Water microbiology is the scientific discipline that is concerned with the study of all biological aspects of the microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi, parasites and protozoa) that ...

Wildfires profoundly influence the unseen microbial world within our waters, directly impacting water quality and ecosystem ...

Not much attention is paid to plankton because these creatures are usually hidden from sight. They are mostly microscopic in size and live in aquatic environments, but human lives are intricately ...

In a recent study, which came out in the Journal of Applied Microbiology, the researchers showed how surfactants can have a negative impact on the environment and damage marine life.

Fish and other aquatic creatures are increasingly affected by pharmaceutical pollution in the waterways they call home; now, scientists are trying to figure out how that might affect their behavior.