title: Influence of salinity on the bacterial community composition in Lake Bosten, a large oligosaline lake in arid northwestern China.
abstract: Salinity was found to be the dominating contributor controlling bacterial community composition (BCC) and the abundance of Betaproteobacteria in the oligosaline Lake Bosten. The high percentage of unclassified bacteria inhabiting this unique habitat highlights the potential ecological importance of BCC in the early stage of lake salinization and eutrophication.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
authors.forename: Xiangming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Guijuan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Keqiang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.lastname: Sai Bayartu
authors.forename: Yuangao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D058448:Biota; D002681:China; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D003889:Desert Climate; D017753:Ecosystem; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D054712:Salinity
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial