Frontiers in Microbiology | Aquatic Microbiology

Original Research

Published on 21 Jan 2026

Functional redundancy and niche complementarity maintain nitrification stability in rapid sand filters

in Aquatic Microbiology

Alejandro Palomo
S. Jane Fowler
Ibrahim M. Nemer
Borja Valverde-Pérez
Yan Zheng
Yunjie Ma
Barth F. Smets

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1741059

994 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Jan 2026

Reestablishment of an algae-bacteria pest model using continuous passage in the laboratory

in Aquatic Microbiology

Thuy M. Nguyen
W. K. N. L. Abeykoon
Alina A. Corcoran

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1691537

922 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Jan 2026

Oxynemamangrovii sp. nov., a new filamentous species (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) from Atlantic forest mangrove

in Aquatic Microbiology

Gladys A. Apaza-Castillo
Rafael B. Dextro
Ana P. D. Andreote
Bruno C. E. Souza
Guilherme K. Hosaka
Endrews Delbaje
Luis H. Z. Branco
Diego M. Riaño-Pachón
Marli F. Fiore

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1709185

972 views

Review

Published on 20 Jan 2026

The interplay of carbon and nitrogen cycling driven by watershed microorganisms

in Aquatic Microbiology

Guijia Sun
Qiang Zou
Bing Wang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1696238

915 views

Correction

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Correction: Chemoautotrophic Thermodesulfobacteriota as a key genomic potential group in the hypoxic diazotrophic community of the Changjiang (Yangtze River) estuary

in Aquatic Microbiology

Mengjia Zhang
Yuanli Zhu
Zhenhao Sun
Bin Wang
Jianfang Chen
Feng Zhou
Jiangning Zeng
Meng Li
Dayu Zou
Zhibing Jiang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1766907

793 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Jan 2026

Phosphorus limitation heightens vulnerability of Crocosphaera watsonii to ocean warming compared with iron limitation

in Aquatic Microbiology

Amjad A. Mansour
Laura M. Gholmieh
Ellya C. Gholmieh
Ran Duan
Xiaopeng Bian
Yutong Chen
Seth G. John
David A. Hutchins
Fei-Xue Fu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1718897

1,108 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Jan 2026

Ecological responses of phytoplankton and bacterial communities to eutrophication in the Han River Basin

in Aquatic Microbiology

Yuanyuan Chen
Fangtao Cai
Zhiyuan Qi
Tianqi He
Jiao Fang
Dongdong Zhai
Hongyan Liu
Ming Xia
Zhangfeng Hu
Yanfu Que

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1649806

917 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2025

A comparative analysis of bacterial community characterization and host–bacteria interactions between bi-macroalgal blooms caused by Ulva prolifera and Sargassum horneri

in Aquatic Microbiology

Yu Zang
Xiaoxue Liu
Song Xue
Lei Yin
Shiliang Fan
Xiaoxiang Miao
Mingzhu Fu
Jie Xiao
Zongling Wang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1728378

1,397 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Dec 2025

Bacterial community diversity and potential eco-physiological roles in toxigenic blooms composed of Microcystis, Aphanizomenon or Planktothrix

in Aquatic Microbiology

Joanna Mankiewicz-Boczek
Arnoldo Font-Nájera
Karina Yew-Hoong Gin
Jennifer L. Graham
Dominik Strapagiel
Rebecca M. Gorney
Jerome Wai Kit Kok
Shu Harn Te
Magdalena Kluska
Milena Skóra

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1655370

1,486 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Dec 2025

Microbial diagenesis of dissolved organic matter from the ocean’s surface to abyssal depths: a case study in the Humboldt upwelling system

in Aquatic Microbiology

Anja Engel
Benjamin Pontiller
Kevin W. Becker
Chie Amano
Zihao Zhao
Gerhard J. Herndl
Cindy Lee

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1677097

1,315 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Dec 2025

Akinete formation under nitrogen limitation in an invasive cyanobacterium

in Aquatic Microbiology

Catalina Ríos-Henríquez
Guntram Weithoff

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1677844

1,391 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Dec 2025

Comprehensive analysis of the diatom genus Psammodictyon from Viet Nam: new species, molecular data, and fatty acid content

in Aquatic Microbiology

Elena Kezlya
Dmitry Kapustin
Zinaida Krivova
Yevhen Maltsev
Lam Nguyen-Ngoc
Duyen Thi Ngoc Huynh
Hai Doan-Nhu
Maxim Kulikovskiy

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1701605

1,750 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 08 Dec 2025

Seawater intrusion regulates microbial community structure and functional potential in subterranean estuaries of the Yangtze River

in Aquatic Microbiology

Yunduo Zhao
Dongsheng Li

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1724949

1,350 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 05 Dec 2025

Experimental and field comparisons of two common methods for measuring microzooplankton grazing rates

in Aquatic Microbiology

Jennifer L. Beatty
Brittany P. Stewart
Kendra A. Turk-Kubo
Debbie Lindell
David A. Caron

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1706193

1,675 views

Correction

Published on 04 Dec 2025

Correction: Spatial pattern and environmental determinants of benthic diatom diversity in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River

in Aquatic Microbiology

Qingyang Guo
Qin Zhu
Pengfei Peng
Qiuling Zhou
Yong Ding
Zhenchang Zhu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1744178

1,064 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 04 Dec 2025

Chemoautotrophic Thermodesulfobacteriota as a key genomic potential group in the hypoxic diazotrophic community of the Changjiang (Yangtze River) estuary

in Aquatic Microbiology

Mengjia Zhang
Yuanli Zhu
Zhenhao Sun
Bin Wang
Jianfang Chen
Feng Zhou
Jiangning Zeng
Meng Li
Dayu Zou
Zhibing Jiang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1671267

