A biofilm is a layer of microbes that have aggregated to form a colony. The colony attaches
to a surface with a slime layer which protects the microorganisms, promoting their growth …

Caves are oligotrophic environments, characterized by constant temperatures, high humidity
and low natural light. However, microbial shifts can still happen in such environments …

European caves contain some of the world's greatest Paleolithic paintings, and their
conservation is at risk due to the use of artificial lighting. Both lighting and high CO2 …

Microbes are essential in biofloc technology for controlling nitrogen levels in water. The
composition and function of microorganisms with biofloc systems were reported; however …

Until recently, the study of cyanobacteria and microalgae has been hampered by the need to
cultivate these organisms to gain insight into their cytomorphology, life cycle and molecular …

This study explored the use of algae to supply oxygen in situ as an alternative to mechanical
aeration for anaerobic effluent treatment in a photo-sequencing batch biofilm reactor …

The identification of macroalgal species within the Laurencia complex is challenging, due to
the presence of inconspicuous morphological characters, extensive variation in these traits …

The imbalance of inorganic nutrients in micro-polluted source water poses a huge threat to
aquatic environments and human health. To pretreat micro-polluted source water, some …

In this study, we used a metabarcoding approach to characterize the prokaryotic and
eukaryotic communities colonizing two adjacent but structurally different Roman nymphaea …

Cyanobacteria can cope with various environmental stressors, due to the excretion of
exopolysaccharides (EPS). However, little is known about how the composition of these …