John A. Darling

Molecular methods reveal responses of bacterial communities, including indicator species, to ballast water management

The paper evaluates how ballast water management affects bacterial communities, finding that BWT+E reduces diversity more than BWT alone and increases Gammaproteobacteria.

Multi-locus metabarcoding and intensive sampling reveal extraordinary diversity carried in the ballast water of a single vessel

The paper uses multi-locus metabarcoding and intensive sampling to reveal high biodiversity in a single vessel's ballast water, showing that typical sampling underestimates diversity.