Diversity, Distribution and Co-occurrence Patterns of Bacterial Communities in a Karst Cave System

Caves are typified by their permanent darkness and a shortage of nutrients. Consequently, bacteria play an important role in sustaining such subsurface ecosystems by dominating primary production and fueling biogeochemical cycles. China has one of the world’s largest areas of karst topography in the...

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Main Authors: Hai-Zhen Zhu, Zhi-Feng Zhang, Nan Zhou, Cheng-Ying Jiang, Bao-Jun Wang, Lei Cai, Shuang-Jiang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01726/full