abstract：:An in situ colonization assay was performed to study the early stages of biofilm formation in Rio Tinto (SW, Spain), an extremely acidic environment (pH ca. 2). Eukaryotic assemblages were monitored at monthly intervals for 1 year. Diversity, colonization rates, and seasonal variations were analyzed. Structural featur...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Aguilera A,Souza-Egipsy V,Gómez F,Amils R

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary succession is a fundamental process in macroecosystems; however, if and how soil development influences microbial community structure is poorly understood. Thus, we investigated changes in the bacterial community along a chronosequence of three unvegetated, early successional soils ( approximately 20-year age ...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Nemergut DR,Anderson SP,Cleveland CC,Martin AP,Miller AE,Seimon A,Schmidt SK

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diversity and the community structure of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) in an anaerobic continuous bioreactor used for treatment of a sulfate-containing wastewater were investigated by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Hybridization to the 16S rRNA probe EUB338 for the domain Bacteria was performed, followed by...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Icgen B,Moosa S,Harrison ST

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the abundance of viruses on microorganisms in activated sludge and the dynamics of their community structure. Direct counting with epifluorescence microscopy and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) were applied to 20 samples from 14 full-scale wastewater treatment plants (wwtps) treating municipal, ind...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Otawa K,Lee SH,Yamazoe A,Onuki M,Satoh H,Mino T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study presents evidence in support of the bacterial theory associated with the toxicity of Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum. Bacterial endosymbionts from Philippine P. bahamense var. compressum strain Pbc MZRVA 042595 were isolated and identified via 16S rDNA sequence analysis. Taxonomic diversity of the ident...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Azanza MP,Azanza RV,Vargas VM,Hedreyda CT

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previously unknown association between a luminous bacterium, Vibrio harveyi, and a benthic hydrozoan, Aglaophenia octodonta, is described. Aglaophenia hydrocladia showed a clear fluorescence in the folds along the hydrocaulus and at the base of the hydrotheca, suggesting the presence of luminous bacteria. This hypot...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Stabili L,Gravili C,Piraino S,Boero F,Alifano P

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Past studies have suggested that the concentration and quality of dissolved organic matter (DOM) may influence microbial community structure. In this study, we cross-inoculated the bacterial communities from two streams and a dystrophic lake that varied in DOM concentration and chemistry, to yield nine fully crossed t...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Docherty KM,Young KC,Maurice PA,Bridgham SD

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discula umbrinella, a fungal endophyte of oak species, colonizes and reproduces on leaves of Quercus alba and Q. rubra in forest ecosystems. Twenty-nine isolates collected from leaves of both oak species (16 from Q. alba and 13 from Q. rubra) were assayed for oak species preference and genetic variation based on prime...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Cohen SD

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of hypolithic cyanobacteria colonizing translucent stones was quantified along the aridity gradient in the Atacama Desert in Chile, from less arid areas to the hyperarid core where photosynthetic life and thus primary production reach their limits. As mean rainfall declines from 21 to

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Warren-Rhodes KA,Rhodes KL,Pointing SB,Ewing SA,Lacap DC,Gómez-Silva B,Amundson R,Friedmann EI,McKay CP

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungi have been only rarely isolated from glacial ice in extremely cold polar regions and were in these cases considered as random, long-term preserved Aeolian deposits. Fungal presence has so far not been investigated in polar subglacial ice, a recently discovered extreme habitat reported to be inhabited exclusively ...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Sonjak S,Frisvad JC,Gunde-Cimerman N

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between functional redundancy and microbial community structure-diversity was examined using laboratory incubations to ensure constant environmental conditions. Serial dilutions of a sewage microbial community were prepared, used to inoculate sterile sewage, and maintained in batch culture. Probabilit...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Franklin RB,Mills AL

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the dynamics and diversity of heterotrophic bacteria, autotrophic and heterotrophic flagellates, and ciliates from March to July 2002 in the surface waters (0-50 m) of Lake Bourget. The heterotrophic bacteria consisted mainly of "small" cocci, but filaments (>2 microm), commonly considered to be grazin...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Comte J,Jacquet S,Viboud S,Fontvieille D,Millery A,Paolini G,Domaizon I

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mono Lake is a meromictic, hypersaline, soda lake that harbors a diverse and abundant microbial community. A previous report documented the high viral abundance in Mono Lake, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis of viral DNA from lake water samples showed a diverse population based on a broad range of viral g...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Sabet S,Chu W,Jiang SC

