Phytoplankton are microscopic, unicellular organisms that play a pivotal role as the base of food webs in aquatic systems. Depending on the econiche inhabited, the sampling strategies and procedures employed for analysis ...

Cyanobacteria have played a significant role in the evolution of life on Earth by creating an oxygenic atmosphere through photosynthesis. They have unique adaptive strategies to survive in extreme environments. They are ...

Pollution in marine environments has been widely studied because of its impact, both direct and indirect, on human livelihood. Pollution may arise from different sources, the most well known being influx of domestic sewage, ...

The five major rivers (Ganges, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, and Cauvery) flowing in the north eastern Indian Ocean greatly influence the biogeochemical cycling nearshore waters of the east coast of India. For example, ...

This study investigates the effect of metals (cadmium, lead, mercury, and tellurium) and organic pollutants (benzene, diesel, lindane, and xylene) on a dinoflagellate-Prorocentrum sigmoides Bohm-and its associated culturable ...

Ballast water transport is considered as one of the major vectors for dispersal of microplastics around the global oceans. In this commentary, a simple, inexpensive solution has been proposed to reduce microplastic pollution ...

Mangrove samples revealed the presence of large number of adherent bacteria compared to free-living forms. Isolates were able to grow on plant polymers, xylan and cellulose. Most of these bacteria were pigmented, while ...