The improvement of sequencing technologies has facilitated generalization of metagenomic
sequencing, which has become a standard procedure for analyzing the structure and …

Chondrichthyes (sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras) are among the oldest extant predators
and are vital to top-down regulation of oceanic ecosystems. They are an ecologically diverse …

Abstract Chondrichthyes-sharks, rays, skates, and chimeras, are among the most threatened
and data deficient vertebrate species. Global demand for shark and ray derived products …

We describe an inexpensive, reliable, and easily executed improvement for the extraction of
DNA from SterivexTM filter units, that involves the separation of the SterivexTM filter from its …

Environmental studies are primarily done by culturing isolated microorganisms or by
amplifying and sequencing conserved genes. Difficulties understanding the complexity of …

The health of sharks, like all organisms, is linked to their microbiome. At the skin interface,
sharks have dermal denticles that protrude above the mucus, which may affect the types of …

Characterizing patterns in the microbial communities associated with canopy‐forming kelps
is critical to understanding the mechanisms shaping macroalgal microbiomes. Using 16S …

ABSTRACT The South Pacific Gyre (SPG) covers 10% of the ocean's surface and is often
regarded as a marine biological desert. To gain an on-site overview of the remote …

Pathological diagnosis of drowning remains a challenge for forensic science, because of a
lack of pathognomonic findings. We analyzed microbiota and surfactant protein in the lungs …

Members of the genus Pseudovibrio have been isolated worldwide from a great variety of
marine sources as both free-living and host-associated bacteria. So far, the available data …