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) in Lake Biwa, Japan, feed on benthic invertebrates (benthivorous type), aquatic plants (herbivorous type), and zooplankton (planktivorous type). To evaluate the effect of food on intestinal bacterial microbiota, we characterized and compared the intestinal microbiota of these three types...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Uchii K,Matsui K,Yonekura R,Tani K,Kenzaka T,Nasu M,Kawabata Z

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol production from corn is gaining importance in Ontario, Canada, and elsewhere. A major cost of corn production is the cost of chemical fertilizers and these continue to increase in price. The competitiveness of alcohol with fossil fuels depends on access to low-cost corn that allows growers to earn a sustainabl...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Mehnaz S,Lazarovits G

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most soil microbial community studies to date have focused on homogenized bulk soil samples. However, it is likely that many important microbial processes occur in spatially segregated microenvironments in the soil leading to a microscale biogeography. This study attempts to localize specific microbial populations to ...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Mummey D,Holben W,Six J,Stahl P

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between groundwater geochemistry and microbial community structure can be complex and difficult to assess. We applied nonlinear and generalized linear data analysis methods to relate microbial biomarkers (phospholipids fatty acids, PLFA) to groundwater geochemical characteristics at the Shiprock urani...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Schryver JC,Brandt CC,Pfiffner SM,Palumbo AV,Peacock AD,White DC,McKinley JP,Long PE

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological soil crust is composed of lichens, cyanobacteria, green algae, mosses, and fungi. Although crusts are a dominant source of nitrogen (N) in arid ecosystems, this study is among the first to demonstrate their contribution to N availability in xeric temperate habitats. The study site is located in Lucas County...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Veluci RM,Neher DA,Weicht TR

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The River Warnow is the drinking water source for the city of Rostock. Its eutrophic status is accompanied by high amounts of bacteria, which may reach up to 24 x 10(6) cells mL(-1) as recorded during a seasonal study in 2002. Because the river is eutrophic and also heavily loaded with organic matter, this burden is a...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Freese HM,Karsten U,Schumann R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dialysis bags were used to examine the impact of predation and viral lysis on prokaryotic community composition (PCC) over a 5-day experiment in the oligomesotrophic Lake Pavin (France). The impact of the different predator communities (protists and metazoans) of prokaryotes was estimated by water fractionation (<5 mi...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Jardillier L,Bettarel Y,Richardot M,Bardot C,Amblard C,Sime-Ngando T,Debroas D

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the persistence of Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis (Bti) in a typical breeding site of the mosquito Ochlerotatus caspius in a particularly sensitive salt marsh ecosystem following two Bti-based larvicidal applications (Vectobac 12AS, 1.95 L/ha). The treated area was composed of four larval biotop...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Hajaij M,Carron A,Deleuze J,Gaven B,Setier-Rio ML,Vigo G,Thiéry I,Nielsen-LeRoux C,Lagneau C

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous pollutants of the environment. But is their microbial degradation equally wide in distribution? We estimated the PAH degradation capacity of 13 soils ranging from pristine locations (total PAHs approximately 0.1 mg kg(-1)) to heavily polluted industrial sites (tot...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Johnsen AR,Karlson U

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothesis tested in this present study was that the ectomycorrhizosphere effect on the bacterial community was not root-growth-dependent. The impacts of ectomycorrhizal infection (Pisolithus albus COI007) and a chemical fertilization to reproduce the fungal effect on root growth were examined on (1) the structure...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Assigbetse K,Gueye M,Thioulouse J,Duponnois R

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the impact of fish farm biodeposition on benthic bacteria, thraustochytrid protists, and heterotrophic protozoa (nanoflagellates and ciliates) in an oligotrophic area of the Mediterranean Sea. The fish farm impact was investigated both on a seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) bed and on soft bottom sediments...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Bongiorni L,Mirto S,Pusceddu A,Danovaro R

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptomycetes are important members of soil microbial communities and are particularly active in the degradation of recalcitrant macromolecules and have been implicated in biological control of plant disease. Using a streptomycetes-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Inbar E,Green SJ,Hadar Y,Minz D

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the relationship between testate amoebae (Protozoa) communities and the depth to the water table (DWT), pH, conductivity, and microhabitat type in Sphagnum dominated peatlands of north-western Poland and built predictive (transfer function) models for inferring DWT and pH based on the testate amoebae commun...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Lamentowicz M,Mitchell EA

