Microbial Communities and Habitats in Aquatic Environments Laboratory (MiCHAEL)
Department of Ichthyology & Aquatic Environment University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece
MSc program:
NEWS
New book in Greek Prescott's Microbiology now in Greek!
New book in Greek
The Greek translation of the "Why gut microbes matter" book, by the Crete University Press, is out!
Most recent papers
Maire Y, Schmitt F, Kormas K, Vasileiadis S, Caruana A, Skouroliakou D-I, Bampouris V, Courcot L, Hervé F, Courvoisier M, Christaki U (2024) Effects of turbulence on diatoms of the genus Pseudo-nitzschia spp. and associated bacteria. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. IN PRESS
Varela JL, Nikouli E, Medina A, Papaspyrou S, Kormas K (2024) The gills and skin microbiota of five pelagic fish species from the Atlantic Ocean. Int. Micrbiol. IN PRESS
Smeti E, Tsirtsis G, Meziti A, Kormas KA, Danielidis DB, Roelke DL, Spatharis S (2024) Resilience of coastal marine metacommunities to increasing hydraulic connectivity. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 738:89-101
Meziti A, Nikouli E, Papaharisis L, Kormas KA, Mente E (2024) The response of gut and fecal bacterial communities of the European sea bass (Dicentrachus labrax) fed a low fish-plant meal and yeast protein supplementation diet. Sustain. Microbiol. 1,qvae005
Dosi A, Meziti A, Tounta E, Koemtzopoulos K, Komnenou A, Dendrinos P, Kormas K (2024) Fecal and skin microbiota of two rescued Mediterranean monk seal pups during rehabilitation. Microbiol. Spectrum 12,e02805-23
Most recent preprints
Charalampous G, Kormas K, Antoniou E, Kalogerakis N, Gontikaki E (2024) Distinct communities of Bacteria and unicellular eukaryotes in the different water masses of Cretan Passage water column (Eastern Mediterranean Sea). BioRxiv
S Katsoulis-Dimitriou, E Nikouli, EZ Gkalogianni, I Karapanagiotidis, Kormas KA (2024) The effect of dietary fish oil replacement by microalgae on the gilthead sea bream midgut bacterial microbiota. BioRxiv
Most recent undergoing research project
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Research interests
The research interests of MiCHAEL are … small. We focus on aquatic ecology by investigating patterns and processes that underpin the distribution, abundance and diversity of microorganisms in diverse aquatic habitats. Some of our quests deal with the following:
How do aquatic microbial communities assemble?
Which members of the microbial trophic web are the key players in defining and maintaining community structure?
How do these trophic links change over time?
What is the role of spatial structure in regulating the community’s stability?
How do abiotic parameters regulate ecosystem functioning of microbial processes?
What types of association exist between prokaryotes and aquatic animals?
* Microbiology (3rd semester)
* Microbial ecology of aquatic ecosystems (7th semester)
* Applications of aquatic microorganisms (7th semester; elective course)
* Microbial source tracking (10th semester; elective course)
Last update: May 2024