Colorless sulfur bacteria Thioploca from different sites in Lake Baikal
Colorless sulfur bacteria Thioploca from different sites in Lake Baikal
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贝加尔湖不同地点的无色硫细菌 Thioploca
作者:
T. Zemskaya;S. Chernitsyna;N. M. Dul’tseva;V. Sergeeva;T. Pogodaeva;B. Namsaraev
The colorless sulfur bacteria Thioploca spp. found in Lake Baikal are probably a marker for the influx of subterranean mineralized fluids. Bacteria act as a biological filter; by consuming sulfide in their metabolism, they detoxicate it and maintain the purity of Lake Baikal’s water. The bacteria were investigated by various techniques. According to analysis of the 16S rRNA gene fragment, Thioploca sp. from Frolikha Bay, Baikal belongs to the clade of freshwater species found in Lake Biwa and Lake Constance; it is most closely related to Thioploca ingrica.