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria of the family Rickettsiaceae (order Rickettsiales, alpha-Proteobacteria) are mainly known to be endosymbionts of arthropods with the capability to infect also vertebrate cells. Recently, they have also been found as leech endocytobionts. In the present paper, we report the first finding of a bacterium belongi...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Vannini C,Petroni G,Verni F,Rosati G

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:XTT (3'-[1-[(phenylamino)-carbonyl]-3,4-tetrazolium]-bis(4-methoxy-6-nitro)benzenesulfonic acid hydrate), MTS (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium, inner salt), and WST-1 (4-(3-4-iodophenyl)-2-(4-nitrophenyl)-2H-5-tetrazolio)-1,3-benzenedisulfonate) are tetrazolium ...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： McCluskey C,Quinn JP,McGrath JW

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limitation of bacterioplankton production by nutrients and temperature was investigated in eight temperate lakes in summer. Six of the lakes were resampled in autumn. The lakes differ in nutrient content, water color, and concentration of dissolved organic carbon. Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen, and organic carbon) w...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Vrede K

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the major challenges in microbial ecology for the future is to establish links between structural and functional biodiversity. This is particularly difficult when one is interested in a phylogenetically diversified function such as denitrification. The data banks are very rich in functional gene sequences (nirS...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Goregues CM,Michotey VD,Bonin PC

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of the research were to investigate short-term dynamics of bacterial populations in soil after a disturbance in the form of fresh organic matter incorporation and to investigate how these dynamics are linked to those of some environmental parameters. To reach these objectives, soil bacterial populations...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Zelenev VV,van Bruggen AH,Semenov AM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methods have been explored for detection of methylotrophs in natural samples, using environmental primers based on genes involved in the tetrahydromethanopterin (H4MPT)-linked C1 transfer pathway. The underlying hypotheses were that the H4MPT-linked pathway is an ancient methylotrophy pathway, based on gene divergence...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Kalyuzhnaya MG,Lidstrom ME,Chistoserdova L

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Composition and distribution of planktonic protists were examined relative to microbial food web dynamics (growth, grazing, and nitrogen cycling rates) at the Old Woman Creek (OWC) National Estuarine Research Reserve during an episodic storm event in July 2003. More than 150 protistan taxa were identified based on mor...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Lavrentyev PJ,McCarthy MJ,Klarer DM,Jochem F,Gardner WS

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of acid rock drainage (ARD) and eutrophication on microbial communities in stream sediments above and below an abandoned mine site in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, was quantified by PLFA analysis. Multivariate analysis of water quality parameters, including anions, soluble heavy metals, pH, and condu...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Ben-David EA,Holden PJ,Stone DJ,Harch BD,Foster LJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial populations association with phytoplankton cultures used as food for bivalve larvae were enumerated and identified from their partial 16S rDNA gene sequences. Microalgae were provided from different European hatcheries during the larval production season. Average concentration (direct counts) of bacteria ran...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Nicolas JL,Corre S,Cochard JC

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of disturbance in structuring natural microbial communities has been largely unexplored. Disturbance associated with invertebrate ingestion can reduce bacterial biomass and alter metabolic activities and compositions of bacterial assemblages in marine sediments. The primary objectives of the research presente...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Plante CJ,Wilde SB

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological soil crusts cover hundreds of hectares of sand dunes at the northern tip of Cape Cod National Seashore (Massachusetts, USA). Although the presence of crusts in this habitat has long been recognized, neither the organisms nor their ecological roles have been described. In this study, we report on the microbi...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Smith SM,Abed RM,Gercia-Pichel F

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was conducted to determine the diversity of 2-, 3-, and 4-chlorobenzoate (CB) degraders in two pristine soils with similar physical and chemical characteristics. Surface soils were collected from forested sites and amended with 500 microg of 2-, 3-, or 4-CB g(-1) soil. The CB levels and degrader numbers were m...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Gentry TJ,Wang G,Rensing C,Pepper IL

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of evidence now supports the isolation of microorganisms from ancient materials. However, questions about the stringency of extraction methods and the genetic relatedness of isolated organisms to their closest living relatives continue to challenge the authenticity of these ancient life forms. Previous ...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Greenblatt CL,Baum J,Klein BY,Nachshon S,Koltunov V,Cano RJ

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica form the coldest and driest ecosystem on Earth. Within this region there are a number of perennially ice-covered (3-6 m thick) lakes that support active microbial assemblages and have a paucity of metazoans. These lakes receive limited allochthonous input of carbon and nutrients, ...

journal_title：Microbial ecology

authors： Lisle JT,Priscu JC

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00