Phototropic sulfur and sulfate-reducing bacteria in the chemocline of meromictic Lake Cadagno, Switzerland

Lake Cadagno, a crenogenic meromictic lake located in the catchment area of a dolomite vein rich in gypsum in the Piora Valley in the southern Alps of Switzerland, is characterized by a compact chemocline with high concentrations of sulfate, steep gradients of oxygen, sulfide and light and a turbidi...

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Main Authors: Raffaele PEDUZZI, Dittmar HAHN, Antonella DEMARTA, Sandro PEDUZZI, Mauro TONOLLA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2004-08-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
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Online Access:http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/266