The great majority of microorganisms are as-yet-uncultivated, mostly found in extreme environments. High-throughput sequencing provides data-rich genomes from single-cell and metagenomic techniques, which has enabled researchers to obtain a glimpse the unexpected genetic diversity “microbial dark matter.” However, cultivating environments remains essential for dissecting utilizing functions ext...

Planktonic communities from Juan de Nova lagoon were submitted to a single exposure of diuron or naphthalene in triplicate outdoor 40-L mesocosms for 5 days. The study followed the temporal changes assemblages by determining abundances and taxonomic level microbial (heterotrophic prokaryotes, picocyanobacteria, heterotrophic protists phytoplankton) metazooplankton communities. Exposure both con...