Characterization of the microbial community of lotic organic aggregates (‘river snow’) in the Elbe River of Germany by cultivation and molecular methods

• Published in: FEMS microbiology ecology Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 157 - 170
• Main Authors: Böckelmann, Uta, Manz, Werner, Neu, Thomas R., Szewzyk, Ulrich
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier B.V 01.08.2000; Blackwell
• Subjects: Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Cultivation; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Freshwater; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Lotic system; Microbial dynamics; Microbial ecology; Molecular microbial ecology; River Elbe; River snow; Various environments (extraatmospheric space, air, water); Europe; Germany; Molecular microbial ecology; Lotic system; Cultivation; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; River Elbe; Microbial dynamics; River snow; Genetic variability; Algae; Ribosomal DNA; Population structure; Phylogeny; Biodiversity; Freshwater environment; Seasonal variation; 16S-RNA; Bacteria; Stream; Aggregate; Microbial community; Thallophyta

Aerobic and anaerobic cultivation techniques, 16S rDNA-based phylogeny, and fluorescent in situ hybridization were used to describe the phylogenetic diversity and physiological versatility of lotic microbial aggregates (‘river snow’) obtained from the river Elbe. In the course of the year the ‘river...