Standard filtration practices may significantly distort planktonic microbial diversity estimates

Standard filtration practices may significantly distort planktonic microbial diversity estimates

Fractionation of biomass by filtration is a standard method for sampling planktonic microbes. It is unclear how the taxonomic composition of filtered biomass changes depending on sample volume. Using seawater from a marine oxygen minimum zone, we quantified the 16S rRNA gene composition of biomass...

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Main Authors: Cory Cruz Padilla, Sangita eGanesh, Shelby eGantt, Alexandra eHuhman, Darren Joshua Parris, Neha eSarode, Frank eStewart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Vibrio
marine bacteria
richness
particle-associated
Prefilter
filter fractionation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00547/full

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