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Contaminated Characteristics Variation in Different Aquaculture Modes: A Case Study in Northern China

A case study in Henan Province compared five aquaculture modes and found that water quality parameters and antibiotic contamination levels varied significantly across intensive, extensive, and recirculating systems, with implications for managing environmental contamination in China's growing aquaculture sector.

2025 Water 3 citations
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Microplastic contamination caused by different rearing modes of Asian swamp eel ( Monopterus albus )

This study compared microplastic contamination in eels raised in four different aquaculture systems and found that recycled-water systems had the highest microplastic levels in eel tissues and wastewater. The farming method significantly affects how much microplastic contamination accumulates in farmed seafood, with implications for food safety standards in eel production.

2020 Aquaculture Research 48 citations
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Bacterial communities in co-cultured fish intestines and rice field soil irrigated with aquaculture wastewater

Bacterial communities in fish intestines and rice field soil were compared in an integrated aquaculture-agriculture system where fields are irrigated with fish farm wastewater. Results showed that fish intestinal bacteria influenced the microbial communities in the irrigated soil. Understanding these interactions is important for managing food safety and ecosystem health in aqua-agriculture systems.

2022 AMB Express 4 citations
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Assessment of current water quality status in clam areas in Thai Binh Province and proposal for measures to improve efficiency

This study assessed water quality in clam farming areas in Thai Binh Province, Vietnam, monitoring multiple parameters to evaluate farming conditions. Water quality in shellfish farming areas is relevant to microplastic research, as clams accumulate microplastics and other contaminants from their surrounding water.

2023 Journal of Hydro-meteorology
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Aquaculture Water Quality Improvement by Mixed Bacillus and Its Effects on Microbial Community Structure

This study tested two combinations of beneficial Bacillus bacteria in crucian carp aquaculture tanks, finding they improved water quality by reducing nitrogen and phosphorus compounds and shifted microbial community structure toward more beneficial species. Probiotic bacterial treatments offer a sustainable alternative to antibiotics for maintaining aquaculture water quality.

2021 Research Square (Research Square) 1 citations
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Meteorological and Water Quality Factors Associated with Microbial Diversity in Coastal Water from Intensified Oyster Production Areas of Thailand

Researchers monitored bacterial pathogens and water quality in major oyster cultivation areas across Thailand, finding that fecal coliform levels and pathogen presence varied with meteorological and environmental factors, with implications for seafood safety and public health risk.

2022 Water 6 citations
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Bacterioplankton Community Structure and Its Relationship with Environmental Factors in the Coastal Waters Around the Changli Gold Coast National Nature Reserve in Northern China

Researchers investigated bacterioplankton community structure in coastal waters around a Chinese nature reserve, finding significant seasonal variability in nutrients and identifying key environmental drivers—including nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon—of bacterial community composition.

2025 Water
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Variations in microplastic pollution characteristics among different aquaculture modes: A case study from Dongting Lake area, China

A study of four aquaculture modes in China's Dongting Lake region found microplastics in all water and aquatic organism samples, with swamp eel ponds having the highest contamination and advanced ecological/facility systems showing notably lower levels. The findings are important for food safety because edible aquatic species across all farming methods were exposed to microplastics, with tailwater continuing to export contamination even from cleaner facilities.

2026 Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
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Microbial Community in a Wastewater System

Researchers characterized microbial community composition in a wastewater treatment system, examining how treatment stage and operational conditions shape bacterial diversity and functional potential relevant to pollutant degradation.

2024
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Effectiveness assessment of using water environmental microHI to predict the health status of wild fish

Researchers tested whether measuring the health of microbial communities in river water could predict the health status of wild fish living there. The study found that the environmental microbiota health index was effective for bottom-dwelling fish but less reliable for fish living in the open water, suggesting this non-invasive monitoring approach works best for certain types of aquatic species.

2024 Frontiers in Microbiology 5 citations
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The Extent and Pattern of Mariculture Impacts on Spatial and Seasonal Variations of Sediment Bacterial Communities Among Three Coastal Waters

Researchers used high-throughput sequencing to examine spatial and seasonal variations in sediment bacterial communities across three Chinese coastal bays with large-scale suspended mariculture, finding that spatial variation was a stronger driver of community composition than seasonality, with Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Planctomycetes dominating across all sites and mariculture-associated organic loading shaping local community structure.

2022 Frontiers in Marine Science 8 citations
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Transferred Bacterial Community on the Potentially Pathogenic Bacteria among Aquatic Water, Plant Root, and Sediment When Planting with Chinese Herbs

This study used 16S rRNA sequencing to examine how traditional Chinese medicinal plants affect bacterial communities in aquaculture water, roots, and sediments. Understanding how plant-based treatments shift microbial ecology in fish farming environments informs sustainable aquaculture practices that reduce reliance on antibiotics linked to antibiotic resistance in the plastisphere.

2023 Environments
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Characteristics of microplastic pollution and analysis of colonized-microbiota in a freshwater aquaculture system.

