| Authors: | Stephen C. Nold, Joseph B. Pangborn, Heidi A. Zajack, Scott T. Kendall, Richard R. Rediske, Bopaiah A. Biddanada |
| Title: | Benthic Bacterial Diversity in Submerged Sinkhole Ecosystems |
| Published in: | Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2010) |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
| Datasets [for which this is the primary paper]: | Lake Huron sinkhole sediment cores including microbial mats |