunistic pathogens that cause millions of human and animal infections …

The bacterioplankton diversity in large rivers has thus far been under‐sampled despite the
importance of streams and rivers as components of continental landscapes. Here, we …

Fungi of the hyphomycete genus Metarhizium have been isolated from infected insects and
soil of all continents except Antarctica, and there have been isolations from near the …

Shifts in bacterioplankton community composition along the salinity gradient of the Parker
River estuary and Plum Island Sound, in northeastern Massachusetts, were related to …

There is now clear evidence for major differences in heterotrophic bacterial composition
between freshwater and marine ecosystems. A fundamental question that remains …

Insect Symbiosis summarizes the current knowledge of the relationship between symbiotic
organisms and their insect hosts and provides an unparalleled analysis of cutting-edge …

Enteric bacteria exposed to the marine environment simultaneously encounter a variety of
abiotic and biotic challenges. Among the former, light appears to be critical in affecting …

Knowing the survival rates of water-borne Escherichia coli is important in evaluating
microbial contamination and making appropriate management decisions. E. coli survival …

Flow cytometry has become a valuable tool in aquatic and environmental microbiology that
combines direct and rapid assays to determine numbers, cell size distribution and additional …