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Identification and characterization of ecologically significant prokaryotes in the sediment of freshwater lakes: molecular and cultivation studies

Year: 2000

Type: review

Abstract: The aim of this review is to interpret recent studies in which molecular methods were used to identify and characterize prokaryotes in lake sediments and related habitats. In the first part studies based on the phylogenetic diversity of prokaryotes found in lacustrine habitats are summarized. The application of various cultivation-independent methods for the characterization of distinct groups of sediment bacteria is exemplified with morphologically conspicuous, colorless sulfur bacteria in the second part of this review. Finally, traditional and recently developed methods are described which could be used for linking the function of microbial populations with their identification. The potential of these approaches for the study of lake sediments is discussed in order to give a perspective for future studies in this habitat.

Source: FEMS Microbiology Reviews

DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2000.tb00559.x

Authors: Stefan Spring, Renate Schulze, Jörg Overmann, Karl-Heinz Schleifer

Institutions: Technical University of Munich, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment

Language: English

Topic: Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

OpenAlex ID: W2168439468