Researchers found microplastics averaging 288.53 items per liter in freshwater aquaculture ponds in China, dominated by transparent fibers and cellulose particles, and discovered that bacterial communities on microplastic surfaces had significantly higher species richness and diversity than those in surrounding water. The plastisphere communities were enriched with Proteobacteria, including cellulose-degrading and potentially pathogenic species.

2022 Environmental Pollution 38 citations
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Seasonal Dynamics of Marine Bacterial Communities in Aquaculture Farms: The case of the Northern Ionian Coastal Ecosystem (Mediterranean Sea)

Researchers characterized seasonal bacterial community dynamics across three Greek aquaculture farms in the Mediterranean, finding lower microbial diversity at farm sites compared to controls, with season being the primary driver of community composition changes.

2023 Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 7 citations
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Improvement of Clean Water Product Quality Through Desinfection Process

Researchers evaluated a biofilter-based water treatment system in Indonesia, finding that without disinfection the treated water contained 1,880 fecal coliforms and 2,060 total coliforms per 100 mL far exceeding environmental quality standards, and demonstrated that adding a disinfection stage reduced bacterial counts to acceptable levels.

2022 Journal of Scientech Research and Development
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Escherichia coli Phylogenetic and Antimicrobial Pattern as an Indicator of Anthropogenic Impact on Threatened Freshwater Mussels

Researchers analyzed E. coli isolated from freshwater mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera and Potomida littoralis) in two Portuguese rivers with different levels of anthropogenic contamination, finding greater antibiotic resistance and more diverse phylogenetic profiles at the more contaminated site. The results suggest E. coli from freshwater mussels can serve as an indicator of antimicrobial resistance pressure from human activities.

2023 Antibiotics 3 citations
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Community Composition and Function of Bacteria in Activated Sludge of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants

Researchers analyzed the bacterial communities in activated sludge from two municipal wastewater treatment plants in Shenzhen, China, using gene sequencing. They found that Proteobacteria dominated all samples and that nutrient levels and nitrogen compounds were the primary factors shaping microbial community structure. The study provides insights into how microbial communities function during wastewater treatment, which is relevant since these systems are known to both encounter and discharge microplastics.

2021 Water 59 citations
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Synergistic effects of soybean oligosaccharides and Chlorella pyrenoidosa on water quality and microbial community structure in biofloc system

Researchers investigated the synergistic effects of soybean oligosaccharides and Chlorella pyrenoidosa on water quality and microbial community structure in a biofloc aquaculture system, testing multiple treatment combinations to evaluate their potential for improving effluent management.

2025
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A Comprehensive Review for the Surveillance of Human Pathogenic Microorganisms in Shellfish

This review surveys the range of bacteria and viruses that can accumulate in shellfish due to their filter-feeding behavior, which concentrates microorganisms from surrounding waters. Researchers discuss the limitations of current monitoring methods and highlight the potential of genomic technologies to detect emerging pathogens. The study emphasizes that despite existing food safety regulations, shellfish-related disease outbreaks continue to occur.

2023 Microorganisms 21 citations
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Differences in Physiological Performance and Gut Microbiota between Deep-Sea and Coastal Aquaculture of Thachinotus Ovatus: A Metagenomic Approach

Researchers compared the physiological performance and gut microbiota of pompano fish raised in deep-sea versus coastal aquaculture environments in China's Beibu Gulf. They found that deep-sea farming produced better growth performance, stronger immune responses, and more diverse intestinal microbial communities. The study suggests that deep-sea aquaculture environments, with lower pollution levels including fewer microplastics, may offer significant advantages for fish health and production quality.

2023 Animals 6 citations
Systematic Review Tier 1

Monitoring water contamination through shellfish: A systematic review of biomarkers, species selection, and host response.

Across 20 studies spanning 14 countries, shellfish proved highly sensitive to minor environmental changes, with 26 species and 35 effect biomarkers identified, supporting their use as reliable bioindicators of water quality, though standardized monitoring protocols are still needed.

2025 Ecotoxicology and environmental safety
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Oyster Reefs Are Reservoirs for Potential Pathogens in a Highly Disturbed Subtropical Estuary

Researchers investigated oyster reefs in a highly disturbed subtropical estuary as reservoirs for potential pathogens, finding that both indigenous and non-indigenous pathogenic and potentially pathogenic microbes accumulate in reef-associated sediments and biota. The study highlights how deteriorating water quality and benthic conditions coincide with elevated pathogen detection in estuarine reef environments.

2023 Environments 4 citations
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Epimicrobiome Shifts With Bleaching Disease Progression in the Brown Seaweed Saccharina japonica

Researchers characterized shifts in bacterial communities on farmed kelp (Saccharina japonica) during bleaching disease progression, finding that disease stages showed distinct epimicrobial community changes with increased pathogen-associated taxa as bleaching severity worsened.

2022 Frontiers in Marine Science 20 citations
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Impact of mariculture-derived microplastics on bacterial biofilm formation and their potential threat to mariculture: A case in situ study on the Sungo Bay, China

Scientists examined biofilm colonization on mariculture-derived microplastics (fishing nets, foams, floats) in Sanggou Bay, China over 21 days and found distinct microbial communities including potential fish pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes, raising concerns for mariculture safety.

2020 Environmental Pollution 105 citations