On-site microbial community analysis in rivers: integrating autonomous sampling with a portable sequencing workflow
Sergio Martínez-Campos, Marc Ordeix, María Soria, José Luís Balcázar, Federico Y. Fontana, Niccolo Rossi, Riccardo Focaia, Marzia Rossato, Massimo Delledonne, Mario Carere, Tcheremenskaia Olga, Stefania Marcheggiani, Lorenzo Proia
The paper develops a portable sequencing workflow for in situ microbial community analysis in rivers, combining autonomous sampling with field and lab sequencing to reduce costs and improve temporal resolution.
bioRxiv · Dec 25, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology