This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowReprints and Permissions
Right arrow Copyright Information
Right arrow Books from ASM Press
Right arrow MicrobeWorld
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Jackson, C. R.
Right arrow Articles by Weeks, A. Q.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Jackson, C. R.
Right arrow Articles by Weeks, A. Q.
Agricola
Right arrow Articles by Jackson, C. R.
Right arrow Articles by Weeks, A. Q.

 Previous Article  |  Next Article 

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, August 2008, p. 5237-5240, Vol. 74, No. 16
0099-2240/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.00923-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Influence of Particle Size on Bacterial Community Structure in Aquatic Sediments as Revealed by 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Analysis{triangledown}

Colin R. Jackson* and Andrew Q. Weeks

Department of Biology, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677

Received 23 April 2008/ Accepted 11 June 2008

Bacterial communities associated with sediment particles were examined using PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Particle size influenced community structure, with attached bacterial assemblages separating into 63- to 125-, 125- to 1,000-, and 1,000- to 2,000-µm fractions. Differences were particularly pronounced for the Verrucomicrobia-Planctomycetes, whose numbers were significantly reduced on coarser particles.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Biology, Shoemaker Hall, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677. Phone: (662) 915-7495. Fax: (662) 915-5144. E-mail: cjackson{at}olemiss.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 20 June 2008.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, August 2008, p. 5237-5240, Vol. 74, No. 16
0099-2240/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.00923-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





Copyright © 2009 by the American Society for Microbiology.   For an alternate route to Journals.ASM.org, visit: http://intl-journals.asm.org | More Info»