Amy Thorpe
@amycthorpe.bsky.social
Molecular Ecologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
Freshwater microbial ecology & ancient sedDNA 🧬
Freshwater microbial ecology & ancient sedDNA 🧬
Huge thanks to my co-authors susheelbusi.bsky.social, lindsaynewbold.bsky.social, joedtaylor.bsky.social, & danread.bsky.social at @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social ukceh.bsky.social & Jono Warren & Kerry Walsh at the Environment Agency.
Watch this space for more on #river biofilm microbes coming soon 👀
Watch this space for more on #river biofilm microbes coming soon 👀
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Huge thanks to my co-authors susheelbusi.bsky.social, lindsaynewbold.bsky.social, joedtaylor.bsky.social, & danread.bsky.social at @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social ukceh.bsky.social & Jono Warren & Kerry Walsh at the Environment Agency.
Watch this space for more on #river biofilm microbes coming soon 👀
Watch this space for more on #river biofilm microbes coming soon 👀
🔍 We applied #network and threshold #indicator analysis to identify bacterial indicator taxa responding to environmental gradients.
Integrating microbes such as biofilm bacteria into routine #monitoring can provide earlier, more sensitive detection of ecosystem change 🦠 🧬 🌊
Integrating microbes such as biofilm bacteria into routine #monitoring can provide earlier, more sensitive detection of ecosystem change 🦠 🧬 🌊
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🔍 We applied #network and threshold #indicator analysis to identify bacterial indicator taxa responding to environmental gradients.
Integrating microbes such as biofilm bacteria into routine #monitoring can provide earlier, more sensitive detection of ecosystem change 🦠 🧬 🌊
Integrating microbes such as biofilm bacteria into routine #monitoring can provide earlier, more sensitive detection of ecosystem change 🦠 🧬 🌊
In our study, we:
🦠 Characterised the diversity and community structure of river biofilm bacteria at a national-scale
🌊 Showed that bacterial communities are shaped by environmental factors such as alkalinity, nitrate, dissolved oxygen, and water temperature.
🦠 Characterised the diversity and community structure of river biofilm bacteria at a national-scale
🌊 Showed that bacterial communities are shaped by environmental factors such as alkalinity, nitrate, dissolved oxygen, and water temperature.
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
In our study, we:
🦠 Characterised the diversity and community structure of river biofilm bacteria at a national-scale
🌊 Showed that bacterial communities are shaped by environmental factors such as alkalinity, nitrate, dissolved oxygen, and water temperature.
🦠 Characterised the diversity and community structure of river biofilm bacteria at a national-scale
🌊 Showed that bacterial communities are shaped by environmental factors such as alkalinity, nitrate, dissolved oxygen, and water temperature.
We analysed over 1,600 #biofilms from 700 sites across England's rivers, combining 16S rRNA gene #sequencing with high resolution water chemistry 🧬 💧
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
We analysed over 1,600 #biofilms from 700 sites across England's rivers, combining 16S rRNA gene #sequencing with high resolution water chemistry 🧬 💧