Phylogenetic differences in attached and free-living bacterial communities in a temperate coastal lagoon during summer, revealed via high-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2071-2083

  Mohit, Vani ^a   Archambault, Philippe ^b   Toupoint, Nicolas ^b   Lovejoy, Connie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENTS; RNA; WATER;

16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCING; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; BACTERIAL DIVERSITY; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; MICROBIAL BIODIVERSITY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTERS; REDUNDANCY ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; COASTAL LAGOON; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUMMER;

CANADA; MAGDALEN ISLANDS; QUEBEC [CANADA];

BACTERIAL DNA; ORGANIC COMPOUND; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOTA; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SEASON;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOTA; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEASONS; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84896043524     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02916-13     Document Type: Article

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