Background The holobiont" refers to the plant and its associated microbiota that are pivotal to the plant's health, fitness, and survival. By in vitro culturing and functionally characterizing members of the plant microbiota, their specific roles in influencing plant responses to environmental changes can be determined and manipulated to foster sustainable agriculture and ecosystem management. Aims The review presents a compre...

Background and aims Microbiome-mediated strategies for future stressed-agriculture entail exploration of repertoires of halophyte microbiota. Culturomics strategies are advanced to improve culturability and extend diversity of microbiota of Salicornia europaea L. Methods The plant broth-based-seawater-culture medium (PBSW) was advanced for in vitro domestication of microbiota of endo-rhizosphere/endo-phyllosphere of S. europae...

Heavy metal contamination of aquatic environments threatens fish health and ecosystems. This review examines the bioaccumulation patterns, toxicity mechanisms, effects of oxidative stress, and histopathological changes induced by heavy metals in various fish species across different habitats. Important heavy metals, including mercury, cadmium, lead, arsenic, chromium, copper, and iron, are discussed. These metals can bioaccumu...