Nitrogen cycling plays a decisive role in biogeochemistry, and largely depends on microbial
driven nitrogen transformation. The environmental problems caused by microplastics are …

The bioassessment of aquatic ecosystems is currently based on various biotic indices that
use the occurrence and/or abundance of selected taxonomic groups to define ecological …

The ecological stress of microplastics (MPs) contamination in agroecosystems raise
worldwide concerns. However very few studies concentrated on the effects of MPs exposure …

A decade after environmental scientists integrated high‐throughput sequencing
technologies in their toolbox, the genomics‐based monitoring of anthropogenic impacts on …

Metagenomics is a technology employed to study genetic material directly isolated from
environmental samples. Metagenomics thus reveals knowledge on microbial communities of …

Actinobacteria are prolific producers of thousands of biologically active natural compounds
with diverse activities. More than half of these bioactive compounds have been isolated from …

The environment of a high altitude brackish water lake presents an unprecedented reservoir
for the microbial community with adaptability towards surviving stressful conditions …

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely present in aquatic and soil environment, raising
significant concerns about their impacts on creatures in ecosystem. While the toxicity of …

Microplastics (MPs) or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution has received
increasing concern due to their ubiquitous distribution and potential risks in soils. However …

Toxic cyanobacterial blooms represent a natural phenomenon caused by a mass
proliferation of photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms in water environments. Bloom …