High-throughput amplicon sequencing of environmental DNA and/or RNA proved to be a
powerful tool to describe protist diversity. This new approach called also the metabarcoding …

Microalgae have been recognized as one of the most efficient microorganisms to remediate
industrial effluents. Among microalgae diatoms are silica shelled unicellular eukaryotes …

Over the last years, issues concerning diatom teratological forms and environmental stress
have received growing interest within the scientific community. Publications on this topic …

Diatoms are regularly used for bioassessment and ecotoxicological studies in relation to
environmental and anthropogenic disturbances. Traditional taxonomical diatom parameters …

Contaminant-related stress on aquatic biota is difficult to assess when lethal impacts are not
observed. Diatoms, by displaying deformities (teratologies) in their valves, have the potential …

This research aimed at develo** the Trophic Water Quality Index (TWQI) for subtropical
temperate Brazilian lotic systems based on a review of the indicative values of diatom …

In the present study, the ecological status of four major South Korean rivers flowing near
industrial complexes is assessed using physico-chemical analyses and various descriptors …

Taxonomic metrics of diatoms are regularly used for aquatic biomonitoring, including testing
for heavy metal stress. In contrast, non-taxonomical parameters in diatoms are rarely …

We studied diatoms from the fifteen springs selected in the Berchtesgaden National Park on
behalf of the Bavarian State Ministry for the Environment to be sentinel environments of …

Abandoned mines generate effluents rich in heavy metals, and these contaminants are
released uncontrolled into the nearby aquatic ecosystems, causing severe pollution …