Molecular methods reveal responses of bacterial communities, including indicator species, to ballast water management
Sarah A. Brown, Scott P. Keely, Nichole E. Brinkman, Olivier Laroche, Anastasija Zaiko, Vanessa Molina, Matthew R. First, Lisa Drake, John A. Darling
The paper evaluates how ballast water management affects bacterial communities, finding that BWT+E reduces diversity more than BWT alone and increases Gammaproteobacteria.
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering · Sep 24, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology