Terrestrial runoff controls the bacterial community composition of biofilms along a water quality gradient in the Great Barrier Reef.
16S rRNA gene molecular analysis elucidated the spatiotemporal distribution of bacterial biofilm communities along a water quality gradient. Multivariate statistics indicated that terrestrial runoff, in particular dissolved organic carbon and chlorophyll a concentrations, induced shifts of specific bacterial communities between locations and seasons, suggesting microbial biofilms could be suitable bioindicators for water quality.
Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville MC, Queensland, Australia.
Verena
V
Witt
Christian
C
Wild
Sven
S
Uthicke
D001315:Australia; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018441:Biofilms; D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis; D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000032:analysis; D000077194:Chlorophyll A; D057231:Climate Change; D057894:Coral Reefs; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis; D014871:Water Microbiology; D060753:Water Quality
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D002734:Chlorophyll; D002244:Carbon; D000077194:Chlorophyll A