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    • Microorganisms exhibit rapid responses to environmental shifts, making them ideal indicators for environmental assessment.
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    • To provide an overview of key advancements in molecular techniques for microbial analysis.
    • To highlight the application of these methods across diverse environmental settings.

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    • DNA and RNA extraction using commercial kits.
    • Application of multi-omics approaches: genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics.
    • Utilizing techniques such as quantitative PCR, Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH), and amplicon mass sequencing.

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    • Demonstration of the utility of these methods in characterizing microbial communities from different environments.

    Conclusions:

    • Advanced molecular techniques offer powerful tools for assessing microbial diversity and function.
    • These methods are essential for environmental engineers and microbiologists to understand and manage environmental systems.