16S rRNA Sequencing and Microbial Identification
A detailed guide to 16s rrna sequencing and microbial identification. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
Biology Category
Study microbes in natural environments — soil, water, and air — microbial diversity, biogeochemical cycling, biodegradation, and microbes in the built environment.
Welcome to the Environmental Microbiology category of this site. Here you will find clear, detailed articles covering key topics related to Environmental Microbiology.
A detailed guide to 16s rrna sequencing and microbial identification. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
Learn about acidophiles in acid mine drainage — covering acidic waters, metal leaching, and the role of acidophiles in this fundamental biological process.
A detailed guide to actinobacteria and the soil's natural antibiotics. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to airborne microbes and bioaerosols in the atmosphere. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to alkaliphiles in soda lake environments. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to aquatic microbes: lakes, rivers and oceans. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to archaea of extreme saline environments. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to barophiles and deep-sea pressure adaptation. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to bioaugmentation strategies for polluted sites. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen in nature. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to bioremediation of contaminated soils by microbes. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to carbon cycling and microbial respiration. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to coral microbiomes and marine ecosystem health. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to cyanobacterial blooms and freshwater toxins. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to drinking water microbiology and pathogen control. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to drinking water plumbing microbiomes. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to dust microbiomes and long-distance dispersal. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to extremophiles in hot springs and geysers. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to groundwater microbiology and aquifer biogeochemistry. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to heavy metal resistance and biosorption in microbes. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to hospital microbiomes and infection control. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to household dust microbiomes and human exposure. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to hydrocarbon degradation by oil-eating microbes. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to hydrogen cycling and syntrophic microorganisms. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to indoor air microbiology and ventilation systems. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to iron oxidation and reduction in environments. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to metagenomics and environmental dna sequencing. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to microbes in clouds and atmospheric chemistry. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to microbes of the deep biosphere beneath the seafloor. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to microbial biofilms in natural waters. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to microbial culturomics and culture-independent methods. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to microbial decomposition of plant litter. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to microbial diversity in the deep ocean. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to microbial mats and stromatolites through time. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to microbiomes of buildings and indoor surfaces. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to mycorrhizal networks and soil health. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to nitrogen-fixing bacteria and legume symbiosis. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to pesticide biodegradation in agricultural soils. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to phosphorus cycling and microbial solubilization. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to phytoremediation and microbial partnerships. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to planktonic microbes and the marine food web. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to plastic degradation by environmental microbes. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to psychrophiles and life in polar environments. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to radioresistant microbes in natural environments. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to single-cell genomics of environmental microbes. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to soil metagenomics: uncultured microbial communities. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to soil microbiome and the rhizosphere. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to stable isotope probing of microbial communities. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to sulfur cycling by environmental microbes. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.
A detailed guide to wastewater treatment and activated sludge microbes. Covers key mechanisms, biological significance, and clinical relevance.