Benthic Biofilms in Glacier-Fed Streams from Scandinavia to the Himalayas Host Distinct Bacterial Communities Compared with the Streamwater-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Benthic Biofilms in Glacier-Fed Streams from Scandinavia to the Himalayas Host Distinct Bacterial Communities Compared with the Streamwater

Published:2022-06-28 Issue:12 Volume:88 Page:
ISSN:0099-2240
Container-title:Applied and Environmental Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:Appl Environ Microbiol

Author:

Ezzat Leïla¹^ORCID,Fodelianakis Stilianos¹,Kohler Tyler J.¹,Bourquin Massimo¹,Brandani Jade¹,Busi Susheel Bhanu²,Daffonchio Daniele³,De Staercke Vincent¹,Marasco Ramona³^ORCID,Michoud Grégoire¹,Oppliger Emmy¹,Peter Hannes¹^ORCID,Pramateftaki Paraskevi¹,Schön Martina¹,Styllas Michail¹,Tadei Virginia¹,Tolosano Matteo¹,Battin Tom J.¹

Affiliation:

1. River Ecosystems Laboratory, Alpine and Polar Environmental Research Center, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland

2. Systems Ecology group, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

3. Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Benthic biofilms represent the dominant form of life in glacier-fed streams. However, it remains unclear how bacterial communities within these biofilms assemble.

Funder

NOMIS Stiftung

Swiss National Science Foundation

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/aem.00421-22

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