Bacterial bioindicators enable biological status classification
... along the continental Danube river
Recent publication
To assess the biological status of rivers, researchers are working on the selection of suitable indicators. They prove that the presence of a few selected bacterial genera allows a good prediction of biodiversity and ecology along the river. The description of these measurement methods was published freely available in the journal "Communications Biology" with the cooperation of the Division of Water Quality and Health.
Fontaine L, Pin L, Savio D, Friberg N, Kirschner AKT, Farnleitner AH et al. Bacterial bioindicators enable biological status classification along the continental Danube river. Communications Biology. 2023 Dec;6(1):862. 862. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-05237-8
Assoc. Prof. PD Mag. Dr. Alexander Kirschner
Scientific Staff (Sen. PostDoc)
Division of Water Quality and Health
Univ.-Prof. PD Dr. Andreas Farnleitner MSc
Head of
Division of Water Quality and Health
