Benthic bacterial diversity in submerged sinkhole ecosystems.
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Physicochemical characterization, automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis (ARISA) community profiling, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing approaches were used to study bacterial communities inhabiting submerged Lake Huron sinkholes inundated with hypoxic, sulfate-rich groundwater. Photosynthetic cyanobacterial mats on the sediment surface were dominated by Phormidium autumnale, while deeper, organically rich sediments contained diverse and active bacterial communities.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
دوره 76 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010