The marine environment is highly susceptible to pollution by petroleum, and so it is
important to understand how microorganisms degrade hydrocarbons, and thereby mitigate …

Marine oil spills are catastrophic events that cause massive damage to ecosystems at all
trophic levels. While most of the research has focused on carbon‐degrading …

The majority of oil from oceanic oil spills (eg the recent accident in the Gulf of Mexico)
converges on coastal ecosystems such as mangroves. Microorganisms are directly involved …

We used the T-RFLP technique combined with Ion Torrent (PGM) sequencing of 16S rRNA
and multivariate analysis to study the structure of bulk soil and rhizosphere bacterial …

Mangrove soils are anaerobic environments rich in sulphate and organic matter. Although
the sulphur cycle is one of the major actors in this ecosystem, little is known regarding the …

Coral reefs are at serious risk due to events associated with global climate change. Elevated
ocean temperatures have unpredictable consequences for the ocean's biogeochemical …

Microbial community diversity and composition are important for the maintenance of
mangrove ecosystem. Bacterial and archaeal community composition of the Bamenwan …

The rhizosphere is viewed as a deterministic environment led by the interaction between
plants and microorganisms. In the case of semi-arid plants, this interaction is strengthened …

The nitrogen (N)-fixing community is a key functional community in soil, as it replenishes the
pool of biologically available N that is lost to the atmosphere via anaerobic ammonium …

Mangrove sediments are anaerobic ecosystems rich in organic matter. This environment is
optimal for anaerobic microorganisms, such as sulphate-reducing bacteria and …