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Aquatic Microbiology

Submit your research

Author guidelines

Editor guidelines

Peer review

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Editor's Choice Article

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Author Guidelines

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Editors

michael rappe

eva sintes

nona sheila romualdo agawin

susana agusti

Articles

Sampling Microbial Dynamics in the Salish Sea Estuary: Evaluating Methods to Capture Cyanobacteria and Cyanophage

Correction: Gut microbial communities of Rocky Mountain Sculpin (Cottus bondi) and suckerfish (Catostomus spp.) in the East Gallatin River

Validation of a modified Landry-Hassett dilution technique to quantify the growth and mortality rates of subpopulations of planktonic microbes

Substrate identity structures reef microbiomes in Palk Bay, India: crustose coralline algae harbour distinctive assemblages

Research Topics

Microbial Drivers of Aquatic Organic Matter Degradation and Carbon Cycling

Unveiling the Complexities of Seaweed and Phytoplankton Holobionts: Microbial Interactions and Environmental Impacts

Understanding Viral Roles in Marine Microbial Ecosystems

Marine Microbial Ecology: Adaptation, Evolution, and Environmental Responses