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Credit: Erika Zambello

Credit: Erika Zambello

Although bacteria play a central role in processes affecting lake water quality, the taxa participating in these activities are largely undescribed. To address this knowledge gap, NTL LTER researchers have generated the largest freshwater microbial genome collection to date. These studies reveal a paradoxical pattern of large differences in community structure over time and among lakes, paired with the presence of specific taxa that are always present everywhere (the core lake microbiome), and communities that are surprisingly resilient to disturbance.

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  1. Kara, EL et al. 2013. A decade of seasonal dynamics and co-occurrences within freshwater bacterioplankton communities from eutrophic Lake Mendota, WI, USA. The ISME Journal. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2012.118
  2. Newton, RJ et al. 2011. A guide to the natural history of freshwater lake bacteria. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews. doi: 10.1128/ MMBR.00028-10

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Emily Stanley
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Posted:  July 10, 2020