1,573 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Nov 2025

Efficacy of physical and chemical disinfection against clinically relevant free-living amoebae isolated from drinking water and plumbing biofilms

in Aquatic Microbiology

Muhammad Atif Nisar
Claire Hayward
Kirstin E. Ross
Melissa H. Brown
Richard Bentham
Harriet Whiley

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1654984

1,895 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 28 Nov 2025

Functional redundancy enhances microbial resilience in streams: mitigating flow perturbations

in Aquatic Microbiology

Qiaoyan Lin
Yixin Zhang
Rob Marrs
Naicheng Wu
Raju Sekar
Noël Juvigny-Khenafou
Christoph D. Matthaei
Jeremy Piggott

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1581882

1,897 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Nov 2025

Adaptive laboratory evolution enhances cell yield and lipid production of Chlorella sorokiniana under mildly cold conditions

in Aquatic Microbiology

Shu-Yi Lu
Shi-Yu Zhang
Quan-Guo Zhang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1715734

1,127 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 21 Nov 2025

The impact of temperature and sediment resuspension on microbial eukaryote recruitment from shallow Baltic Sea sediment

in Aquatic Microbiology

Ingrid Sassenhagen
Daniel P. R. Herlemann
Kaja Gentsch
Anke Kremp
Matthias Labrenz
Jörg Dutz

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1654505

1,261 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Nov 2025

Algicidal activity of Streptomyces sp. LMJ-114 against Microcystis aeruginosa

in Aquatic Microbiology

Mijia Du
Qian Xie
Hongqiu Shi
Jianyuan Yang
Qigen Guo
Yuqin Zhang
Binghuo Zhang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1669970

1,221 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Nov 2025

Factors influencing the spatial distributions of river microbial communities at the watershed scale: a case study involving the Wuding River Basin

in Aquatic Microbiology

Nan Xue
Manhong Xia
Bo Hu
Xinru Gong
Zhoufeng Wang
Xiaohong Zhao

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1667966

1,705 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Nov 2025

Examination of the toxicity of a new group of Karenia papilionacea isolated from the Yellow Sea, China, to multiple species of marine aquatic animals

in Aquatic Microbiology

Qiantong Chen
Menghan Gao
Ning Zhang
Lang Li
Yingyi Fan
Jiali Zhao
Xintong Xu
Zhe Tao
Yunyan Deng
Yulei Zhang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1687096

1,902 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Oct 2025

Diversity, functional traits and assembly processes of diatom community in the aquatic-terrestrial ecotone: a case study of Danjiangkou Reservoir, China

in Aquatic Microbiology

Xucong Lyu
Haiyan Chen
Jialin Jin
Huatao Yuan
Jing Dong
Yunni Gao
Xiaofei Gao
Jingxiao Zhang
Xuejun Li

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1690275

1,237 views
1 citation

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Functional redundancy and niche complementarity maintain nitrification stability in rapid sand filters

Reestablishment of an algae-bacteria pest model using continuous passage in the laboratory

Oxynemamangrovii sp. nov., a new filamentous species (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) from Atlantic forest mangrove

The interplay of carbon and nitrogen cycling driven by watershed microorganisms

Correction: Chemoautotrophic Thermodesulfobacteriota as a key genomic potential group in the hypoxic diazotrophic community of the Changjiang (Yangtze River) estuary

Phosphorus limitation heightens vulnerability of Crocosphaera watsonii to ocean warming compared with iron limitation

Ecological responses of phytoplankton and bacterial communities to eutrophication in the Han River Basin

A comparative analysis of bacterial community characterization and host–bacteria interactions between bi-macroalgal blooms caused by Ulva prolifera and Sargassum horneri

Bacterial community diversity and potential eco-physiological roles in toxigenic blooms composed of Microcystis, Aphanizomenon or Planktothrix

Microbial diagenesis of dissolved organic matter from the ocean’s surface to abyssal depths: a case study in the Humboldt upwelling system

Akinete formation under nitrogen limitation in an invasive cyanobacterium

Comprehensive analysis of the diatom genus Psammodictyon from Viet Nam: new species, molecular data, and fatty acid content

Seawater intrusion regulates microbial community structure and functional potential in subterranean estuaries of the Yangtze River

Experimental and field comparisons of two common methods for measuring microzooplankton grazing rates

Correction: Spatial pattern and environmental determinants of benthic diatom diversity in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River

Chemoautotrophic Thermodesulfobacteriota as a key genomic potential group in the hypoxic diazotrophic community of the Changjiang (Yangtze River) estuary

Efficacy of physical and chemical disinfection against clinically relevant free-living amoebae isolated from drinking water and plumbing biofilms

Functional redundancy enhances microbial resilience in streams: mitigating flow perturbations

Adaptive laboratory evolution enhances cell yield and lipid production of Chlorella sorokiniana under mildly cold conditions

The impact of temperature and sediment resuspension on microbial eukaryote recruitment from shallow Baltic Sea sediment

Algicidal activity of Streptomyces sp. LMJ-114 against Microcystis aeruginosa

Factors influencing the spatial distributions of river microbial communities at the watershed scale: a case study involving the Wuding River Basin

Examination of the toxicity of a new group of Karenia papilionacea isolated from the Yellow Sea, China, to multiple species of marine aquatic animals

Diversity, functional traits and assembly processes of diatom community in the aquatic-terrestrial ecotone: a case study of Danjiangkou Reservoir, China