Publications by authors named "Derya Bozkale"
Arch Microbiol
January 2021
Article Synopsis
- Human activities like agriculture and mining significantly contribute to water pollution, affecting microbial communities, though the specific impacts of combined pollution sources are not fully understood.
- A study conducted in South Africa’s Olifants River catchment used advanced genetic sequencing to analyze the effects of chronic pollution on bacterial and archaeal communities, revealing variations in microbial diversity between water and sediment samples.
- While pollution did not affect the overall diversity (alpha diversity), it altered the composition and predicted functions of microbial communities, with specific bacteria serving as indicators of pollution levels, providing potential tools for assessing water quality degradation.
