title: Microbial Community Composition of Wadden Sea Sediments as Revealed by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization.
abstract: The microbial community composition of Wadden Sea sediments of the German North Sea coast was investigated by in situ hybridization with group-specific fluorescently labeled, rRNA-targeted oligonucleotides. A large fraction (up to 73%) of the DAPI (4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole)-stained cells hybridized with the bacterial probes. Nearly 45% of the total cells could be further identified as belonging to known phyla. Members of the Cytophaga-Flavobacterium cluster were most abundant in all layers, followed by the sulfate-reducing bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institut für Marine Mikrobiologie, 28359 Bremen, Germany.
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Llobet-Brossa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosselló-Mora
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amann