Bacterial communities in the sediments of Dianchi Lake, a partitioned eutrophic waterbody in China.

Bacteria play an important role in the decomposition and cycling of a variety of compounds in freshwater aquatic environments, particularly nutrient-rich eutrophic lakes. A unique Chinese eutrophic lake--Dianchi--was selected for study because it has two separate and distinct basins, Caohai with hig...

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Main Authors: Yaohui Bai, Qing Shi, Donghui Wen, Zongxun Li, William A Jefferson, Chuanping Feng, Xiaoyan Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3364273?pdf=render