title: Biological characteristics of biofilms formed on different substrata in a shallow lake in Haihe basin (China).
abstract: Natural biofilms were simultaneously grown on glass, plexi-glass, glass fiber and activated carbon fiber for 60 days in a shallow Lake in Haihe basin. Biofilm production and abundance of algae were influenced by the substratum. Magnitude of the substratum effect was glass < plexi-glass < glass fiber < activated carbon fiber. The bacteria communities in biofilms of nature substrata were similar with the biofilms on plexi-glass and glass fiber after 60-day growing, as well as the ones on activated carbon fiber after 14-day growing. On basis of algological and bacteriological investigations, as well as literature data, the activated carbon fiber substratum is recommended for biomonitoring the lake in Haihe basin.
authors.affiliation: College of Xichang, Xichang, 615000, Sichuan Province, China. Virginiawxm@163.com
authors.forename: Xuemei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Muyuan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jingling
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D018441:Biofilms; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D002681:China; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry; D060106:Lakes / Q000382:microbiology*; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000077482:Carbon Fiber; C009753:fiberglass; D002244:Carbon; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate