The structure of microbial community and degradation of diatoms in the deep near-bottom layer of Lake Baikal.

Insight into the role of bacteria in degradation of diatoms is important for understanding the factors and components of silica turnover in aquatic ecosystems. Using microscopic methods, it has been shown that the degree of diatom preservation and the numbers of diatom-associated bacteria in the sur...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yulia R Zakharova, Yuri P Galachyants, Maria I Kurilkina, Alexander V Likhoshvay, Darya P Petrova, Sergey M Shishlyannikov, Nikolai V Ravin, Andrey V Mardanov, Alexey V Beletsky, Yelena V Likhoshway
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23560063/pdf/?tool=EBI