Fine scale analysis of shifts in bacterial community structure in the chemocline of meromictic Lake Cadagno, Switzerland

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-24

  Cristophoris, Paola M A ^a   Peduzzi, Sandro ^a,b   Ruggeri Bernardi, Nadia ^a   Hahn, Dittmar ^c   Tonolla, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b Alpine Biology Centre Foundation   (Switzerland)

^c TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass distribution; Chlorobium clathratiforme; Meromictic lake; Phototrophic sulfur bacteria

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MEROMICTIC LAKE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; LAKE CADAGNO; SWITZERLAND; TICINO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROBI; CHLOROBIUM; CHROMATIACEAE; DESULFOCAPSA; PELODICTYON CLATHRATIFORME;

EID: 67649460875     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2009.16     Document Type: Article

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